The SABC does not want to undermine Parliament’s ad hoc committee currently probing its affairs by discussing matters before the committee does, the broadcaster’s spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, said on Tuesday.
This after Eyewitness News (EWN) reported that it was in possession of documents detailing procurement fraud of up to R42-million at the SABC.
“Unfortunately I cannot comment on that matter … I think people must just wait for Parliament’s inquiry. We would be undermining Parliament if we discussed matters that are before the inquiry,” said Kganyago.
The documents allegedly implicate former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, said Eyewitness News.
According to the documents and board minutes released by a whistleblower to EWN, there was apparently evidence that a legitimate tender for refurbishing a studio was abruptly cancelled and awarded to a specific company…
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