JUST IN: Malatsi fires B-BBEE ICT council chair amid damning probe

The minister's decision is a decisive move to stabilise the body driving transformation in South Africa's ICT sector. Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has sacked the chairperson of the B‑BBEE ICT Sector Council, Minki Mazibuko-Thulo, with immediate effect, citing a collapse of trust and a damning investigation. Malatsi made the announcement on Friday, 14 August 2026. Relieved of duties The minister’s decision is a decisive move to stabilise the body driving transformation in South Africa’s ICT sector. “I considered all of the serious concerns raised by current and former members of Council, Council stakeholders and the findings of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ special investigation report into the Council and the breakdown of relations between the chairperson and other Council members – all of which point to the need to reconfigure the leadership of the Council to ensure that it functions effectively,” Malatsi said. New appointments Malatsi’s spokesperson, Sheldon Morais, said the minister has appointed Loyiso Tyra as the interim chairperson of the Council, and William Ledwaba as the deputy interim chairperson, jointly for a period of six months while the department completes its work on the longer-term reconfiguration of the Council. “Minister Malatsi has taken these steps to empower the Council to fulfil its responsibilities, central to which is to meaningfully contribute to the transformation of the ICT sector as the custodian of the B-BBEE ICT Sector Code. “The minister thanks Ms Mazibuko-Thulo for her service as chairperson,” Morais said. *This is a developing story.