Suspended CEO ready to take SABC to high court
Cape Town – The SABC's suspended chief executive officer Frans Matlala has warned that he is ready to take the public broadcaster to court if his suspension is not lifted by Tuesday.
Barely four months after appointing its next CEO, Frans Matlala has warned the SABC in a lawyer’s letter that his suspension must be lifted by Tuesday. Matlala is the embattled South African Broadcasting Corporation’s ninth CEO since 2009.
He was suddenly suspended by the SABC, which gave no reasons, although he is fighting back with his legal representative revealing and refuting the SABC’s reasons for his suspension.
Through his lawyer, Joe Mothibi of Norton Rose Fulbright, Matlala wrote to the SABC on November 17 demanding that he be reinstated as CEO by this coming Tuesday. If this doesn't happen, Matlala plans to take the SABC to the high court.
SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago didn't respond to a media enquiry made on Thursday seeking comment and clarification on Matlala’s letter.