DA wants to know why Hlaudi Motsoeneng has not faced disciplinary hearing
Why has the interim board of the SABC not begun disciplinary proceedings against Hlaudi Motsoeneng? That is the question raised by the DA as the disgraced former SABC chief operating officer (COO) — whose appointment as the state broadcaster’s group executive of corporate affairs was found by the courts to be unlawful and irrational — prepares to air his views about affairs at the SABC. Motsoeneng is holding a press conference on Wednesday morning "to address all the pending matters" at the broadcaster‚ including its financial status‚ 90% local content‚ the security and vetting of staff‚ a controversial contract the SABC concluded with MultiChoice and its new board members. DA MP Phumzile van Damme said Motsoeneng was entitled to address the media as a private individual‚ but he had no mandate to speak on behalf of the SABC. In December 2016‚ the High Court in Cape Town found his appointment as SABC group executive of corporate affairs unlawful and irrational. The court held that Mo...
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