New SABC board has urgent problems to fix
has finally appointed a new SABC board, a full six months after the term of the previous board came to an end on 15 October last year.
Ramaphosa was taken to court by the non-profit Media Monitoring Africa on 24 February after failing to appoint the SABC board for months. MMA was forced to take the legal route because it had exhausted all available avenues, including writing to the president, according to its director, William Bird.“Each day that goes by without a board, the proper functioning of the public broadcaster is jeopardised, which in turn threatens the functioning of our constitutional democracy.
Bird said the finances of the SABC were already perilous six months ago and would now be more difficult to deal with. “They will probably have to apply to the minister for a bailout. Add to that the move to analogue and the subsequent loss of audience that will affect advertising. Don’t forget the SABC is 80% funded by commercial revenue,” he said. “They will have to come together as a board urgently and reassert their independence.
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