Cape Town – The SABC is getting ready to spend thousands of rands on what is most likely an open secret: The broadcaster wants to know what people really think of the SABC.
The broadcaster, embroiled in allegations of corruption, stunning losses, constant executive turnover and cutbacks on local content, now wants to do what it calls "stakeholder perception research".
Stakeholders include sponsors, advertisers, the production community, the media and press, and viewers obliged to pay an annual SABC TV license.
The public broadcaster has just issued a request for proposals for stakeholder perception research which will likely cost the SABC thousands, and potential bidders have until November 18 to apply.
New appointment
Meanwhile the SABC's controversial executive, Justice Ndaba, who was the head of strategic services is quietly gone, with the SABC planning to replace him with the controversial Sipho Sithole who was the head of strategic services until February 2010.
The SABC didn't respond to Channel24's enquiries about the imminent appointment of Sithole.
Sithole served as the head of strategic services and risk management at the SABC while he was still listed as a director of Native Rhythm Records which he formed in 2005 – a private business interest.
The SABC said that there wasn't a conflict of interest with Sithole being listed as a director and having an executive role at the SABC.
In 2009 the SABC's trade union also questioned other payments of millions of rands made to Sithole. The SABC asked Sithole to leave the SABC in early 2010 and he resigned two months before his contract was set to expire in April 2010.
The broadcaster, embroiled in allegations of corruption, stunning losses, constant executive turnover and cutbacks on local content, now wants to do what it calls "stakeholder perception research".
Stakeholders include sponsors, advertisers, the production community, the media and press, and viewers obliged to pay an annual SABC TV license.
The public broadcaster has just issued a request for proposals for stakeholder perception research which will likely cost the SABC thousands, and potential bidders have until November 18 to apply.
New appointment
Meanwhile the SABC's controversial executive, Justice Ndaba, who was the head of strategic services is quietly gone, with the SABC planning to replace him with the controversial Sipho Sithole who was the head of strategic services until February 2010.
The SABC didn't respond to Channel24's enquiries about the imminent appointment of Sithole.
Sithole served as the head of strategic services and risk management at the SABC while he was still listed as a director of Native Rhythm Records which he formed in 2005 – a private business interest.
The SABC said that there wasn't a conflict of interest with Sithole being listed as a director and having an executive role at the SABC.
In 2009 the SABC's trade union also questioned other payments of millions of rands made to Sithole. The SABC asked Sithole to leave the SABC in early 2010 and he resigned two months before his contract was set to expire in April 2010.