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The SABC is reviewing the corporation’s current Editorial Policies.  Audience and staff are two of the SABC’s primary stakeholders and a booklet has been compiled in order to facilitate their participation in the process.  The booklet provides an overview of the current Editorial Policies in a Question-and-Answer format as well as identifying some of discussion points for the review process.  These discussion points are not intended to restrict debate and contributions on all elements of the policies are welcomed.

Please see below links:

SABC Editorial Policies Questions-and-Answers

SABC Editorial Policy 2004

Due to the Confederations Cup from the Sat 17 June 2017 till Sunday 02 July 2017 the METRO FM audio stream will not be accessible beyond the borders of South Africa.

 

The SABC is calling on all South Africans to Play Their Part and support relief efforts for

the people affected by the Cape storms and wild fires.  You can support by providing non-perishables, and other resources.  Please donate across SABC offices nationally, the Gift of the Givers and other NGO’s who are working with first responders. Lets come together, as a country and help where it’s needed the most.

This is an SABC Foundation supported initiative.

Appointment of Members

Institutions and/or individuals are hereby invited to nominate persons to fill vacancies of non-executive members
to the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited, as stipulated in section 13 of the Broadcasting
Act, No 4 of 1999.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation was established in terms of the Broadcasting Act (1936) as a government
enterprise to provide radio and television broadcasting services to South Africa.
Members of the Board, when viewed collectively, must be persons who:

• are suited to serve on the Board by virtue of their qualifications, expertise and experience in the fields of broadcasting
  policy and technology, broadcasting regulation, media law, business practice and finance, marketing, journalism,
  entertainment and education, social and labour issues
• are committed to fairness, freedom of expression, the right of the public to be informed, as well as openness and
  accountability on the part of those holding public office
• represent a broad cross-section of the population of the Republic
• are committed to the objectives and principles as enunciated in the Charter of the SABC
• are South African citizens permanently resident in the Republic.

Written nominations must contain the full name and address of the institution and/or individual making the
nomination, the nominee’s signed acceptance of the nomination and his/her Curriculum Vitae, providing at least
the following information:

• Full name, ID number and gender
• Contact address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address
• Previous experience (quoting dates and organisations concerned)
• Certified copies of academic qualifications and identity document.

Nominations and enquiries must be addressed to the Portfolio Committee on Communications (Attention:
Mr Thembinkosi Ngoma, Committee Secretary), 3rd Floor, 90 Plein Street, Cape Town, 8001 or emailed to
tngoma@parliament.gov.za or faxed to 0865225740. Telephonic enquiries can be made to (021) 403 3733
or 0837098407.
Closing date for nominations: Friday, 30 June 2017 at 16:00.
Please note that nominees may be subjected to a qualifications check and security clearance. Late
submissions will not be considered.
Issued by Mr CHM Maxegwana, MP: Chairperson, PC on Communications.

Click on the link to download this document: FC0497_PSA_English_1

Parliament. Making Democracy Work

www.parliament.gov.za

Catch all the Comrades action live on SABC 2 from 5:00am on 4 June 2017. We will also be streaming the event live on:

               

“I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.” –  Kwame Nkrumah

METRO FM wishes you a happy Africa Day.

Take a Girl Child to Work Day® – which will be held around South Africa this Thursday – celebrates its 15th anniversary this year on global Africa Day (May 25).

What did you want to be when you grow up? Share your story in the comments section

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Registration for the 2017 Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day® is now open on www.cellcgirlchild.co.za

Follow the conversation by using #GirlChild2017

Today the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that it will not provide full coverage of the South Africa’s England outbound tour, and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy starting on the 24th of May and the 1st of June 2017 respectively. Despite numerous attempts the SABC was unable to secure the rights.

The Proteas’ tour to England consists of three ODI’s, three T20s and four test matches. The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament scheduled to be held in England and Wales between the 01 and the 18 June 2017.

In order to serve its audience of ardent cricket fans, SABC Sport and Radio 2000 will make sure that all South Africans will be able to follow the progress of the team in England and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy through live hourly updates of the performance of the team during the tour and the tournament.

The 2017/18 Ask Afrika Youth Brands benchmark in a nutshell

Youth brands are brands that are loyally used by South African youths, aged 15-34 irrespective of background or living standard. These are brands that define a common experience, often on a daily basis to which South African youth are committed to in a real sense: they put their money where their mouths are to demonstrate this commitment.

The research methodology behind the benchmark
From a South African perspective, our youth is an important part of the market. This benchmark answer questions around loyal usage patterns from as young as 15 up to those who have recently entered the job market. The benchmark focused on the age group 15-34, with a sample of 6,942 that represents 11,993,000 young South Africans. For the 2017/18 survey, 32 youth brands were identified coupled with the top 3 ranking in 72 product categories.
The South African Youth consumers can further be split between their life stages. To understand the youth market better, these categories can be used in a segmentation model filtered on the brand and/or product category. The following table indicates the core life value, -events and – stages within these life stages.

METRO FM  is ranked as a Ask Afrika Youth Brands Survey Youth Brand winner and the winner of the Radio Listening category. Thank you for voting and helping us activate greatness.

 

SABC Radio Stations and TV programmes were once again recognised and voted the Coolest in the Celebrity and Entertainment categories at the 13th Sunday Times Generation Next Brand Awards, which were held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday, 11 May 2017.

Metro FM affirmed its position as the Coolest Radio Station at the Awards for the 5th year in a row, followed by 5FM and Umhlobo Wenene FM. SABC1 drama Uzalo was voted Coolest TV Soap and Khumbul’ekhaya, Coolest Community Programmes 2017. The very popular Skeem Saam, also broadcast on SABC1 came in at 3rd place in the Coolest TV Soap category.
“The SABC congratulates its Radio Stations and TV progammes for being recognised and receiving these important awards. This is an affirmation that SABC as the Public Broadcaster remains an important part of the South African media landscape and that it will continue to deliver on its Public Service Mandate to all South Africans, from all walks of life. These awards bear testimony that SABC Radio and TV brands are still relevant with younger South Africans and we must continue to use these platforms to inform, educate and entertain our listeners and viewers with new and exciting Innovations”, said Elouise Kelly, SABC Head of Marketing.
The Awards are presented by the Sunday Times Generation Next Youth Survey, which gathers opinions and attitudes of young people between the ages of 8 and 22 to determine which brands they think are the coolest and most relevant in their lives. The survey is conducted by HDI Youth Marketeers. The survey has been running for the past thirteen years and has become the go-to source of information for brands wanting to tap into the younger segments of the market.
The SABC is honoured to receive this recognition in a media landscape which is quite cluttered. It serves as a great motivation for the SABC to keep improving programming on its radio and television platforms.
Other winners from the SABC stable at the Awards include:
Muvhango (SABC2) – Coolest TV Programmes/series 2017
100% Youth (SABC1) – Coolest Community Programmes 2017
Skeem Saam (SABC1) – Coolest TV Soaps 2017
Soul City (SABC1) – Coolest Community Programmes 2017
Soul Buddyz (SABC1) – Coolest Community Programmes 2017
7de Laan – Coolest TV Soaps 2017
Generations – The Legacy (SABC1) – Coolest TV Soaps 2017
Isidingo (SABC3) – Coolest TV Soaps 2017
The Bold & the Beautiful (SABC3) – Coolest TV Soaps 2017
YoTV (SABC1) – Coolest Kids TV Channels/Blocks 2017
Survivor (SABC3) – Coolest Reality TV Shows 2017
Zaziwa (SABC1) – Coolest Reality TV Shows 2017