ANC must join DA in calling for Motsoeneng’s axing following their flip flop 

05 July 2016

ANC Chief Whip, Jackson Mthembu's flip flop this afternoon on the SABC is nothing but damage control; a desperate attempt to try and salvage their deployee, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and hide the fact that they are really behind much of his machinations at the public broadcaster. 

The ANC said nothing when Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi, attacked those protesting against Mr Mostsoeoeng. In fact, their National Spokesperson, Zizi Kodwa, implied those picketing outside SABC were trying to capture the broadcaster. The ANC also allowed their Youth League - just yesterday - to back Motsoeoeng. 

Despite Mthembu’s baseless claims; it is the DA’s the court action that has sought to strengthen the public broadcaster by ridding it of Motsoeoeng and his cohorts at the Corporation. The DA been the only political who is presently still fighting to have the remedial actions of the Public Protector honoured as established by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) and the Constitutional Court. 

That the ANC now wishes to back some sort inquiry is irrational. 

This about turn by the ANC must therefore be treated with much skeptism. If the ANC really want to be taken seriously, they would be loud and clear: and demand that Mr Motsoeoeng be fired before even being made permanent. 

The truth is that the ANC simply cannot be trusted. If the ANC was serious they would have already called for Mr Motsoeneng to be removed. 

This is despite the DA warning the ANC government form the very beginning that Mr Motsoeoeng was not a fit and proper person when he was appointed acting COO at the SABC.

The ANC has to date done everything to thwart these efforts to uphold the Rule of Law and constitutional democracy.

Statement issued by James Selfe MP, Chairperson of the DA's Federal Executive, 5 July 2016