![]() Initially, the proposal was for two television channels, one in English and Afrikaans, aimed at white audiences, and another, known as TV Bantu, aimed at black viewers, but when television was finally introduced, there was only one channel. In 1971, the SABC was finally allowed to introduce a television service. While it only ran for eighteen months, the radio series proved highly popular. In the absence of television in South Africa, a radio version of the British television series ‘the Avengers’was produced by Sonovision for SABC’s commercial network, Springbok Radio in 1972. The opposition United Party pointed out that even less economically advanced countries in Africa had already introduced television, while South Africa’s self-governing British colonial neighbour Southern Rhodesia had introduced it by 1961. When Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon in 1969, South Africa was one of the few countries unable to watch the event live, prompting one newspaper to remark, “The moon film has proved to be the last straw… The situation is becoming a source of embarrassment for the country.” In response to public demand, the government arranged limited viewings of the landing, in which people were able to watch recorded footage for 15 minutes. However, many white South Africans, including some Afrikaners, did not share Hertzog’s “reactionary” views and regarded the hostility towards what he called “the little black box” as irrational. 20 _ Signature of Secretary of Society.Dr. Albert Hertzog, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs at the time, said that TV would come to South Africa “over his dead body,” denouncing it as “a miniature bioscope (cinema) over which parents would have no control.” He also argued that “South Africa would have to import films showing race mixing and advertising would make (non-white) Africans dissatisfied with their lot.” The new medium was then regarded as the “devil’s own box, for disseminating communism and immorality.” ![]() I declare that the present nomination was deposited with the Society on. Signature & initial of Second Named Applicant. Signature & initial of First Named Applicant. (Where the nomination is not intended to comprise the whole of the member's property in the Society, the amount to be comprised in it is to be specified.) Any previous nomination made by me is hereby cancelled.Īs Witness to my hand, this. In every respect and that CFCCU will not be liable for the consequences of any delay, mistake or omission in transmission or any interception of the said message. It is understood that the message will be sent at my/our risk * By signing, I/We hereby apply for CFCCU Email Alert and authorise you to provide the service for this Community First Co-operative Credit Union (the “Credit Union”) account indicated above. An application of a joint membership to withdraw from the Society or to vary the composition of the joint membership must be signed by all the persons comprising the joint membership.The second-named person must be informed of funds held as security or be a co-maker.The second-named person can withdraw, deposit and receive other services, but cannot apply for a loan.The second-named person is not insured and is not a voting member. ![]() Type of Joint Account: (Please tick) Joint Tenancy Tenancy in Common I hereby make application for membership in the COMMUNITY FIRST CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED and agree to conform to its Rules and Amendments thereof and subscribe for at least forty shares. ![]()
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