After a tedious court battle, four SABC journalists who were fired, won the case against their employer.
https://twitter.com/Lizwi_G/status/757853333528809472
Foeta Krige, Suna Venter, Krivani Pillay and Jacques Steenkamp appeared in the Cape Town Labour Court on 26 July to face their judgement after it was postponed on two different occasions.
This happened after the SABC announced its decision to stop broadcasting protests on its television channels. The four journalists, as well as four others (the so-called #SABC8), Thandeka Gqubule, Busisiwe Ntuli, Vuyo Mvoku and Lukhanyo Calata, opposed the new act, were suspended and later fired after receiving dismissal letters.
Judgement for the remaining four journalists is still pending. South Africans took to Twitter to voice their opinions on the matter. Some tweets read that maybe the journalists should not return to work for the SABC.
This victory of the #SABC4 is enough to prove that the other fired SABC journalists will win their case at the Labour Court.
— Nthabiseng (@WrinkledHeir) July 26, 2016
But would you wanna go back to such a hostile working environment, angazi I think maybe nna I would ask for a payout and move on from #SABC4
— Part-Time Mom (@MsThatoM) July 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/ndre007/status/757862723795365888
So manje is the #SABCnews team going to report on journalists being reinstated or is that also a 'violent act of protest'? #SABC4 #Hlaudi
— Moketa (@Moketa_) July 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/sjakavoti/status/757861982762635264
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