SA Rugby planned to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial-rights company for $75 million to Seattle-based Ackerley Sports Group LLC. However, the organization postponed the vote after a request from South African Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for more government briefings on the proposal, without providing a new date for the ballot. This deal aims to leverage the Springboks' recent successes, having won the last two Rugby World Cups and the Southern Hemisphere’s Rugby Championship last month. Thabiso Tema spoke with Sports Business Analyst Sgwili Gumede. 

SA Rugby planned to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial-rights company for $75 million to Seattle-based Ackerley Sports Group LLC. However, the organization postponed the vote after a request from South African Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for more government briefings on the proposal, without providing a new date for the ballot. This deal aims to leverage the Springboks' recent successes, having won the last two Rugby World Cups and the Southern Hemisphere’s Rugby Championship last month. Thabiso Tema spoke with Sports Business Analyst Sgwili Gumede.

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Government intervention delays SA Rugby’s crucial meeting over private equity deal

The new Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya has unveiled her new mayoral committee to lead the city. Moya said this newly formed multiparty committee would be pivotal in driving forward the city’s service delivery agenda. Moya has taken the helm of a capital city teetering on the edge of collapse, as her predecessor from the DA, Cilliers Brink, promised to be a ‘devastatingly effective’ opposition focused on regaining control of the government. Thabiso Tema spoke with Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya.

The new Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya has unveiled her new mayoral committee to lead the city. Moya said this newly formed multiparty committee would be pivotal in driving forward the city’s service delivery agenda. Moya has taken the helm of a capital city teetering on the edge of collapse, as her predecessor from the DA, Cilliers Brink, promised to be a ‘devastatingly effective’ opposition focused on regaining control of the government. Thabiso Tema spoke with Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya.

New Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya commits to stability in the metro

The School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, in collaboration with the Eastern Cape office of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef), is hosting a webinar on October 18 to launch the Makhanda Declaration. This initiative aims to revitalize journalism in South Africa. The event coincides with SA Media Freedom Day on October 19, commemorating the 1977 Black Wednesday, when the apartheid regime banned the World and Sunday World newspapers and imprisoned several anti-apartheid journalists. The Makhanda Declaration reaffirms the goals of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration, which highlighted the significance of journalism in Africa. Thabiso Tema spoke with Rhodes University head of Journalism and Media Studies, Jeanne du Toit.  

The School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, in collaboration with the Eastern Cape office of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef), is hosting a webinar on October 18 to launch the Makhanda Declaration. This initiative aims to revitalize journalism in South Africa. The event coincides with SA Media Freedom Day on October 19, commemorating the 1977 Black Wednesday, when the apartheid regime banned the World and Sunday World newspapers and imprisoned several anti-apartheid journalists. The Makhanda Declaration reaffirms the goals of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration, which highlighted the significance of journalism in Africa. Thabiso Tema spoke with Rhodes University head of Journalism and Media Studies, Jeanne du Toit.

Rhodes University, Sanef launches a declaration to shape the future of journalism

Parks Tau, the Minister for Trade, Industry, and Commerce, appeared before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday amid growing pressure to address allegations of corruption, nepotism, and discrimination involving the National Lottery Commission (NLC). Recent reports have raised serious concerns about the NLC board and commissioner, as well as the process for awarding the next lottery license, valued at approximately R80 billion over eight years. This tender is among the largest in South Africa, attracting significant interest from both politicians and business figures. Insiders indicate that the NLC board will recommend two companies to Tau for a final decision. Thabiso Tema spoke with BOSA Deputy Leader & MP, Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster. 

Parks Tau, the Minister for Trade, Industry, and Commerce, appeared before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday amid growing pressure to address allegations of corruption, nepotism, and discrimination involving the National Lottery Commission (NLC). Recent reports have raised serious concerns about the NLC board and commissioner, as well as the process for awarding the next lottery license, valued at approximately R80 billion over eight years. This tender is among the largest in South Africa, attracting significant interest from both politicians and business figures. Insiders indicate that the NLC board will recommend two companies to Tau for a final decision. Thabiso Tema spoke with BOSA Deputy Leader &amp; MP, Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster.

Government intervention delays SA Rugby’s crucial meeting over private equity deal

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