In redeploying former communications minister Faith Muthambi to the crucial public service and administration portfolio, President Jacob Zuma has effectively shown Parliament the proverbial middle finger. The minister, blamed for the crisis at the SABC, is now in charge of a more demanding portfolio. She will now be responsible for labour relations, conditions of service and other employment practices for government employees. Zuma appointed Ayanda Dlodlo, a close ally, as minister of communications. She was previously deputy minister of public service and administration. Earlier in March, Parliament adopted a damning ad hoc committee report detailing the collapse of governance at the SABC, which blamed Muthambi for the crisis. The ad hoc committee report sharply criticises Muthambi’s incompetence in carrying out her responsibilities as the shareholder representative, including confirming Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the SABC’s permanent chief operating officer. Motsoeneng is blamed for the...
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