Johannesburg- Tuesday, 6 November 2018 – On 1 June 2018, the SABC announced the establishment of Commission of Inquiry into Sexual Harassment (the Commission) to investigate instances of sexual harassment at the Corporation. The Commission, which is independent from the SABC and headed by an independent commissioner completed its work on 31 October 2018 and presented its final report to the SABC board which the board accepted in its entirety.

The inquiry was organisation-wide and submissions came from all the provinces in which the SABC has presence, except the Western Cape. The objective of the inquiry was to determine whether there is a discernible trend of sexual harassment at the SABC.  The Commission aimed to determine the prevalence and extent of the sexual abuse and the role of institutional culture in enabling it, and the reasons why the problem had not sharply come to the fore, despite the SABC having an existing Sexual Harassment Policy.

Johannesburg- Friday, 2 November 2018 -The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has noted the reactions from various parties following the release of the packages of the Corporation’s Executive Directors.

The SABC would like to re-iterate and place on record that the packages are significantly lower than those of the previous Executive Directors and amount to 0.4% of the current salary bill of R3.1 billion.

Johannesburg – Monday, 29 October 2018 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) today issued a notice to all staff informing them of the SABC’s intention to proceed with Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act (“LRA”).

The process was halted following the joint consensus seeking meeting held on 12 October 2018 with organized labour. At this meeting it was agreed that the LRA’s Section 189 notice will be put in abeyance until further details as requested by organized labour, were made available. The meeting also agreed to the appointment of a Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) facilitator who will foresee the consultation process.

Johannesburg – Monday, 29 October 2018 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is approaching the Labour Court with an application to have irregular appointments and promotions declared invalid as first identified in the 2014 Public Protector’s report, “When Governance and Ethics Fail”.

The Public Protector’s report had identified irregular appointments, promotions and salary increases of certain employees that are no longer with the SABC.

Johannesburg – Friday, 26 October 2018 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has noted with concern a WhatsApp message doing the rounds warning members of the public, particularly in the Weltevreden area west of Johannesburg, of would-be robbers posing as SABC TV License agents.

Johannesburg – Friday, 19 October 2018 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) joins hands with the rest of the media fraternity, in the commemoration of Black Wednesday. This year marks 41 years since Black Wednesday, when oppression against the press by the apartheid government took place on 19 October 1977, through the banning of The World, Weekend World and Pro Veritate publications.

The dawn of our democracy brought with it many freedoms, amongst them freedom of the press, which is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

JOHANNESBURG 18th October 2018 – International advocacy organisation Global Citizen today announced that DStv, SABC, and Viacom’s MTV International will be the broadcast partners for the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, a free-ticketed event, which will take place on Sunday, 2 December 2018 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The live broadcast will be transmitted in over 180 countries across six continents.

DStv will broadcast the event live to all its customers throughout South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. It will also carry the responsibility to film the event and provide the live broadcast to the SABC and other international broadcast partners who will extend the reach world-wide.

Johannesburg – Saturday, 13 October 2018 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) management met with organised labour on Friday 12 October 2018 to initiate the joint consensus seeking process in terms of section 189 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA).

Following this joint consensus seeking meeting it was agreed that the LRA’s section 189 notice will be put in abeyance until further details as requested by organised labour, are made available. This was agreed to in order to take the joint consensus seeking process forward. This was also to ensure that the parties work together in finding an amicable solution, in an attempt to avoid and/or minimize any possible retrenchments as envisaged in terms of section 189 of the LRA.

SABC1 will screen the 13^th annual SATMA Awards on Sunday, 14 October 2018, at 21h00. The 2018 traditional awards ceremony was held under the theme ‘Embrace your Heritage’ on Saturday, 29 September 2018 at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in Mahikeng (Bokone-Bophirima Province).

SABC 1 enjoys a long-standing relationship with the SATMAS as a media partner to these prestigious awards ceremony spanning over 13 years.

One of the main attractions to this years’ event was the honouring of the following legends: Lasting Legacy – Simon Senna; Sol Plaatjie; King Hintsa, and Rex Rabanye. The Lifetime Achievement went to Mme Paulne Thisazana and Khathide Ngobe.

SABC 1 viewers will be treated to spectacular live performances including hip hop giants: HHP and Khuli Chana; Destruction Boyz; Abathandwa, Mafikizolo, Phuzukhemisi and many more.