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I usually write about, and focus exclusively on television but this is becoming a massive and major story: The SABC's head of radio news, Mapule Mbhalati has just resigned.
Massive drama is once again engulfing the SABC that's being shaken to its core today by these developments, adding fuel to the new scandal with this sudden resignation of Mapule Mbhalati just after Solly Mokoetle spoke to the SABC news division earlier today and also told them in no uncertain terms that Phil Molefe IS the SABC's new head of news and current affairs. (Phil Molefe has currently been the acting head of news.)
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) just issued a very strongly worded statement regarding Mapule Mbhalati's resignation. ''We call on the SABC to come clean and explain in details the resignation.''
UPDATE Tuesday 1 June 16:30 - Attempts to reach Mapule Mabhalati has so far proven unsuccessful while the SABC tells me that Mapule Mabhalati was NOT suspended. I'm told she's in meetings until 17:30 when I called her office. The SABC meanwhile called me back. ''I'm sitting with her resignation letter before me,'' Kaizer Kganyago, SABC spokesperson told me minutes ago. ''She resigned today and will leave the SABC from effect 1 July. ''Mapule Mabhalati has send her resignation letter to the head of news, informing the SABC that she's retiring. She has indicated that she is retiring from the SABC.''
ALSO READ: Solly Mokoetle tells shocked SABC news staff that Phil Molefe IS the new permanent head of news.
ALSO READ: SABC board calls ''appointment'' of Phil Molefe as new head of news ''null and void''.
