SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been telling any who'll listen that it's going to happen and today (31 May) he confirmed that it is.
The international content on the SABC TV channels is going to be reduced in favour of local content, specifically on SABC3.
The news came out of an SABC event which was held to award contracts to production companies in the South African TV industry. Speaking to
Fin24, Hlaudi confirmed the news and stated that the broadcaster would increase SABC3's local content to 80% from 1 July.
This development comes in the wake of the announcement of SABC's 90% local music quota which was implemented across SABC radio stations earlier this month.
No-one's breathed a word about which SABC3 properties will be affected. We'll keep you posted.