13.44------The SABC - Dare I use the phrase 'rogue unit'?Just for the record, I am not actually going to use the phrase 'rogue unit'. But seriously, though: How is it possible that the SABC, which is a public institution, is able to simply ignore the law?Has such a scenario been foreseen? How does government act? Should government act?What has happened here is that the SABC board, appointed to see to it that the public broadcaster fulfils its mandate and that its senior officials are held to account, has simple ceased to perform this role.It has, in essence, allowed the person of Hlaudi Motsoeneng to assume the role of charismatic commander-in-chief, and it has shown itself unresponsive to the rulings of courts, the appeals of government and the denunciations of political parties.The courts ruled that Motsoeneng was unfit to hold the corporations highest office, so the board agreed to give him another senior role and to allow him to reaplly for the top job.They did so at a media bri...
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