The decision by former SABC Chief Operating Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and nine others to give 53 musicians R50,000 each has been declared unlawful and set aside. But the time period to reclaim this fruitless expenditure amounting to R2.42m has expired, meaning this money is lost to the state.
Judge Lebogang Modiba has reserved judgment in the case against the SABC's former chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and nine former executives, in which the public broadcaster seeks to recover R2.5 million paid to "music legends".
Former South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng and nine former executives acted wrongfully when they paid more than R2-million to "music legends", the Special Tribunal heard on Monday. The SABC and Special Investigating Unit (SIU) had jointly instituted legal proceedings with the tribunal to recover the money paid to "music legends".