President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed eight new members to fill vacancies on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) with immediate effect They are Mary Papayya  Jasmina Patel  Marcia Socikwa  Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi  Bernedette Muthien  Benjamin Motshedi Lekalakala  Sathasivan Cooper  and David Maimela