Articles containing the tag ‘sabc
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, October 24th, 2014

SABC Boss locks Horns with Portfolio Committee

The chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation, Ellen Tshabalala on Thursday obtained an order stopping the enquiry into whether she lied about her academic qualifications. The order, which is re... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 9th, 2014

Jub Jub Will only Serve a Maximum of 6 Years Now

Johannesburg judge, George Malukeke has changed the convictions that had been handed to hip hop artist, Molemo “Jub-Jub” Maarohanye and his acquaintance, Themba Tshabalala from those of murder to th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, October 7th, 2014

Muvhango Actors Not Paid, Strike Looming?

The public broadcaster in South Africa, the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) has said that it will investigate the reason why the members of the cast of their flagship production soapie, Muvhango w... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, September 21st, 2014

Generations Going Off Air for Two Months Following Strike by Main Actors

Generations the soap opera has been with us for as long as we can remember. It had got to a stage where we assumed that it was always going to be a permanent feature of our television sets. That is until a few ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

SABC Chairperson Zandile Tshabalala Lied About Qualifications

It was revealed on Tuesday that the President of the Republic, Jacob Zuma, may have to fire the current chairperson of the South African broadcasting Cooperation amid revelations that she had not been entirely ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

Communications Minister Muthambi Defends Motsoeneng Again

The Communications minister, Faith Muthambi, on Tuesday told parliament that the appointment of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) Chief Operations Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng was legal. Ms Mutham... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, August 10th, 2014

Fake Passports and Illegal Crossing Points as Home Affairs Tightens its Borders

As the economic meltdown continues in neighboring countries, some people are resorting to hook and crook to make ends meet. It was revealed that some business people in neighboring Zimbabwe have started operati... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Thursday, June 19th, 2014

Eddie Zondi’s Memorial Service to be held on Thursday

Sunday afternoons will never be the same again. This is what thousands of mourning Metro FM listeners said on social networks after learning about the death of legendary disc jockey, Eddie Zondi. For some, it i... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

The State of the Nation Address: It’s Flat, say the Political Analysts

The President of the Republic of South Africa, on Tuesday evening presented the State of the Nation Address in Parliament, Cape Town. He started his seventh State of the Nation Address by acknowledging the pass... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Platinum Strike May Come to an End: Ramatlhodi

The recently inaugurated Minister of Mineral Resources, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, has indicated that the strike involving the platinum producers and its more than 70 000 workers represented by the Association of Mine... Read more »