Former SAfm presenter Kgomotso “KG” Moeketsi has launched a BackaBuddy crowdfunding campaign to raise about R250,000 to support her legal challenge against the SABC.
Moeketsi, who was dismissed from SAfm, has accused the public broadcaster of an unfair process and is seeking accountability rather than reinstatement.
“I was unfairly dismissed without any due process,” she said on the campaign. “Help me take this public organisation to court.”
She has so far raised R4,300.
The campaign follows the SABC’s confirmation last week that Moeketsi’s contract had been terminated after an internal process.
SABC spokesperson Mmoni Ngubane told IOL last week that Moeketsi had the right to appeal the decision but that the broadcaster would not comment further.
“SAfm management can confirm that Ms Moeketsi’s contract has been terminated following an internal process.”
“The SABC will not comment nor engage further on this matter. It’s important to note that should Ms Moeketsi wish to appeal the decision, she has the right to do so,” Ngubane told IOL.
Moeketsi, who hosted SAfm’s weekend jazz programme Seasons, joined the station in April 2020. She previously worked at Radio BOP, Kaya FM and Gagasi FM.
In a statement last week, the veteran broadcaster said her contract was terminated on July 15 following an internal investigation led by new programme manager Ferdinand Mabalane.
She said she had initially remained silent in the hope that her concerns would be resolved internally, but received no meaningful response after approaching SABC executives and board members.
Moeketsi said tensions arose after Mabalane was introduced to staff in March 2026 and allegedly linked her to his departure from Kaya FM in the early 2000s.
She disputed his account and said the professional relationship had lasted only a few months.
She said the dispute escalated after a May 30 exchange with a listener who took offence at her response to a song request.
The following day, her programme experienced a major technical failure that left Main Control to take over the broadcast for nearly two hours.
Moeketsi was frustrated that the technical failure appeared to receive less immediate attention than the private exchange with the listener. After she raised her concerns in an email, she was suspended and later issued with a charge sheet.
She responded within the required deadline but was not given sufficient clarity about additional allegations that were being investigated.
She subsequently instructed an attorney to seek her reinstatement, arguing that the process did not comply with the procedures in her contract.
Moeketsi said she had signed a two-year contract beginning April 1, 2026, and that payment for a June 6 broadcast was withheld while the investigation was under way, despite an audio recording confirming that the programme had aired.
The contract was terminated on July 15 for an alleged breach of contract, a decision she strongly disputes.
“I am not speaking out because I want my job back – I do not!” she said.
“What I want is accountability and an independent assessment of whether the terms of my contract were honoured and whether the actions taken against me were fair.”
Moeketsi, who said she would have marked 30 years in radio in June, is seeking funding to pursue the matter in the High Court.
She said the case was also about the rights of freelancers and independent contractors who may lack the resources to challenge decisions affecting their livelihoods.
“This is a fight I do not undertake lightly,” she said, adding that litigation was expensive, time-consuming and emotionally draining.
The SABC has maintained that the termination followed an internal process.
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