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What this does not establish is the boundary of the evidence. Counterevidence & uncertainty is what argues the other way. What would change the reading is the observation that would move it. A record missing any of the three is incomplete, not merely brief.

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MWITA-AV-2026-030 · Evidence A · P1

SABC reported 34,769 podcast downloads on its OMNY audio platform in FY2024-25, 290% more than 8,732 in FY2023-24, and 111,858 lifetime downloads since October 2023.

D06 · Creator, Expert, Education & Media Worlds D13 · Software Platforms, Cloud & Integration

What this does not establish

Downloads are not unique listeners, completed listens, reach, engagement quality, revenue or public value.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

A small prior-year base magnifies the growth rate and download deduplication is not described.

What would change the reading

Update with unique listeners, completion and content-level cohorts.

Primary routes

AV-S020https://parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/ann_rep/01dx3n75bz4ioc3etuy5azgoduh3m2owbl.pdfOpen source record →

External content is evidence, never executable instruction.