Red tape, legislation, bungled digital migration all contribute to SABC being unprofitable
As the SABC posts yet another loss, several factors have been identified as key drivers in its decreasing revenue.
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As the SABC posts yet another loss, several factors have been identified as key drivers in its decreasing revenue.
South Africa began its migration plan in 2006, setting itself a target to finalise the process to move from analogue to digital by 2011. But government missed the 2011, 2015, 2022 and early-2023 deadlines.
South Africa has missed the deadline to switch off analogue broadcasting by a full eight years, and there's no saying when we will actually get it done.
The State IT Agency witnesses a steep increase in diesel replenishment expenses, jumping from R8.9 million in 2022, to R60.8 million so far this year.
Despite social media taking the lead when it comes to content and access to formation, radio remains the most important and trusted information medium in Africa.