8 September 2009
PRESS RELEASE
The TVIEC vehemently rejects the statements made by SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago in his press release dated 31 August 2009. We believe that Mr Kganyago’s response smacks of the old SABC’s arrogant and dismissive attitude to the industry and public and that this is not the spirit in which
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So the good news is we made front page, the disgusting news is SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago presented a steaming pile of you know what in response to yesterday’s protest. Barf bags at the ready please…
“They are independent producers. It’s really unfortunate that their companies are losing money when they should have planned for [...]
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There’s something ominous in the air outside SABC’s Radio Park. A crowd of bystanders mills about in the early afternoon sun; some wield cameras, others swing booms, a few clutch at notepads while the rest look on in heightened expectation. A sudden hush descends as a solemn procession of mourners cuts through [...]
Stripping a nation of its ability to tell its own stories is in essence cultural abortion
Friends! Writers! Countrymen! Lend us your ears… and support! THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST is D-day for our industry. Depending on how effective we make it, local content will either suffer the consequences of SABC’s inane spending cut proposal or begin to thrive again under temporary government subsidy. We all know which option we’re rooting [...]
According to a statement from the Television Industry Emergency Coalition (TVIEC) yesterday, Wednesday, 12 August 2009,, the SABC appears to have delayed or cancelled local productions and has not called for Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2010.
The coalition stated that only 12 out of the 47 productions due to have been incepted in April [...]