Kaya News Reporter The South African Broadcasting Corporation has dismissed News and Current Affairs Group Executive Phathiswa Magopeni. Citing a breakdown of trust, the SABC confirmed the dismissal on Friday. The broadcaster took action against Magopeni following her failure to prevent a broadcast, airing and publication of an interdicted Special Assignment episode. Since her dismissal, the DA will be writing to Parliament's Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications, Boyce […]
By Nomali Cele Businesswoman and media mogul Khanyi Dhlomo’s publishing house, Ndalo Media, has been troubled in recent months. In December, Dhlomo announced that Ndalo Media would be closing in January. This came after reports surfaced that the publisher’s staff hadn’t been paid in months. Creditors were also owed substantial amounts. Sad as the announcement of the company’s closure was, this was far from the end of trouble […]
By: George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire The push to tax social media users is gaining momentum across Africa. Shutterstock The government of Benin has cancelled a recent decree that imposed a tax on users of platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp. Known as “over-the-top” platforms, they can deliver media content directly to users without using traditional telecommunications infrastructure such as terrestrial broadcast or satellite signals. Local and […]