No, apparently you haven’t seen it all, yet! Not content with traditional gifts, like chocolates or money, Venda chiefs bestowed a topless wife, a cow and a calf to the COO of the SABC because he is “committed to his job.” He chose her from a lineup of about 10 women.

This, from Timeslive:

A complaint about SABC acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng being given a wife as a gift has been lodged with the Commission for Gender Equality, it said on Tuesday.

“We will not be providing the details on the merits and the demerits of the case as this will prejudice the investigation currently underway,” spokesman Javu Baloyi said.

The commission would not respond to media questions while the investigation was underway.

“As soon as the investigation is completed, the complainant as well as those interested in the outcomes of the investigation will be informed, and a formal public statement will be issued.”

The Sowetan reported on Friday that traditional Venda chiefs gave Motsoeneng a wife, a cow, and a calf during his visit to their area. About 10 women were lined up in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Wednesday for Motsoeneng to choose one.

He and other SABC executives were in the area for a meeting with Mudzi wa Vhurereli ha Vhavenda, a lobby group of traditional leaders and healers.

The woman Motsoeneng chose was pictured in the newspaper bare-breasted next to him, standing behind the trailer on which the cow and calf had been loaded.

She is 22-year-old human resources management student Vanessa Mutswari.

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The prize!

Aaaah! Congrats, you guys!

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