(1) Yes, the SABC has discontinued the broadcast of news bulletins in other languages on its DSTV channel 404.
(1)(a) The decision was premised on the fact that the channel now broadcast in all the Sub-Saharan countries and is not limited to South African audiences.
(2) There were no public consultations undertaken because the channel is not a free to air platform.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
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MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
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