Title: SABC, 1936-1995 : still a key player... or an endangered species? /
Authors: Harmse, Wynand
Year: 2018
Subjects: South African Broadcasting Corporation History.; South African Broadcasting Corporation; Broadcasting South Africa History.; Television and history South Africa.; Broadcasting policy South Africa.; Broadcasting South Africa Politics and government.; Communication Political aspects South Africa.; Radio South Africa History.; Advertising South Africa.; Advertising; Broadcasting; Broadcasting policy; Communication Political aspects; Radio; Television and history; South Africa
Abstract: Wynand Harmse writes authoritatively about the history of the SABC from its inception to the establishment of a new democratic dispensation in South Africa -Drawing from his vast experience in the top management and and as CEO of the organisation as well as his own meticulous research. This captivating book covers the years from 1936 to 1995. He therefore makes an important historical contribution about an important period in our country.He takes you on a journey through the introduction of public broadcasting, its mission and purpose and why it needs to be reconsidered today. He elaborates some of the success like the wonderful world of radio and the establishment of the first country-wide FM transmitter network in the world, the introduction of broadcasts in the indigenous languages and the advent of the long-awaited television services. The political dimensions are examined in detail: what role did the SABC play during the apartheid years? Was the SABC a part of the support structure of apartheid or key player during the transformation process? or both? political interference is highlighted with appointments directly from the department of the minister responsible for broadcasting
Contents: Window  1: Introduction -- Window 2: Wireless-the wonder child -- Window 3: The concept of public broadcasting and birth of the SABC -- Window 4: The South African broadcasting landscape -- Window 5: SABC during the first quarter century: 1936-1960 -- Window 6: The 1960s: golden years of radio -- Window 7: The 1970s: introduction of television in South Africa -- Window 8: The 1980s: stormy politics and TV in African languages -- Window 9: The 1990s: decade of transformations -- Window 10: The SABC and afdvertising -- Window 11: Finance -- Window 12: Management and operations/activities -- Window 13: People at the helm of the SABC -- The SABC and politics in four parts -- Window 14:The SABC and apartheid -- Window 15: Political relationships in the harsh apartheid years until 1980 -- Window 16: The run-up to transformation: the 1980s -- Window 17: Transformation: changes in practice 1990-1995 -- Window 18: Handover to a new dispensation -- Epilogue: Public broadcasting today: a personal perspective