There is ongoing executive turmoil within the SABC's highest executive ranks, with the SABC often relucant to talk or comment about the details which well-placed sources constantly leak to publications.
The SABC's head of news Phil Molefe is on "special leave" due to what is described as a stand-off between him and Lulama Mokhobo. The SABC has not volunteered to explain what exactly the "special leave" entails or what the "human resources" issue around Phil Molefe is.
Yet the SABC's chairperson dr Ben Ngubane had an outburst and blasted the South African press for continued speculation regarding the broadcaster for stories which fills the vacuum the SABC itself creates and fails to address with facts and by answering questions.
Although the SABC is a public broadcaster, funded by government as well as TV licence fees, Lulama Mokhobo told parliament that she will not be discussing employer-employee in public.
[Ed's note: The SABC is concerned about the negative press the public broadcaster keeps getting. In the same breath the SABC says it doesn't want to talk or comment on the exact issues which creates the bad press in the first place. The SABC often has the ability to limit the bad press or give the full facts which would put the "right" story in the public domain - but choose not to, and then want to complain.]
