Cape Town - Parliamentary legal advisers on Tuesday told MPs the Broadcasting Act was the only authority on the removal of SABC board members.
The legal opinion contradicts a firm contention by Communications Minister Faith Muthambi in March that the recent removal of several board members had been lawful in terms of sections of the Companies Act.
The legal opinion was read out to the portfolio committee on communications about a month after it was submitted to Speaker Baleka Mbete.
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