{"id":73897,"date":"2024-09-19T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/siu-recovers-r6m-of-r18m-owed-by-former-sabc-coo-hlaudi-motsoeneng"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:12:00","slug":"siu-recovers-r6m-of-r18m-owed-by-former-sabc-coo-hlaudi-motsoeneng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/siu-recovers-r6m-of-r18m-owed-by-former-sabc-coo-hlaudi-motsoeneng","title":{"rendered":"SIU recovers R6m of R18m owed by former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully recovered R6 million of the R18 million owed by former SABC Chief Operating Officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng to the public broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, while leading the troubled state-owned entity, Motsoeneng was awarded an R11.5 million success fee for securing a broadcast deal with MultiChoice.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Gauteng High Court later ruled the payment unlawful and invalid, ordering him to repay the money.<\/p>\n<p>Motsoeneng&#8217;s attempts to challenge the ruling have repeatedly failed.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2023, the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal with costs. 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