SABC executives are worth their R42.5m pay, says communications minister
Another executive will be appointed to ensure taxpayers’ money is well spent, says Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
05 November 2019 - 18:26
Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has defended the high salaries paid to SABC executives though the public broadcaster faces an uncertain future due to crippling financial challenges.
According to the SABC’s annual report for the 2018/2019 financial year tabled in parliament in September, the broadcaster’s CEO, Madoda Mxakwe, received a total pay package of R3.9m for nine months’ work. The remuneration package for SABC’s top executives including the CEO, CFO, COO and its board totalled R42.5m in the reporting period...
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