Ex-SABC deputy chair says minister had nothing to do with resignation
Khanyisile Kweyama says she quit because being on three high-profile boards took its toll on her
The former deputy chair of the SABC board, Khanyisile Kweyama, says her resignation had nothing to do with an acrimonious meeting the board had with communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. Kweyama’s resignation from the SABC board, as well as those of Krish Naidoo and John Matisonn, saw several media reports insinuate that they had done so as a protest against Ndabeni-Abrahams, who allegedly acted beyond her constitutional mandate at the meeting by giving the board a direct instruction rather than providing oversight. Ndabeni-Abrahams had only been in office for about a week when she met the board. The meeting ended badly, as she was not in favour of their proposal to radically reduce the headcount of the public broadcaster. Without retrenchments, the SABC’s overall expenditure is projected to increase to R7.64bn, but revenue is only expected to go up to R6.84bn for this financial year. The board was, however, advocating for staff cuts of about 1,000 people, just as Ndabeni...
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