SABC denies giving ex-CEO R18m golden handshake
24 August 2016
Cape Town - Media reports saying that former SABC CEO Frans Matlala got a severance package of R18m are false, said his incumbent James Aguma on Tuesday at parliament.
Media reports suggested that Matlala, who was suspended because he had allegedly helped national treasury with a procurement deal, received a golden handshake of R18m a day before he was due to appear for a disciplinary hearing.
DA MP and party spokesperson on communication, Phumzile van Damme, insisted that Aguma revealed the severance package Matlala received. “How much have you paid the former CEO of the SABC? You spent millions paying him off. We’re duty-bound to know why,” Van Damme said.
But Aguma maintained that the information was confidential. “It’s confidential. Because the information was leaked to the media we’re not going to bother too much," he said.