Cape Town - The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Western Cape has called South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Chief Operating Officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng's controversial antics "the last kicks of a dying horse".
A small group of SACP members braved the Cape Town cold and assembled in front of the SABC offices in Sea Point on Wednesday morning.
The party had called the protest to voice its support for seven SABC journalists who have been axed by the public broadcaster after they refused to adhere to the organisation's contentious editorial policy.
SACP deputy general-secretary Solly Mapaila said: "Our position is clear: Hlaudi Motsoeneng is not qualified to lead the SABC. He must go."
Mapaila said Motsoeneng's dismissal of Icasa's ruling was because he didn't understand his role.
"He thinks he's the so-called boss," Mapaila said, adding, "The SABC is a public institution. The (bosses) are the citizens. The boss is the Constitution. He wants to try and reverse that and it's impossible."
Cape Argus