SABC board approved
The recommendations now go to President Jacob Zuma for ratification and appointment.
Almost all opposition parties abstained from voting, supporting some of the candidates, but not others, with the Democratic Alliance’s Niekie van den Berg accusing the African National Congress of giving in to its alliance partners.
The DA was disappointed at the process being politicised.
All parties are unanimous in their support of journalist and engineer Magatho Mello, National Union of Metalworkers of SA president Cedric Gina, attorney Peter John Harris, current board member Suzanne Vos, journalist Pippa Green, IT law specialist Felleng Sekha, and broadcast consultant Clare O’Neil.
However, the other five nominees — SA Communist Party member David Niddrie, former SABC board member Barbara Masekela, attorney and ANC Youth League member Clifford Motsepe, economist and former SABC board member Desmond Golding, former arts and culture minister Ben Ngubane –were rejected by the DA, the Congress of the People and the Independent Democrats.
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