National Assembly gives thumbs-up to SABC board despite EFF and DA objections
The opposition parties particularly objected to Krish Naidoo and Febe Potgieter-Gqubule, whom they labelled ‘ANC operatives’
The National Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of adopting the 12 proposed names to serve on the permanent board of the SABC, despite objections by the DA and the EFF. The proposed candidates for the board are: • Current interim board chairwoman Khanyisile Kweyama; • Former Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) councillor Nomvuyiso Batyi; • Erstwhile board member Rachel Kalidass; • University of Limpopo dean of students Dinkwanyane Mohuba; • Head of business enablement at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) Victor Rambau; • Director of legal and external affairs at British American Tobacco (BAR) Bongumusa Makhathini; • Media consultant Michael Markovitz; • Jack Phalane, a lawyer and partner at Fluxmans Attorneys; • Mathatha Tsedu, current interim board deputy chairman and veteran journalist; and • Interim board members John Mattison, Krish Naidoo and Febe Potgieter-Gqubule. The list of the candidates will now be forwarded to President Ja...
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