Wednesday, December 16, 2009

TOLDYA! Solly Mokoetle the SABC's new group CEO.


 On 25 November I was first with the news that Solly Mokoetle is probably going to be the new group CEO of the SABC. The SABC has now finally confirmed this. The SABC's interim board has appointed Solly Mokoetle in the position and he will start officially from January 2010. Solly replaces Gab Mampone.

Solly was chief content officer at Super5Media who wants to start a satellite TV platform in 2010.

The SABC interime board chairperson, Irene Charnley says Solly Mokoetle was ''selected as a suitable candidate following vigrous and necessary processes'' and that he has been working at the SABC for 12 years.

What the SABC is NOT saying, is that Solly Mokoetle had to be escorted OUT of the SABC when he refused to vacate his office in December 2006 when he didn't want to leave after his contract wasn't renewed at the end of December 2006.