The Portfolio Committee on Communications hereby requests the permission of the National Assembly, in terms of Rule 230(1), to introduce legislation which deals with the following:
i) a provision for the removal of a member of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board by the appointing body on the recommendation of the National Assembly; and ii) a provision for the dissolution of the SABC Board.
iii) The amendment would ensure that due process is followed when there is a need for the Board as a whole to be dissolved and also provides for the responsibilities of the Board to be executed by an interim Board until the appointment of a new Board.