SABC boss changes his tune on local quota
HIS name is Aguma, James Aguma. No 1’s spies have had no reason to put together an intelligence report on him yet, but there is no doubt that he was one of Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s most trusted agents at Faulty Towers.
Hogarth was surprised, therefore, the other day to switch on the telly and find Aguma spilling the beans on how Hlaudi’s “90% local content” policy nearly bankrupted the broadcaster.
“The 90%/10% local music quotas . . . had an impact of R29million on radio and R183-million on television,” he revealed to MPs.
Just a few months ago, the very same Aguma was defending Hlaudi and dismissing industry concerns over how the “90%” was being implemented. He is consistent in one thing, though: singing for his supper.