The dumped Robin Nicholson whom the SABC ''wished well with his future endeavours'' after suddenly getting rid of its chief financial officer (CFO) and acting group CEO who was on leave this week in the Free State, is going to sue the South Africa public broadcaster for millions of rands for the way in which the SABC has tossed him aside after a decade.
Robin Nicholson who started at the SABC in 2001 and became the acting group CEO in September 2010 has full knowledge of the SABC's financials, helped craft the broadcaster's current turnaround strategy, knows exactly how the SABC faulted in previous executive dismissals and had to go about making million rand payouts, and knows exactly where all the public broadcaster's skeletons are buried.
The SABC suddenly and without warning replaced Robin Nicholson with Phil Molefe as the new acting group CEO this week, while the SABC has eyed Tau Morwe, CEO of the Transnet National Ports Authority to take over as the permanent new group CEO of the SABC.
Meanwhile, according to sources, the SABC offered Robin Nicholson an extension on his contract for a further few months as acting group CEO worth R3 million last Friday - only to suddenly not go through with the offer this past Wednesday. It's understood that the new massive upheaval within top SABC ranks is presumably also why SABC board member Peter Harris, appointed in September 2009, suddenly quit this past Friday.
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