Parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into the crisis at the SABC is confident a last-minute interdict application by SABC chairman Mbulaheni Maguvhe will fail. Maguvhe, the last remaining board member, launched an urgent court application at the weekend to interdict Parliament from proceeding with an inquiry into the problems at the public broadcaster. "Yesterday our [legal representatives] went to court and indicated our intention to oppose the interdict. We are confident the courts will rule in our favour and we are hoping the matter will be put to rest after the hearing on Friday," ad hoc committee chairman Vincent Smith said in Parliament on Tuesday. The ad hoc committee was meant to begin its work on Tuesday. Smith said the inquiry would be postponed until after Friday’s interdict case. The committee meeting on Tuesday was now a "preparatory meeting for the inquiry", Smith said. "As soon as the court has made the ruling, we will be ready to roll 24 hours after that. What it me...
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