SABC inquiry has been 'fair and transparent'
The Ad Hoc Committee on the SABC Board Inquiry says it is confident that it has considered all the responses to its draft report in a detailed, fair and transparent manner.
The committee spent two days dealing with extensive submissions and annexures received from affected parties including, among others, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi, SABC management, SABC employees and former-employees and the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA).
The SOS Coalition says it has also made detailed recommendations to the committee.
"We have set out the priority, urgent actions for the Interim Board, to be implemented once this Board is appointed - and as soon as possible after the inquiry is completed," says the coalition's Duduetsang Makuse.
Makuse says SOS' recommendations for the Interim Board include actions on corporate governance, the Multichoice agreement, human resources and procurement, editorial policies and censorship, and the SABC 8.
"SOS believes that failure by the Interim Board, or successive boards, to comply with this parliamentary inquiry and its recommendations should be regarded as misconduct by board members and a failure to discharge their fiduciary duties. We cannot allow this vital inquiry to become lost in the political wash and face more of the same for years to come," says Makuse.
The committee will deliberate on the findings and recommendations at 2.00pm today.
"I am still confident that we are well on track and hopeful that we will conclude and adopt the final report by Friday," says committee chairperson Vincent Smith.