[image: CWU] *CWU Media Release, 6 August 2010*
*SABC Kindergarten*** The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has been following shenanigans at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). It is with dismay that we see other organizations calling the SABC Board counter-revolutionaries. Theirs is a lone voice that is out of sync with the rest of the right thinking and objective South Africans, who do not require specialised spectacles to see that the problem at the SABC is its CEO and Chairperson – and now of late, the Head of News who was recently appointed under dubious circumstances. CWU stand firm and support the board of the SABC. BUT, we like to appeal to the board to discipline the two, the Chairperson of the Board and the GCEO of the SABC. These two have been running this public broadcaster like an unlicensed township shebeen. Workers have been fired and dismissed and the two have never done anything. We also urge the board to reverse the forceful retirement of Sue Dennison with immediate effect. We can’t afford to have leadership that meet in golf clubs and malls - sip red wine – then decide who should be fired and who should be hired without following proper procedures. It is also alleged that GCEO gave one of the ANC top officials a tender that is worth more than seventy million (R70m) of building an SABC building in Mpumalanga province so that he can defend him on the appointment of Head of News and on any other illegal activity that might be uncovered by the media. CWU applaud the progressive Board members of men and women that are fighting corruption and willing to dedicate their efforts to serve the working class and the poor, who are in majority in this country. CWU will support the anti- corruption campaign that was launched by our federation, Cosatu, and the vanguard of the working class, the SACP. Let the Gucci-preneurs, the tender-preneurs, the bling-leaders, the publicity seekers, those who ascend to position of leadership using populist rhetoric, and demagogues tremble! Their days at the SABC are numbered! *Issued by CWU:* *Matankana Mothapo - National Spokesperson* *Cell no: 082 759 0900* -- You are subscribed to the "SOS Relay" e-mail discussion forum of the “SOS - Support Public Broadcasting” campaign. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] or send an e-mail to [email protected] with "Unsubscribe from SOS Relay" in the message. Or, use the "Edit my membership" facility at http://groups.google.com/group/SOS-relay (where you can also find archives). For a newsletter, join "SOS News" at http://groups.google.com/group/sos-news Please visit the SOS web site at http://www.supportpublicbroadcasting.co.za/ -- 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] .
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