ANC does about-turn on Phathiswa Magopeni for SABC board: ANC MPs have done an about-turn on whether former SABC head of news Phathiswa Magopeni is a suitable candidate to serve on the public broadcaster’s board.
ANC MP Lesiba Molala insisted the committee should reconsider the 12 names in light of Ntshavheni’s letter to Mapisa-Nqakula on January 25, seven weeks after parliament adopted the candidates for the SABC board, questioning Magopeni’s suitability for the board and citing the King IV report.
I do not think the issue of independence, and that you have served as an executive in the SABC within the last three years, is a legally correct way to exclude a member at this point. King is not a strong enough argument to do that. That’s not the purpose of the King IV reportNtshavheni wrote: “We would like to find out whether consideration of other good governance prescripts like the King report on corporate governance was taken into account to determine her suitability for appointment.
The SABC axed Magopeni in January 2022, citing a breakdown of trust. An internal hearing found her guilty of misconduct for failing to prevent the broadcast of an interdicted episode of the investigative news programme Her sacking was controversial and came amid suggestions it was politically motivated. The SABC later reached a settlement with her, but the details have not been disclosed.
Opposition MPs agreed with Jenkins’ opinion, with the EFF’s Vuyani Pambo adding: “There was obviously a political game being played.
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