Chairperson, the IFP supports the amendment to this Bill that comes to us from the NCOP because we opposed the clause in Parliament when the Bill was first debated here.
Nevertheless, the IFP opposes this Bill in its entirety for all the reasons we have previously stated. It is a bad law. It is motivated by the ANC alliance wishing to control the SABC Board and hire and fire its members without any semblance of administrative justice - without due inquiry. We believe that this is unconstitutional. That is what the chairperson, Mr Vadi, told us there today from this very podium. He has told us that this is in fact their intention. Their intention is to fire the current SABC board.
However, we also intend to petition the President of the Republic not to sign this Bill into law. Thank you.