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Motsoeneng appeals court order─── 07:40 Sat, 25 Oct 2014
Cape Town - SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is appealing the Western Cape High Court order on his suspension.
The public broadcaster reported yesterday that Motsoeneng had instructed his lawyers to appeal with immediate effect after the court ordered that Motsoeneng face a disciplinary hearing and be suspended with full pay.
Judge Ashton Schippers ordered that the SABC board serve Motsoeneng notice of a disciplinary hearing within two weeks.
The Democratic Alliance applied for an urgent interim interdict suspending Motsoeneng pending a review of the decision to appoint him.
This after Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released a report on Motsoeneng in February, while he was acting COO.
She found his salary increased from R1.5 million to R2.4m in one year, that he had purged senior staff, and misrepresented his matric qualifications to the SABC.
Madonsela recommended that a new COO be appointed at the SABC within 90 days.
- Sapa
