A lack of political will is to blame for failing to find a suitable funding model for the SABC’s public mandate.
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There’s a new wave of indigenous language podcasts that could attract big new audiences.
Radio audiences have not declined despite an increase in streaming service options.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation, like South Africa itself, is a symbol of contradictions. While there are bad people who work for it, there are also many good ones.
Two of South Africa’s finest musicians, Johnny Mekoa and Ray Phiri, died recently. The permeable terrain between genres their careers negotiated, is being replaced by rigid marketing categories.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Professor in Media Studies and Production, University of Cape Town
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