Former SABC chief operations officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, is challenging the recent court ruling ordering him to pay R11.5 million back to the broadcaster.
Motsoeneng said he deserves to be given credit on the progression of the SABC when he was at helms of the public broadcaster.
Hlaudi further warns that he would fight right up to the highest court, after the court ordered him to repay the public broadcaster the “success fee” he received as part of his role in the deal within seven days, with an annual interest rate of 15.5%.
According to the court’s judgment, Motsoeneng is said to have raised R1.19 billion to fund SABC Encore and a 24-hours news channel in a deal with MultiChoice in 2013.
Motsoeneng insisted that the money was lawfully paid to him by the board of the SABC, but an investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into the national broadcaster found that the SABC had paid monies to individuals irregularly and entered into contracts that did not serve the interests of the public broadcaster.
Sources: Fin24, SABC News
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