SOS Coordinator

Nov 20, 2015

Unpacking the eTV court challenge

The battle between free-to-air broadcaster eTV and the Communications Ministry will continue as the broadcaster was granted leave to appeal earlier this month.
Oct 8, 2015

SOS Welcomes Supreme Court of Appeal Ruling on Motsoeneng’s Misconduct

SOS welcomes the judgment handed down by the SCA, this morning, confirming Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s suspension and directing the SABC to institute disciplinary procedures against him […]
Sep 30, 2015

SOS Submission – Draft Community Broadcasting Support Scheme

A draft proposal for the advancement of community radio and television sector was issued by the Department of Communication in June. The draft states the department’s […]
Sep 27, 2015

Roundtable Discussion: Draft Community Broadcasting Support Scheme

  Various members of the broadcasting community gathered at Constitutional Hill to discuss the Department of Communications draft proposal for the Community Broadcasting Support Scheme. The […]
Sep 25, 2015

DoC proposes Community Broadcasting support scheme

The Minister of Communication issued a draft proposal for the implementation of the Draft Community Broadcasting Support Scheme on 1 July 2015. The scheme is aimed […]
Sep 23, 2015

SOS URGES ALL TO UNITE AGAINST CORRUPTION

The SOS Coalition calls for South Africans to support the Unite against Corruption marches on 30 September at the Union Buildings in Pretoria and Parliament in […]
Sep 22, 2015

Should our public institutions be defending fraudulent conduct and perjury?

The SOS Coalition is alarmed by reports that the SABC has been paying the legal fees of Hlaudi Motsoeneng and Ellen Tshabalala to defend their wilful […]
Apr 22, 2015

SOS Condemns violence against foreign nationals in SA

The SOS Coalition notes with concern the violence and brutalisation of foreign nationals in various regions of South Africa in recent weeks. In our condemnation of this […]
Mar 2, 2015

Media Monitoring Africa, SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition join Caxton in Action on SABC & Multichoice Deal

On the 17th of February 2015, MMA and SOS joined Caxton Publishers in an application to the Competition Tribunal in which we call on Multichoice and […]
Feb 20, 2015

SASFED Supports our court bid to prevent the Minister playing a role in executive appointments

Our friends at the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) support the interventions taken by the SOS Coalition against the Minister of Communications to prevent her playing […]