In a letter seen by City Press the letter, which City Press has seen, the SABC is unlikely to be able to afford these payments, given its financial challenges. Photo: SuppliedMusician rights lobby group Independent Music SA has accused the SABC of failing to pay nearly R100 million in royalties to recording artists and performers between 2009 and 2013, citing that this is plunging artists into poverty.
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