SABC staff revolt over henchmen 'loyal to Hlaudi'
Now that chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is gone from the SABC, the knives are out for those seen as his henchmen.
The Sunday Times can reveal that senior journalists and editors tabled a motion of no confidence in top news managers at a colloquium convened by the interim board in Auckland Park on Thursday.
Board deputy chairman Mathatha Tsedu confirmed that the meeting, attended by more than 100 staff, took place.
The motion has been interpreted as the beginning of the clean-up process following Motsoeneng's dismissal for misconduct this week.
The motion of no confidence listed no names, but insiders who attended the colloquium said it was aimed at head of TV news Nothando Maseko, her radio counterpart, Sebolelo Ditlhakanyane, and national TV news editor Nyana Molete...
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