PAUL Ngobeni‚ a "private citizen" who made an appearance at the media briefing by the SABC on Tuesday to announce the redeployment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng‚ has been in the public spotlight since he returned from the US in 2007.In the briefing‚ Ngobeni was seated in the panel, which included chairman Mbulaheni Maguvhe‚ Motsoeneng and acting CEO James Aguma.It was unclear why he was in the panel‚ but this became evident when he addressed the briefing.Ngobeni said he was disturbed about a journalism trend involving the way the reporters approached court judgments."Court judgments are to be read‚ analysed‚ dissected‚ but at the same time they cannot be distorted simply to pursue an agenda against certain individuals who are perceived to be vulnerable to attacks by politicians‚ NGOs and so forth‚" Ngobeni said.He then went on to explain his views on the judgment of the Cape High Court last year‚ which set aside Motsoeneng’s appointment as chief operating officer.Ngobeni has been in the publ...
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