ANC welcomes Mbulaheni Maguvhe's resignation
The ANC in parliament has welcomed the resignation of the last remaining member of the SABC board, Mbulaheni Maguvhe.
In a statement the office of the ANC Chief Whip in parliament welcomed the resignation saying they regret that Maguvhe's "conscience" took longer than expected.
"His conscience took excruciatingly longer to speak to him thereby causing further damage to the corporation's governance and frustrating Parliamentary intervention. We are confident that his exit will speed up the process of addressing leadership crisis at SABC," the statement reads.
The office of the Chief Whip also said that it is unfortunate that Maguvhe "chose" to sacrifice his personal reputation and professional integrity by putting his "selfish" personal interests ahead of those of South Africans, who are the shareholders of the SABC.
"The unacceptable obstinacy of board members who remain stumbling blocks to resolving corporate governance problems is a lesson which Parliament must learn from going forward. The Broadcasting Act might need to be revisited and tightened to ensure that inquorate Boards or individuals are not allowed to hold such important public institution to ransom," the statement says.
The chief whip says they will now await parliament's conclusion of the inquiry, which may necessitate the swift appointment of the interim board.