News24 Sport reports that the SABC sent an email to staff and freelancers last Friday to inform them that it wouldn’t be carrying any Proteas-related content for the foreseeable future on its platforms.
“The SA men’s and women’s incoming events, including the [women’s] Tri-Series commentary and reports on radio, are terminated with immediate effect, owing to issues with CSA,” it read.
However, CSA CEO Pholetsi Moseki remained hopeful a deal would be done before the Tuesday deadline.
“In all honesty, our negotiations with the SABC over the past few years have invariably been a bit challenging,” he told News24 Sport.
“We’ve experienced a tendency for agreements to be concluded in a last-gasp manner. I’ve even had the experience of everything being signed the morning of a game.”
The three-match men’s ODI series between the Proteas and England starts on Friday.
