Motsoeneng ‘trying every trick in the book’ to avoid hearing
The former SABC chief operating officer’s counsel claims Hlaudi Motsoeneng is too ill to attend a hearing, which has been postponed until June 9
Former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has tried every trick in the book to avoid attending his disciplinary hearing at the public broadcaster. This statement was made by the SABC’s legal representative‚ Advocate Anton Myburgh. Motsoeneng is apparently too ill to attend his hearing. Myburgh said there is no need to postpone the hearing because Motsoeneng has knowingly breached the public broadcaster’s code of conduct. "Mr Chairman‚ our position is, really‚ that this is not a good faith application for a postponement. We will show you that what Mr Motsoeneng is doing is paying his legal team simply to draw out these proceedings and we are not going to be party to that‚ we are not going to voluntarily agree to a postponement‚" argued Myburgh. "I don’t know how many requests for a postponement have been made‚ but what we do know is that Mr Motsoeneng is trying everything to avoid this hearing. Quite why‚ one doesn’t know. But why does the taxpayer have to foot the bill f...
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