The interim board of the SABC during its term of office issued a document listing its recommended cost saving directives in the area of management and director privileges.
The Board RESOLVED that the following cost reduction measures be implemented:
Travel & Accommodation
• All Domestic Travel & Air Travel up to six hours- Economy Class
• International Accommodation – $450 limit on all accommodation
• No more than two people per Division, per event unless motivated and
approved by GCEO
• No conferences
• Video Conferencing to be encouraged to help reduce costs of travel
• No aircraft or helicopter charters without prior approval of the Board
• No security detail or chauffeur service other than what is required
to perform duty
Car Hire
• All car hire to be restricted to Class B except where MPV hired for
a group traveling together
• People traveling to same destination to share vehicles
Newspapers
• Newspaper subscriptions to be rationalized and limited to the floor
as opposed to individuals
Television Sets in Offices
• Television Sets in Offices to be discontinued
Home Equipment & DSTV Subscription
• DSTV subscription for Managers to be discontinued
• No Home equipment for Directors, only laptop, data card & Cell Phone
• No TV License or DSTV subscription for Directors
Cell Phone & Data Card Subscription
• Cell Phones to be rationalized and cell phone limits are to be
strictly enforced
• Data Cards to be rationalized and Data Card limits are to be strictly enforced
Petrol Cards
• All Petrol Cards for Managers to be withdrawn & to be replaced with
fuel allowance
Leave Encashment
• All Leave encashment to be stopped immediately
• Leave accumulation to be capped to 10 days per annum. All employees
with excess leave, need to take all excess leave in the next six
months else it will be forfeited
