Ebrahim Patel was sworn in as an MP by National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Monday morning, hours before President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to announce changes to his executive.
Media watchdog Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has approached the constitutional court on an urgent basis to compel President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint a new SABC board.
Civil society organisations are threatening to take two government departments to court over their decision to designate SABC group chief executive officer (GCEO) Madoda Mxakwe as the “board of the SABC”.