PARLIAMENT
Former Busa head proposed as SABC interim board chairman
Media veteran Mathatha Tsedu has been recommended as Khanyisile Kweyama’s deputy
Former Business Unity SA CEO Khanyisile Kweyama has been recommended by Parliament’s portfolio committee to chair the interim board of the SABC. Media veteran Mathatha Tsedu was recommended as Kweyama’s deputy. The recommendation brings the public service broadcaster one step closer to stability after the board collapsed last year during a parliamentary ad hoc committee probe into its fitness to hold office. The National Assembly will consider the recommendations on Wednesday afternoon. Krish Naidoo, Febe Potgieter-Gqubule and John Mattison are the other recommendations for the interim board. The recommendations are expected to be passed uncontested at the National Assembly. Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird said those put forward for the interim board had strong experience in various relevant disciplines, save for auditing and forensics. "I think that, in general terms, those names should give the SABC a good fighting chance. "There is a good balance of experience from ...
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