Left with no choice since it doesn't have any tapes, SABC3 is forced to remove The Amazing Race from its schedule; debut of 25th season postponed indefinitely.

SABC3 that had no choice, has pulled the scheduled next season of The Amazing Race from the channel's programming line-up indefinitely, after it failed to acquire the actual broadcasting material.

The 25th season of The Amazing Race was supposed to start last Monday as advertised by the SABC, but it didn't and caused viewer outrage. 

The reality show also didn't materialise a week later on the SABC's only commercial TV channel, with SABC3 that literally has nothing in its playout stack from the foreign distributor Disney Media Distribution (DMD) to show.

SABC3 realised it had no choice but to postpone the show indefinitely, with no new starting date for The Amazing Race announced.

According to sources, The Amazing Race tapes didn't arrive from overseas at SABC programme acceptance.

It's not clear whether the broadcaster failing to pay caused the logistical broadcast nightmare - something that has happened several times at the SABC.

According to SABC3 The Amazing Race is being replaced by rebroadcasts in prime time of the third season of the local travel magazine show, Top Travel. 

Top Travel will be broadcast indefinitely for the next couple of weeks.

According to the SABC the South African public broadcaster "will advise of a new broadcast date for The Amazing Race in due course".