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Citing high costs, spokeswoman Vuyo Mthembu said it was unable to reach a sub-licence agreement with SuperSport over the television rights, nor with IMG over radio rights. "The public broadcaster endeavours to broadcast sports of national interest, as well as national teams of the respective sporting codes, in fulfilling its public mandate," said Mthembu.
"However, the costs of these particular rights fees would not have been commercially viable and there would not have been a return on investment for the organisation." The tournament, taking place in Japan, starts on Friday, with the Springboks playing their first game against reigning champions New Zealand a day later.
So y'all gonna pay us all tickets to go and watch the games?
Very sad
If you ever wondered why rugby isn't transforming, there is your answer. The majority of our country is denied access to the sport through broadcasting rights. You'll never catch sufficient interest or commitment if you keep the game hidden behind unaffordable subscriptions.
These ones suck, donkey balls. 🤦🏾♂️ Yet quick to tear us apart for their tv licence fees.
This is an absolute outrage!!🧐. Especially since the fact that they don't do any rugby. Must say I didn't expect this🤔
After all the hard work focused on growing grass routes Rugby then they fuck it all up like this, what an utter disgrace
Ridiculous. How much could it cost that the Department of Sport could not have come up with the money. Tragic decision.
Sies! Close the whole broadcasting corporation! 😂
Bring back HLAUDII
Just close the SABC if u can't deliver
So the SABC won’t broadcast the delayed Rugby World Cup games, see how unbothered we are!
We don't need SABC anymore. Shut it down and let private companies fill the void
I made a video about this
From the same useless anc “govt” that will be the first to criticise “lack of transformation”. One of the most useless and hypocritical “govts” on the planet. SABCNewsOnline DeptOfCommSA Stellarated
CoruscaKhaya It's like basic service delivery. If municipality provides drinking H20 once a month instead of every day, we shouldn't be aggrieved when water monthly isn't available on a particular month. But by lack of H20 everyday. Unless there are reasons why H20 isn't available every day.
CoruscaKhaya Are we not supposed to be more angered by SABC's failure to broadcast rugby regularly than their failure to broadcast a rugby event that comes ones in four years? Unless their mandate is to broadcast RWC only...
KhuluPhasiwe This is what happens when comrades loot🥺🥺🥺
Is DSTV broadcasting them to everyone? This is hypocrisy to blame SABC as if us not DSTV Premium subscribers will be able to watch. Check your privilege first before you hail insult at the SABC.
CoruscaKhaya SABCNewsOnline and yet you still expect me to pay tv license.Please stop sending me emails and text messages... I WONT PAY
Who else is shocked? 😑
So I'll stop paying my TV licence
CoruscaKhaya Mayivalwe
Yal can't be serious 🤦♀️
They must close SABC klarr
I’m not surprised.
Wow. What is we win?
We are not surprised
i will not paytvlicence
What’s going on with this SABCNewsOnline
Only if they were going to benefit like they do in other entities(Eskom,Transnet,SAA and so forth) they would intervene
They must bring back Hlaudi
Hlaudi must return
And they complain when Rugby does not invest in the communities and minds its wealthy business. Poor young kids need to see a South African team doing great internationally.
Wow man..
Hlaudi must come back... Yoh... This is too much
😳🙆🏾♂️ Thank goodness for DStv
😂😂😂idish iyadingeka for ezinto
Hold up ... Y'all broadcast 7delaan for like a 100 years now but the world cup is out... 🤔🤔
We don't Care ss1is giving us free all spring boks game
SOUTH AFRICA BROADLY CORRUPT (SABC)
Akhonto intle tuu!!🙆♀️🤦♂️
Somewhere in SA Piet will be like ...
Don’t worry. The capitalists have got this
And this time time they can't bully multichoice to give them rights 😂😂
This is where hlaudi comes in to save sabc SABCNewsOnline
The Rugby world cup isn't going to accept R72mil to broadcast rugby matches
No delayed live? 😂😂
And the national team is playing? Corruption is real.
I blame Hlaudi with a chance of meatballs
Well they want to promote sport amongst all yet they deny the poor from watching the national side. What a bunch of hypocrites CyrilRamaphosa
This makes me sooo angry for the young talent in this country that will miss out...disgraceful SABC!!!
F****king PATHETIC...HOW DOES SA EXPECT YOUNG TALENT TO COME THROUGH THE RANKS WHEN THEY CANT EVEN WATCH A RWC !!!!
Bow down to Multchoice everyone!
The SABC can't afford it, so the shabeens, restaurants, pubs and taverns should do what was done in '95. Charge patrons a nominal cover fee, it's better watched socially anyway!
SABC is trash
Watch the space they going to U-turn
What's new ...why we pay TV license is bizarre..the SPORTATSABC is useless to South African masses
And yet life on earth will continue.
They must call hlaudi back, bottom and klaar.
Well DSTV subscribers, how we dzoing😂
Sifelani
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