Unstable’ SABC has had 12 CEOs since 2008, inquiry hears

Media Monitoring Africa’s (MMA) William Bird told the committee that the institution had been unstable for almost a decade.

“It has had 12 CEOs since 2008. This is not a stable institution. We have had three boards in 10 years, excluding the interim board.”

He said the SABC’s deal granting MultiChoice access to its archives was problematic.

The archives were undersold at R553m over five years, which was small by broadcasting standards, yet former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng received a bonus for the work

Paul Herman, ‘Unstable’ SABC has had 12 CEOs since 2008, inquiry hears,’ News24, 14 December 2016