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In a strongly-worded statement the IPO says the organisation that represents thousands of workers in the South African production industry is ''dismayed'' by the news of a further crisis at the SABC and the resignation of Peter Harris as SABC board member.
''We believe that the delay in the appointment of a competent group CEO and the placement of yet another acting group CEO is a huge problem. We would like to point out that most of the organisation is run by people in an acting position. There is no group CEO, no chief financial officer, and no chief operating officer either,'' says the IPO about the SABC. ''The inability of the SABC board to act decisively in the appointment of a group CEO means the continuation of a situation of administrative limbo.''
''The continued lack of competent leadership at the SABC is deepening the crisis of an organisation already in trouble and debt,'' says the IPO. ''The strategy to not renewe contracts of SABC staff members - no matter what skill or position they hold, is denuding the SABC of crucial skills and talent.''
''The independent production sector provides the SABC with its greatest revenue drivers and sits at the core of its business - the creation of content. The appointment of the right group CEO - someone with the skills and vision to manage this huge and troubled organisation - is critical for the SABC's survival. Our society desperately needs the SABC to fulfill its key mandate in providing excellent programming for South Africans which informs, educates and entertains,'' says the IPO.
