Labour Court reinstates four fired SABC journalists
JOBURG - Court orders #SABC to reinstate fired journalists immediately
The South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) has been ordered to reinstate four of the journalists that they fired.
The ruling was announced by the Labour Court on the morning of 26 July.
According to a report from EWN, the court found that the SABC acted unlawfully when it dismissed the senior reporters for speaking out against the public broadcaster’s editorial changes.
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I liked this part the best. https://t.co/04iM49EQB5
— Katharine Child (@katjanechild) July 26, 2016
Seems like TOTAL victory for the SABC employees in the Labour Court. Reinstated. Congrats @sbudlender
— Franny Rabkin (@franstaar) July 26, 2016
Look at these smiles Hlaudi. #SABC8 celebrate. pic.twitter.com/hsDzMXHwiO
— Katharine Child (@katjanechild) July 26, 2016
I think a group gloat is very much in order… #SABC8 https://t.co/Y1LlNyWzFv
— Ranjeni Munusamy (@RanjeniM) July 26, 2016
Fam, it's 4 of the #SABC8 that have been reinstated. Now, we await the same fate for the other 4 journalists. https://t.co/rAZIgwNgg8
— Amandla! (@AmandlaMobi) July 26, 2016