SABC settles on a new COO

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SABC settles on a new COO --

Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:10

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Following recommendations from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has announced that Hlaudi Motsoeneng, who has been serving as the national broadcaster s acting chief operations officer for several years, will be appointed to the position permanently.

Despite Motsoeneng s matric certification coming under recent scrutiny along with his salary, which seems to be increasing exponentially with each year, Muthambi believes he will be a positive force in driving Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) migration and preparing for the 2016 local government elections.

I believe the appointment shall bring the necessary certainty and operational efficiency to the SABC board and management viewed collectively, said Muthambi.

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela had previously recommended that Motsoeneng be removed from his position and accused him of many inconsistencies. He has also been accused of suppressing programming which he considered offensive to Jacob Zuma and recently proposed that journalists should only be allowed to practice with a licence.

Gavin Davis, MP and spokesman on communications for the Democratic Alliance commented, Motsoeneng has been given a renewed mandate to continue his reign of terror at the public broadcaster. We can expect more surveillance and purging of SABC staff, more clampdowns on editorial independence and more happy news that reflects positively on the governing party.

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