Showdown looming at SABC over news chief
The SABC board did not approve the surprise naming of Phil Molefe as head of news at the public broadcaster, board member Pippa Green said on Friday, 21 May 2010, as members prepared for an urgent meeting likely to see them challenge the appointment.
"In terms of the governance charter the appointment is supposed to be approved by the board, but that did not happen," Green said.
She was a member of an interview panel formed to handle applications for the post vacated by former news chief Snuki Zikalala just over a year ago, but indicated it was bypassed. "The process had not been concluded."
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