The DA called on Ramaphosa to immediately appoint a new SABC board and threatened legal action if he didn’t. 👀 SABC Read more here ⬇️
He said he had concerns about the legality of the process after 12 names were submitted to him, with an additional three names also selected.The letter of 9 March has got no basis in law,” he said.“He cannot take the law into his own hands,” said Tetyana.“The president must tell Parliament where he is taking this power to instruct it on how it should conduct its business,” said Tetyana.
“Accordingly, in his capacity as the appointing authority, the president should be able to appoint the SABC board from the list of names that were adopted by the National Assembly in December 2022.”The DA’s Dianne Kohler Barnard said Ramaphosa has “become used to illegally interfering in appointment processes”.
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