Motsoeneng: Some SABC board members thought I would be a ‘yes man’

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Testifying at the Zondo Inquiry, SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng said some were shocked to find that he could not be bulldozed.

JOHANNESBURG - Former South African Broadcasting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng said he believed some of the board members who appointed him thought he would be a matric-less "yes man".

He said some political appointees who wanted to get favours for their comrades wanted him out while others tarnished his image.

 

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