Sowetan reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has started the process of recouping from former and current employees R5.2bn that was lost through fraud, irregular salary increases and appointments, as well as through wasteful expenditure.
The public broadcaster advised that it was looking into 186 cases previously investigated back to 2012. SABC spokesperson Vuyo Mthembu said they were guided by recommendations in various reports, mostly focused on former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s tenure, as prepared by the public protector, the parliamentary ad hoc committee, internal forensic auditors, the special investigating unit and the auditor-general. Motsoeneng, who testified before the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture last week, has been accused of giving people salary increases and promotions without following proper procedure. Mthembu indicated further: “All the above-mentioned reports detail malfeasance, systematic collapse of good corporate governance and complete disregard of financial management systems within the SABC. The disciplinary cases being pursued include fraud, mismanagement, sexual harassment, editorial interference, irregular salary increases and irregular appointments. Almost all of these cases point to a sustained culture of impunity and a total collapse of internal controls.”
- Read the full original of the above report by Kgothatso Madisa on page 4 of Sowetan of 17 September 2019
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