R123+000+to+boost+Mpofu,+News24

News24, Johannesburg, 22/11/2006 17:02 - (SA)
=R123 000 to boost Mpofu=

Johannesburg - SABC chief executive [|Dali Mpofu] should resign for "misusing" public funds, said the Young Communist League on Wednesday.

YCL secretary Buti Manamela was commenting after Communications Minister [|Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri] told parliament that SABC had paid Leadership magazine about R123 000 for a cover story featuring Mpofu in the June issue.

"It appears that the SABC chief can abuse the public purse anyhow, including self-promotion, without proper accountability parameters in place," said Manamela, calling the incident "cheap transactional publicity" and reflected poor decision-making.


 * Mag approached SABC**

"Our country cannot afford to allow the SABC chief to use our TV-licence money and the subsidy from the state to fulfil his selfish ego and personal ambitions."

Matsepe-Casaburri told parliament the magazine had approached the SABC and that the article was publicity for the corporation, not for Mpofu as an individual.

It was authorised by [|Phumelele Ntombela-Nzimande], group executive for public, international and regulatory affairs.


 * From: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,9294,2-7-12_2034292,00.html**

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