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Phathiswa Magopeni is facing charges of airing an interdicted episode of Special Assignment and, as such, bringing the name of the public broadcaster into disrepute.
Phathiswa Magopeni is being charged in relation to the airing of a Special Assignment episode despite there being a court order against it.
<p>Phathiswa Magopeni is facing charges of airing an interdicted episode of Special Assignment and, as such, bringing the name of the public broadcaster into disrepute.</p>
The public broadcaster’s legal team told the hearing that Magopeni should take the rap for never apologising to those who were wronged by the court-interdicted Special Assignment show being broadcast.
In a letter to the deputy chairperson, Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi, SABC board chair Bongomusa Makhathini motivates the request by saying Mary Papayya may not be impartial as a board member.