DA can't tell us who to hire and fire - SABC lawyer
24 November 2016
Cape Town - No political party can dictate who the SABC should hire or fire, the state broadcaster's lawyer said at a DA court application to have senior executive Hlaudi Motsoeneng removed.
"On what basis can a political party come and dictate who is going to be appointed at the SABC in what job?" asked advocate Stephan du Toit SC in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.
"Does it mean political parties can start deciding on the administration? On who they employ?" he asked, during lengthy subsmissions over why the SABC did did nothing wrong by keeping Motsoeneng on after adverse Public Protector findings.
Du Toit insisted that the Public Protector's report stands unless a review sets it aside, and that the report did not say Motsoeneng must be fired.