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BusinessLive reports that the two trade unions which represented SABC journalists fired for criticising editorial decisions at the public broadcaster want former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng to personally pay for the legal costs of their Labour Court application.
Solidarity and the Broadcasting, Electronic Media and Allied Workers’ Union (Bemawu) served Motsoeneng with papers on Monday regarding the cost order awarded by the Labour Court in Johannesburg in July. The journalists, known as the SABC Eight, were fired earlier this year for challenging a blanket ban on broadcasting footage of violent protests. They challenged their employer in the Labour Court and were reinstated, all except Vuyo Mvoko, who is a freelancer. The head of Solidarity’s centre for fair labour practices, Anton van der Bijl, said Motsoeneng had to "carry the can" for the decision to dismiss the journalists.
- Read this report by Genevieve Quintal and Bekezela Phakathi in full at BusinessLive
- Read Solidarity’s press statement at Solidarity online
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