Motsoeneng’s appointment is public and open to review, court rules
7 February 2017
Cape Town - The SABC is a public body and its decisions about services and goods are open to review, the Western Cape High Court said in a ruling on Tuesday.
The court rejected the public broadcaster's argument that Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was an internal matter, and not an exercise of public power that could be challenged in court.
It dismissed with costs the SABC’s application 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.