Supreme Court of Appeal deals blow to SABC’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng
Quit now, says DA, after he was denied leave to appeal a High Court decision setting aside his appointment as the broadcaster’s operations chief
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has suffered another court defeat after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed his application for leave to appeal a ruling by the High Court in Cape Town, which effectively set aside his permanent appointment.In May, the High Court dismissed with costs an application by Motsoeneng and the SABC for leave to appeal against a ruling that invalidated his permanent appointment.Motsoeneng, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi and the broadcaster subsequently approached the Supreme Court.READ THIS: SABC ‘releases’ litigating journalist before end of notice periodIn its ruling last week, the appeal court stated that "the application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs on the grounds that there is no reasonable prospect of success in an appeal and there is no other compelling reason why it should be heard".In his initial ruling late last year, High Court Judge Dennis Davis said the information before Muthambi at the time of Motsoeneng...
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