Thanks chief, I noted your observation. But why make wild allegations such as the "public broadcaster is being turned into a propaganda machine" when non compliance with corporate governance issues is the bone of contention. Such deviation could be properly dealt with at the correct forum without stoking headlines. It's unfortunate state of affairs.
We, TV licence holders, expect high level of leadership in the running of the SABC not petty politics of squabbling. SABC is not DA or COPE, we expect some maturity from those entrusted with the responsibility to uphold and fulfil its mandate. "Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it changes your ideology." - Joe Slovo --- On Fri, 5/21/10, Trevor Kekana <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Trevor Kekana <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [YCLSA Discussion] Numsa slams SABC news appointment > To: "morgan phaahla" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Friday, May 21, 2010, 9:55 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi comrade > Morgan > > > > > At issue > here appears > to be > disregard of corporate governance. The position of Head of > News is a very senior > (executive post) and as such the board would have to make > such an appointment > if not then it should have been consulted prior to the > appointment. I ASSUME > that this wasn’t done hence a board member in the > form of Cde Gina seems > to be surprised by this appointment. I also want to assume > that Cde Gina and > other concerned members do attend board meetings, read > documents and that they > are awake at all these meetings and therefore could not > have missed this purported > appointment. > > > > > If my > assumptions are correct, then these board > members have to pursue the matter. > > > > > Kind > Regards > > Trevor > Kekana > > > > > > > > > > > From: > [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected] ] On Behalf Of morgan > phaahla > > Sent: 21 May > 2010 03:33 PM > > To: > [email protected] > > Subject: Re: > [YCLSA Discussion] > Numsa slams SABC news appointment > > > > > > > > > > Revolutionary > greetings, > > > > > > Comrades, please help me > get to the bottom of > the furore over the appointment of Phil Molefe. I am > trying to understand a > little more about what is the matter which could have > affected NUMSA so much > to conclude that the "public broadcaster is being > turned into a propaganda > machine." Who are the main actors in > this? > > > > > > It seems like there are bigger > issues > yet not clearly articulated by those in the > know for ordinary > people to understand. What is the dispute - process or > the candidate? > > > > > > Those close to the > matter please fill us in > with the bone of contention. Otherwise many in this forum > will jump into > bandwagon without any concrete facts. I trust you will > find this in order. > > > > > > Comradely > > > Morgan Phaahla > > > > "Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it > changes your > ideology." - Joe Slovo > > > > --- On Fri, 5/21/10, > Dominic.Tweedie <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > From: Dominic.Tweedie <[email protected]> > > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Numsa slams SABC news > appointment > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, May 21, 2010, 6:45 AM > > > > > > > > > > Numsa > slams SABC news appointment > > > > Sapa > , The Times, > Johannesburg , 21 May 2010 > > > > The National Union of Metalworkers of SA has slammed the > reported appointment > of Phil Molefe as head of SABC News saying it raises > fears that the public > broadcaster is being turned into a propaganda machine > > > > "We are deeply concerned about this seemingly > unprocedural and flawed > appointment of Molefe as the head of news". > > > > Numsa says the appointment raises serious suspicions that > the GCEO [SABC > group chief executive Solly Mokoetle] acted to appease > certain individuals > who want to use the SABC as their propaganda spewing > machine. > > > > The union demanded that the appointment of a new news > chief to fill the > long-vacant post of Snuki Zikalala be done "through > a transparent and > open process". > > > > It says the decision to appoint Molefe "compromises > the board's > immediate mandate of rebuilding the public broadcaster > from the board's > previous squabbles and shenanigans". > > > > Molefe has been acting in the position since Zikalala > left just more than a > year ago. > > > > There is considerable confusion on Friday as to whether > he had indeed been > appointed on a permanent basis. > > > > Mokoetle on Thursday issued a statement saying: "The > board and I are > happy that this matter has been brought to finality as > promised as this was a > key vacant position that needed to be filled to stabilise > the > corporation." > > > > But newspapers reported on Friday that Felleng Sekha, the > deputy chairwoman > of the SABC board and head of the board's news > subcommittee, said the board > had yet to take a decision. > > > > The Cape Times said Sekha recorded an interview for > SABC's PM Live radio > programme in which she distanced herself from the > executive's decision but it > was never aired. > > > > SABC spokesman Kaizer Kganyago could not be reached for > comment. Mokoetle's > appointment on a five-year contract also sparked an > outcry when the new board > complained that the decision had been "imposed" > by Communications > Minister Siphiwe Nyanda. > > > From: > http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article462182.ece/Numsa-slams-SABC-news-appointment > > > > -- > > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > > Please POST your comments to > [email protected] > or reply to this message. > > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum > for different delivery options, pages, files and > membership. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email > [email protected] . > You don't have to put anything in the > "Subject:" field. You don't > have to put anything in the message part. All you have to > do is to send an > e-mail to this address (repeat): > [email protected] > . > > > > > > > > > -- > > You are subscribed. 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