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South African Communist Party, 18 February 2014

 

 

SACP calls for decisive action at SABC following Public Protector's report

 

 

The SACP has noted the public release of the Office of Public Protector's
investigation report yesterday, Monday 17 February on SABC (South African
Broadcasting Corporation). The investigations were conducted following a
series of allegations of widespread maladministration and corruption
including, among others, irregularities in appointments, fraud and abuse of
power at the SABC.

 

We call upon both the board and the Portfolio Committee to move with speed
to deal with these matters. In fact we welcome the pronouncement by the
Chair of the Portfolio Committee on Communications, Cde Eric Kholoane, that
the committee intends to move with speed in getting to the bottom of this
matter.

 

Decisive action is needed to turn the SABC around in all areas of its work,
including a concerted fight against corruption in the corporation.

 

The SACP is also firmly of the view that many of these shenanigans at the
SABC are not unrelated to corrupt intentions by some in relation to the
migration from analog to digital television. As the SACP we are watching all
the developments in relation to this migration and we will not hesitate to
act publicly on these matters and expose abuses and other tenderpreneurial
activities.

 

The SABC has already been on the brink of collapse and if nothing is done to
rescue the organisation things may literally fall apart at this important
institution. This can only negatively affect the workers and the poor of our
country who are serviced by the SABC. The Public Protector's findings, which
are shocking to say the least, confirm our long held view that the SABC was
an organisation immersed in a deep crisis and was being exploited to pursue
various political and corrupt agendas, including tenderpreneurial
activities.

 

The SACP also calls for legal action to be taken against all those
implicated, including past members of the board.

 

 

Released by SACP

 

Contact:

Alex Mashilo - Spokesperson 

Mobile: 082 9200 308

Office: 011 339 3621

Email: [email protected]

 

 

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