Generations - The Legacy creator Mfundi Vundla has criticised Hlaudi Motsoeneng's 90% local content quota at the SABC, claiming it was a "publicity stunt" that failed those who were supposed to benefit the most from it.
The award-winning TV producer told DJ Sbu on his Massiv Metro radio show he felt the embattled former SABC COO Motsoeneng came up with the quota system last year to gain support from the entertainment industry.
"[It] was a populist stance designed to expand his footprint in the artistic community," he said.
He said the policy had not been accompanied by sufficient financial resources to make it possible.
"If you say there should be 90% local content in television, that needs to be accompanied by a massive infusion in capital investment.
"You cannot just declare 90% local content without the money to make that content. The SABC did not have that money so it was an empty promise.
"For television, it was an empty promise because today those production houses that produce most of the content for the SABC are not getting paid. So, that 90% local content is nonsense," Vundla said.
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