FOR URGENT RELEASE – SOS COALITIONAND MEDIA MONITORING AFRICA PRESS STATEMENT ON THE FLIP-FLOPPING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING FILLING SABC BOARD VACANCIES 27 February 2019 The SOS Coalition (SOS) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) note with alarm the flip-f...
30 January 2019, EWN, Mia Lindeque The SABC is in dire financial trouble and unable to meet certain commitments; it has also explained that the bulk of its budget is spent on salaries. SOS Coalition spokesperson Thandi Smith says the SABC needs urgent attention to make sure things don’t get ev...
15 August 2018, The Citizen, Citizen reporter The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa, had called on the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) not to grant the licence because of the company’s Gupta links. Read the full article. ...
03 August 2018, Mail and Guardian, Sarah Smit Media Monitoring Africa told the Mail & Guardian that key editorial issues raised by the MMA have been sidelined by the SABC’s policy team drafting the editorial policies. Read the full article. ...
31 July 2018, Mail and Guardian, Sarah Smit A complaint lodged by SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa resulted in the reviewed policies being rejected by Icasa on the basis of the SABC’s failure to ensure that public participation in the development of the polici...
The SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa warmly welcome the news of the appointment of new SABC COO Chris Maroleng, subject to final security vetting processes. We stand behind the board in making critical appointments provided they adhere to the principle of finding the best people for the job...