Bizarre SABC Bill calls for creation of second SABC with own commercial board approved and appointed by minster; South Africa’s SABC TV Licence system set to continue.

by Thinus FerreiraSouth Africa’s cabinet has approved a bizarre SABC Bill which calls for the creation of a second SABC – a commercial entity complete with its own board appointed by the minister – while shockingly retaining the SABC TV Licence regime with no specifics about replacing it with a so-called household levy.The SABC Bill approved by cabinet late last week for submission to parliament,