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Days after the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) pulled the plug on Radio Zibonele for \u201cfailing\u201d to renew its broadcasting licence, the station\u2019s Chief Executive Officer Mawande Jara announced his departure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jara announced on social media that he will be leaving the embattled radio station at the end of October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday 20 July, ICASA stopped the station from live broadcasting for \u201cfailing\u201d to submit required documents while applying for a broadcasting licence<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with City Vision<\/em> <\/span>on Tuesday 26 July, Jara confirmed his departure but refused to go into detail. He referred all the questions to Mthetheleli Vellem, the station\u2019s board chair .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approached for comment, Vellem stated that board accepted Jara\u2019s request to vacate the position and praised him for a \u201cstunning job\u201d at the station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe see no reason as a board to refuse when Jara voluntarily wants to step down. The issue of the station being closed is not his fault. We\u2019ve been trying to apply for a broadcasting licence to ICASA numerous times since 2018 but we failed. But in the eyes of the public he seems like he failed,\u201d said Vellem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stated Zibonele has an academy for broadcasting, a funeral scheme and a retail shop, things that were implemented under Jara\u2019s leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vellem declared that Jara is not leaving because he failed but because he respects the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement on Monday 18 July, ICASA noted with \u201cgreat concern the unfortunate misinformation and misrepresentation of facts\u201d that were spread on various social media platforms about the reasons for the closure of Zibonele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe authority views these allegations in a serious light and condemns any threat of violence or illegal action that may be taken against any official of ICASA as a result of the misinformation or misrepresentation,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement added that the regulatory body would like to \u201cemphatically\u201d put it on record that \u201cwe have no intention whatsoever to shut down any community broadcasting service license operating validly and in accordance with its licence terms and conditions. Further, the authority has always been a staunch supporter of the community broadcasting sector, whose licensees provide a crucial voice with limited resources, and which offers important support to the communities it serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZibonele FM\u2019s licence expired on 25 October 2018. Unfortunately, Zibonele FM failed to submit the required renewal application for its licence in accordance with section 19(2) of the Electronic Communications Act (ECA) of 2005. Moreover, Zibonele FM failed to provide proof that its renewal application was submitted to the authority before the expiry date of the licence. The ECA offers the authority no scope to accept late applications in cases such as this,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn terms of section 7 of the ECA, no person can provide (or operate) a broadcasting service without a licence. As a result, Zibonele FM is currently broadcasting illegally, and ICASA is duly obligated to enforce the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is important to highlight that Zibonele Community Radio lodged an urgent application to the Pretoria High Court against the Authority on the same matter. The urgent application was subsequently struck off the roll with a legal cost order in favour of the Authority,\u201d says the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acting chair Charley Lewis emphasised that, \u201cwhile ICASA is fully committed to promoting the growth of the community radio sector, we cannot encourage or permit broadcasting without a licence or illegal use of the radio frequency spectrum\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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