Disgraced Aguma quits SABC, but is not off the hook
The acting CEO leaves SA’s public broadcaster under a cloud, but the board says an SIU probe may bring him to book
Disgraced SABC acting CEO James Aguma, who resigned from the public broadcaster on Wednesday, is not off the hook yet and will be called to account should he be implicated in any dodgy deals that have been referred to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Despite his resignation, there was still a long way to go in terms of extracting the public broadcaster from its crises, observers said on Wednesday. Aguma’s resignation follows the recent sacking of former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Aguma, who together with Motsoeneng was blamed for the mess at the SABC, abruptly resigned on Wednesday as his disciplinary hearing resumed. He was on suspension after being charged by the SABC for various transgressions, including breaching his work contract and his fiduciary duties, dishonesty in entering into agreements with certain service providers and frustrating the disciplinary hearings of Motsoeneng.
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