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ANA reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Tuesday declined to state how much it owed the producers of hit TV show Uzalo. This was after production house Stained Glass Pictures earlier indicated that the SABC's biggest daily telenovela had been put on hold after crew and the staff were not paid their August salaries.
Last week, the SABC board told Parliament that it was in dire financial trouble and was unable to meet certain commitments. In a statement, Stained Glass Pictures said that the crew and the staff decided to suspend their services after they were not paid their salaries on 25 August. Early this month, a meeting was held with all affected staff to explain the situation and give them options of either continuing to work until month end or taking immediate leave until payments could be made. Executive producer of Stained Glass Pictures, Pepsi Pokane, said the overwhelming majority of the crew elected to keep working until the end of August. Pokane went on to indicate: “As a company, we carried the costs of production for as long as we were able to, while waiting for the outstanding payments to be settled by the public broadcaster. Since we were unable to make payments on payday, the 25th of August, the staff have exercised their right to withhold services until they receive their August salaries. We respect that decision and appreciate the work that they have put into the show this month despite the uncertainty." Pokane added: “We are in constant contact with the broadcaster and are confident that this will be all be resolved in the next week.”
- Read this report by Thembelihle Mkhonza in full at IOL News
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