Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 18-03-2017
It’s emerged that the SABC is in chaos, with the finances of the state broadcaster in such disarray that a halt has been called to producing new TV shows and staff members fear they won’t be paid.
City Press is reporting that SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said this week that the organisation’s finances were “under pressure, with the public broadcaster now funding its activities from its reserves”.
According to the paper, Kganyago has put the blame on the global economy, the media, the parliamentary inquiry into the fitness of the SABC board to hold office and a lack of government support.
However, numerous senior insiders say the situation is far worse.
City Press says none of the highly placed insiders who spoke to the paper wished to be named for fear of losing their jobs saying that posts were now frozen.
One insider told paper “Hlaudi’s chickens have come home to roost” saying it’s worse than the SABC’s financial collapse in 2008 while another insider says it’s not likely that anyone will bail the public broadcaster out.
However, Kganyago insisted salaries would be paid and denied the crisis was worse than in 2008.
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