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SABC picket: Cull top management, not the workers
Irate workers have been picketing at the public broadcaster’s Auckland Park studios against planned Section 189 job cuts.
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GALLERY: Protect the public mandate! SABC staff picket over retrenchments
SABC employees picketed outside their offices on 19 November 2020. The employees of the embattled public broadcaster are protesting against retrenchments that could see hundreds lose their jobs. COPE, EFF and the ANCYL also joined the picket in solidarity with the employees. Veteran journalists, including Sophie Mokoena, Mzwandile Mbeje and Chriselda Lewis, were also part of the picket.
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Cosatu, CWU demand SABC withdraws retrenchment letters, threaten shutdown
The organisations addressed the media on Thursday at Cosatu House in Braamfontein, where they announced strike action from Friday should their demands not be met.
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SABC must fully implement turnaround plan or go back in ICU - Makhathini
SABC board chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini has told MPs that the broadcaster was projecting a loss of R1.2 billion.
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CWU to hold strike at SABC, demands retrenchments be terminated
The CWU sent a notice to SABC Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe on Wednesday, saying it will embark on a protected strike which will cover, but is not limited to, all workers contracted in terms of employment at SABC.
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SABC to go ahead with retrenchments despite 'unfortunate incident'
On Tuesday, group executive for news and current affairs Phathiswa Magopeni agreed to stop issuing Section 189 retrenchment letters after being confronted by angry staff.
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SABC continues to see improvements, says CEO Mxakwe
The public broadcaster presented its 2019/2020 annual report, indicating that year-on-year fruitless and wasteful expenditure now stood at R27 million.
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Ndabeni-Abrahams tells SABC board, management to preserve jobs after protest
Hundreds of SABC staffers could lose their jobs as the corporation tries to cut costs. On Tuesday, some staff members refused to go on-air in protest.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: If we can help SAA, we must help the SABC
This should be a seminal moment to do right by the SABC and its workers, who are central to building our nation, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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SABC staff vow not to back down in fight to halt retrenchment process
Staffers apparently went on a go-slow on Tuesday while addressing their concerns over looming Section 189 notices at the corporation with management.
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‘It’s not okay’ - SABC journalist makes tearful appeal against retrenchments
SABC employees addressed their management in a meeting after news broke that 400 employees would be retrenched. An emotional Chriselda Lewis, SABC journalist and news anchor, made an appeal against the retrenchments.
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SABC temporarily halts retrenchment procedures
Earlier on Tuesday, the SABC’s News Channel saw a break in broadcasting with presenters refusing to go on air as the corporation faces retrenchments. They called for management to step down.
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SABC News employees halt work in protest over job cuts
The SABC disclosed that 400 people were being served with Section 189 notices, with about 170 posts to be filled.
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SABC reports R511 million net loss, TV licence revenue drops by 18%
SABC Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe on Tuesday presented the public broadcaster’s 2019/2020 annual results for the financial year that ended in March.
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Right2Know: Govt must safeguard SABC in interest of transparency
The public broadcaster announced earlier this week that it would forge ahead with retrenchments that could potentially affect more than 400 full-time staff in a bid to ensure the entity’s sustainability.
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Right2Know Campaign urges SABC to look at other ways of generating income
The public broadcaster announced earlier this week that it would forge ahead with retrenchments that could potentially affect more than 400 full-time staff in a bid to ensure the entity’s sustainability.
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SABC presses ahead with hundreds of retrenchments
SABC COO Ian Plaatjies says about 400 people would be impacted.
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SABC employees plan protest action over looming job cuts
The public broadcaster on Wednesday announced Section 189 notices were issued to workers.
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SABC ready to implement Section 189 process, 400 employees may be impacted
The SABC said about 400 people would be impacted, which was less than the originally projected figure of 600.
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Scopa willing to work with SABC to rectify AG's adverse findings
Scopa slammed the SABC's lack of planning relating to supply chain and contract management.
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SABC to launch own on-demand video streaming service
The news comes as the embattled broadcaster and the Communications Department craft a plan to get more South Africans to contribute to TV licence fees.
