HEARING IMMINENT
SABC ‘likely to withdraw appeal’ against Motsoeneng firing
Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s days at the public broadcaster may be numbered as the interim board weighs an appeal
The SABC’s interim board may soon withdraw a decision by previous nonexecutive directors to appeal against the public protector’s damning 2014 report on governance lapses at the broadcaster that led to former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s fall from grace. Should the board decide not to proceed with the appeal, it could signal the end at the SABC for Motsoeneng, who has largely been blamed for most of the crises at the public broadcaster. Most members of the previous board, which collapsed towards the end of 2016, fought hard to retain Motsoeneng, but the High Court in Cape Town ruled in December that he should not occupy any position at the SABC unless the public protector’s report was set aside or new disciplinary processes against him finalised. The public broadcaster and Motsoeneng challenged the ruling but the application for leave to appeal was dismissed by the same court earlier in 2017. Motsoeneng is due to face a disciplinary hearing in coming weeks, based on t...
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