Public has 'no interest' in appointments at SABC - lawyer
2 February 2017
Cape Town - The SABC on Thursday argued that Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was an internal arrangement and did not constitute an exercise of public power, and thus a court could not review it.
The public broadcaster was on Thursday applying to the Western Cape High Court for leave to appeal its earlier ruling on Motsoeneng’s appointment as group executive of corporate affairs.
The court ruled in December that his appointment was unlawful and that he could not hold any position at the broadcaster, unless a Public Protector's 2014 report on his appointment as chief executive officer was overturned, or a new disciplinary inquiry cleared him.
Stephan du Toit, for the SABC, said the judgment set an important precedent.