(1) Whether, in light of the comment of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) spokesperson (details furnished), it is SABC (a) policy and (b) practice to charge for appearances on SABC current affairs and news programmes; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) when was the practice of charging appearance fees for news programmes implemented, (ii) who approved the policy, (iii) how was the fee structure determined and (iv) how much money has the SABC collected from (aa) private entities and (bb) public institutions since the practice commenced; (2) whether any of the said fees are in arrears; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any interested parties have been prevented from participating in a news programme because they could not afford the fee; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?