Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s friends are no friends of the court in DA’s High Court case
Beleaguered SABC executive Hlaudi Motsoeneng was dealt an early blow on Wednesday when the High Court in Cape Town dismissed an application by his supporters to join his latest court battle as friends of the court. The High Court in Cape Town is hearing an application brought by the DA to have Motsoeneng removed from the SABC, where he is group executive of corporate affairs. Three groups — including the Decolonisation Foundation, which is led by former government spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi — launched an application on Wednesday requesting to be admitted in the matter as friends of the court. The groups said they wanted to support "Hlaudi against the ‘rantings’ of the DA". The Decolonisation Foundation was represented by Mokotedi Mpshe, the former head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). However, the court dismissed the application and said reasons would be provided later. The DA launched its latest court bid to remove Motsoeneng from the SABC after the broadcaster controv...
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