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The DA has instructed our legal team to take the re-appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as “Acting” COO back to court. We have been left with no other option following the deplorable decision taken by the SABC to undermine the Western Cape High Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal.

This decision is a slap in the face of the rule of law and is a desperate attempt to allow the Hlaudi Motsoeneng ‘wrecking ball’ to continue his disastrous reign at the public broadcaster.

Reports in the media today reveal that Hlaudi Motsoeneng received an R11.4 million bonus, only one chunk of an expected R33 million pay-out over the next 3 years. This is nothing more than SABC endorsed plunder of its own resources to the benefit of just one man.

This madness needs to be stopped. Our precious public resources should be spent on building a reputable, fair and well-run public broadcaster, and not on the propping up of its single greatest impediment.

The DA remains committed to ensuring that the rule of law and the decisions of our courts are respected. We will not allow for our Constitution to be trampled over and a key institution of state destroyed.

The DA will brief the media on the details of our court action in due course.

Issued by DA