Hlaudi Motsoeneng Biography
Hlaudi Motsoeneng is a South African reporter cum politician. He is the leader of African Content Movement (ACM). He is famous for serving as the acting Chief operating officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) from 2011 to 2013.
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng Age
Hlaudi mmotsoeneng was born in the year 1968 in Phuthaditjhaba Free State, South Africa or Thaba Bosiu, Lesotho, but the exact date and month of birth are not disclosed at the moment.
He is yet to reveal the day he celebrates his birthday, pertaining to his nationality Hlaudi is a South African citizen. His mother is a traditional healer not much is known about his father.
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng Education
Motsoeneng attended Qhibi Ha Sethunya primary school in Qwa Qwa, Free State. he, later on, joined Metsi Matsho High School but failed to further his university-level studies because he could not meet the eligibility requirements to enter into the university. Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng did not get his matric certificate.
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng Wife
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng photo
Presently Hlaudi has not spoken publicly about his wife or if he is married. Nothing is also disclosed about his children or even if he has any daughters or sons. Hlaudi made headlines back in 2014 when rumors about him being gifted a 22-year-old girl as a gift for a wife.
A complaint about Motsoeneng’s gift was lodged with the Commission for Gender Equality. The Sowetan reported on Friday that traditional Venda chiefs gave Motsoeneng a wife, a cow and a calf during his visit to their area.
About 10 bare-breasted women were lined up in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, last Wednesday, and Motsoeneng were asked to choose one. He picked 22-year-old human resources management student Vanessa Mutswari.
“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,” Machepa said.
The practice, under the guise of tradition and culture by a lobby group called Mudzi we Vhurereli ha Vhavenda, was regrettable.“Cultural and traditional practices are part of South Africa’s rich heritage, but should not be abused to advance personal interests,” Machepa said.
Chiefs and traditional leaders needed to partner with government and support its efforts to anchorwomen and youth at the forefront of socio-economic transformation. Mutswari was pictured in the Sowetan, smiling and standing bare-breasted next to Motsoeneng, behind the trailer on which the cow and calf had been loaded.
However, he came out to deny the allegations saying, “I am standing before you. I am saying with my own mouth I was not given to anybody,” said Mutswari
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng Net Worth
Mmotsoeneng’s net worth is still under review according to Forbes, the former SABC coo’s net worth is has increased over the years though, his primary source of wealth is from his news broadcasting and political career. He earns a considerable amount of salary from his job.
In 2015, Motsoeneng was criticized for granting himself a salary increase from R2.8 million to R3.7million, despite a reported annual loss for the SABC of R395 million. additionally he has also ventured into the business world. Hlaudi lives a luxurious life in his mansion he also owns a collection of cars.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng Qualifications – Hlaudi Motsoeneng CV
Hlaudi has faced a major attack about his cv, In 1995 he applied for permanent employment with the SABC and while completing the application form for the job, lied about having completed his matric at Metsi-Matsho High School in 1991.
He, later on, explained that a Mrs. Swanepoel from human resources told him to “fill in anything”, while Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri was also chairman of the SABC at the time of his application.
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng Career
In the 1990s, Motsoeneng became a freelance reporter for Radio Sesotho and frequently reported a positive story on Mopeli, which led people to believe he was a being used.
Around the same time, his networking with renowned politicians catapulted him to Lesedi FM in 1992. He was employed even though he lacked a matric certificate and could not speak proper English.
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng SABC
Motsoeneng joined the public broadcaster in 1996, as a junior news reporter and by 2003 had advanced to become a current affairs executive producer for Lesedi FM reporting to regional editor James Barkhuizen, again claiming to have matric qualifications.
Due to his ANC connections, he was able to attract top politicians for interviews on his radio show. In 2002, he was named in a forensic audit in an investigation into the conduct of a news editor in Bloemfontein. Journalists claimed that Motsoeneng was promoted to a senior position as a producer because he helped her gain her own promotion.
Soon Motsoeneng was clashing with his boss, Barkhuizen, interfering with the latter’s decisions and challenging editorial decisions. He was said to have given staff increases and hired others without his boss’s permission.
Both would be suspended in 2006 and Motsoeneng faced internal charges of racism, dishonesty, disruption and policy violations. There were at least three inquiries into the problems at the Free State office.
The culminated in the 2006 inquiry by the SABC group internal audit department. He was fired from his position in 2007 for allegedly lying about his educational qualifications. In 2008 he sought employment at the Free State provincial government as a communications officer but by 2009, was reinstated at the SABC.
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng speech
Motsoeneng first met Jacob Zuma when Zuma made a speech in Free State before the 1994 elections. Motsoeneng went to cover the event. Zuma’s speech was not well received, but Motsoeneng supported him and the two became close from then on.
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng Political Party Name
Hlaudi Motsoeneng is the leader of political party African Content Movement (ACM). It was launched on 13 December 2018, at the Garden Court Milpark Hotel in Johannesburg. He introduced himself as the decision-maker.
Mmotsoeneng claimed that he was registered with the Electoral Commission and would contest the 2019 South African general election. With his political manifesto to follow shortly.
He claimed he would become president, that the country would produce 90% of its requirements, that the economy shall be in the hands of the people, make company worker’s shareholders, forcing foreign companies to leave the country and reduce social grants
Hlaudi Mmotsoeneng Famous Quotes
♦ “You have two kinds of people in this world. You have certificated people and educated people. You can have many degrees, but also in that, you need a brain.” — 2015
♦ “I don’t believe in scientific research. I believe in practicality.” — 2016
“All that many educated people know how to do is to read the whole day. They don’t have time to think.” — 2016
♦ “I have been thinking maybe our employees should have uniforms so that they can understand unity.” — 2016
♦ Board could not bulldoze me – Hlaudi Motsoeneng
I stand for what I believe in, what is correct – Hlaudi
♦“Your degrees can’t work for you. You need the experience to do the work. When these people come with their degrees, they drain the same people [who are skilled but don’t have degrees].” — 2014
♦ “If you always put crime on media, you report about crime … actually, what you are doing you are encouraging young people to commit the crime.” — 2015
♦ “Some leaders are born. Like myself, I am a born leader, so you can’t take that away from me. I have been leading from a young age. From Standard 3 I was a leader, even leading my own teachers.” — 2015
♦ “I trained doctors and at the SABC I trained lawyers. That’s because all they know is theory. No-one in the SABC was better than me.” — 2019
♦ ‘MultiChoice CEO told me I was mad, but it was good madness’
“I know how to run South Africa, man. I have managed a billion [rand] company. I don’t need to be a counselor, I need to be a person making decisions.” — 2019
♦ “Maybe I should accept that I am corrupt, and I am accepting it. I am corrupt. My corruption is the good one because it is turning around the lives of the people of South Africa. That is my corruption.” — 2019
Broadcasting is talent
♦“There are many people at the SABC without matric. Broadcasting is talent. Most who excel have talent, not qualifications.” — 2019
Problems and solutions
♦“The reason why we are not getting jobs is that, when you apply for jobs, people are asking you about the experience. I don’t talk about problems, I talk about solutions.” — 2019
♦ “Government should give the people land that belongs to the government before we can expropriate other lands.” — 2019