CABINET on Wednesday extended the term of office of the current SABC board by up to three months. President Thabo Mbeki has not yet had time to consider the list of proposed names for the new board, Minister in the Office of the President, Essop Pahad told reporters in Pretoria. Mbeki, who was expected to have appointed the new board by Tuesday, was required by law to apply his own mind to the proposals made by the National Assembly’s communications committee. The committee recommended 12 names after it interviewed a short-list of 59 candidates following a public nomination process. Pahad said Mbeki only received the list of nominations on Monday. He has apparently been exceptionally busy over the past few days, having to prepare for his current trip to Tanzania to discuss peace and stability in Burundi.