June 15, 2009
By Simone Puterman in Editor's column, SABC | 1 comment
The five remaining SABC board members appear to be intent on hanging on to the bitter end. The question is: Why?
The board was apparently asked by the minister of communications, Siphiwe Nyanda, to do the honourable thing and resign, and if last week’s resignations were anything to go by at least four members complied. It [...]
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June 8, 2009
By Simone Puterman in Editor's column, Marketing, Media, SABC | 0 comments
The short answer is: a great deal.
Peter Vundla, who resigned from the SABC board back in May, took the opportunity following Khanyi Mkhonza’s resignation on Thursday last week to say what he reckons is wrong with the SABC. Among the mildest things he says is his opinion that the broadcaster is like an employment agency; [...]
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June 1, 2009
By Simone Puterman in Editor's column, Media, New media, SABC, Social media | 0 comments
Last Thursday, 28 May 2008, according to the Mail &Guardian Online, SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said that the corporation viewed the news site’s posting of the uncut version of the so-called Zapiro show on its website as “unprofessional” and that the posting had undermined the public broadcaster. Today, Chris Moerdyk poses the question SABC vs [...]
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May 25, 2009
By Simone Puterman in 2010, Editor's column, Media, SABC, Social media | 0 comments
And the SABC’s troubles just keep on multiplying… Whether it’s R800 million or R1.8 million in the red, or a R2 billion short-term bailout versus R6 billion over the next five years, it’s making everyone hot under the collar. Naturally, management and board members, according to more than one news report, are not letting their [...]
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