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Show evidence of conflict of interest, says the new SABC chairman
New SABC board chairman Bongumusa Makhathini says he is prepared to step down from the foundation of one of President Jacob Zuma’s wives if evidence is provided that there is a conflict of interest. Makhathini is the chairman of the Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation‚ a nonprofit organisation that focuses on diabetes awareness. After almost three weeks of dithering, the Presidency announced on Tuesday that 11 proposed members of the SABC board had been appointed for a period of five years. But it was the appointment of Makhathini and Febe Potgieter-Gqubule as chairman and deputy chairwoman, respectively, that drew the ire of opposition parties and lobby groups. Potgieter-Gqubule is a close ally and adviser to Zuma’s former wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and during board interviews, indicated she was contemplating serving on the ANC’s national executive committee. DA MP and communications spokeswoman Phumzile van Damme said the party noted with "grave concern" the appointment of Makhathini a...
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