Hon House Chairperson, hon House Chairperson, we are asked today, to once more approve yet another set of names for yet another SABC board, as the SABC is yet again in crisis mode. The SABC is facing bankruptcy, staff morale is low, buildings are falling apart, there simple no cash for maintenance, no money to commission local contents and the SABC cannot meet its monthly financial obligations. So broke is the SABC that some of their staff does not even receive petrol money to cover elections related events. They are expected to cover themselves and now we look at yet another group of individuals to fix the dire state of the public broadcaster.
This time around industry experts in the broadcasting sector did not avail themselves to serve in the SABC board but who to blame them? Who would want to answer to Luthuli house when you are not a politician but and industry expert instead. The fact that there are too many