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document.write("<h5>I'll tell you what went wrong:</h5>");
document.write("Corruption, nepotism, incompetency, affirmative action and fraud...T.I.A baby, T.I.A.. Geo");
document.write("<h5>SABC</h5>");
document.write("How is it possible that any CEO of an organisation so deep in trouble, can still get an increased bonus, a huge increase in an already too high salary and get away with it ??<br />Some people's force of gravity works differently - they fall upwards !!<br />DISGUSTING as most of these parastatals are in the same position. Just wondering");
document.write("<h5>Another great ANC triumph</h5>");
document.write("The SABC is a glaring example of what happens when ANC politicians get involved. A horrible mess - yet in true ANC fashion, the top guys come out with megabucks. Unreal! Maybe one day the poor of this nation will actually wake up and smell the coffee.... fizz");
document.write("<h5>sabc</h5>");
document.write("increases....bonuses.....what utter ####...the last I heard is companies pay bonuses and give increases if the company does..this company did not....yet huge increases still apply.....only in the government I tell you...... KAREN");
document.write("<h5>No wonder he wants to come back to SABC???</h5>");
document.write("Such a salary??? Such a bonus? Iyadliwa imali la !!!They must repay it, they owe South Africans a lot. I don't understand this wide gap between Ceo and officers. What do CEOs do that its so extra ordinary and that brings production, stability to companies than signatures and yes /no to few statements? What is worse is that general stuff salaries get increased by 5.5 percent or just lousy 8 percent whereas the big fish gets the biggest share of almost 20 percent which allows him to multiply the lowest paid officer's salary by 18. This is bad, how do people sleep at night whilst it is clear on how they rob others? . Makhoza");
document.write("<h5>zzzzz</h5>");
document.write("For a salary of R4,5million, its quite easy to sleep at night, no matter how many people you have shafted with a smile.  This virus is not only the preserve of the SABC, huge similarities can be drawn with our current politicians and their posts.. A+");
document.write("<h5>you guys got it wrong...</h5>");
document.write("Apartheid is to blame to the demise of the SABC :) (just ask JM.. he will concurr). Vish");
document.write("<h5>A two million rand bail-out?</h5>");
document.write("Where did all the money go? Well, it seems that apart from the ridiculous salaries and bonuses paid to (non-performing) SABC top dogs, there were hundreds of  millions of rands paid out for programmes from pals that never ever saw the light of day, and many more hundreds of millions paid out to relatives and friends, not to mention 'consultants'. (Why do you need a 'consultant' if you can do your job?) And now they want another TWO BILLION RAND from us, the hard-pressed taxpayers so they can continue on their merry way. Aikona.. gerald");
document.write("<h5>Parastatals must go</h5>");
document.write("What happened in the US is unprecedented (bailouts) and does indeed expose some of the failings of capitalism. But a once in a lifetime event like that against the year-after-year failures of the parastatals that have to be bailed every time with tax payer's money is incomparable. Especially as the problems don't get fixed and the bosses still take home millions.... Geo");
document.write("<h5>Mpofu's next  job?</h5>");
document.write("In 'real life', under-performing CEOs get fired or are at least under some pressure to perform or else the company will face closure which will not only leave the CEO without a job but also with a bad reputation. My question is this, what company will employ a CEO that ran another loss-making company?? Anyone wana bet Mpofu will get another government job next? PrimaD. ");
document.write("<h5>Apartheid is to blame </h5>");
document.write("Yes ,reverse apartheid called bee and aa is to blame for Eskom,Sabc and Saa. Frikkie Botes");
document.write("<h5>SABC  'what went wrong'</h5>");
document.write("This is what happens when you employ your comrades (struggle heroes) and associate with the Julius Malema mentality. Another example of BEE gone wrong like the gold mine PAMODZI, where the CEO has dis-appeared and left his employee's destitute. They will replace these incompetent, useless human beings with exactly the same calibre.. BOERE SEUN");
document.write("<h5>@ VISH</h5>");
document.write("VISH, you idiot, I would be tempted to ask you to explain your stupid comment that \"apartheid\" was to blame, but when you cannot even communicate grammatically correctly and say that apartheid is to blame TO the demise as opposed to \"for\" the demise, ... it would be a lost cause, or do you want to blame apartheid on your illiterate inability as well you A.H. Get a life. We are 15 years down the road now. People themselves must be held accountable for their actions and stop blaming apartheid went it is their incompetence that fails them, as it always will and has been proved over and over by BEE and AA. Unfortunately brains, or the lack thereof, will always out. . Gavin");
document.write("<h5>@ Gavin</h5>");
document.write("Hold your horses there, tiger.. Vish was being sarcastic.. Michaelvk");
document.write("<h5>GAVIN</h5>");
document.write("Gavin you are the idiot. You don't even know what sarcasm is . Read Vish's post again. How embarrasing for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Seth");
document.write("<h5>@ VISH</h5>");
document.write("@ VISH<br />Handsup!!! ... Sorry Vish.. Gavin");
document.write("<h5>SABC </h5>");
document.write("GROSS, BLATANT, DESPICABLE DISHONESTY. Every right thinking South African should boycott watching any products advertised on SABC Television or Radio.  Its time to deprive these blatant, unashamed cheats and crooks of the where-with-all, to keep stealing and abusing public funds. Give the hard pressed Tax paying public a break please., . Bob Dixon");
document.write("<h5>The Peter Principle</h5>");
document.write("The SABC, and indeed SA Incorporated in general, is now run by those that have risen to their level of incompetence , and beyond. Hence the relentless  demise all around.. kaddy");
document.write("<h5>Inability to DO things right.</h5>");
document.write("\"What went wrong?\". The same question applies to so many other government and parastatal institutions, that one cannot but draw the conclusion that the problem lies at the top in government.  Start there to solve these problems.  The government in SA puts ideology and personal ambition, same as in the days of apartheid, above efficient and transparent governance.  In the days of apartheid, at least, these institutions seemed to have been run more efficiently, although it was just a matter of time and things would have started to collapse.  Government issues all kinds of nice-sounding declarations but when it comes to implementation, they have to wipe the #### off their bums with their bare hands! . jaycee");
document.write("<h5>Shocking</h5>");
document.write("The problem is, even if I stop paying my TV licence they will still get bailed out by the state, like SAA. Take taxpayers money that can be spent on housing or education and #### it away at dying parastatals. WAKE UP! POLITICS IS JUST A SMOKE SCREEN TO ROB TAXPAYERS OF MORE MONEY.. Die_Moer_In");
document.write("<h5>WTF</h5>");
document.write("There is a LOT more money that has gone missing. They do not mention what dept the SABC has. R1.5 billion UNACCOUNTED FOR!!!!????? How can you spend R1.5 billion without knowing. The top dogs should not be allowed to resign but be thrown in jail for THEFT, plain and simple, until such time they can account for the money.. OMG");
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