Evidence minister is manipulating SABC: DA
In reply to a parliamentary question, the Presidency revealed it took Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi 9 months to notify it of the resignation of former SABC Board Member Thembinkosi Bonakele.
This is according to DA Shadow Minister of Communications Gavin Davis.
Media outlets reported that Bonakele resigned from the SABC during July 2014 to take up a position at the Competition Commission. Yet, according to the Presidency, Muthambi only informed it of his resignation on 26 March 2015.
“It is not clear whether the Minister’s failure to notify the Presidency of Mr Bonakele’s resignation was a result of bungling, or whether there is a more sinister motive,” Davis said. “The recent purge of three other board members suggests that anything is possible.”
He added that Muthambi has made ominous noises about reducing the number of SABC board members and increasing her own powers.
“By not processing this resignation until now, the Minister is reinforcing the perception that she is manipulating the Board to suit her own agenda.”
Muthambi owes South Africa an explanation for her failure to notify the Presidency of this resignation, he said.
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