Court rejects lone SABC board member’s Parliament interdict attempt
Board chairman Mbulaheni Maguvhe wanted to keep Parliament from proceeding with inquiry into problems at public broadcaster
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board chairman Mbulaheni Maguvhe’s application to interdict Parliament from proceeding with an inquiry into the problems at the public broadcaster. Maguvhe, the last remaining board member, launched an urgent court application earlier this week, arguing that some members of the ad hoc committee set up to investigate the SABC and its dysfunctional board — such as Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Phumzile van Damme and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) chief whip Floyd Shivambu — were biased against him because they had made up their minds that the SABC board be dissolved. He wanted the ad hoc committee to be reconstituted without the "partial members". Judge Siraj Desai dismissed Maguvhe’s application with costs and said he would provide reasons later. This means the inquiry into the SABC can continue. Maguvhe’s lawyer, Thabani Masuku, had argued that his client had already been “pre-judged” even before...
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