Parliament has been asked to consider the removal of Media Development and Diversity Agency board member Thembelani Mpakati after allegations were made against him.
The Communications and Digital Technologies Portfolio Committee on Friday deferred a decision to embark on a parliamentary process to remove the board member of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), Thembelani Mpakati.
This was after questions were asked about the time it took and the investigation conducted by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni before she requested Mpakati’s removal from the board’s chairperson, Hlengani Mathebula, last year.
Mathebula submitted a written request on August 30, 2025, citing several allegations against Mpakati, but Ntshavheni only made the request to Parliament last October.
The request was considered for the first time by the committee on Friday after failed attempts to track down the correspondence with the Office of the Speaker, Thoko Didiza.
