South Africa

The South African government is moving ahead with plans to scrap the TV licence fee which funds SABC and replace it with a household levy.

12 names have been recommended by the Communications ministry to serve on the incoming Board of South Africa’s public broadcaster.

The new board of South Africa’s public broadcaster has still not been appointed, while financial woes persist.

South Africa's digital migration has been delayed once more, this time with no set implementation date.

The switch-off’s initial 31 March deadline was already pushed back to June, but new legal action is seeking to delay the move even further.

For World Press Freedom Day 2022, PMA has analysed six press freedom themes which have been prevalent across the past twelve months.

South Africa’s digital TV switchover has been postponed after a last-minute court ruling extended the deadline from 31 March.

2022 is revealing itself to be yet another testing year for independent media in Africa. But some gains have been made for media freedom and innovations.

South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC dismissed its Head of News on Friday “with immediate effect”, citing a breakdown in trust.

SABC's financial and editorial pressures have resurfaced in the form of election coverage complaints, disciplinary action against SABC’s editor-in-chief and ongoing funding restraints.