BPL reconvenes aborted special assembly
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

BPL chief executive officer Bennett Mamelodi
BPL chief executive officer Bennett Mamelodi said the meeting would go ahead this time around as the rules specified that it could proceed even with the absence of sufficient numbers.
The meeting was postponed last December due to failure to form a quorum. Top of the agenda will be the audited 2012 financial statements and the contentious broadcasting rights.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...