Yolande van Biljon, the chief monetary officer of the SABC, has resigned from the beleaguered public broadcaster and can go away the corporate on the finish of the month.
The SABC mentioned in an announcement on Friday that Tendai Matore will function appearing CFO till such time as a everlasting substitute has been discovered.
“Ms van Biljon, who joined the SABC in 2018 for her first five-year time period, has made invaluable contributions to the organisation,” the assertion mentioned.
“As a member of the management group, she has drastically contributed to the strengthening of our monetary place, culminating within the achievement of an unqualified audit opinion for the primary time in 14 years.
“The SABC board, administration and employees lengthen their honest gratitude to Ms van Biljon for her contribution to the organisation. Whereas saddened by her departure, the company absolutely respects her determination and desires her all the perfect in her future endeavours.”
Matore, a chartered accountant with an MBA in finance from Durham Enterprise College within the UK, has been with the SABC since 2017.
“The SABC board is prioritising the recruitment of a everlasting CFO to make sure continuity and alignment with the company’s five-year technique,” the broadcaster mentioned.
SABC Invoice drama
Van Biljon’s resignation comes as politicians within the authorities of nationwide unity squabble over communications minister Solly Malatsi’s determination this week to withdraw the SABC Invoice, which is supposed to cope with the broadcaster’s funding mannequin.
Learn: Ructions over SABC are simply ‘democracy at work’: Solly Malatsi
Malatsi, who’s a senior MP for the Democratic Alliance, has been criticised by his deputy – and former communications minister – Mondli Gungubele for his determination to withdraw the invoice. Minister within the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who can be a former communications minister, has even mentioned that legally he didn’t have the ability to take action. – © 2024 NewsCentral Media
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