Phil Molefe describes how Hlaudi Motsoeneng leapfrogged more qualified people at the SABC
Former acting SABC CEO Phil Molefe told a the parliamentary inquiry into the broadcaster about the anomalous manner in which Hlaudi Motsoeneng leaped ahead of more senior and qualified people to become acting CEO and then chief operating officer in less than a week. Molefe, whose roles at the broadcaster also included head of news, told the ad hoc committee conducting the inquiry that Motsoeneng was appointed to multiple senior positions within a short space of time in November 2011. He said there were glaring governance oversights during his time as acting CEO, including that Motsoeneng was allowed to sit in on board meetings when he was not a board member. A month before Motsoeneng’s two major appointments in 2011, Molefe travelled to Accra, Ghana, on business and recommended two senior staff members to act as CEO in his absence. While he was away, he was notified that Motsoeneng had been named acting CEO. "This critical appointment was made without the knowledge of the group CEO ...
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