FRONT PAGE NEWS!
Posted on 8/28/2009 at 2:54:07 PM
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 such situations. We are in a financial crisis, trying to settle past debts, so we can start afresh with them.” (The Times).
We at the blog fully concur with the editors of Screen Africa in labelling the comment blithe and downright arrogant! The editors go on to rightfully ask: “How were producers to realise the extent of the financial and administrative mismanagement of the previous SABC board, executives and managers? How were they supposed to anticipate that the SABC would be encumbered with debt of R800m of their own making? Were producers supposed to believe that the SABC would not honour what they owed production companies for work done? If the government bails the SABC out with R2bn, can we trust the SABC not to squander the money on management salaries, bonuses, and international jaunts as was the case before?”
The nerve of these people! We were supposed to plan for the fact that they couldn’t?! My mind boggles…
Ryan
August 28th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Jammer mense, geniet dit
August 28th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
The TVIEC video is on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gmMrdKG4cQ
Watch, post, share with your friends…
And ask why we are not getting answers.
The SABC is the Public Broadcaster.
In essence they are our employees.
And they don’t like being questioned.
In many ways people get the TV they deserve. If you don’t demand unique quality (which costs) then you won’t get it.
If you want the television you deserve you have to fight for it.