Mbulaheni Maguvhe will not participate in inquiry into SABC, alleging bias
Embattled SABC chairperson Mbulaheni Maguvhe has given Parliament the proverbial middle finger, saying he will not participate in the ad hoc inquiry meant to probe the crisis at the public broadcaster. Maguvhe said during a hastily organised media conference at a Cape Town hotel that the ad hoc committee was "poisoned", and would not grant him a fair hearing. Maguvhe and his legal team, and SABC executives including acting CEO James Aguma and corporate affairs head Hlaudi Motsoeneng, staged a mass walkout of the parliamentary ad hoc committee meeting on Wednesday morning. The walkout occurred after the committee decided to continue with the inquiry into the fitness of the SABC board. The board’s sole member is Maguvhe, who appealed against last week’s ruling by the High Court in Cape Town, which dismissed his bid to halt the inquiry into the SABC. "I am not against the inquiry taking place as purported out there … but we want the process to be fair, independent and impartial. The [a...
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