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TimesLIVE reports that the Gauteng High Court has dealt a significant blow to former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) executives and has ordered that they personally repay R11.5m they unlawfully approved as a “success fee” for former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
The ruling marks a major victory for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in its long-running legal battle to hold individuals accountable for the misuse of public funds at the national broadcaster. In August 2016, the SABC board approved and paid Motsoeneng R11.5m in two instalments in reward for his role in securing a controversial MultiChoice deal. At the time, then SABC Group CEO James Aguma motivated the payment, claiming Motsoeneng had raised R1.19bn “for the benefit of the SABC”. The High Court later ruled the payment unlawful.
On Thursday, the SIU welcomed the default judgment handed down by Judge Allyson Crutchfield, which held former board members Mbulaheni Obert Maguvhe, Ndivhoniswani Aaron Tshidzumba and Maleshane Audrey Raphela responsible for repaying the money with interest from the date of service of summons. They were also ordered to cover the SIU’s legal costs.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Yoliswa Sobuwa at TimesLIVE
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