South Africa's broadcasting regulator has approved an application from the SABC for its annual local TV content quotas to be waived because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The granted waiver from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa means that the South African public broadcaster is allowed to make and broadcast less locally-produced programming and fewer hours in 2020 of certain genres of first-run television content.
Icasa is supposed to monitor and audit the process but for years haven't had the necessary equipment or human resources to properly do so, with the reported quota adherence which is currently self-compiled annually by the SABC and for instance stated with hour and minute breakdowns by genre in its annual reports.
The relaxed regulation is only applicable for the SABC's TV channels and not the SABC's radio services, nor SABC News content. Since Monday some started to open, but others haven't with the delivery of new children's programming, sport and other genres to the SABC for broadcast that has been adversely affected.SA's film and TV industry back to work amid Covid-19 – without extras or studio audiences
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