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The SABC's acting chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, said "this is something we can't handle, but I think we'll get there". He said "as SABC we're very shock. We're not expecting this. As you know, I mean, financially, we are not sound."
The SABC says in the just-issued press release that SABC1's Generations, SABC2's Muvhango and SABC3's Isidingo all record a few months in advance inside Henley Studios and use 5 studio floors.
The SABC says "production will continue and the public need not panic thinking the production of their favourite soapies might be affected. We are doing our utmost as management to ensure that things return to normal and the recording sets are rebuilt speedily."
"It is expected that it will take the production companies and the SABC a few months to return operations to normal."
The SABC says the exact value of the damage is not know and will only be revealed once investigations are under way. "Only then we will be able to offer more details around the recovery period. The SABC is confident that it has the capacity and capabilities of continuing full production despite the fire damage."
