Cyril Ramaphosa explains delay in appointing SABC board
MPs recommended 15 members while the law empowers the president to appoint only 12
18 April 2023 - 12:44
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his six-month delay in appointing a new SABC board, saying parliament’s recommendation of three additional candidates had placed him in an invidious position of acting unlawfully had he upheld its recommendations.
On Tuesday, the president avoided potentially lengthy litigation when he appointed the 12-member board that will be headed by former National Youth Development Agency CEO Khathutshelo Ramukumba. ..
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