EFF derides SABC’s denial of Chris Maroleng’s appointment to its board
The EFF has jumped into the controversy around the expected appointment of MTN group executive of corporate affairs Chris Maroleng to replace Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the new SABC chief operating officer (COO). Reports of Maroleng’s appointment drew well wishes from respected figures such as former public protector Thuli Mandonsela and radio host Redi Tlhabi. In response to such messages, Communications Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane issued a statement saying "all appointments of the COO‚ CEO and chief financial officer of state-owned entities (SOEs) are done through Cabinet processes and therefore the announcements of the outcome are made by Cabinet. "It is the minister’s responsibility to present any appointment of executives of the SOEs under the Department of Communications through Cabinet processes. To this end‚ the minister has no knowledge of any official appointment of a COO [for the] SABC‚" she said on Monday. On Tuesday‚ the EFF rejected the assertion that Cabinet appoints ...
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