Will Hlaudi Motsoeneng still earn R3.7m a year as a ‘normal’ SABC employee?
SHOULD Hlaudi Motsoeneng he pay back the money? To be more specific‚ the millions of rand he has earned as a top executive at the SABC.Earlier this week the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed his bid to appeal a ruling by the High Court in Cape Town‚ which found his appointment as chief operating officer to have been irrational, and be set it aside.The ruling brings the now "ordinary" SABC employee’s R3.7m a year salary sharply into focus.READ THIS: Thuli Madonsela asks Faith Muthambi not to reappoint Hlaudi MotsoenengAdvocate Paul Hoffman‚ director and head of projects at the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa‚ said Motsoeneng was liable to pay back all the money he acquired from the SABC since his initial appointment in 2011 in the role of chief operating officer."The effects of the invalidity goes back to the date that the decision was made‚" he said."So you would have to go back to square one and scrape back from him the money that has irregularly been paid to...
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