'I'm being hounded out': Phathiswa Magopeni lodges complaint against SABC CEO, board chair

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SABC editor-in-chief and head of news Phathiswa Magopeni has lodged a formal complaint against the public broadcaster's CEO Madoda Mxakwe for several issues, including alleged editorial interference, abuse of power and attempts to remove her from her position.

Her refusal, she claims, and the preceding complaints from the ANC about how the SABC covered its election campaign could be the reason there is an attempt to place the blame on her for theShe details how Mxakwe specifically flouted administrative processes to ensure she took the fall for the erroneous airing of theShe says Mxakwe's decision to copy human resources group executive Dr Mojaki when he asked her to explain how the episode went on air was a further indication of this, as her...

There are three management levels below me that would have dealt with this 'Special Assignment' matter, but in Mr Mxakwe’s haste to get rid of me he overlooked that and chose to flout administrative governance.“Mr Mxakwe unequivocally rejected my suggested expressing that there was no need for him as he had nothing to do with the issue, and that I was the one responsible. This was the clearest indication of the outcome being predetermined.

Magopeni accuses both Mxakwe and Makhathini of editorial interference for allegedly exerting pressure on her for an interview with Ramaphosa during his campaign trail in Limpopo. According to Magopeni, the initial call came from Mxakwe, to which she objected, as SABC editorial processes did not allow for special coverage of the ANC president, as this would have “made a mockery” of the public broadcaster.

 

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