The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) board chairperson‚ Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe‚ is believed to have resigned overnight. This has not as yet been confirmed.
Prof Maguvhe has called an urgent media briefing for this afternoon to respond to the recent developments at the organisation.
It comes in the wake of the resignation of Acting Group CEO of the SABC‚ Jimi Matthews‚ on Monday.
Also read: Hlaudi must follow Matthews: Right2Know
Chartered accountant James Aguma‚ who was appointed as the SABC’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO)‚ in 2015‚ is set to be named as the new acting CEO. Before becoming CFO‚ Aguma was in charge of strategy and audit matters for the public broadcaster.
The SABC has had 10 CEOs‚ including those who served in an acting capacity‚ since 2009‚ according to Business Day.
Matthews‚ in his resignation letter‚ which was posted on Twitter‚ conceded that he had been “complicit in many decisions‚ which I am not proud of”.
He also said the turn of events at the broadcaster was wrong and he could no longer be part of it. He had for months compromised the values he held dear under the “mistaken belief” that he could effect change from inside the SABC‚ he said.
The SA National Editors Forum in a statement said on Monday that‚ with Matthews being one of the most senior officials of the corporation‚ him feeling that “there is a corrosive atmosphere that he as the CEO cannot do anything about‚ speaks volumes about corporate governance within the SABC”.
SABC chairperson Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe also quits?
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) board chairperson‚ Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe‚ is believed to have resigned overnight. This has not as yet been confirmed.
Prof Maguvhe has called an urgent media briefing for this afternoon to respond to the recent developments at the organisation.
It comes in the wake of the resignation of Acting Group CEO of the SABC‚ Jimi Matthews‚ on Monday.
Also read: Hlaudi must follow Matthews: Right2Know
Chartered accountant James Aguma‚ who was appointed as the SABC’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO)‚ in 2015‚ is set to be named as the new acting CEO. Before becoming CFO‚ Aguma was in charge of strategy and audit matters for the public broadcaster.
The SABC has had 10 CEOs‚ including those who served in an acting capacity‚ since 2009‚ according to Business Day.
Matthews‚ in his resignation letter‚ which was posted on Twitter‚ conceded that he had been “complicit in many decisions‚ which I am not proud of”.
He also said the turn of events at the broadcaster was wrong and he could no longer be part of it. He had for months compromised the values he held dear under the “mistaken belief” that he could effect change from inside the SABC‚ he said.
The SA National Editors Forum in a statement said on Monday that‚ with Matthews being one of the most senior officials of the corporation‚ him feeling that “there is a corrosive atmosphere that he as the CEO cannot do anything about‚ speaks volumes about corporate governance within the SABC”.