It is alleged that the ANC communication subcommittee pressurised party MPs to ensure the party’s preferred candidates are appointed.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation board selection will likely suffer further delays as the African National Congress has instructed MPs to restart the selection process, Sunday TimesThe instruction came four months after the final list was submitted to President Cyril Ramaphosa. It is alleged that the ANC communication subcommittee pressurised party MPs to ensure the party’s preferred candidates were appointed.
An unnamed ANC member told Sunday Times that the party wants the final list amended over objections raised during the selection process.by former communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni to be addressed. She had served as the broadcaster’s head of news, and before her dismissal, Magopeni accused the ANC of political interference at the SABC.
Magopeni alleged that senior ANC officials like Fikile Mbalula and Jessie Duarte intimidated and verbally abused the broadcaster’s journalists.Following her refusal to comply with the ANC’s alleged demands to amend the SABC’s coverage, Magopeni said Makhathini and Mxakwe began to sabotage her. “The projected de-risk loss at this point amounts to an anticipated R608 million versus the budgeted profit for the year of R64 million,” she said.
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