SABC CEO Nomsa Chabeli has told parliament that the development of a funding model for the SABC “must be expedited”.
argued in parliament that it can’t wait the three years it could take the communications minister to develop a new funding model for the publicSpeaking to the portfolio committee on communications & digital technologies last week, SABC CEO Nomsa Chabeli said the development of a funding model for the SABC “must be expedited” – and that interventions are needed now to help the corporation.
Among the funding mechanisms called for by the SABC are a “device-independent levy”, the enlistment of the South African Revenue Service and MultiChoice Group for collecting these levies, and even preventing citizens from subscribing to streaming services like Netflix without a TV licence. Speaking alongside Chabeli, SABC head of policy and regulatory affairs Philly Moilwa told MPs that delivering on the broadcaster’s public service mandate costs the SABC about R7.4-billion annually, but only around 55% of this is funded through revenue-generation mechanisms. Moilwa noted that around 80% of the SABC’s revenue comes from advertising.
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