LEGAL CHALLENGE
Court hears of Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s ‘dishonesty’ at SABC
Public protector found the controversial SABC executive fabricated his matric qualification and raised his salary irregularly
THE office of the public protector has argued in court that Hlaudi Motsoeneng should not hold any position of influence that requires honesty and integrity at the SABC because he was found to have been dishonest. The High Court in Cape Town heard on Wednesday an application brought by the DA to have Motsoeneng removed from the SABC. The office of the public protector is listed as the fifth respondent in the matter. "The public protector found him to be a dishonest employee … [and] contributed to the toxic failure of corporate in governance at the SABC. Therefore, it was irrational for him to be appointed to any position of influence that requires honesty and integrity," Etienne Labuschagne, the lawyer for the public protector, told the court.
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