Welcome to the SOS: Support Public Broadcasting website.

The “SOS: Support Public Broadcasting” Coalition is a membership-based coalition representing unions, NGOs, CBOs, community media, independent film and TV production sector organisations; academics, freedom of expression activists and concerned individuals.

The vision of the SOS Coalition is to create a public broadcasting system dedicated to the broadcasting of quality, diverse, citizen-orientated public programming committed to deepening South Africa’s Constitution.

The Coalition campaigns for the above by:

  • lobbying for citizen friendly policy, legislative and regulatory changes to public and community broadcasting; and
  • lobbying for transparency and accountability by all institutions governing public and community broadcasting including Parliament, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), the Ministry and Department of Communications, the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), the SABC and community broadcasters.

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Latest items

Press Statement - SOS Coalition Notes With Concern Further Instabilities at Our SABC - 11 April 2012

Date submitted: 11 April 2012

The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition notes with grave concern the latest developments at our public broadcaster, the SABC, regarding ...Read more

OUR SABC A review of South African broadcasting issues (Week 05-16 March)

Date submitted: 19 March 2012

On the table this week
• Two meetings with the Portfolio Committee on Communications - SABC still does not provide answers!
• Is the 24 news ...Read more

SOS Open Letter to Comms Minister - 15 March 2012

Date submitted: 5 March 2012

The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition has sent an open letter to the Minister of Communications, calling for the immediate ...Read more

SOS Sumbission on the National Development Plan – Vision For 2030: 29 Feb 2012

Date submitted: 2 March 2012

Attached is The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition submission to the National Planning Commission report - National Development Plan for ...Read more

Presentation by Dept of Communications to Parliament on SABC’s government guarantee - 28 Feb 2012

Date submitted: 2 March 2012
Presentation by Dept of Communications to Parliament on SABC’s government guarantee - 28 Feb 2012

Attached is a presentation of the report by the Department of Communications (D0C) made to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on ...Read more