As if anyone needed any more proof to permanently remove dear leader Motsoeneng, EWN’s got hold of some pretty damning evidence implicating Muthambi’s favourite in a R42 million fraud scandal.
Recently, on a hot afternoon in Cape Town, I decided to brave the local radio stations on my drive home from work. That day was the day the SABC ‘elite’ walked out on Parliament – a smug-looking Motsoeneng followed by his acolytes committed an act of contempt against Parliament by refusing to take part in the SABC Inquiry.
The presidency has released a statement saying it has received and accepted the SABC’s beleaguered board chairperson, Mbulaheni Maguvhe’s resignation.
So, what do you do when you’re not too impressed with the Gupta media’s refusal to broadcast the SABC inquiry? Well, if you’re this oke from George then you’d probably call them out on live TV.
While parliament decides the fate of the current SABC board, journalists are being subjected to death threats for ‘betraying ‘ the organisation to ‘white interests’ in parliament.
During Monday’s parliamentary inquiry into the SABC board’s fitness to hold office, Vuyo Mvoko shocked MPs when he revealed that money from the – taxpayer-funded – national broadcaster was used to kickstart the infamous Gupta family’s ANN7 ‘news’ channel.
The DA leader isn’t beating around the bush, is he?
Hlaudi Motsoeneng is not allowed to work at the SABC in any way shape or form, unless the broadcaster believes it has the right to dismiss the Public Protector report into his appointment.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng, along with the SABC delegation summoned to account to parliament for the wreck that is the national broadcaster, stormed out of the session earlier after MPs refused to allow the board to put a stop to the inquiry.
South Africa’s ‘It girl’ and Zulu diamond has resigned from SABC1’s popular sports show.
Beloved soapie 7de Laan may not air this coming Monday due to the SABC not yet finalising their contract with Danie Odendaal Productions, the production company which produces 7de Laan.
According to a report in the Sunday Times, the SABC has dropped the law firm which cleared Hlaudi Motsoeneng of any wrongdoing following the Public Protector’s report in 2014.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s reign as supreme leader of the crippled SABC seems to have come to an end and South Africans on Twitter couldn’t resist throwing a little extra shade.
A member of the board himself, Krish Naidoo in a surprise move broke ranks with the rest of the board who’ve been struggling to protect Motsoeneng throughout Wednesday’s enquiry.
Motsoeneng has given the judicial system and effectively the constitution a solid middle finger, but does he really give a toss?
He might get some new ideas for his speeches from this…
He might not be SABC COO anymore, but the untouchable Hlaudi Motsoeneng still takes home one hell of a salary.
Another year, another dip in financial results for the embattled public broadcaster.
Even as the ANC prepares to step in and sort out the SABC “embarrassment”, newly reappointed GE Hlaudi Motsoeneng brags about how much money he’s going to be splashing out in his new(old) position.
The ruling party’s parliamentary caucus has said that it will not tolerate Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s “unlawful” reappointment as GE of the national broadcaster and that action will be taken against the SABC board.
The SABC has blamed South Africans refusing to pay their TV licences on its poor financial performance and vowed to get tough with TV Licence collections in future.
Divisions within the greater ANC are yet again boiling to the surface as the mother party supports the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling against former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment, but the Youth League wants him to remain in his position.