Hlaudi Motsoeneng will have to pay for SABC journalists' Labour Court costs
The SABC and former head of news Simon Tebele are also liable for the legal costs of the reinstated journalists, Judge David Gush has ruled
Former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is set to instruct his lawyers to appeal a ruling in the Johannesburg Labour Court‚ which has ordered him to share legal costs amounting to more than R1m. Judge David Gush ruled on Friday that Motsoeneng‚ the SABC, and its former acting group executive for news and current affairs, Simon Tebele, must pay the legal costs incurred during the dismissal of seven journalists last year. The journalists were part of a group dubbed the SABC 8. "I respect the judge and the ruling today [but] I’m going to instruct my lawyers to appeal the matter. For me it’s not going to be the end because I believe that this was politically motivated and malicious by those people who are involved‚ which is Solidarity and Bemawu (Broadcasting‚ Electronic‚ Media and Allied Workers Union)‚" Motsoeneng said. "It’s not going to end today. It’s the beginning of the battle, from where I’m standing." Motsoeneng’s legal representative‚ Advocate Thabani Masuku‚ arg...
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