Decision to fire SABC COO a step towards restoring organisation: Board - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

The SABC Board says its decision to dismiss its Chief Operations Officer,, is a step towards restoring stability and bringing order in the public broadcaster.

The Public Broadcaster announced that the Board resolved to dismiss Maroleng with immediate effect after he was found guilty on three charges. Maroleng has said he will be challenging his dismissal. Maroleng, says he intends taking the termination of his contract with the public broadcaster to the courts. Maroleng says he’s consulting his lawyers.

“I’m quite devastated by the reconstituted board’s decision to terminate my contract following the recommendations of a disciplinary hearing. What we’ll be doing is taking advice from my legal counsel and ultimately will then appeal the decision on the basis that I think it has been a harsh sanction that does not warrant a dismissal.”“It’s within his right to seek whatever kind of help or take any other option that’s available to him legally.

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