SABC chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala on Thursday obtained an interim interdict in the Western Cape High Court halting an inquiry into whether she lied about her academic qualifications.<\/p>\n
The announcement was made during a meeting of Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications, which was due to start the inquiry.<\/p>\n
“On the 23rd of October 2014, the judge ruled we may not proceed with the meeting,” committee chairwoman Joyce Moloi-Moropa said.<\/p>\n
MPs would have to wait until the judge ruled on the matter, to be heard on November 3.<\/p>\n
“On October 22, Ms Tshabalala’s legal representatives served a notice of motion on the following: the Speaker of the National Assembly, the portfolio commitee on communications, the president of the Republic of South Africa and the minister of communications,” Moloi-Moropa said.<\/p>\n
The notice of motion asked the court to determine whether the proceedings before the committee were a disciplinary hearing or not.<\/p>\n
MPs insisted they were merely conducting an inquiry, but Tshabala said it was taking the form of a disciplinary hearing.<\/p>\n
Tshabalala is accused of misrepresenting her academic qualifications when applying to the committee for the SABC job.<\/p>\n
She stated on her CV that she had a BComm degree from the University of SA (Unisa). Tshabalala claimed she held a post-graduate degree in labour relations.<\/p>\n
Unisa has since stated that, according to its records, she had neither of the qualifications.<\/p>\n
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