The court ruling this week that former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng must personally pay for the legal costs of the "SABC 8" is a further nail in the coffin of a man who once exerted extraordinary control over the state broadcaster. Meanwhile, the SABC is officially cleaning house: investigating editorial interference and sexual harassment, and announcing its new positioning with fresh branding and the tagline: "Independent. Impartial". It's about time.
It took only five years for Hlaudi Motsoeneng to establish himself as one of the most brazen and public faces of State Capture during the Jacob Zuma era.
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