Parliament approves 12 new SABC Board members
6 September 2017
The Office of the ANC Chief Whip welcomes the endorsement of twelve candidates recommended to serve on the board of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) by parliament today.
The National Assembly approved the names of Ms Rachel Kalidass, Ms Nomvuyiso Batyi, Mr Krish Naidoo, Mr Mathatha Tsedu, Ms Khanyisile Kweyama, Mrs Febbe Potgieter-Gqubule, Mr Dinkwanyane Mohuba, Mr Jack Phalane, Mr John Matisonn, Mr Micheal Markovitz, Mr Victor Rambau and Mr Bongumusa Makhathini to fill the non-executive board positions on the SABC board.
Parliament’s recommendation of these new board members for our public broadcaster is a culmination of a transparent, open and inclusive process where more than 300 applications were processed into 36 shortlisted candidates who were interviewed in the full glare of the public.
This team holds much needed in depth knowledge in various fields, including corporate governance, legal services, financial management, journalism and communications, broadcasting administration and intellectual property laws.