The SABC News division as well as the SABC's outside broadcasting (OB) vehicles are still using petrol cards. The SABC chairperson, dr Ben Ngubane told parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) that the public broadcaster has been phasing out the use of petrol cards but that the new system is actually costing the SABC more.
Senior management now get a massive monthly fuel allowance of up to R10 000.
Dr Ben Ngubane told SCOPA that the SABC will likely again not get a clean audit in 2013.
Dr Ben Ngubane and the SABC board were blasted by SCOPA and members of parliament over the lack of controls at the SABC. A visibly irritated dr Ben Ngubane had to endure the scathing wrath of members of parliament and also revealed that the SABC has no internal audit committee.
The SABC's supply chain management policy has also not yet been approved besides having had no internal audit committee.
"In the meantime, the organisation procures billions and billions of [TV content] – based on what? On no policy. It's mind-boggling. It's unacceptable," said Roy Ainslie, the ANC MP.
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