Johannesburg, Friday, 29 October 2021- The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to see a growth in its listenership, following the release of the Broadcast Research Council (BRC) of South Africa AMPLIFY™’s latest RAMS data and radio currency.

According to the new data released, 14 of the country’s 20 most listened to radio stations are part of the SABC radio portfolio, with Ukhozi FM leading the pack with eight (8) million listeners. Closely behind Ukhozi FM is the country’s most listened to commercial station, Metro FM at five (5) million listeners per week. In addition, the survey’s new methodology has also confirmed that 5FM leads the youth radio market at one (1) million listeners, while SAFM leads the talk and news radio market with just under a million listeners per week.

The survey also placed Radio station, Radio 2000, in the top 10 radio stations in the country.

The Group Executive for SABC Radio, Ms. Nada Wotshela stated that “The data presented by BRC reiterates the incredible power and influence of our radio stations. We are pleased to see that despite the consumer behavioural changes brought about by technological advancements which enable new media platforms, and offer audiences alternative sources of consuming content, radio remains a primary and trusted media platform. We have also steadily made inroads in the online space, which allows our audiences to always stay in touch with their favourite radio stations via digital, internet and social media platforms. This proves that our efforts are not in vain as the new RAMS track both linear and non-linear listening”.

Ms. Wotshela further stated that “For us, the data provided by BRC is also a clear indication that the millions of South African households still rely on our programming for credible information and news, as well as entertainment. We take our role as the public broadcaster as a significant one. Thus, we continued to deliver on our public mandate during the most testing period in our nation’s history, demystifying the COVID-19 pandemic and providing comfort to the millions of South Africans who have suffered considerably during the lockdown. During this period, our staff members who are entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that there is content on-air remained resilient and ensured that our delivery is not compromised”.

SABC radio remains the most powerful media platform as the leading hub of entertainment, news, and information to the millions of South Africans.

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Media Enquiries:                Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing) NtuliGM@sabc.co.za|T. 011 714 3311|C. 071 877 0513

ISSUE DATE 28 OCTOBER 2021

CLOSING DATE & TIME 08 NOVEMBER 2021 @ 12H00 PM RFQ VALIDITY PERIOD 90 DAYS

Submissions must be electronically submitted to RFQSubmissions@sabc.co.za on or before the closing date of this RFQ,
For queries, please contact Asakundwi Nenguda via email: tenderqueries@sabc.co.za

Johannesburg – Wednesday, 27 October 2021 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), through SABC Sport is pleased to announce an exciting multiyear television broadcast rights agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA).  As part of the partnership, SABC Sport will air more than 35 games throughout the season, including a Christmas Day game, NBA All-Star Saturday Night, Conference Finals and The Finals, broadcast live or delayed, on SABC 1 and the SABC Sports Channel on the DTT, TelkomOne and Openview platforms.  In addition, the SABC will host a weekly magazine show “NBA Action”, which covers the league’s news and highlights.

The first live broadcast will kick off with a pre-game live studio presentation at 22:30 on Saturday, 30 October at 23:00 SAST, followed by the inaugural live broadcast of the 75^th Anniversary Season, where the Washington Wizards will host the Boston Celtics.

Due to the time difference between South Africa and the United States, the live or delayed broadcasts will start between 20h00 and midnight on the same Saturday on SABC 1 and the Sports Channel.

Mr. Gary Rathbone, SABC Sport General Manager stated: “SABC Sport is incredibly thrilled to add one of the world’s most exciting and respected leagues to its live sports offering, as we know that there is a sports audience which loves the game of basketball in Mzansi. In bringing this great global sporting spectacle to our viewers, the SABC will also be setting out to inspire and entertain a whole new generation of basketball fans all over the country. Exciting times for Mzansi sports fans, Fo’ Sho.”

Victor Williams, NBA Africa CEO said: “We are thrilled to once again partner with SABC, beginning with our milestone 75^th Anniversary Season.  Through this partnership we look forward to bringing the excitement of the NBA to more of our passionate fans in South Africa as part of our continued commitment of making basketball more accessible across the continent.”

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Media Enquiries:                   Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing) NtuliGM@sabc.co.za|T. 011 714 3311|C. 071 877 0513 .

Amapiano music takes centre stage on SABC1 as the channel confirms that it is the broadcast partner of the Amapiano awards. This is the first time that Amapiano stars will be honoured at the award ceremony that will take place tomorrow, 23^rd October 2021 at the Sandton Convention Centre.

Media personalities Moshe Ndiki and Zola Ayabulela Myeza affectionately known as “Zeelovin”, are the main hosts of the awards.

The red carpet will be hosted by YouTuber Lasizwe Dambuza and radio personality Zanele Potelwa.

The South African Amapiano Music Awards were launched to the public on Monday the 19th of July 2021 with voting lines opening on the same day.

Amapiano  is a style of house music that emerged in South Africa. Amapiano is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads and wide percussive basslines.

Dubbed “Amapiano’s Biggest Night”, the event will have prominent Amapiano acts such as Kamo Mphela, Focalistic, Mr JazziQ, Pabi Cooper, Reece Madlisa & Zuma, DJ Sumbody, Boohle, Sir Trill, Semi Tee, Busta 929, Kwiish SA, Njelic and many more grace the performance stage.

The 56 nominees include The Braai Show host Cassper Nyovest, Ricky Rick, Oskido, Mi Casa, JD Owami Mafokate, Kamo Mphela, DJ Lamiez Holworthy, Junior De Rocka, Vetkoek and Mahoota, Kabza de Small and Focalistic.

“SABC 1 is excited to announce a new partnership that has been formed with the Amapiano inaugural awards, this is a proud moment for us as the channel to partner with the music genre that is keeping our youth in the forefront of the music. We look forward to a fruitful relationship with Amapiano awards and as a youth brand we are happy to have formed this partnership giving the South African youth something exciting to look forward to” Acting Head of Channel, Thulisile Nhlapo.

“We are so excited to have a brand as big as SABC 1 becoming part of Amapiano’s Biggest Night and taking up their role as the authority of popular culture. Danko is thank you” Qhubani: DJ Qness”Ndlovu, President, Founder and Chairman of the South African Amapiano Music Awards.

For more information and interview opportunities please contact the SABC1 PR office

Watch this space as we bring you the first ever Amapiano awards on SABC1 Mzansi Fo Sho

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 19 October 2021 -The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) joins the nation in commemorating Black Wednesday. This day marks the banning of The World and Weekend World newspapers along with numerous black political organizations on the 19^th of October in 1977, as well as the subsequent detention of journalists and political activists.

Black Wednesday is a significant day in the South African media calendar, serving as a constant reminder of the vital role that media plays in promoting democracy in South Africa.

The SABC has made great strides in achieving media freedom following the repressive measures and contempt for freedom of expression displayed during the tumultuous time of apartheid. The public broadcaster has successfully reclaimed its rightful space as the primary news provider in the country following its repositioning with the tag line “Independent and Impartial” in 2018. It has also been an advocate for freedom of expression and media freedom which are fundamental cornerstones of our democracy.

Furthermore, the SABC has demonstrated unwavering commitment to ensuring that editorial principles of Independence and Impartiality are not compromised. Through its News and Current Affairs programming, the SABC continues to reaffirm its role and impact as a credible news provider, which abides by the principle of journalism, in providing news that is factual, accurate, fair, and objective. The commitment to uphold good journalistic principles and ethics has maintained the SABC News’ brand credibility and reputation.

On this day, it is important to reiterate the Corporation’s position in delivering unrivalled and unrestrained news and current affairs coverage independently and impartially. It is also befitting to acknowledge all the SABC journalists, past and present, who have worked tirelessly to deliver credible and impartial news to the South African citizenry.

With the looming local government elections, the SABC remains more committed to the realisation and promotion of media freedom whilst providing its audiences with news content that is accurate, fair and unrestrained.

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Media Enquiries:                 Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing)

NtuliGM@sabc.co.za|T. 011 714 3311|C. 071 877 0513

Johannesburg- Sunday, 17 October 2021 – SABC Sport  SABC Sport is pleased to announce that it has secured the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 radio broadcasting rights. The tournament, scheduled to commence today, will take place in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, until Sunday, 14 November 2021.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 broadcasting rights have been secured for three of the SABC’s radio stations – Radio 2000, Umhlobo Wenene FM, and Radio Sonder Grense (RSG). Radio 2000 will take the lead with broadcasting all 45 of the tournament’s matches; Umhlobo Wenene will only broadcast matches from the ICC T20’s fifth ranked team- South Africa and the full commentary and reports of the tournament will be accessed on RSG.

SABC Sport remains committed to ensuring that all sport of national interest is accessible to citizens.

The SABC’s radio schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2021 is attached.

Follow us @sabcsport on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for updates.

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Media Enquiries:                 Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing)

NtuliGM@sabc.co.za|T. 011 714 3311|C. 071 877 0513

Johannesburg– Sunday, 6 October 2024- The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) 2023/24 Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament.

The SABC has achieved a significant milestone in terms of the Auditor General of South Africa audit outcomes. For the first time since the FY2009/2010 financial period, the Corporation has obtained an unqualified audit opinion.

The unqualified audit opinion was made possible by the focused attention to financial disciplines and to institutionalising good governance throughout the Corporation. The success of this process is evidenced by the number of audit qualification areas that have been successfully addressed and consistently adhered to.

Ms Nomsa Chabeli, Group Chief Executive Officer stated that “I am proud that the SABC has achieved another significant milestone on our journey of recovery, renewal and growth. Our unqualified audit opinion follows on a number of recent achievements including our much-lauded Election coverage, the relaunch and rapid audience growth of our SABC+ streaming platform as well as our content partnerships with leading global and local media houses. The SABC is an iconic broadcast media asset in South Africa, with the largest audience and geographic reach. Re-invigorated and focused behind our new 2025-2030 strategy, we continue to be South Africa’s most trusted media brand as we entertain, educate inform and empower our audiences”.

Other key financial highlights during this period included:

• An increase of 7% of Advertising revenue from the previous financial year,
• A decrease of 4% of Total operating expenses when compared to the prior year,
• A decrease of 77% of the Loss before Interest and tax of R192 million from R827 million in the previous year, and
• The cost of the unfunded public interest mandate is estimated to be R834 million. Securing government funding for this mandate remains an important priority for the SABC and is an important priority area in the SABC Bill currently under review.

The ten (10) year trend, reflects, the Net Loss before Interest and Tax, having improved from a low of R1 1143 million in FY2017 to R 192 million in FY2024. In addition, the loss before Interest and tax decreased by R634 million, year on year between FY2023 and FY2024.

Chief Financial Officer, Ms Yolande van Biljon: “Despite financial sustainability challenges, the Corporation executed its mandate diligently and passionately. Achieving an unqualified opinion, a first in 14 years, reflects the strategic journey the SABC has undertaken to strengthen its internal control environment, its compliance with legislation, expenditure management, governance and oversight.”

In line with broadcasters around the world, the SABC’s audience share has been impacted by the migration of audiences to global streaming platforms. A decline in audience share from a high of 46% in FY2016 continues to negatively impact the SABC’s ability to grow its revenue streams. This is illustrated by the R2 billion decline in revenue since FY2016, whilst revenue year on year has remained mostly flat since FY2021.

Another global trend felt locally by the SABC is a decline in TV license fee revenue. This continues on a downward trajectory despite numerous innovative initiatives that continue to be rolled out. As audiences migrate to consuming content across a range of screens other than television screens, the relevance of this form of license fee continues to be questioned media experts as well as by the public. Levels of license fee non-compliance have continued to decline as households afford it a low priority in times of economic hardship and the reality is also that compliance cannot be enforced. The non-compliance rate increased to 85.60% in FY2024. Going forward, focused attention will continue to be directed towards new equitable financial models for funding the SABC’s public interest mandate.

The impact of actuarial valuations on post-employment benefits since FY2020 has given rise to the negative equity reported in the Statement of Financial Position as of 31 March 2024.

The SABC’s ability to meet its obligations in the next 12 months remains a material uncertainty and requires the ongoing implementation of severe austerity measures including but not limited to the suspension of more than 80% of the long-term Capital Plan and a limitation of investment in content. It must be noted that virtually no funding is currently available for any capital investment in innovation, infrastructure and technology.

In the year under review, financial constraints hampered efforts to fully meet mandate content delivery for linear television. However, the overall offering, appeal and reach of SABC content remains strong. The relaunch, strong audience growth and exciting future plans for the development of the SABC Plus streaming platform continues to be a positive indicator of future success.

In terms of the radio portfolio, all SABC radio stations achieved 100% of genre quotas and 100% local music quotas, as set by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). To demonstrate the power of the news and current affairs division, the top ten news broadcasts in the country all came from SABC News, indicating South African people’s preference for receiving news and for expressing themselves in their own languages. The dedicated SABC News channel was recorded as the No. 1 news channel (FTA and Satellite) during the year under review and attained 1 billion + SABC News YouTube channel views.

The SABC remains a bastion of neutrality and impartiality, as comprehensively demonstrated during its extensive and widely praised coverage of the 2024 national elections. Nomsa Chabeli added that “The SABC is a vital foundation for democracy in our Country, reliably offering up sustained coverage of a diverse range of political viewpoints and perspectives”. 

The Corporation also played a pivotal role as a social entity within the diverse South African communities that it serves. During the period under review, the SABC’s Corporate Social Investment (CSI) prioritised fulfilling its core mandate of giving back to society through its strategic partnerships with SABC platforms and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). These collaborations were in response to an escalating need for public awareness and targeted information around various challenges that threaten social stability, such as Gender-Based Violence, rape, poverty and child-headed households. A total of R15.2 million worth of airtime was invested in Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to assist NGOs in disseminating messages aimed at creating awareness and empowering citizens with valuable information.

The Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Khathutshelo Ramukumba, concludes that “As the Board we are grateful for the support that the public and the multitude of stakeholders we engage with, have given the public broadcaster throughout the FY2023/24. To fulfil a public mandate as demanding as the SABC’s is not an easy task and we can assure the South African public that the hard work and dedication by the Executive management and all staff members has begun bearing fruits. We are confident that as we continue to implement business enabling strategies and further capacitate key divisions within the business, we will continue to show a steady improvement”.

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Media Enquiries:                   Mmoni Seapolelo (Manager: Media Relations

Seapolelomv@sabc.co.za T. 011 714 3057| C. 073 688 1590SABC AR 2024SABC AR 2024

Johannesburg-Saturday, 02 October 2021 – SABC Sport will host a series of exciting activations ahead of the 2021/22 Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, the 3rd of October 2021 at 17h00.
The festivities at the Deutsche Internationale Schule in Johannesburg will kick off at 13h00 with the SABC Sport Soccer Star Clinic. The two-hour soccer developmental clinic will offer future soccer stars between the ages of six (6) and sixteen (16) years an opportunity to train with one of South Africa’s leading soccer talent, Delron Buckley. The young players will refine their soccer skills through a games-centred teaching approach that enhances each player’s techniques and ultimate desire to excel in the game.
SABC Sport will also host an outdoor Public Viewing Area (PVA) where SABC stakeholders and guests will be treated to a musical performance by the Deutsche Internationale Schule students as they celebrate their German culture with a Mzansi meets Germany music extravaganza. These activities coincide with the last day of OktoberFest. Oktoberfest is an annual festival in Munich, Germany, held over a two-week period and ending on the first Sunday in October.
The public can catch this match live on SABC Sport Channel on Openview Channel 124, DTT platform and TelkomOne platform.
For more information about the SABC Sport www.sabc.co.za or follow the SABC Sport social media channels: Twitter – @SPORTATSABC; Facebook – @SABCSport and Instagram – @sabcsport
 
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About SABC
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is South Africa’s only public service broadcaster, established 85 years ago, in 1936. The corporation currently boasts nineteen (19) radio stations and six (6) television channels and has aggressively expanded its platforms to include digital platforms, reflecting the changing consumption patterns of its audiences. In 2013, the Corporation launched its 24-hour SABC News Channel 404, which has fast become a market leader since its inception. The SABC News division further extended its services to online and digital platforms with the launch of the SABC News App in 2019. The corporation launched its 24-Hour Sports Channel in April 2021 on the Openview platform, channel 124.The Sports Channel is also available on the SABC’s DTT service and TelkomONE’s mobile platform. In its commitment to fulfilling its mandate, the SABC will continue to play a critical role in ensuring that nation-building and social cohesion are promoted by acquiring and scheduling content that reflects South African stories on its radio, television and digital platforms.
 
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Media Enquiries:                Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing)
NtuliGM@sabc.co.za|T. 011 714 3311|C. 071 877 0513