Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been found guilty in an internal disciplinary hearing, a reliable source close to the hearings told News24.<\/p>\n
Motsoeneng faced charges of bringing the SABC into disrepute and causing irreparable damage to his employer.<\/p>\n
The charges related to his four-hour long press briefing on April 19, where he defended his “90% local” policy.<\/p>\n
He also criticised the parliamentary ad-hoc committee charged with looking at the former board and interim board member Krish Naidoo.<\/p>\n
It is understood that the interim board will today have a meeting to discuss the ruling by disciplinary hearings chair Advocate Nazeer Cassim.<\/p>\n
When asked for comment, Cassim said he had released the report early on Monday, and only the SABC would make the announcement.<\/p>\n
SABC spokesperson Kaiser Kganyago told News24 that he had not yet seen the report and would only comment at a later stage.<\/p>\n
Motsoeneng has suffered one court defeat after another.<\/p>\n
Western Cape High Court Judge Owen Rogers ruled in December 2016 that Motsoeneng could not work at the SABC at all, unless Madonsela’s report was set aside or a new disciplinary hearing cleared him of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
He is appealing that judgment.<\/p>\n
In November 2015, the Western Cape High Court declared his appointment as chief operations officer irrational and illegal, and set it aside. The court denied him leave to appeal.<\/p>\n
In September 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal also denied him leave to appeal<\/p>\n
In May this year, the Labour Court denied his application to stop the current disciplinary hearings and for Cassim to recuse himself.<\/p>\n
Mostoeneng could not be reached for comment<\/p>\n
More to follow on this developing story.<\/p>\n