SABC dumps two more board members

Cape Town – Purges of the SABC board continue as Rachel Kalidass and Ronnie Lubisi have been given the boot.

The SABC board couldn't dump these two members on 13 March as there was no longer a quorum left.

But now Kalidass and Lubisi are also immediately out after they received letters in March accusing them of fraudulent conduct.

The SABC has confirmed that Kalidass and Lubisi have been terminated from the SABC board.

The SABC said in a statement that the two have been "removed as non-executive directors with effect from 26 March" and that the shareholder – meaning the Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi – has been informed.

Their firings follows that of Hope Zinde earlier this month.

When Zinde was kicked off the board, both Kalidass and Lubisi walked out, only to face the same fate later. 

Instability has engulfed the SABC board in 2015 amid allegations of undue interference from the Minister of Communications into the workings of the SABC.

Last week Faith Muthambi told parliament that she rejects the Broadcasting Act and that she can directly interfere with the workings of the SABC since the public broadcaster is a state-owned firm falling under the Companies Act.

While parliament has yet to decide on a new SABC board member to replace the disgraced Ellen Tshabalala - who resigned after lying about bogus qualifications - there will now be a further three positions to be filled yet again.