ATC130319: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) section 15A process, dated 19 March 2013
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Report of the Portfolio Committee on
Communications on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) section 15A
process, dated 19 March 2013
The Portfolio Committee on Communications (the Committee),
having considered the briefing by the Minister of Communications and the SABC
Board, reports as follows:
The Committee received
notice of the fact that
both the
Chairperson, Dr Ben
Ngubane
, and the Deputy Chairperson of the SABC Board, Mr
Thamie
ka
Plaatjie
, have tendered
their resignations. Their resignations were accepted by the Appointing
Authority, the President of the
The Committee on 30
October 2012 reported on a briefing from the SABC Board on its inquiry
regarding the conduct of Advocate
Cawekazi
Mahlati
on Tuesday, 18 September 2012. The Committee
subsequently sought and was granted permission from the National Assembly to
undertake an inquiry in terms of section
15A(
1)(a) of
the Broadcasting Act No 4 of 1999. However, Advocate
Mahlatis
resignation now renders the continuation of such an inquiry unnecessary.
As a result of the
mentioned resignations, the SABC Board is left with only two non-executive serving
members, while section 13(1) of the Broadcasting Act No 4 of 1999 requires a
number of twelve non-executive members. In terms of section 15A(1)(b)(iii) of
the Broadcasting Act No 4 of 1999, the Committee recommends to the National
Assembly that a resolution be adopted that recommends the dissolution of the
Board, as it cannot carry out its duties as contemplated in section 13(11) and
can no longer control the affairs of the Corporation.
If the National
Assembly adopts the recommendation to dissolve the SABC Board, it is further
recommended that a resolution be adopted to recommend to the Appointing
Authority that the following five individuals be appointed as the interim SABC
Board members in terms of section
15A(
3)(a): Ms
Zanele
Ellen
Tshabalala
; Ms
Noluthando
Primrose
Gosa
; Mr
Vusumuzi
Mavuso
; Mr
Mashangu
Ronny
Lubisi
and Dr
Iraj
Abedian
. The
Committee
recommends
further
that Ms
Zanele
Ellen
Tshabalala
be appointed as the Board Chairperson and Ms
Noluthando
Primrose
Gosa
as Board Deputy Chairperson.
Report to be considered.
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