Matthews was most recently in the news when he compiled an answering affidavit on behalf of the SABC in its defence against a complaint lodged at the Independent Communications Authority […]...
“[The resignation] wasn’t a surprise for me. We welcome the decision and can only commend him. It’s never too late to do the right thing,” said William Bird, Director of […]...
Matthews said what was happening at the SABC was wrong and he could no longer be a part of it. Media Monitoring Africa welcomed Matthews’s resignation, saying it was “never […]...
“The SABC – MultiChoice agreement, signed in 2012 by the unlawfully appointed COO Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng, gives MultiChoice indirect influence over SABC news decisions and control of its massive programme […]...
This followed a complaint against the state broadcaster by Media Monitoring Africa, supported by the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and the Freedom of Expression Institute. ‘Suspension of SABC journalists […]...
Advocate Gilbert Marcus SC‚ for the complainants‚ said the SABC’s “blanket ban” of footage portraying violent protests and destruction of property was in defiance of its legal obligations. “The exercise […]...
The organisation has collected over 4,000 signatures from the public, to be handed over to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa) complaints committee tomorrow. This comes ahead of […]...
The SABC is in crisis yet again. No, I’m not talking about dropping The Bold & the Beautiful, although it would appear the 80% local content rule is set to […]...
In an affidavit responding to a complaint lodged by lobby groups, Jimi Matthews, the SABC’s acting CEO, also said that the public broadcaster had the responsibility not to expose its […]...