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SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC)
Position: Reporter (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal)
Reporting Line: KwaZulu-Natal Assignment Editors
Division: News and Current Affairs
Scale Code: 402 (Peromnes 9, Paterson C3)
Position ID: 60021456
CLOSING DATE:25 AUGUST 2026
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
To identify, initiate, investigate, research, plan, and record relevant material from stories that are complex in nature and to produce news reports in isiZulu and English that are fair, accurate, and compelling to target audiences.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Initiate and cover stories as assigned or commissioned in isiZulu and English.
- Provide quality scripts and clear voice-overs, including on-air broadcasts.
- Investigate and break stories and follow them through to the final product before broadcast.
- Maintain special focus areas (such as crime, etc).
- Give informative and well-researched input to live Radio Current Affairs and TV News programmes and debates, package stories for News and Current Affairs programmes, and do live crossings into News Bulletins.
- Check facts, accuracy, and quality of stories.
- Set up interviews and lead discussions for broadcast, including crossovers.
- Meet story deadlines.
- Keep abreast of news events/developments.
- Obtain broadcast-quality audio-visuals using relevant recording equipment.
- Adhere to South Africa’s Constitution, all broadcasting and other legislation, ICASA’s licence conditions and regulations, the BCCSA and Press Council codes of conduct, including rulings, the SABC Editorial Policies, News and Current Affairs style-guide, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), etc.
REQUIREMENTS:
- National Diploma / Degree in Journalism or Media Studies or equivalent qualification (NQF 6 / 7)
- 5 years’ experience in general News and Current Affairs reporting
- Fluent in isiZulu and English
- Understand legislation and regulations impacting broadcasting
- Sound understanding of current trends in the social, economic, and political environment
- Computer literacy
- Ability to interact and manage different role-players / stakeholders at various levels
- Understanding and professional use of multimedia platforms
- Excellent command of both written and spoken language of Radio and TV News and Current Affairs to optimise the impact of editorial content
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of News and Current Affairs production processes and systems
- Journalistic and editorial acumen
- Good, “sound” knowledge of and interest in Radio and TV broadcast developments, trends, and technologies, including the media industry
SABC NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Position: Bulletin Writer: SABC News Channel x2
Position ID: 60019304; 60019310
Scale code: 403
Reporting Line: Bulletin Editor: SABC News Channel
24 AUGUST 2026
Main purpose of the position:
To produce and deliver compelling and incisive high quality television news content in line SABC News public mandate objectives
Key Accountabilities:
- Write, translate and edit scripts and video clips according to the house style.
- Check the facts of stories from the various news sources to ensure accurate and factual product.
- Edit text and copy from field and wire and ensure it is short and crisp
- Voice reports
- Copy taste in order to identify stories for use on TV news bulletins
- Liaise with reporters and search wires for breaking stories, fresh angles and updates on stories
- Advise the Bulletin Editor on new and developing story angles.
- Tailor story to allotted time within the bulletin
- Preview tapes to ensure correct sound levels, timing and visuals
- Correct linguistic and factual errors in the script
- Attend briefing meetings
- Ensure that stories are produced to prescribed Standard Operating Procedures.
- Adhere to the SABC Editorial Policies, BCCSA and Press Codes as well as other relevant regulations.
- Adherence to organisational policies and procedures.
- Attend briefing and debriefing sessions with Bulletin Editor.
- Participate in brainstorming sessions and discuss story ideas, angles and sources with the team, and other contributors.
- Liaise with senior editorial team members regarding technical support and editorial requirements.
Requirements:
- National Diploma / NQF 6 in Journalism or Media Studies or equivalent qualifications.
- 4 years’ proven experience in writing and producing news bulletins
- Understanding of all regulations and legislation impacting broadcasting
- Sound understanding of current trends in social, economic and political environment
- Computer literacy
- Ability to interact with different stakeholders at different levels
- Understanding of multi-media platforms
- Excellent command of written and spoken English language to optimise the impact editorial content. Advanced knowledge and understanding of audio-visual news production processes and systems.
- Editorial and journalistic acumen.
- Sound knowledge of and interest in Television and digital news trends
DIVISION: News and Current Affairs
POSITION: Multimedia Producer (English, Johannesburg)
SCALE CODE: 403
POSITION ID: 60019394
REPORTING LINE: Duty Editor: Digital News
24 AUGUST 2026
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
To develop, edit and support the production of SABC News’ multimedia content in English and compile related features / special reports to increase content engagement and audience growth
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Conceptualise, brainstorm and produce multimedia content in English for SABC News’ digital / online platforms
- Compile features and special reports for SABC News’ online and social media platforms
- Research stories and potential newsmakers / interviewees through various news mediums
- Create various forms of multimedia news, data stories and features, including infographics, digital news cards, listicles, explainers, animation and relevant audiovisual content etc
- Assist SABC News with graphic design projects and daily assignments, such as modifying images and creating designs for distinctive features
- Write and produce original stories / content from pre- to post-production, on and off the field, such as mobile journalism stories in the form of packages, podcasts, voiceovers and various forms of visualisation tools
- Provide digital and multimedia support to all SABC News platforms
- Keep abreast of the latest news, developments, trends and upcoming events
- Inform team leader/s of story developments and progress
- Maintain constructive and effective relationships with all stakeholders
- Communicate professionally and effectively with critical production areas such as Digital News’ Multimedia Editors
- Compile analytics and other required reports, including production ones
- Adhere to South Africa’s Constitution, all laws, ICASA licence conditions and regulations, BCCSA and Press Council codes and rulings, the SABC Editorial Policies, including those set by partners such as Google, YouTube and internal Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms such as SABC+, the News style guide and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
REQUIREMENTS:
- National Diploma in journalism or any other relevant tertiary qualification
- 5 – 7 years’ experience in journalism, multimedia production or related discipline/s
- Excellent news sense, editorial judgement and general knowledge
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Excellent understanding and use of social media as a journalistic tool and opportunity to promote SABC News and Current Affairs and engage its audience professionally
- Experience of website content production, such as Content Management Systems
- Multimedia or mobile journalism, graphic design, video editing and live streaming in the digital news environment will be advantageous
- Understanding of current trends in news and digital media
SPECIALIST REGULATOR
Report Line : Head: Distribution & Contribution
Division: Technology
Scale Code : 130 (Peromnes 6,Paterson D2)
Position ID: 60018788
CLOSING DATE: 23 AUGUST 2026
To be the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s ‘distribution specialist contact’ and co-ordinator, between Sentech/ICASA/Telkom/Industry and the South African Broadcasting Corporation, continually promoting and enhancing the interest of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, in order to ensure optimal service delivery for the SABC on existing and future needs and requirements.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
- Shaping and influencing the development of Spectrum Policies and Regulations in favour of the SABC
- Providing strategic directions of the National Preparatory Working Group of International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunications agenda items relating to broadcasting and spectrum management
- Leading signal interference resolutions cases for TVOB, TV and Radio departments
- Apply engineering planning and coordination procedures to spectrum management to support SABC’s various applications for licences at ICASA
- Knowledge of spectrum usage and availability in the Bands
- Participating in band planning exercises in South Africa and providing strategic directions with the aim to protecting SABC’s spectrum usage
- Take responsibility for the technical contact with the ICASA, Telkom and Sentech, in order to ensure optimal delivery on SABC technical needs and requirements.
- Liaise with TV and Radio and relevant technology business units, in order to ensure optimal delivery on transmission technology needs and requirements.
- Liaise with ICASA technical staff, in order to clarify and resolve technical issues and enhance the ICASA
- Efficiently and accurately manage a database of existing transmitters and future planned expansions.
- Ensure optimal alignment between technology and the radio stations and TV channels needs and requirements including contribution links.
- Manage and audit the technical performance of the transmitters and satellite networks used by the SABC.
- Monitor the availability of the transmitter and satellite networks and consolidate an accurate monthly network breakdown report, detailing: total lost broadcast time; total lost broadcast time per programme; graphical representation of hours lost per month, to indicate trends.
- Identification of any transmitter site showing abnormal down time.
- Provide accurate information on census figures, coverage maps and self-help stations.
- Provide strategic direction in terms of optimal utilisation of technology, in order to continually enhance and improve efficiencies and quality of radio and TV processes and systems
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT
- Represent and present SABC’s interest in the world Radio conferences in line with approved technology roadmap on radio frequency and equipment standardization.
- Management of cross border interference and represent and promote the SABC’s interests in the external world by building long-term alliances and partnerships with suppliers and industry organizations to achieve the SABC’s strategic objectives.
- Promote the interests of the SABC by taking part in industry groups such as NAB and SADIBA and help keep the SABC at the leading edge in relation to South African and international Contribution and Distribution arrangements.
- Responsible for actively managing relationships with all the SABC’s Contribution and Distribution and linking suppliers, including Sentech and satellite platform operators
- Maintain regular contact with ICASA and the DCDT in order to establish and maintain relationships and to assist with in time processing of SABC applications
- Lobby, protect and advance SABC’s interest in all international and national Fora for spectrum requirements
INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
QUALIFICATIONS
- N D Electrical/Electronic Engineering NQF Level 6
- National Diploma/ Degree in Business Administration will be an advantage
EXPERIENCE
- 5 years’ experience on technical regulatory environment
KNOWLEDGE
- Radio frequency planning
- Electromagnetic spectrum theory
- National and international policies and regulation
DIVISION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYT
POSITION SPECIALIST: APPLICATION SUPPORT
REPORT LINE SECTIONAL LEAD: SOFTWARE SUPPORT
POSITION ID 60024887
SCALE CODE 900
CLOSING DATE: 20 AUGUST 2026
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Provide effective and efficient software development, analysis, and maintenance to the SABC’s end users, to deliver an IT solution in support of business requirements. Maintain and improve the complex technical systems to ensure all employees have the technology they need to complete their work and the organization’s important files and information remain safe and intact.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STRATEGY
- Provide input to the strategic information systems vision and direction for the business.
- Execute the IT Strategy activities to achieve the objectives for the business.
- Identify technology trends and evolving social behaviour that may support or impede the success of the business.
- Execute strategically identified and prioritized software initiatives.
- Collaborate with the appropriate internal departments and external customers to assess and recommend technologies that support the business needs and / or customer requirements.
- Full investigation of business needs and requirements.
- Benchmarking and proper investigation of alternative solutions
- Continual evaluation of effectiveness of current systems and review appropriate review.
- New developments effectively interface with existing systems/ software.
- Follow implemented procedures and utilize systems for analyzing application performance.
- Collaborate with the appropriate internal departments and external customers to assess and recommend software activities.
BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
- Ensure delivery consistent with the most appropriate and efficient processes across the team.
- Work effectively with Project and Product Owners to ensure delivery against agreed priorities.
- Contribute to technology standards and best practices.
- Suggesting ideas to reduce costs in IT and to business leadership.
- Comply to the Company’s and Business Area’s software support processes.
- Tender/ quotes specification and evaluation in accordance with SCM policy/procedures
- Implement optimal and cost-effective solutions in line with user requirements.
- Implement new developments effectively interface with existing systems/ software.
- Conduct effective quality assurance, program logic, and data processing processes.
- Conduct proper testing prior to end-user implementation.
- Provide functional operational support/ advice.
- Optimally configure systems in line with end user needs/ vendor requirements
- Correct errors and appropriate changes in line with expected results
- Compile ScheduAll System Reports to meet end user requirements in line with SLA's.
- Compile accurate custom reports in line with user requirements.
- Attend accurately to ad hoc MIS queries.
- Ensure system up-time targets and data integrity targets are met.
- Conduct User Acceptance Testing with upgrades
- Implement measure to ensure optimal performance of core systems.
- Configure changes to hardware/ software in line with predetermined methodology and configuration best practice based on vendor /user requirements.
- Ensure accurate documentation of releases /configurations.
- Always update the configuration management plan.
- Log change requests and software releases in compliance with IT procedures
- Implement changes effectively to ensure proper interface with operating systems and relevant applications
IT GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE
- Participate in the development of best practice policies and standards.
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of emerging trends in information systems risks, techniques and trends, in-line with overall information security objectives and risk tolerance.
- Implement data privacy legislation and disclosures.
- Identify, analyze, respond to, and monitor IT risks.
- Ensure that risk factors and events are addressed.
- Resolve identified findings and actions to closure and report progress to leadership.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external auditors throughout compliance assessments.
- Full compliance with SABC Financial Policy & Procedures including SCM policies.
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Accurate identification of customer needs
- Constantly and consistently exceed the customer's expectations.
- Customer queries/ complaints resolved in accordance with IT service standards and SLA’s.
- Functional advice/ support to facilitate good customer service and improve service delivery.
- Maintaining professional working relationships with external and internal customers.
- Accurately identify needs of customers
LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
- Managing own performance and development.
- Assist with establishing long terms team goals, reporting mechanisms, maturity models, and a roadmap for continual program improvements.
- Meet IT performance & quality standards.
- Participating in formal reviews conducted bi-annually per IT unit team member in accordance with SABC Performance Management Policy
- Compile Individual Development Plan (IDP) for yourself annually.
- Participating in Individual coaching, counselling, and mentoring conducted on an ongoing basis to meet individual development needs.
- Attend Training & Development in accordance with WSP.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Relevant IT NQF Level 6 (National Diploma) qualification
- 3-5 years’ experience in software analysis and development experience in which 3 years’ experience in management of an IT application within a broadcasting environment and 2 years’ management experience in a corporate environment.
KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge and understanding of automated software and system management tools
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of end user core business processes
- Knowledge and understanding of Ms Project
- Knowledge and understanding of SharePoint and BI products
- Knowledge of IT hardware and technical architecture
- Advanced knowledge, understanding & application of information technology best practice (including platforms, applications, security, etc)
- Knowledge & understanding of all relevant Company Policies & Procedures e.g. Finance, HR, Procurement, Risk, Safety & Health, etc
- Knowledge and understanding of latest technological developments within broadcast environment
- Knowledge & understanding of file formats
