SABC acting group CEO Jimi Matthews quits
27 June 2016
Cape Town - Acting CEO Jimi Matthews has resigned from the SABC, saying recent changes at the broadcaster are “wrong” and he has compromised his values under the current leadership.
Matthews posted a picture of his resignation letter on Twitter on Monday morning, indicating his decision to leave following widespread changes under COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
“For many months I have compromised the values that I hold dear under the mistaken belief that I could be more effective inside the SABC than outside, passing comment from the side-lines."
Matthews said the “corrosive atmosphere” had impacted negatively on his moral judgement, and made him complicit in decisions he “was not proud of”.