Sabc board inquiry
Inquiry told SABC spent about R700K on travel, lodging for ex-board, officials
DA MP Phumzile van Damme says the money needs to be recovered from those who snubbed the ad hoc committee tasked with the inquiry.
Parliamentarians have been given a legal report recommending Minister Faith Muthambi be investigated for possibly lying during an inquiry into the SABC Board last year.
A report by Parliament’s Legal Services is recommending that Faith Muthambi be investigated for possibly misleading the national legislature during an inquiry into the SABC board last year.
The SABC interim board says the unilateral changes to the broadcasting’s policies in favour of 90% local content cost the television division R183 million in advertising revenue.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng is taking the SABC to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration for unfair dismissal.
The broadcaster says its major sources of revenue, including advertising, sponsorships and TV licenses, are under pressure but it will meet its obligations.
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.
Khoza addressed the National Assembly during the debate on the final report into the public broadcaster’s board's fitness to carry out its mandate.
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.
The Parliamentary inquiry into the SABC is calling for the board to be dissolved and an interim one to be appointed.
The DA has raised concern that Muthambi had told the inquiry she submitted the SABC’s Memorandum of Incorporation when that was not the case.
The public broadcaster has accused MPs investigating its board fitness to hold office of being biased.
These include how the SABC board should be composed, the issue of 'enforcers' in the newsroom and the security of journalists.
The ad hoc committee resumed its work in Parliament on Tuesday and is considering 18 responses received to its interim report.
The WC High Court ruled against an application to appeal its findings that Motsoeneng cannot hold any position at the SABC.
This was revealed during a meeting of MPs making up the ad hoc committee probing the SABC board.
The document was sent to the SABC, the communications minister and former SABC board chairs, as requested.
The SABC’s legal team is arguing that the appointment of Motsoeneng was a management decision and not an exercise of public power.