Broadcasting bill changes on cards
MPs are set to recommend that Parliament reject new powers to minister
The ad hoc committee investigating the crisis at the SABC is likely to recommend that Parliament not adopt aspects of the controversial Broadcasting Amendment Bill. Communications Minister Faith Muthambi quietly tabled the bill in 2015, sparking an uproar because it seeks to usurp the National Assembly’s powers in appointing and firing nonexecutive members of the SABC board. The bill also proposes that the number of nonexecutive board members be cut from 12 to nine as this would ensure "faster decision-making". The ad hoc committee began processing its draft report on Thursday on the hearings it conducted into the crisis at the public broadcaster. The report will not pronounce on "anyone’s guilt or innocence", but contain observations and recommendations on how to turn the broadcaster around.
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