Hon Speaker, the SABC is an entity to deliver services to all South Africans. It is not an organ to serve the interests of one party while frustrating the rest.
The SABC board should be responsible enough not to run away when things are not going well. Their resignations from the board and the manner in which they have been running the entity, raise questions about their eligibility for the board. Were they the relevant persons to serve? "'n Man moet sy man kan staan." [A person should have the courage of their convictions.]
The UCDP is in support of the SABC board being dissolved and a new board being appointed immediately. It moves further that the financial management unit of the SABC be reviewed. The budget that has been transferred to the SABC should be run by Treasury or judicial management until the entity can stand on its own feet and conduct its affairs effectively and efficiently. The UCDP also supports the undertaking of a forensic investigation into the