Motsoeneng accuses SABC board member Krish Naidoo of lying to Parliament
Embattled former South African Broadcasting Corporation chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has lashed out at board member Krish Naidoo‚ accusing him of lying to Parliament and "slandering" him. Motsoeneng has made the comments in an affidavit in response to the charges in his disciplinary hearing. He is trying to halt the disciplinary hearing into alleged misconduct following an April 19 media briefing at which he criticised a parliamentary committee that held an inquiry into alleged irregularities at the SABC as well as the fitness of its board. In particular Motsoeneng was critical of Naidoo‚ who is a member of the current interim SABC board and served on the former board of the public broadcaster. Motsoeneng launched a scathing attack on Naidoo for comments he made during his appearance before the ad hoc committee. He described Naidoo as a "sell out" who lied under oath. At the media conference‚ Motsoeneng also defended his decision to implement a 90% local content policy ...
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