Concern over Zuma 'deliberately delaying' SABC board appointment
9 October 2017
Cape Town - The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) on Monday said it was concerned that President Jacob Zuma has still not appointed the new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board.
OUTA called on Zuma in a statement to appoint the 12 individuals approved by Parliament to non-executive board posts without any further delays, after he had received their recommendations over a month ago.
"We’re concerned that President Zuma is deliberately delaying the appointment of the new board for political reasons, leaving an unacceptable gap in governance at the SABC," OUTA special projects director Dominique Msibi said.
Parliament approved the 12 names on September 6 following a lengthy interview process for more than 300 names in August. The interim board's term expired on September 26, leaving the SABC without a board for the past 13 days.