An ongoing fight between Communications Minister Faith Muthambi and her bosses in the ANC has been brought to the attention of President Jacob Zuma, with ruling party officials questioning why Zuma did not fire Muthambi following a recommendation to do so by a deployment committee.<\/p>\n
According to a report in the City Press, discussions at the ANC\u2019s recent national general council saw communications subcommittee head Jackson Mthembu publicly criticize Muthambi\u00a0for not consulting with the ANC about digital migration policy decisions.<\/p>\n
South Africa committed to an international deadline of June 2015 for its digital terrestrial television switch, which the country did not meet<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>partly due to Muthambi\u2019s stance over encrypted set-top boxes.<\/p>\n The report states that Muthambi\u2019s job hangs in the balance, not only due to her\u00a0statements around digital migration, but her close relationship with SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng.<\/p>\n Motsoeneng faces a disciplinary hearing<\/a><\/strong> at the broadcaster, following a Supreme Court ruling<\/a><\/strong> that he be suspended from his position following an investigation into his suitability to hold office by the Public Protector.<\/p>\n The full report is available in the City Press \u2013 10 October 2015 edition.<\/em><\/p>\n SABC charges COO with misconduct, abuse and dishonesty<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nMore on the SABC<\/h3>\n