SABC board chairperson Mbulaheni Maguvhe has quit‚ with the national broadcaster reporting that President Jacob Zuma has accepted his resignation. Maguvhe‚ until now the sole remaining member of the board‚ last week defended the board’s decision to appoint the broadcaster’s former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. This played out at a sitting of the parliamentary committee which is currently conducting an inquiry into the board’s fitness. When pressed on why the board took the decision to appoint Motsoeneng despite former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s findings and recommendations‚ Maguvhe said the board was not aware that those recommendations were binding. “Most of us were not aware that the recommendations by the public protector were binding. It was only after the Constitutional Court ruling that they mentioned that they were binding‚” he said. Madonsela found that Motsoeneng had lied about his matric qualification‚ had increased his salary irregularly from R1.5m to...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.