Hlaudi comes out swinging

Hlaudi Motsoeneng, private citizen and, he believes, future president of South Africa by way of another stint at the SABC he once controlled as chief operating officer, held a press conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday. After diligently taking notes for two-and-a-half hours, we have selected some of the best bits:

“There is nothing wrong when a black person is paid a lot of money … I think I’m paid what I deserve … I can tell you there are so many people asking me to join them, [offering to pay] me double or triple.”