A job for the well dressed
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has always been a plaything of politicians from whichever ruling party had its snout in the public purse. Which basically boils down to the National Party, the party that brought the world Apartheid, and now the African National Congress, which brought the world the fastest expanding waistlines ever witnessed.
As is their want, the politicos and their friends and family are making whoopee over at the SABC. So much so that this sorry propagandist is in debt to the tune of millions of dollars after spending freely on unwanted, unnecessary and worthless foreign bureaus. And millions on programming that remains undisturbed in the original wrapping. Not to mention the lavish attention the board and management members pay on themselves. It’s a shattering embarrassment being spotted among the local hoi polloi, rather than on an expensive first-class-all-the-way overseas junket.
All this while they are destroying an entire industry by not paying the production houses for the content they commissioned. While they stuff caviar and crayfish down their fat throats, the organisation in their care is being destroyed and thousands of people are losing their jobs through their gross incompetence and mismanagement.
Don’t take my word for it: former SABC board chair Kanyisiwe Mkonza admitted that she “sucks as a leader”. But of course that didn’t stop this creature from accepting the position from her political sponsors. After all, a girl’s got to scoop up the gravy wherever she finds it.
And then…..
Pansy - well dressed
Yes I admit, even I was surprised. But it does show the clarity of mind, the single-minded pursuit of the dream that sets SABC board members apart. They are the stuff of legend.
Because, then – during the parliamentary hearing where these highly dysfunctional, ultimately greedy and self-serving idiots were being grilled – the gloriously named Pansy Tiakulu spoke her mind:
Yesterday’s proceedings ended with Pansy Tlakula asking if she and other members of the board were entitled to a clothing allowance, since the committee had requested that they attend today’s hearings.
Her request, which was not a joke, was politely dismissed by Ismael Vadi, the chair of the portfolio committee on communication.
Yes, true.
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