‘We will not rest until Hlaudi Motsoeneng is removed’‚ warns DA
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will not rest until Hlaudi Motsoeneng is stripped of his position at the SABC and the country can start rebuilding a public broadcaster that honours the constitutional imperatives on which it is founded by operating in the public interest.In light of Cabinet’s announcement this week calling for Hlaudi Motsoeneng to respect the court judgment against him and step down from his new position at the SABC‚ the board cannot put off this decision any longer‚ DA leader Mmusi Maimane said after a two-day meeting of the DA’ federal executive."As the DA‚ we will not relent in our charge to have Hlaudi removed. Thus we will be holding a protest outside the SABC Headquarters in Auckland Park this coming Monday‚ and will hand over a memorandum to the SABC board calling for Hlaudi Motsoeneng to be axed once and for all‚" Maimane said.He charged that what was happening at the SABC was a case study of President Jacob Zuma’s project of state capture."A tangible ex...
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