'There is only one': Hlaudi Motsoeneng stands by the assertion that got him fired
At a CCMA hearing on his dismissal, the former SABC operations chief also accused the SABC's Krish Naidoo of stabbing him in the back
Former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is standing by the statement he made at a media briefing in April 2017 that ultimately led to his dismissal. Motsoeneng also maintained on Thursday that the board of the public broadcaster did not have the authority to institute disciplinary proceedings against him, saying only the acting group CEO at the time, James Aguma, had the power to do so. Motsoeneng was at the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Thursday‚ challenging his dismissal from the SABC. He was dismissed in June 2017 after being found guilty of bringing the broadcaster into disrepute following the media conference he called earlier on April 19. During cross-examination by the SABC‚ he told the commission that the board had delegated its powers to discipline managers to the group CEO. He said this meant a disciplinary hearing would be handled by the employee’s line manager‚ and in the case of a chief operating officer this was the CEO....
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