SABC DRAFT REPORT
MPs call for an inquiry into Ben Ngubane’s fitness to hold Eskom office
Eskom board chairman comes under scrutiny in light of his role in the demise of the public broadcaster
Eskom board chairman Ben Ngubane could be removed from his position at the power utility should some MPs have their way. During deliberations on the draft report on the SABC inquiry on Tuesday, some members of Parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into the crisis at the public broadcaster suggested that Parliament probe Ngubane’s fitness as Eskom chairman in light of his role in the demise of the public broadcaster. Ngubane, a former KwaZulu-Natal premier and national arts and culture minister, chaired the SABC board from December 2009 until he resigned amid controversy in March 2013. He was appointed as chairman of the Eskom board in 2015. Ngubane was also implicated in former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s swan song State of Capture report. The report, which President Jacob Zuma is challenging in court, criticises Eskom over improper hiring of its board and questions its deals with Gupta-linked mining company Tegeta and the acquisition of the Optimum mine. Ngubane has hit out ...
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