Question NW1958 to the Minister of Communications
16 October 2017 - NW1958
Van Damme, Ms PT to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)What (a) was the total amount of trade exchange agreements at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years, (b) is the detailed breakdown of the (i) names of those with whom the SABC engaged in trade exchanges, (ii) rand value of unsold airtime traded and (iii) rand value of what the SABC received in exchange in each case; (2) what was the cause for the decline in trade exchanges in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
Some of trade exchange agreement at SA Broadcasting Corporation are under dispute and others are before the Courts. Status report on trade exchange agreements at SABC will be provided to the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Communications with careful consideration not to compromise court processes on those matters that are before the Courts.