Apology to Lumko Mtimde

Cape Town - A report by City Press and published by News24 on 24 March said that Lumko Mtimde, former head of the Media Development and Diversity Agency, had been disqualified as an SABC board candidate for failing to produce proof of his qualifications.

Mtimde and the chair of Parliament’s communications committee considering the issue have pointed out that the person who nominated him had failed to forward the required proof of qualifications.

News24 accepts that any suggestion that Mtimde was to blame for this was incorrect as is any inference that his qualifications may be doubtful. We apologise unreservedly.