The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies to urgently provide full details on the financial support that will be provided to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
This follows the announcement by Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni in Parliament Tuesday that Treasury will use its contingency reserve fund to “support” the SABC.
The DA says Mboweni provided little to no detail on the financial support, only saying that it will be provided in tranches and that a Chief Reorganization Officer (CRO) will be appointed.
“It is critical that Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams as the Minister under whose portfolio the SABC lies, provide the public and Parliament with full information regarding this financial support,” Phumzile Van Damme, the DA Shadow Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies said.
The DA believes that Parliament must be provided with the full details and Treasury’s full pre-conditions so it can exercise its
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