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CORRUPTION

Resuscitate the public broadcaster

The SABC is simply too important to South Africa’s democracy for it to be gutted: we cannot allow it to die

  • Kiri Rupiah
  • Luke Feltham
5 min read
BEMAWU

Unions vow to drag SABC back to court over “unfair” retrenchments

Three unions say the selection process for workers to be sacked was “flawed” and question why the cash-strapped public broadcaster hired an external marketing agency

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read
A recent Constitutional Court judgment empowers employers to change their workers’ employment conditions if the further functioning of a company requires this. If workers refuse, they may be dismissed without severance. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AVENGE

Constitutional Court ruling on restructuring dispute is good for employers

A judgment from the apex court empowers employers to change their workers’ contracts — without consultation

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
The ITB administers nearly three million hectares of tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal on behalf of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, its sole trustee.
AMIN MIA

Ingonyama Trust Board moves to retrench staff

More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
Phalaphala FM had long had an association with VBS, embarking on a series of charity events, including relief for impoverished schoolchildren, which the bank sponsored. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BROADCASTING ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION

SABC staff ready to join picket line

The national broadcaster has rejected claims that it did not follow correct retrenchment and audit processes

  • Thanduxolo Jika
4 min read
AMIN MIA

Reinstated Ingonyama Trust managers hit with retrenchment notices

The effect of Covid-19 and the land reform department’s freeze of R23-million because the ITB didn’t comply with budget submissions are cited as some of the reasons for the staff…

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read