The SABC on Friday instructed its lawyers to lodge an urgent appeal with the Constitutional Court against the ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal which had ordered that the public broadcaster’s chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng be suspended and face disciplinary charges.
“The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has instructed its lawyers to lodge an urgent appeal with the Constitutional Court, in regards to the Judgement laid down by the Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday,” SABC spokesman Kaizer Khanyago said.
However, he said he could not at this stage say whether the SABC was appealing only the suspension or the order confirming the Western Cape High Court ruling that disciplinary charges be brought against him.
“At this stage we don’t want to explain what exactly we are appealing,” he told ANA, adding that this would only be made public once lawyers had filed papers with the court.
“The instruction was given today so I do not know whether they will have the time still today to file or whether that will happen on Monday.”
Khanyago confirmed that Motsoeneng was back at work on Friday.
