‘I don’t have stress‚’ says Motsoeneng…after lawyer claims he does

23 September 2016 - 15:29 By Andre Jurgens

Hlaudi Motsoeneng has thoroughly contradicted his own lawyer by uttering just four words – “I don’t have stress”. The former South African Broadcasting Corpration (SABC) COO boldly declared‚ while speaking on stage at the funeral of Mandoza in Soweto on Friday‚ that he was “stress-free”.Waving his finger in a fashion reminiscent of the presidential finger-wagging displayed on television by the late PW Botha‚ he told mourners: “I listen to people and I have been observing when people were saying Hlaudi is out. You can’t decide my future. I will decide for my future.“And let me tell you‚ if I leave the SABC it will not be the first time. I left the SABC. I came back stronger and stronger‚” he said.Mandoza to be buried next to Gugu Zulu, Flabba and other iconsAs the nation prepares to bid a final farewell to Kwaito legend Mandoza, it has emerged that his final resting place is alongside other fallen icons. The SABC reported on Thursday that Motsoeneng was “suffering from emotional stress”‚ according to his lawyer Zola Majavu.Majavu sent a letter to the SABC board demanding an explanation about his role at the state broadcaster after a legal blow by the Supreme Court of Appeal which effectively confirmed that his appointment to the post of COO should be set aside.Majavu told the SABC that speculation over the future of his client had put Motsoeneng “under immense emotional strain and it will be best for everybody if there is certainty and clarity …. I have not received any correspondence from the SABC and it’s unfair”. This was contradicted by Motsoeneng on Friday who confidently told mourners at the funeral‚ “I hear people saying Hlaudi is stressed.“Hlaudi is stress-free. I don’t know stress because if I have stress I won’t be able to deliver what I want to deliver for the South Africans. So I don’t know stress. I don’t have stress. Maybe you are stressed yourselves because Hlaudi is delivering.” – TMG Digital..

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