Following an official SABC statement issued on the 20 June 2006 and a discussions on SAfm radio thereafter about the 'SABC Ban story' on 21 June 2006, a Commission of Inquiry was appointed, chaired by Mr. Zwelakhe Sisulu and assisted by Advocate Gilbert Marcus SC. The Commission was to deal with three main issues set out in the Terms of Reference, which mainly evolved around the SABC's policies and practices in respect of the utilization of independent political analysts and commentators, as well as the general moral of the employees within the news and current affairs division, headed at the time by Snuki Zikalala.