DA wants probe into Hlaudi money
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday said it will request an investigation into the SABC's former COO and current Group Executive of Corporate Affairs, Hlaudi Motsoeneng's latest salary increase.
The party says Motsoeneng's salary was increased by almost half a million from R 3 784 000 to R 4 197 000 during the 2015/16 financial year, making him the highest paid executive at the SABC.
"According to the SABC's annual report released yesterday, in his capacity as COO, Motsoeneng was the highest paid executive at the SABC during the 2015/16 financial year, even more than the Chief Executive Officer. This lends credence to the suspicion that Motsoeneng served as de facto CEO of the public broadcaster," the DA's Phumzile van Damme said.
She said the DA will request that an investigation into why and how Motsoeneng's salary was increased, be included in the anticipated parliamentary inquiry into the SABC.