A leaked parliamentary working document investigating the decline of South Africa’s Public Broadcaster has confirmed that Hlaudi Motsoeneng will not have to defend his actions in front of parliament’s ad-hoc committee.<\/p>\n
This is despite\u00a0Motsoeneng featuring prominently in various witnesses\u2019 testimonies throughout the investigation, according to a report by BusinessDay<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ad-hoc committee chairman Vincent Smith confirmed that this was the case, stating that\u00a0the draft report was still open to comment in writing and that all inputs would\u00a0be factored into the final report.<\/p>\n DA MP\u00a0Phumzile van Damme said\u00a0that she felt this was the correct decision, stating that,\u00a0“The inquiry was never about Hlaudi \u2026 the courts dealt with that. The inquiry was about the fitness of the [SABC] board to hold office \u2026 the focus now should be on fixing the SABC”.<\/p>\n Motsoeneng currently still holds the position of\u00a0group executive for corporate affairs at the SABC, despite a December High Court ruling stating that he would not be allowed to hold any position at the embattled state broadcaster.<\/p>\n