Report responsibly, SABC board inquiry chair Vincent Smith urges media
Deliberations by Parliament’s ad hoc committee on the SABC board inquiry began on Thursday morning, with concern raised about who leaked its "working document". The IFP’s Narend Singh told fellow MPs that the leak was an important issue to discuss, as it involved a "matter of trust". Chairperson Vincent Smith called on the media to "report responsibly" on the board’s work. On Thursday, Smith expressed "dismay" that the working document had found its way into the public domain"‚ saying it "was prepared as a foundation upon which a constructive meeting of the committee and deliberations will commence". The document‚ which emerged online on Tuesday night‚ recommended recovering up to R5.1bn in "irregular‚ fruitless and wasteful expenditure". It was also scathing of Communications Minister Faith Muthambi’s interference in the board’s work‚ particularly with regard to the "hasty" permanent appointment of then acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, "despite the public protector...
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