SABC News to scrap non-English languages? - 30 Mar 2015By Rod BakerIn terms of its own mandate and charter, and its core values - all readily readable on its own website - the SABC makes it clear that it will provide services in all 11 official languages. And what service in one's own language is more important than the news? Let's face it, it's an irritation when you cannot understand what an actor is saying in his or her latest film as it's being broadcast in your non-mother tongue, but when it comes to news, you need to know what is going on. Alas, it seems only those who speak English will be catered for as of later this week, because according to a media report, SABC News plans to scrap bulletins in Afrikaans, vernacular languages. Next, Chris Brewer asks: How much is an idea worth? and uses as an example a subject close to our wallets... What happened when news was announced in the US that the fuel price was to rise and Charlie Piccirillo had an idea... From the US, we have an article on the eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets and, speaking of travel, our own Leigh Andrews went to Durban and came back with a scoop. So... [Loeries 2015] Extra! Extra, read all about how the Loeries are rejuvenating Durban. | Rod Baker
Rod Baker is Content Director at Bizcommunity.com. A journalist since before computers, he worked on a wide range of magazines and, in his youth, rose through the ranks from being a lowly and abused sub-editor, to a high and still abused editor and publisher. He has been editor and publisher of a number of magazines, as well as a newspaper. He has edited many books, and written a number too. Email him at moc.ytinummoczib@dor. |
