I have the first reaction from the Support Public Broadcasting group (SOS) on the sudden and shocking suspension of Gab Mampone at the SABC. I spoke to Kate Skinner, SOS coordinator about Gab Mampone who was suddenly suspended this afternoon by the SABC board and this is what she told me:
''There seems to be a committment from the SABC to now deal strongly with issues of corruption and mismanagement. The SABC has been slow to react but now they are. It's also positive that the pblic broadcaster earlier this week asked for the auditor general (AG) to return and continue to help the SABC.''
''This seems to be a part of a bigger picture of the SABC now being serious about wanting to deal with corruption and mismanagement and the broadcaster should be supported in this going forward. You want to see senior officials being held accountable, but the SABC needs to look at all levels. We need to keep the pressure on.''
