DA to picket at SABC for Motsoeneng to be axed
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane will lead a picket outside the SABC headquarters in Auckland Park on Tuesday to call for the removal the broadcaster’s chief operating officer‚ Hlaudi Motsoeneng‚ and an end to the undemocratic censorship. “Mr Motsoeneng has‚ throughout his tenure at the SABC‚ proven that he is not a fit and proper person to hold this position. He has demonstrated his unsuitability and the latest resignation of Acting Group CEO‚ Jimmi Matthews‚ citing the ‘corrosive atmosphere’ is evidence that he needs to go at once. “Mr Motsoeneng has seen the disintegration of the SABC and has consistently and without due regard for the law attempted to capture the public broadcaster to protect the ANC and President Zuma‚” the DA said. ..
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