insert_link South Africa 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: todayNovember 12, 2024 30
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Minister of Communications Withdraws SABC Bill Over Funding Concerns S.A's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, says as it stands the SABC Bill does not serve the long-term interests of the public broadcaster and citizens. The SABC expects to incur a 590-million-rand financial loss for 2024/2025, from a 1.1-billion-rand loss in 2023/2024. Malatsi has withdrawn the bill from Parliament, stating that the current version does not adequately address a credible funding model, to ensure the […] todayNovember 11, 2024 25