Zuma’s failure to appoint SABC board has created a leadership vacuum, says SACP
President Jacob Zuma was sitting on Parliament’s board recommendations when the interim board’s term expired, says the South African Communist Party
The South African Communist Party (SACP) says President Jacob Zuma’s failure to appoint a new board has created a "governance vacuum" at the SABC.Zuma was sitting on Parliament’s board recommendations‚ "while the term of the interim board that did its best to turn around the ailing public broadcaster has expired", the party said in a statement.The names of 12 recommended board members were sent to Zuma by the National Assembly just more than three weeks ago. But Zuma‚ according to a report by Sunday Times at the weekend‚ has been reluctant to sign off on the names put forward as he does not trust some of the candidates.Zuma’s spokesman‚ Bongani Ngqulunga‚ said the president was "still applying his mind" and a due diligence process was under way to ensure the candidates were fit and proper.The state broadcaster reported a net loss of just less than R1bn this year."President Zuma’s inaction has opened a governance vacuum at the SABC and must be viewed by all South Africans as a cause ...
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