The Presidency notes and respects the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) ruling on former SABC chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng, it said on Friday. “At the meeting between government and the judiciary last year, it was re-affirmed that government would respect court rulings,” said presidency spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga. He[…]
The lawyer for SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng Zola Majavu says he has written a letter to the SABC to request the way forward. Majavu’s statement comes after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Motsoeneng’s application for leave to appeal the Western Cape High Court decision. He says: “What we have[…]
The SABC operated within broadcasting legislation and the Constitution when it decided not to broadcast violent protests, said communications minister Faith Muthambi. Muthambi and a delegation from the SABC appeared before parliament’s portfolio committee on communications on Tuesday where she was giving an account of the state of affairs at[…]
Suspended SABC journalist Vuyo Mvoko could know by Friday whether the SABC will reinstate him. The high court in Joburg was expected give a verdict on the matter between the veteran journalist and the public broadcaster on Friday morning. The ruling could see Mvoko either being reinstated or being told[…]
The SABC will appeal the Labour Court order that it reinstate four journalists that were recently dismissed, and will not allow them back into their offices. The Labour Court ruled on Tuesday that four of the eight SABC journalists that were axed by the broadcaster must be reinstated. It also[…]
Judgment in the case of the four SABC employees who were fired will be handed down in Cape Town on Tuesday, trade union Solidarity said on Monday. “We will now liaise to get a venue [in Gauteng] so that we can gather at 09:45 tomorrow for a livestream of the[…]
SABC news journalists, in an open revolt against boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng, donned black on Friday to show their support for their fired #SABC8 colleagues and to protest against the national broadcaster’s censorship policies. The “blackout” was organised without a paper trail and with such secrecy that it caught SABC bigwigs[…]
The SABC caught its journalists unawares when it asked them to respond to their alleged misconduct, only to fire them. Special Assignment’s Busisiwe Ntuli and political journalist Lukhanyo Calata were busy preparing a response, which the SABC wanted by July 29 when they were summoned to the office on Tuesday[…]
Four of the SABC journalists who were suspended or faced disciplinary hearings were fired on Monday possibly because they approached the Labour Court, their lawyer said. “We will argue [in the court] on Thursday that the reason for them being dismissed is that they pursued their rights in terms of[…]
The Right2Know Campaign and SOS Coalition are on Wednesday expected to discuss staging a protest outside ANC headquarters Luthuli House in response developments at the SABC. The public planning meeting comes after Icasa on Monday ordered the SABC to withdraw its decision not to air footage of the destruction of[…]
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