ACSA's Hlahla and how not to talk to an angry public

9 Jul 2010

There's some competition for the 2010 "Worst media move of the year award". There's Julius Malema's "bloody agents" tirade, Sepp Blatter's let's-arrest-good-looking-girls-in-mini-skirts moment and, of course, "don't touch me on my studio". Now the head of ACSA, Monhla Hlahla, joins this esteemed group.

To be fair, spinning your way out of a mess caused by a bunch of VIPs who refused to move their executive jets from King Shaka Airport on Wednesday night, costing the non-VIP working public the chance to watch a World Cup semi-final was always going to be difficult. That's why it should have been left to a professional.

But not our Hlahla. Oh no, she waded in, feet in mouth and all. And how.

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