A stadium in Bluegumbosch, QwaQwa, in the Free State, will be renamed after SABC chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, The New Age reported on Friday.<\/p>\n
“It was decided unopposed by the community that the facility be named after Motsoeneng because the people felt he had done a lot of good things in QwaQwa,” provincial department of arts and culture secretariat head, Jeff Mphomela, was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
“The name change is in its final stage and we can expect to see a big board with Motsoeneng’s name on it any time from now.”<\/p>\n
He said public consultations were held recently.<\/p>\n
In February, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released a report on Motsoeneng, while he was acting COO of the broadcaster.<\/p>\n
She found that his salary increased from R1.5 million to R2.4m in one year, that he had purged senior staff, and misrepresented his qualifications — that he had passed matric — to the SABC.<\/p>\n
At the time, Madonsela recommended that a new COO be appointed to the SABC within 90 days.<\/p>\n
Communications minister Faith Muthambi announced Motsoeneng’s permanent appointment earlier this month, saying he was cleared of all wrongdoing by a legal firm before being appointed.<\/p>\n
The Democratic Alliance has launched a high court bid to have his appointment set aside and Muthambi has filed papers opposing it.<\/p>\n
In June, Motsoeneng made headlines again for reportedly being offered a wife and a cow as a gift by Venda traditional leaders, which they later denied.<\/p>\n
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