Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the SABC Bill was withdrawn without Cabinet’s approval.
The bill proposed a new funding model for the SABC, to be developed within three years of enactment.“The SABC Bill is not a private member’s bill, it’s not Mr Malatsi’s bill.
“Whatever the limitations the minister may find in the bill, he must come and convince Cabinet to say ‘there are these limitations in the bill and for this reason these are the amendments I want to make and therefore, I’m requesting Cabinet to concur with me to withdraw that bill’,” the minister said.
Critics argued the bill failed to address key funding issues for the SABC, which has struggled financially for years.
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