Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has said that Hlaudi Motsoeneng was appointed COO of SABC after a law firm report cleared him of wrongdoing.
Cabinet has been told it will not discuss the appointment of President Jacob Zuma’s preferred candidate for SABC boss.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng forced the public broadcaster’s hand into appointing him as the chief operations officer of the SABC on a permanent basis.
The SABC’s acting chief operations officer may be in Faith Muthambi’s firing line as she attempts to deal with the "dysfunctional" broadcaster.
The SABC’s acting chief operations officer has much to explain and his appearance before Parliament has done little to dispel growing concerns.
Like the Ginwala inquiry, the intended probe into the NPA boss will be the first of its kind, and everyone will be interested in how it functions.
In a departure from its usual ‘quiet diplomacy’, the South African government has condemned the increased suppression of media freedom in Egypt.
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is putting measures in place, with the help of the SABC, to assist in building national pride.
The land reform policy emanates from the ANC’s 2012 policy conference held, and was approved by the national conference, says minister Gugile Nkwinti.
Those wanting to lodge land claims now have another five years in which to do so, says Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti.