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’.

Johannesburg – Sunday, 13 October 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the South African Football Association (SAFA) are pleased to announce that they have reached a four (4) year agreement on the broadcast rights of SAFA matches and events.

Johannesburg, Wednesday, 09 October 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce consistent and significant audience share growth of SABC News on different platforms in the first two quarters of the current financial year.

The SABC News’ Independent and Impartial brand pledge has been very well received by audiences through the multiplatform coverage of news of national importance.

Johannesburg – Wednesday, 02 October 2019 – The Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr Ian Plaatjies as the Corporation’s new Chief Operations Officer (COO). Mr Plaatjies will commence his duties from 01 November 2019.

Mr Plaatjies joins the SABC from the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) where he is the Chief Digital Officer.  He has more than 30 years’ experience in various industries, including telecommunications, mining, banking and the financial services sector.  Mr Plaatjies has held the senior executive positions of Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) at SBV and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Absa Group Payments, respectively.

Johannesburg – Wednesday 02 October 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Njanji Chauke as the Editor of the SABC News Channel (24-hour News Channel) with effect from 01 October 2019.

Mr Chauke is a multi-skilled media professional, with a journalism career that spans over 22 years. He began his broadcast career on campus radio at Tshwane University of Technology, where he obtained a Diploma in Journalism.

Johannesburg – Monday 30 September 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) 2018/19 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament today.  In celebrating 25 years of democracy, the public broadcaster has delivered on its extensive public service mandate despite very challenging conditions.

Johannesburg-Saturday, 21 September 2019-It has come to the attention of the SABC Board that a memorandum authored by two non-executive Directors containing untested allegations has been widely distributed to the media. On 13 September 2019 a memorandum by Deputy Chairperson Ms. Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi and Dr Marcia Socikwa was submitted for Board consideration.

It alleged improper conduct by the SABC’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mr Madoda Mxakwe, and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ms Yolande van Biljon. The memorandum was not discussed by the Board as the document was distributed shortly before the meeting was set to commence.