Johannesburg-Sunday, 24 November 2019-The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) rejects the misrepresentations published by the Sunday Times ‘SABC to get spooks to spy on its staff”.
Johannesburg, Monday, 18 November 2019– The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) invites the colleagues and friends of the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the SABC, Mr. Solly Mokoetle to celebrate his life following his passing on Friday, 15 November 2019.
Johannesburg, Friday, 15 November 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has learnt with great shock the passing of the corporation’s former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mr. Solly Mokoetle. He joined the SABC in 1994 as the General Manager and over the years his outstanding work ethic saw him rise through the ranks, and becoming the corporation’s Chief Operations Officer (COO) in 2001 until 2006 when his employment contract came to an end.
MEDIA STATEMENT
MZANSI SUPER LEAGUE IS BACK ON SABC
Johannesburg- Friday, 08 November 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is thrilled to announce that SABC 3 and select SABC radio stations will once again broadcast all the upcoming Mzansi Super League (MSL) T20 matches. The broadcast of the 32 match tournament will commence on Friday, 8th of November 2019 until Monday, the 16th of December 2019.
The league comprises of six teams, playing in six different cities across the country made up of some of South Africa and the world’s greatest T20 cricket players.
As a result some of the cricket matches the scheduling of regular programming on SABC 3 will be affected. A detailed schedule is attached.
Radio 2000 will broadcast all the 32 matches live, providing ball by ball commentary. The live broadcasts on Radio 2000 also mean normal programming will be disrupted and slots that will be mainly affected will be between 09h00-18h00. RSG and Umhlobo Wenene FM will provide live reports on the matches, with Umhlobo Wenene FM also providing full ball by ball commentary of all the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants matches in Port Elizabeth.
SABC radio stations Metro FM, SAfm, Lotus FM, 5FM, Good Hope FM will also cover the tournament via live crossings, sports headlines, bulletins, interviews and sports lifestyle programmes.
SABC radio stations have adopted the participating teams as follows:
- Metro FM – Jozi Stars
- Radio 2000- Tshwane Spartans
- Umhlobo Wenene FM – Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
- Good Hope FM – Paarl Rocks and Cape Town Blitz
- Lotus FM – Durban Heat
Attached is a full schedule for the matches.
END
Issued By: Group Communications
Media Enquiries: Ms. Mmoni Seapolelo SABC Spokesperson (Acting)
seapolelomv@sabc.co.za|T. 011 714 3057|C. 073 688 1590
The Registrar of the BCCSA received about 550 (Five hundred and fifty) complaints against the SABC’s channel 404 (hereinafter referred to as “the Broadcaster”) for its broadcast of the 27th of October 2019 at 17:00.
For ease of reference, only two of the complainants are identified herein; namely Mr Vilakazi and Mr Lobese (hereinafter referred to as “the Complainants”). The rest of the complainants are cited as “Others”.
Johannesburg, Monday, 04 November 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce a call for entry for the TV licence campaign, #madepossiblebyyou. This initiative is a continuation of the previous TV licence campaign which featured a series of #madepossiblebyyou stories told by SABC television and radio personalities.
Johannesburg – Monday, 28 October 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with SuperSport to broadcast the final game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup between South Africa and England, live on SABC 2 on Saturday the 2nd of November at 11h00.
Johannesburg – Friday, 18 October 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce that SABC Education will be kick-staring the exam season for matriculants, with the series ‘Geleza Nathi’ which will be providing critical revisions on subjects.
The six-week long series is scheduled to go live on SABC 1 from Monday, 21 October 2019 until Friday, 29 November 2019 between 5:00am and 6:00am. Subjects covered in the series include Maths, Physical Sciences, English FAL, Life Sciences, Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Geography and History.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) would like to officially announce that SABC 3 programme ‘Top Billing’ will be airing its final episode on Saturday, 19 October 2019.
The series has continuously brought viewers a taste of the good life by showcasing some of South Africa’s grandest homes, explored a magnitude of breath-taking countries, brought South Africans closer to some of the biggest stars around the world, hung out with our local celebrities and witnessed many of them say ‘I Do’.
