TMG Digital reports that trade union‚ civil society and media representatives who were scheduled to meet SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng on Monday were refused admission to the SABC building.  

The group‚ led by unionist Zwelinzima Vavi‚ was told that Motsoeneng had cancelled the meeting and announced that he was proceeding with disciplinary action against six journalists.  The group met Motsoeneng on Friday during a picket by unions and others against censorship and the suspension of the journalists.  According to Vavi, the group had demanded that the disciplinary proceedings against six journalists‚ three of whom are suspended‚ be dropped with immediate effect and that those who were suspended be immediately reinstated.  Vavi said on Friday that Motsoeneng claimed he did not know of the charges that the employees faced and he promised he would find out about the charges.

• A short report by Ernest Mabuza is at TimesLive
• See too, Former board members call for task team to investigate trouble at SABC, at TimesLive
• And also, SABC protest group scheduled to meet to plan further civil action, at News24

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