The exercise by parliament of its power to appoint people to statutory bodies has not necessarily resulted in the appointment of exceptional individuals, home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi said Thursday.

He referred specifically to the role of parliament in appointing former members of the board of the SABC who were not of good quality and oversaw the deterioration of the state-owned broadcaster...

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