The SABC is preparing court papers regarding the SIU report on the contract with Mafoko Security

SAfm — SABC Board Chairperson, Bongumusa Makhathini, says the public broadcaster is preparing court papers, and will not comment further on the SIU Report until the papers have been lodged in court. The board says it will support the application by the Special Investigating Unit to have the contract between the public broadcaster and Mafoko Security Patrols reviewed and set aside. In a report released yesterday (Sunday -18/08/2019) the SIU found serious irregularities in the procurement and awarding of the 185-million rand tender by former members of the SABC's Interim board in 2017. Hannes Du Buisson, president of the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) weighs in on this....