SAHA FOIP - Request Tracker

Records relating to the agreement entered into by Multichoice and the SABC.

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1. A copy of the Commercial and Master Channel Distribution Agreement entered into by Multichoice and the SABC as amended on 21 November 2014; and

2. A copy of the SABC Interim Board meeting minutes of 12 June 2013.

Request for any resolutions to pay any legal expenses related to the academic qualifications of Ellen Zandile Tshabalala.

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Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to any resolution to pay any legal expenses related to:

A. Allegations of fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentation by Ellen Zandile Tshabalala of her academic qualifications; and
B. Allegations of perjury made against Ellen Zandile Tshabalala in relation to statements made in affidavits and/or attestations concerning the whereabouts of proof of her academic. qualifications.

Including, with respect to both item “A” and item “B” above, but not limited to:

1. Correspondence in the form of letters, emails or faxes and file notes on any phone calls or other correspondence;
2. Minutes of meetings;
3. Internal memos; and
4. Specifically including any record that may set out how many office bearers supported each of these resolutions, how many opposed the resolutions and how many abstained from voting on the resolutions.

Request for records relating to legal expenses paid in relation to any litigation relating to the academic qualifications of Ellen Zandile Tshabalala.

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Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to legal expenses paid by the SABC for any litigation (including contemplated litigation) brought in any Court regarding:

A. Allegations of fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentation by Ellen Zandile Tshabalala of her academic qualifications
B. Allegations of perjury made against Ellen Zandile Tshabalala in relation to statements made in affidavits and/or attestations concerning the whereabouts of proof of her academic qualifications including certificates

Setting out, with respect to both item “A” and item “B” above, the following:

1. The total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) whether paid to lawyers, Counsel or any witness or other adviser, to defend or conduct that litigation;
2. The total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) as a result of:
• a costs order made by a Court, and/or
• an out of court settlement,
for the legal costs of any party or potential party to that litigation;
3. Any internal costs and/or time spent by in-house lawyers or officers, to defend or conduct that litigation; and
4. In respect of items 1 to 3 above, where applicable: record(s) setting out which litigation (i.e. case name and/or number) the costs/amounts relate to.

Request for records relating to any resolution, to pay any legal expenses related to allegations of fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentation by Hlaudi Motsoeneng of his academic qualifications.

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Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to any resolution, to pay any legal expenses related to allegations of fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentation by Hlaudi Motsoeneng of his academic qualifications, including but not limited to:

1. Correspondence in the form of letters, emails or faxes and file notes on any phone calls or other correspondence;
2. Minutes of meetings; and
3. Internal memos.

Specifically including any record that may set out how many office bearers supported the resolution, how many opposed the resolution and how many abstained from voting on the resolution.

Request for records relating to legal expenses paid for any litigation that relates to allegations of fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentation by Hlaudi Motsoeneng of his academic qualifications.

2019-08-30T00:03:58+00:00

Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to legal expenses paid by the SABC for any litigation (including contemplated litigation) brought in any Court regarding allegations of fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentation by Hlaudi Motsoeneng of his academic qualifications setting out the following:
1. The total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) whether paid to lawyers, Counsel or any witness or other adviser, to defend or conduct that litigation;
2. The total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) as a result of:
• a costs order made by a Court, and/or
• an out of court settlement,
for the legal costs of any party or potential party to that litigation;
3. Any internal costs and/or time spent by in-house lawyers or officers, to defend or conduct that litigation; and
4. In respect of items 1 to 3 above, where applicable: record(s) setting out which litigation (i.e. case name and/or number) the costs/amounts relate to.

It is specifically noted that this would include records reflecting costs incurred by the SABC in of respect of the matter of Democratic Alliance v South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited and Others 2015 (1) SA 551 (WCC) as well as any appeals arising out of that matter.

Marked Lyric Sheets and Transcripts of Lyrics

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Copies of any and all records, or parts of records relating to the now defunct record label “Shifty Records,” for the period 1 January 1980 to 27 April 1994 including but not limited to:

a) Transcripts of lyrics and / or lyric sheets that have remarks and / or that have indications marked on them, where the transcripts / lyric sheets relate to:
i) Shifty Records; and / or
ii) Musicians or musical groups in any way related to Shifty Records including but not limited to:
• Andre Letoit (also recorded as Koos Kombuis);
• Corporal Punishment;
• Draadloos;
• Illegal Gathering;
• ISJA;
• James Phillips (also recorded as Bernoldus Niemand);
• Jennifer Ferguson;
• Jo’burg City Stars;
• Johannes Kerkorrel (also known as Ralph Rabie) and Die Gereformeerde Blues Band;
• Kalahari Surfers;
• Khaki Monitor;
• Koos;
• Kgwanyape Band, MAMU Players;
• Mapuntsula;
• Matthew van der Want and Chris Letcher;
• Mzwakhe Mbuli;
• National Wake;
• Noise Khanyile;
• Radio Rats;
• Randy Rambo en die Rough Riders;
• Robin Auld;
• Roger Lucey;
• Sankomota;
• Simba Morri;
• Stan James;
• Tananas;
• The Aeroplanes;
• The Cherry Faced Lurchers;
• The Facts;
• The Genuines;
• The Happy Ships;
• The Kêrels;
• The Softies;
• Tony Cox;
• Urban Creep;
• Vusi Mahlasela;
• Various workers choirs including K-Team, Clover, DTMB, Mooi River Textiles, I&J, Simba Quix, Sizanani; and
• Warrick Sony and Winston’s Jive Mix-up.

Censorship Decisions between 1983 and 1994 of the Central Record Accepting Committee (CRAC)

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Copies of any and all records, or parts of records relating to the Central Record Accepting Committee (CRAC) for the period 1 January 1980 to 27 April 1994 and related to:
A. the now defunct record label “Shifty Records;” and / or
B. musicians or musical groups in any way related to Shifty Records, including but not limited to:
• Andre Letoit (also recorded as Koos Kombuis);
• Corporal Punishment;
• Draadloos;
• Illegal Gathering;
• ISJA;
• James Phillips (also recorded as Bernoldus Niemand);
• Jennifer Ferguson;
• Jo’burg City Stars;
• Johannes Kerkorrel (also known as Ralph Rabie) and Die Gereformeerde Blues Band;
• Kalahari Surfers;
• Khaki Monitor;
• Koos;
• Kgwanyape Band, MAMU Players;
• Mapuntsula;
• Matthew van der Want and Chris Letcher;
• Mzwakhe Mbuli;
• National Wake;
• Noise Khanyile;
• Radio Rats;
• Randy Rambo en die Rough Riders;
• Robin Auld;
• Roger Lucey;
• Sankomota;
• Simba Morri;
• Stan James;
• Tananas;
• The Aeroplanes;
• The Cherry Faced Lurchers;
• The Facts;
• The Genuines;
• The Happy Ships;
• The Kêrels;
• The Softies;
• Tony Cox;
• Urban Creep;
• Vusi Mahlasela;
• Various workers choirs including K-Team, Clover, DTMB, Mooi River Textiles, I&J, Simba Quix, Sizanani; and
• Warrick Sony and Winston’s Jive Mix-up

including but not limited to:

a) agendas used for meetings of CRAC;
b) internal correspondence within the SABC informing the manager of the Central Record Library of the decisions taken in the meetings of CRAC; and
c) external correspondence from the Record Librarian of the Central Record Library to respective music companies, informing them of CRAC decisions.

Dates, figures, and values related to the South African Broadcasting Corporation's recent requests for proposals.

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a) The dates of the two most recent time periods when the SABC issued requests for proposals for commissioned programs;
b) The total number of requests for proposals issued by the SABC within those two time periods, divided by each period and by genre;
c) The total value of the requests for proposals issued during those two time periods, divided by each period and by genre;
d) The total number of proposals received during those two time periods that were actually contracted and produced to completion, divided by each period and by genre;
e) The total contracted value of the proposals received during those two time periods that were actually contracted and produced to completion, divided by each period and by genre;
f) The successful brief numbers from those two time periods, and the dates when they were actually commissioned (when the contract for the commission was signed).

Financial records, reports, contracts, agreements and other documentation related to how much the SABC spends on programming, commissions, advertisers, donors and licensing.

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Detailed financial reports and/or detailed commissioning reports and/or any further documents detailing information on the following:

1. Information on programming budgets

- The amount allocated by the SABC for programming for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- The amount spent by the SABC on programming for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
-The percentage of the SABC’s overall budget spent on programming for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- The breakdown of how the amount spent by the SABC on programming was spent for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- The amount spent by the SABC on local commissions for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- The amount spent by the SABC on international commissions for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- The amount spent by the SABC on in-house production for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012

2. Information on agreements with other agencies/stakeholders

- The amount of the SABC’s programming that was sponsored by advertisers and donors for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- The breakdown of amounts provided by individual advertisers and donors to SABC for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- The number of South African programmes produced and/or commissioned by the SABC that were sold or licensed to other broadcasters for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
- A list of the South African programmes produced and/or commissioned by the SABC that were sold or licensed to other broadcasters for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2010
- The value of each of the sale/licensing agreements selling for South African programmes produced and/or commissioned by the SABC that were sold or licensed to other broadcasters for the periods of 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2010

Human resource policies of the SABC, specifically in relation to recruitment.

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1. Human resource policies relevant to the appointment of board members, GCEO, head of news and current affairs.

2. Minimum requirements for persons appointed as board members, GCEO, head of news and current affairs.