e.tv had challenged the government, saying an unencrypted system would hurt its ability to compete as encryption would allow government to offer better services to the public.
Last week, Dlodlo confirmed to Eyewitness News that she would follow ANC policy on the issue after the party decided to go for an encrypted system.
Faith Muthambi says she will only counter sign President Zuma’s appointment of the interim board once its members have been vetted by the necessary agencies.
Faith Muthambi says the 'hysteria' around President Jacob Zuma's summoning of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is a collective, dishonest and deliberate amnesia.
Minister Faith Muthambi has apologised, saying she is accompanying President Jacob Zuma on an official visit to KwaZulu-Natal.
Minister Faith Muthambi has reportedly written to Baleka Mbete, claiming that she had been ambushed for political reasons during the inquiry.
While the report leaves it up to Zuma to decide, opposition parties want him to axe Muthambi for her role in the saga of the SABC.
The SABC inquiry report follows weeks of hearings, painting a bleak picture of political interference on Faith Muthambi's part.
The names of five SABC interim board members will be tabled by the Communications Portfolio Committee on Tuesday.
The committee found there was mismanagement, political interference & unlawful appointments, some apparently aided by Muthambi.
eTV and several NGOs say DStv is wrong to try and force SA to use an unencrypted digital terrestrial television system.
The SABC’s legal team is arguing that the appointment of Motsoeneng was a management decision and not an exercise of public power.
Earlier on Thursday, MPs wrestled with how far it can go in taking action against Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.
Muthambi's conduct as the minister responsible for overseeing the SABC came under scrutiny in Parliament.
DA MP Phumzile van Damme says that Communications Minister Faith Muthambi overstepped the mark by meddling in SABC affairs.
Minister Faith Muthambi, during her evidence to the inquiry in December, argued that the bill be speedily processed.
Outa says it’s not ruled out the possibility of charging the minister for her so-called complicity in the SABC’s issues.
An award will be handed over at the State of the Continent briefing in Durban on Monday.
