State capture inquiry hears how digital migration of SABC stalled

However, her decision was set aside after e.tv litigated against it - after the court's finding that Pule did not have the authority to make the decision for the SABC.

But, according to Kruger, eTV came around a year later and SABC was complying with the department view on using Sentech's systems.Kruger said all the contracts were set up when the SABC pulled out at the last minute. "SABC via Sipho Masinga [SABC head of technology] said we are no longer going to participate...He said the SABC has decided they don’t want any set top box control, any encryption or any conditional access systems from Sentech," Kruger said. "From talking to colleagues in the SABC, it turned out the SABC had signed a contract with MultiChoice...

But a clause in the contract also barred the SABC from launching its free-to-air channels on any encrypted platform. MultiChoice has repeatedly denied claims that the deal was about control of set-top boxes. "That whole process is why SA is not finished with their digital roll-out because there were influences from other people, other companies that somehow stopped the whole thing," Kruger said.

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