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8 SABC journalists fired: Fair or not?
Seven journalists have been fired from the SABC and one journalist's contract terminated.
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This after all eight journalists were suspended last month for challenging the editorial’s decision not to broadcast violent protests.
Last week, the eight filed an urgent application to the Constitutional Court to have their charges deemed unlawful.
This has placed the spotlight on the SABC Chief Operating Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
Motsoeneng has disregarded a ruling by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to broadcast visuals of violent protests, stating that no one could tell the SABC what to do and they would challenge Icasa’s ruling in court.