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The SABC previously announced it would retrench 400 employees. This has risen to 621. File photo. Image: Waldo Swiegers Former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa wants to know what happened to Ace Magashules plan to help SABC employees after the public broadcaster retrenched over 600 workers on Wednesday. The retrenchments at the public broadcaster have caught the attention of many politicians in recent months, including the ANC secretary-general, who said the ANC was against jo...

In a now-viral video, news presenter Desiree Chauke broke down while presenting a bulletin. “It is the last day of service for more than 600 SABC employees. In a notice to staff the public broadcaster said it had concluded its section 189 retrenchment process and will transition into a new structure from April 1,” she said while stuttering and breaking down. “I apologise I am not able to finish the link, can I ask the producers to take a break.” Former Metro FM personality Bonang Math...

WATCH | Emotions run high at SABC as colleagues bid farewell to each other 01 April 2021 - 09:47 This week the public broadcaster announced it was letting go of 621 employees after it had concluded its section 189 retrenchment process. Image: Tyrone Arthur Emotions ran high at the SABCs headquarters on Wednesday as colleagues bid farewell to each other, after the retrenchment of more than 600 employees. This week the public broadcaster announced it was letting go 621...

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Even households with no TV to pay for broadcasting with Sars nominated as possible collector BL PREMIUM 09 March 2021 - 05:10 Bekezela Phakathi MultiChoice, the pay-TV company that operates SA’s largest direct broadcast satellite service, DStv, has thrown its weight behind proposals by the SABC to introduce a public broadcasting household levy to support the ailing state-owned enterprise. If implemented, such a levy will affect all homes whether they own a TV set or not, putting ...

German-Russian relations flare up over state-run TV channel Russia has accused Germany of restricting press freedoms after the bank accounts for a state-run broadcaster with an office in Berlin were closed. RT DE is hoping to run two four-hour news bulletins per day on German TV A dispute between Berlin and Moscow over the establishment of a Russian state-backed TV channel in Germany heated up on Friday after the Russian Foreign Ministry accused the German government of violating press freedom...

Australian broadcaster SBS said it was suspending the broadcast of Chinese TV news services CGTN and CCTV after receiving a human rights complaint.An SBS spokesman told Reuters that programmes would not air on Saturday (March 6) and that SBS was reviewing a complaint from a human rights organization.A 15-minute CGTN English news service and 30-minute CCTV Mandarin language service had been part of SBS programming. A story on the SBS News website said human rights organization Safeguard Defenders...

How We Lookin’? Marty Brennaman documentary makes TV debut on WCPO 9 this month Tune in March 29, 30 and 31 at 7 p.m. “How We Lookin’? The Immortal Words of Marty Brennaman" makes its TV debut on WCPO 9 this month. The film will be shown in three one-hour parts on March 29, 30 and 31 at 7 p.m. By: WCPO staff and last updated 2021-03-15 20:10:33-04 CINCINNATI — “How We Lookin’? The Immortal Words of Marty Brennaman," the documentary about the life a...

* Journalist, editor and broadcaster Karima Brown has died from Covid-19. In a statement, her family said Brown was not just a “prolific and well-known journalist and commentator, with deep footprints in print and broadcast media, but also and more importantly a well-loved friend, mentor, mother, colleague, daughter and confidante to countless people throughout a life lived fully and with deep commitment to her most cherished values and principles”. They said they were “enormously proud�...