BusinessLive reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has terminated the contract of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Chris Maroleng with immediate effect.  

In a short statement, the public broadcaster said:  “The SABC board met on Tuesday April 23.  After due consideration of the findings and recommendations of a disciplinary process, the board resolved to terminate the contract of … Maroleni [Maroleng] with immediate effect.”  Maroleng was appointed in January 2018 tasked with cleaning up the SABC.  He took over from the controversial Hlaudi Motsoeneng, who was fired in June 2017 for bringing the SABC into disrepute.  Maroleng is said to have been found guilty of three of four charges he faced at a disciplinary hearing.  Reacting to the dismissal on Twitter, Maroleng said:  “This is quite a low for my career.  But I am considering my options with my legal advisers.  I am going to appeal this decision to dismiss me.”

• Read the full original of the report on this story at BusinessLive
• See too, Chris Maroleng ‘devastated’ by dismissal from SABC, at EWN

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