The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited (“The SABC”) is a public broadcaster (Schedule 2: “Major Public Entity” in terms of the Public Finance Management Act No. 1 of 1999, “PFMA”), with a mandate to inform, educate and entertain the public of South Africa.
Established in August 1936 on the statute of The Broadcasting Act (The Act), the SABC’s obligations are captured in the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA”) Regulations and license conditions, providing five television channels and 18 Radio stations.
The SABC is operated and monitored by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) under the National Government.
The SABC is one of the largest of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises and the biggest state broadcaster in Africa.
The SABC provides 19 radio stations (AM/FM) as well as 6 television broadcasts and 3 OTT Services to the general public.
Vision
The vision of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is to inspire minds and empower lives.
Mission
The mission of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is inspiring, empowering content delivered across compelling platforms and devices.
Values
- Trust: To always demonstrate honesty, impartiality and consistent reliability in their interactions in and outside the SABC
- Respect: To respect the public mandate to which the company has been entrusted and conduct themselves respectfully in all their engagements internally and externally
- Integrity: To act ethically and in the interest of the SABC and its audiences in all the decisions they make
- Quality: To aspire to and provide the highest standard of quality in the work the company produces and experiences they exchange
Objectives
The objectives of the Corporation are to:
- Ensure access of its services to all citizens to all citizens throughout the country
- Inform, educate and entertain
- Make services available in all official languages
- Reflect both the unity and diversity of the cultural and multilingual nature of South Africa, its regions and audiences
- Provide programming for children, women, youth and people with disabilities
- Broadcast national, developmental and minority sports
- Develop talent and showcase South African content
- Provide independent news of a high quality
Overseeing Department/Entity
Office Bearers/Management
Chairperson
Deputy Chairperson
Board Members
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Senior Management
Communications Officers
Contact Details
The contact details of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | Cnr Henley & Artillery Roads, Auckland Park, Johannesburg |
| Postal Address: | Private Bag X1, Auckland Park, 2006 |
| Telephone: | 011 714 9111 |
| Email: | contactcentre@sabc.co.za |
| Website: | www.sabc.co.za/sabc |
