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title="‘I'm not an angel,’ says Hlaudi Motsoeneng as he concedes to ‘many mistakes’ at the SABC" style="background-image:url('data:image/jpg;base64,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');background-position:50% 50%;background-color:transparent;background-size:cover;" > <span class=image-loader-image style="background-position:50% 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href="/bd/national/media/2019-09-12-im-not-an-angel-says-hlaudi-motsoeneng-as-he-concedes-to-many-mistakes-at-the-sabc/" > ‘I'm not an angel,’ says Hlaudi Motsoeneng as he concedes to ‘many mistakes’ at the SABC </a> <p class="article-text synopsis"> The SABC is technically insolvent and has asked for a R3.2bn government guarantee, but the former COO insists he left its finances in good way </p> <div class=section> <span class="bd"> <i class="fa fa-square" aria-hidden=true></i> <a href="/bd/national/" rel="national" target=_new > National </a> / <a href="/bd/national/media/" rel="media" target=_new > Media </a> </span></div> <div class=section-author> </div></div> </div> <div class="small-articles clearfix"> <div class="section-block default no-author"> <a aria-label="article image" class="article-image image-loader" href="/bd/national/media/2019-09-10-hlaudi-motsoeneng-says-he-was-the-main-man-at-the-sabc/" title="Hlaudi Motsoeneng says he was ‘the main man’ at the SABC" 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href="/bd/national/media/2019-09-10-hlaudi-motsoeneng-says-he-was-the-main-man-at-the-sabc/" > Hlaudi Motsoeneng says he was ‘the main man’ at the SABC </a> <p class="article-text synopsis"> ‘In the SABC no one was better than me … It's an insult to say I'm not educated,’ the axed SABC COO said </p> <div class=section> <span class="bd"> <i class="fa fa-square" aria-hidden=true></i> <a href="/bd/national/" rel="national" target=_new > National </a> / <a href="/bd/national/media/" rel="media" target=_new > Media </a> </span></div> <div class=section-author> </div></div> </div> <div class="small-articles clearfix"> <div class="section-block default premium no-author"> <a aria-label="article image" class="article-image image-loader" href="/bd/national/media/2019-09-09-no-matric-but-hlaudi-motsoeneng-had-people-skills-former-sabc-chair-says/" title="No matric, but Hlaudi Motsoeneng had people skills, former SABC chair says" 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href="/bd/national/media/2019-09-09-no-matric-but-hlaudi-motsoeneng-had-people-skills-former-sabc-chair-says/" > No matric, but Hlaudi Motsoeneng had people skills, former SABC chair says </a> <p class="article-text synopsis"> Ben Ngubane explains the meteoric rise of one of the public broadcaster’s most colourful figures </p> <div class=section> <span class="bd"> <i class="fa fa-square" aria-hidden=true></i> <a href="/bd/national/" rel="national" target=_new > National </a> / <a href="/bd/national/media/" rel="media" target=_new > Media </a> </span></div> <div class="premium-icon premium-button-lock"> <i class="fa fa-lock"></i> <a href=/buy/ title="BL premium" data-google-interstitial=false> B<span>L</span> Premium </a> </div> <div class=section-author> </div></div> </div> <div class="small-articles clearfix"> <div class="section-block default premium no-author"> <a aria-label="article image" class="article-image image-loader" 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of ‘dire situation’ after years of problems </a> <p class="article-text synopsis"> Madoda Mxakwe tells the state-capture inquiry the SABC is technically insolvent, overburdened by staff salaries, and drowning in irregular expenditure </p> <div class=section> <span class="bd"> <i class="fa fa-square" aria-hidden=true></i> <a href="/bd/national/" rel="national" target=_new > National </a> / <a href="/bd/national/media/" rel="media" target=_new > Media </a> </span></div> <div class="premium-icon premium-button-lock"> <i class="fa fa-lock"></i> <a href=/buy/ title="BL premium" data-google-interstitial=false> B<span>L</span> Premium </a> </div> <div class=section-author> </div></div> </div> <div class="small-articles clearfix"> <div class="section-block default premium no-author"> <a aria-label="article image" class="article-image image-loader" href="/bd/national/media/2019-08-12-sabcs-acting-coo-craig-van-rooyen-calls-it-quits/" title="SABC’s acting chief operating officer calls it quits" 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