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Ok, so were any Screen Africa readers really surprised to hear that one of the three ministers axed by President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday 9 July, in yet another of his cabinet reshuffles,In our Michael Kors handbags outlet shop, cheap Michael Kors Bags 2013 hot sale at an affordable price. was Dina Pule? The former Minister of Communications (now replaced by Yunus Carrim),Save on Christian Louboutin Pump! All the Sales, All in One Place. was synonymous in the media for controversy related to allegations of impropriety and Christian Louboutin shoes.
At the time of the axing Pule was under investigation by the Public Protector as well as the parliamentary ethics committee. Her troubled tenure was four months short of two years. One assumes President Jacob Zuma got tired of all the negative publicity around her and her notable lack of progress in the country’s much delayed digital migration project and the hoo-haa around her questionable interference in the executive management and board of beleaguered public broadcaster SABC.
The newly appointed Minister Carrim (formerly the Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs) will have to wave a Harry Potter-ish magic wand to get South Africa’s roll out to digital terrestrial television (DTT), as yet still not underway, completed by June 2015, after which analogue signals in Africa will no longer be protected by the International Communications Union. If Carrim (assuming he is still in office by that date) and the Department of Communications fail to make the June 2015 deadline, then we’d all better make sure we have satellite TV otherwise we won’t have any TV to switch on to at all. Either that or we’d better hope IPTV takes root or stock up on DVDs!
We’ll have to wait and see how the new Minister pans out. The South African Communist Party (SACP), for one, has expressed its approval with his appointment. But then that’s not really surprising considering Carrim serves on the SACP’s central committee and on its Politburo. How Carrim’s communist beliefs will affect his handling of the sectors that now fall under his purview remains to be seen.
One thing the SACP is not too delighted with, according to a statement released on 9 July, is the SABC’s recent announcement that it will launch its long-awaited 24-hour news channel on MultiChoice’s DStv pay-TV platform. The SACP believes that the service should be free-to-air and made available to all South Africans.
When I spoke to the SABC News department in August 2011 (yes, that far back) about the 24-hour news channel, they talked about DTT being the ideal platform for the channel, being free-to-air. Of course, at the time the SABC was labouring under the misguided impression, as we all were,Shop cheap christian louboutin shoes,pumps,wedding shoes,sandals with low price in our discount christian louboutin sandals Store online. that DTT was to be launched soon.
The SABC’s recent statement does say that once DTT happens, the news channel will be available on that platform, as well as DStv.
As to when the news channel will actually hit the airwaves, the SABC statement reads: ‘The news channel will be launched by the SABC’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Ms Lulama Mokhobo, on 1 August 2013 where more information will be communicated’.
I called SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago on Monday 8 July to confirm whether 1 August 2013 would also be the on-air broadcast date. He said that the SABC was working towards that goal but could only confirm closer to the time.
Another of the SACP’s concerns about the 24-hour news channel is ‘the lack of clarity on the proposed channel and the relationship with Africa News Network 7 (ANN7) owned by, amongst others,There are numerous diversified high heels at christian louboutin shoes for sale. the Gupta family. The SACP views the latest attempt as a part privatisation of public broadcasting service at best and at worst a poor attempt at a Private Public Partnership’.
The news this February that ANN7, a 24-hour news service, would launch ‘later in the year’ came as a surprise to most people, including the SABC. Also to be broadcast on DStv, ANN7 is run by Infinity Media – a joint venture between Essel Media and Oakbay Investments (the majority shareholder in The New Age newspaper). There are numerous diversified high heels at christian louboutin shoes for sale.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s first ever 24-hour news channel, e.tv’s eNCA (available on DStv) has been going strong since its launch on 1 June 2008. Late last year it became available on the Sky digital satellite platform in the UK. eNCA has proved to be a good example of a successful private commercial enterprise.
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Ok, so were any Screen Africa readers really surprised to hear that one of the three ministers axed by President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday 9 July, in yet another of his cabinet reshuffles,In our Michael Kors handbags outlet shop, cheap Michael Kors Bags 2013 hot sale at an affordable price. was Dina Pule? The former Minister of Communications (now replaced by Yunus Carrim),Save on Christian Louboutin Pump! All the Sales, All in One Place. was synonymous in the media for controversy related to allegations of impropriety and Christian Louboutin shoes.
At the time of the axing Pule was under investigation by the Public Protector as well as the parliamentary ethics committee. Her troubled tenure was four months short of two years. One assumes President Jacob Zuma got tired of all the negative publicity around her and her notable lack of progress in the country’s much delayed digital migration project and the hoo-haa around her questionable interference in the executive management and board of beleaguered public broadcaster SABC.
The newly appointed Minister Carrim (formerly the Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs) will have to wave a Harry Potter-ish magic wand to get South Africa’s roll out to digital terrestrial television (DTT), as yet still not underway, completed by June 2015, after which analogue signals in Africa will no longer be protected by the International Communications Union. If Carrim (assuming he is still in office by that date) and the Department of Communications fail to make the June 2015 deadline, then we’d all better make sure we have satellite TV otherwise we won’t have any TV to switch on to at all. Either that or we’d better hope IPTV takes root or stock up on DVDs!
We’ll have to wait and see how the new Minister pans out. The South African Communist Party (SACP), for one, has expressed its approval with his appointment. But then that’s not really surprising considering Carrim serves on the SACP’s central committee and on its Politburo. How Carrim’s communist beliefs will affect his handling of the sectors that now fall under his purview remains to be seen.
One thing the SACP is not too delighted with, according to a statement released on 9 July, is the SABC’s recent announcement that it will launch its long-awaited 24-hour news channel on MultiChoice’s DStv pay-TV platform. The SACP believes that the service should be free-to-air and made available to all South Africans.
When I spoke to the SABC News department in August 2011 (yes, that far back) about the 24-hour news channel, they talked about DTT being the ideal platform for the channel, being free-to-air. Of course, at the time the SABC was labouring under the misguided impression, as we all were,Shop cheap christian louboutin shoes,pumps,wedding shoes,sandals with low price in our discount christian louboutin sandals Store online. that DTT was to be launched soon.
The SABC’s recent statement does say that once DTT happens, the news channel will be available on that platform, as well as DStv.
As to when the news channel will actually hit the airwaves, the SABC statement reads: ‘The news channel will be launched by the SABC’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Ms Lulama Mokhobo, on 1 August 2013 where more information will be communicated’.
I called SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago on Monday 8 July to confirm whether 1 August 2013 would also be the on-air broadcast date. He said that the SABC was working towards that goal but could only confirm closer to the time.
Another of the SACP’s concerns about the 24-hour news channel is ‘the lack of clarity on the proposed channel and the relationship with Africa News Network 7 (ANN7) owned by, amongst others,There are numerous diversified high heels at christian louboutin shoes for sale. the Gupta family. The SACP views the latest attempt as a part privatisation of public broadcasting service at best and at worst a poor attempt at a Private Public Partnership’.
The news this February that ANN7, a 24-hour news service, would launch ‘later in the year’ came as a surprise to most people, including the SABC. Also to be broadcast on DStv, ANN7 is run by Infinity Media – a joint venture between Essel Media and Oakbay Investments (the majority shareholder in The New Age newspaper). There are numerous diversified high heels at christian louboutin shoes for sale.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s first ever 24-hour news channel, e.tv’s eNCA (available on DStv) has been going strong since its launch on 1 June 2008. Late last year it became available on the Sky digital satellite platform in the UK. eNCA has proved to be a good example of a successful private commercial enterprise.
Click on their website www.myshoe123.com for more information.
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