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.<\/p>\n
This is according to DA Shadow Minister of Communications Gavin Davis.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not clear whether the Minister\u2019s failure to notify the Presidency of Mr Bonakele\u2019s resignation was a result of bungling, or whether there is a more sinister motive,\u201d Davis said. \u201cThe recent purge of three other board members suggests that anything is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that Muthambi has made ominous noises about reducing the number of SABC board members and increasing her own powers.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy not processing this resignation until now, the Minister is reinforcing the perception that she is manipulating the Board to suit her own agenda.”<\/p>\n
Muthambi owes South Africa an explanation for her failure to notify the Presidency of this resignation, he said.<\/p>\n
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