Carrim meets SABC board

NEWSWATCH: Newly appointed Communications Minister Yunus Carrim met the SABC board and addressed staff yesterday, reports IOL. Meanwhile, 1st TV has stepped in and provided an alternative to whatever Zimbabwe's national broadcaster is dishing out, reports Mail & Guardian. Finally, if you're still stuck for a '67' idea, here are 67 of them, courtesy of Nelson Mandela International Day.

By Rod Baker

18 Jul 2013

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IOL: New minister meets SABC board... Given the widely held reputation the national broadcaster "enjoys" among many of us compelled to pay a licence fee for a service we watch as little as possible, if at all, Yunus Carrim seems to have his work cut out for him.
He seems to have a reputation for "getting things done", however, so here's hoping he can turn what many reckon is little more than a bit of a circus into a reputable national broadcaster.
Naturally, that will entail some tough decisions, and equally tough action.
We're all watching.
Mail & Guardian: 1st TV to the rescue after Zim loses SABC signal... Still on the SABC, after a fashion, Zimbabweans north of the border lost their SABC signal, but 1st TV has come to the rescue with what it says it aims to be, that is "an independent voice to Zimbabwe's almost entirely state-owned broadcasting sector."
The new service aims to "go live" on Friday, 19 July, and according to the Mail & Guardian report, will be available on the Wiztech free-to-air decoders.
Nelson Mandela International Day: 67 ways to change the world... Need an idea to change the world? Here are 67 of them.
Every little bit helps, so get out there and DO SOMETHING.
Now you can't say: "I really WANT to do something, but I just don't know what?
Here are bags of ideas.

Rod Baker

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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.