Hlaudi Motsoeneng is just a glorified PR officer, SABC tells court
The SABC on Thursday downplayed Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s influence at the public broadcaster, saying his position as group executive of corporate affairs was equivalent to that of a "glorified public relations officer". The High Court in Cape Town was hearing an application brought by the DA to have Motsoeneng removed from the SABC. He was recently reappointed to the position of group executive of corporate affairs, the post he held before becoming chief operating officer. The DA’s application lists the SABC as the second respondent. The public broadcaster’s lawyer, Stephan du Toit, argued that it was not for the courts to dictate to the SABC who it could employ. He said SABC acting CEO James Aguma was entitled to allocate the portfolio to any SABC employee.
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