SABC interim board praised, panned

NEWSWATCH: The ANC is pleased with the broadcaster's interim board, reports IOL, which also reports that opposition parties are not pleased - they reckon the ANC steamrollered their preferred candidates on to the board and ignored opposition choices. The SABC itself, meanwhile, has said it has a ‘very sophisticated' plan to ensure programming continues, should a planned union strike go ahead, reports Mail & Guardian Online. Opposition to the newly appoint interim board has come from more than only the opposition, reports Sowetan.

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IOL: ANC hails endorsement of SABC board… The ruling party reckons the members of the interim board have all the skills needed to restore stability to the broadcaster.
IOL: It's an ANC interim board, says De Lille… Opposition parties have slammed the way in which they say the ANC pushed its preferred candidates on to the board.
Mail & Guardian Online: SABC strike: 'There will be no broadcast blackouts'… The SABC says it has ‘plan' to ensure there are no hitches should the unions go ahead with their strike.
Sowetan: New SABC board gets baptism of fire… Along with the opposition, Cosatu, the SACP and the Young Communist League are also miffed.