President Appoints Long-Awaited New SABC Board After Months of Delays

After a six-month delay, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new 12-member board to serve the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for five years, reports eNCA. C hartered accountant and Unisa chief financial officer Khathutshelo  Ramukumba has been appointed as the chairperson of the board, with former SABC head of news, Phathiswa Magopeni, also joining as a board member. The appointments have been met with relief, although the selection of Ramukumba as the chair was surprising to some, according to Media Monitoring Africa's William Bird.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica

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