Former SABC board chairman Ben Ngubane has defended Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s track record and his massive pay hike, saying the controversial former chief operating officer is skilled and the salary "adjustments" were in line with human resource processes. Ngubane, speaking on Friday before Parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into the mess at the broadcaster, also insisted he had "saved" the SABC. "The SABC started haemorrhaging money from 2007 … we found a mess … we did everything…. I reject the idea that the corruption and destruction at the SABC happened because of us … don’t accuse me falsely of destroying SABC," a visibly irritated Ngubane said in response to a question from the inquiry’s evidence leader, Ntuthuzelo Vanara. Asked how Motsoeneng came to occupy senior positions at the SABC given that he did not have a matric, Ngubane said the former chief operating officer was appointed because of his skills. He also said it was no secret Motsoeneng did not have a matric certificate ...
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