The decision by former SABC Chief Operating Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and nine others to give 53 musicians R50,000 each has been declared unlawful and set aside. But the time period to reclaim this fruitless expenditure amounting to R2.42m has expired, meaning this money is lost to the state.
The controversial decision taken by the SABC operations committee to pay 53 music legends R50,000 each was allegedly brought through the back door at the end of an impromptu meetin0g.
Judge Lebogang Modiba has reserved judgment in the case against the SABC's former chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and nine former executives, in which the public broadcaster seeks to recover R2.5 million paid to "music legends".