The cash-strapped public broadcaster has been dealt financial and administrative blows which have left its employees on the edge of their seats.
In 2018, the SABC said it needed a R3bn bailout or it would not be able to pay salaries by March 2019.
Late in 2018, four SABC board members, Mathatha Tsedu, Krish Naidoo, Khanyisile Kweyama and John Mattison, resigned following a letter from communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. In it, she accused the board of not acting in the interests of South Africa and the public broadcaster.
The SABC’s financial woes have continued to affect the broadcaster in 2019.
Salaries not paid
On Tuesday, SABC employees were shocked to find they had not been paid their January salaries.
TimesLIVE reportedly saw a notification from the Broadcasting, Electronic Media & Allied Workers' Union (Bemawu) stating it was aware of the nonpayment. A staff member, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed not receiving a salary.
Radio station SAfm issued a statement on its Twitter account reassuring employees that their salaries would be paid on Tuesday. It blamed the delay on a technical glitch at its bank.
A Bemawu official subsequently told TimesLIVE that he had been informed by a senior SABC official that the matter had been resolved.