SABC needs millions to provide fair coverage of elections
Millions needed However, it needs money, and the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies has called for urgent funding of the SABC to enable it to fulfil its critical public service mandate during the upcoming 2026 Local Government Elections.
The committee said it will continue to exercise its oversight responsibility over the public broadcaster and monitor its preparations for the 2026 Local Government Elections, including progress in securing the resources required to execute its election mandate.
Parliament’s communications watchdog has sounded the alarm over the chronic underfunding of the SABC, warning that the public broadcaster needs about R120 million to provide fair, comprehensive coverage of the 2026 Local Government Elections.
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