ANDILE KHUMALO: When a board pulls in two directions
What happens when fiduciary duties clash with political stances?
More than a year ago, in October 2017, president Jacob Zuma announced a permanent SABC board to replace the interim structure that had been in place. The interim board had come into being after a complete collapse in governance dating from the time the government saw fit to put Ellen Tshabalala and Ben Ngubane in charge of the broadcaster. As the governance crisis rapidly mutated into an operational fiasco, the SABC found itself paralysed from within as the Hlaudi Motsoeneng effect eroded all stability in the institution. This week, the board yet again collapsed as four more members resigned. The board already had vacancies arising from the loss of members who were confirmed for a five-year period in October 2017 and promptly left within months. The Broadcasting Act requires that 12 nonexecutive directors and three executive directors serve as the guardians of the organisation. Right now, the board is left with just four nonexecutive directors and three executives. The board is nume...
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