The Parliamentary Communications Portfolio Committee has nominated four candidates to fill the vacant posts on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
They are: Safcol senior executive, Dr Sethe Makesha; businessman, John Danana; advocate and business consultant, Cawekazi Mahlati; and Media Development and Diversity Agency CEO, Lumko Mtimde.
The list of candidates will then be tabled before the sitting of the National Assembly next week for consideration (debate) and endorsement by the House. Should the House endorse the candidates, Parliament will then recommend the candidates to President Jacob Zuma for consideration and appointment. It is only after the President has appointed that the
vacancies in the SABC board can be regarded as filled.
The four board members who resigned from the beleaguered broadcaster in 2010 are former SABC board deputy chair Felleng Sekha, and members Barbara Masekela, David Niddrie, and Makgatho Mello.
