Pursue Hlaudi Motsoeneng to recover SABC funds, says former board member
Pursue Hlaudi Motsoeneng "for all costs and funds" that the SABC has lost "unlawfully" under his leadership‚ a former board member said on Tuesday morning. Krish Naidoo‚ in an interview with Radio 702‚ decried the lack of "good corporate governance" at the public broadcaster after testimony of a number questionable decisions made by Motsoeneng‚ when he was the SABC’s chief operating officer‚ was given in Parliament on Monday. Naidoo‚ who had announced his resignation from the SABC board during a sitting of the portfolio committee on communications in October‚ said pursuing Motsoeneng for the losses would set an example for other state-owned entities (SOEs). He blamed Motsoeneng’s questionable decisions on "a consequence of the history of the board‚ where you have two groups ... some of us were quite keen on ensuring good corporate governance and the others had some other agendas". Naidoo added: "The majority of the board supported him ... in various actions that he did‚ gave him the...
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