'President Zuma not involved in SABC recruitment'

President Jacob Zuma was not involved in the recruitment process or any internal process at the SABC, the presidency said in a statement yesterday, 31 January 2012.

"We are concerned about media reports linking the president to the recruitment of a chief operations officer for the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The presidency has no role in the matter," it said.

The presidency added that the Minister of Communications, Dina Pule, was handling the matter on behalf of government and had expressed the views of the executive.