BREAKING. Makhosazana Khanyile appointed as new NFVF boss, former FOX Africa marketing boss tasked to stabilise SA's struggling film and video foundation.

Makhosazana Khanyile has been appointed as the new permanent CEO of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) where she will be tasked to bring organisational stability to South Africa's film and video foundation that has been rocked by scandal and corruption the past few years, and a possible sweeping overhaul of its criticised and overwrought South African Film and Television Awards.

Makhosazana Khanyile, known as Khosi in TV industry circles, has been the marketing director for Fox Networks Group Africa (FNG Africa) where she recently oversaw the hugely successful exposure blitz of Taraji P. Henson's second South African week-long visit in December 2018 as part of the American drama series Empire on FOX (DStv 125 / StarSat 131 / Cell C black 201).

Prior to that the well-liked and accomplished executive with a solid background in the inner workings of the South African television industry worked at the SABC and M-Net.

Makhosazana Khanyile will take over as NFVF CEO from 1 April 2019, from Shadrack Bokaba who has been acting CEO since the abrupt resignation of Zama Mkosi in May 2018 under a cloud as investigations took place at the NFVF into allegations of corruption.

The Comperio Report into the rot and corruption at the National Film and Video Foundation in 2018 for instance found that staffers took family members on luxury trips to Sun City for the South African Film and Television Awards.

"The appointment follows a rigorous, independent assessment process that saw the commissioning of an independent board of experts constituted to assess and select the best possible candidates for the position," says the NFVF in a statement about Makhosazana Khanyile's appointment.

"The selection and appointment process was beyond reproach, and we are confident that Makhosazana Khanyile will take the NFVF to greater heights and position the South African film industry as a key player on the global stage," says Phil Molefe, NFVF chairperson.

Beyond rightsizing the NFVF on an organisational level, one of Makhosazana Khanyile's big tasks will be to "fix" the perpetually badly-done South African Film and Television Awards.

The 13th Saftas took place on Saturday, marred again by several mistakes and that saw it being boycotted by an an ever-growing number of production companies and producers who don't want to be part of it, and with the Writers' Guild of South Africa (WGSA) also planning to boycott it it after all writing categories have been removed from the main awards ceremony to the technical awards.

Comperio Report of the forensic investigation into the rot and corruption at National Film and Video Foundation finds staffers took family members on luxury trips to Sun City for the South African Film and Television Awards.

The report on the forensic investigation at the rot and corruption at South Africa's National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an organisation funded by the department of arts and culture, uncovered various NFVF staffers and council members who took family members with them on luxury trips to Sun City for the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas), as well as high flying overseas trips with taxpayer's money without the minister of arts and culture's permission and sign-off.

The investigation by Comperio Consulting and dubbed The Comperio Report found a massive overspend by the National Film and Video Foundation on things like office renovations with money that should be going to fund film and television production in South Africa.

While the NFVF's projected legal costs are spiraling, The Comperio Report also found problems with staff appointments and numerous abuses of the NFVF's finances.

The NFVF is responsible for the shoddily organised South African Film and Television Awards that remains shockingly bad every year without improvement and in 2018 once again horrified viewers and the local TV and film industry with its mistake-riddled 2-night award shows in March that was was boycotted by some of South Africa's biggest TV productions.

Shadrack Bokaba is currently the acting NFVF CEO to provide "organisational stability" and replaced Zama Mkosi who abruptly resigned in May and left under a cloud when the findings of The Comperio Report started to be implemented.

Two NFVF council members – Thabiso Masudubele and Pam Mashiane – are accused of flouting international travel regulations, while Phil Molefe allegedly made several high-flying overseas trips from Cannes to China without sign-off by the minister of arts and culture, Nathi Mthethwa as is required.

Several questions have been put to the National Film and Video Foundation in a media enquiry about The Comperio Report but Neo Moretlwe, NFVF communications coordinator and Xolelwa Nomgca, marketing and communications manager, despite asking several times, somehow didn't provide specific answers.

The NFVF was asked what its response is to the Comperio report that found that NFVF executives and NFVF council members took family members to Sun City for the Saftas at taxpayer’s expense. The NFVF was asked why this happened and will this continue to happen?

No response.

The NFVF was asked its response about NFVF council members like Thabiso Masudubele and Pam Mashiane who allegedly broke international travel regulations and for instance flying first class.

No response.

The NFVF is supposed to help and support the local SA film and TV industry and was asked of the NFVF is worried that the image of NFVF executives and council members and news about luxury local and foreign trips and stays, and taking family members along is damaging the NFVF’s image within the industry, with media and with the public? The NFVF was also asked what its is doing to improve its image?

No response.

The NFVF was also asked how the NFVF quantify the value or the return of investment (ROI) when people are flown internationally? How did the NFVF work out the return on investment it got from people and media who were invited to stay at Sun City for this year’s Saftas and what was the press coverage of media who were invited and stayed at NFVF expense?

No response.

The NFVF was also asked if its budget for legal spending of R85 000 has been changed to R1.35 million and if so, why?

No response.

The NFVF sent a quote, attributable to Shadrack Bokaba, NFVF acting CEO, stating that "the NFVF has undergone numerous changes, all investigations have been completed and recommendations are being implemented".

"The work of developing and providing funding to filmmakers has never ceased, and the focus now is to stabilise the organisation to continue fulfilling our mandate. Budget allocation towards all activities is informed by past trends, accompanied by a precautionary increase."

The NFVF was asked several times which of the questions the statement is the answer to, and where the other answers are, but there has been no response. If the NFVF respond with the other answers and where the one answer received fits, it will be added here.