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Cape Town - Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has dissolved a council appointed in 2008 to advise him on South Africa's transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting.
At a meeting with the Digital Dzonga Advisory Council on
Thursday, he told its members he had received a report "suggesting
a possible conflict of interest" among some of them.
In a statement issued after the meeting, his ministry said the
conflict arose from "the fact that most members are employed by
organisations that have interests, directly or indirectly, in the
value chain of the migration process".
Nyanda felt the department and the migration process (from
analogue to digital) "shouldn't be compromised as a result of this
issue".
The minister had therefore taken a decision to dissolve the
council, with a view to reconstituting it urgently.
Invitations for the nomination of suitable candidates would be
issued shortly, the statement said.
The 12-member council comprised representatives from the ICT
industry, broadcasting, labour and consumer groups.
- Sapa