In S.A, AfriForum Calls for Increased SABC Privatisation Following Withdrawal of Financial Reform Bill

In S.A, AfriForum Calls for Increased SABC Privatisation Following Withdrawal of Financial Reform Bill

To S.A now, where AfriForum is urging minister Solly Malatsi to consider increased privatisation of the SABC following the withdrawal of the SABC Bill, which aimed to address the broadcaster’s financial issues. AfriForum’s head of Public Relations, Ernst van Zyl, says the organisation shares Malatsi's sentiments, stating that the Bill failed to address the SABC’s fundamental need for a viable funding model. He also supports scrapping TV licenses:

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South Africa

AfriForum Reiterates Call for SABC Privatisation Amid License Payment Decline

AfriForum has reiterated its call for the SABC to be privatised, saying this is the only sustainable option for the continued existence of the public broadcaster. The SABC has revealed that fewer people than ever have paid for their licences over the past year. This includes licences for about two-thousand-500 television sets owned by government departments, with an outstanding licence bill of almost 35-million-rand. AfriForum’s, Ernst van Zyl, says the […]

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