Civil society will need to keep applying pressure to the minister and Parliament to act urgently and in the public interest and develop a SABC Bill that is fit for purpose and in the public interest and will ensure the stability of the SABC. Those doing the research must work like the wind to develop a model suitable for a public broadcaster’s needs in a digital environment. Our SABC and democracy depend on it. DM William Bird is the director of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA).