SABC Boss Under Probe For Collecting 22 Year Old Girl As Gift From Traditional Rulers Of A Community.

The acting chief operations officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Hlaudi Motsoeneng is under probe for allegedly accepting a 22-year-
old lady who was given to him as
wife. According to local media,
Motsoeneng was given the young
woman, along with a cow and a calf, by a lobby group of traditional leaders in Thohoyandou, in Limpopo province.
The group are alleged to be seeking
greater exposure of their culture.It was gathered that a newspaper based in Soweto had reported last week that
about 10 half-naked women were lined up and Motsoeneng was asked to pick one.

* Hlaudi Motsoeneng
Sources stated that the media boss
picked a human resources management student named Vanessa Mutswari.
Vanessa is pictured above bare-breasted next toMotsoeneng, standing behind a trailer on which the other gifts, a cow and a calf had been loaded.
Reports informed that she’s so happy to be given out as a gift.

* 22-year-old Vanessa
When the photos of the event were
published, the SABC boss came under
attack with people describing the offer of a “wife” as “barbaric”.
South African womens groups have
protested against the act, asking
Motsoeneng to be investigated and the girl immediately returned to her family.

* Motsoeneng and Vannesa (circled)
“The use of women as gifts as if they
were livestock is a serious regress and an insult to the gains of 20 years of democracy and freedom, particularly the contribution of women, womens ministry spokeswoman Kenosi Machepa said.
Gender commission spokesman Baloyi said an investigation has been launched and the girl’s family contacted.
As at the time of compiling this report,
Motsoeneng has not responded publicly to the allegations.