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BL Premium reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC’s) management stuck to its guns on Wednesday stating that it would proceed with job cuts at the public broadcaster despite objections by the government, MPs and labour unions.
“We reiterate that, while this decision was not an easy one, it is regrettably a necessary one for the long-term sustainability of the SABC. An insolvent SABC serves no one, not our employees or our citizens who rely on the SABC for transparent, fair and ethical public broadcasting services,” CEO Madoda Mxakwe indicated in a statement. In June, the SABC announced that it had issued a notice of possible redundancies. This was met with strong opposition by some MPs, communications, telecommunications and postal services minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, and worker representatives, who questioned the lack of consultation and the skills audit. SABC management said on Wednesday that the cuts would affect 400 employees, down from the 600 projected when the process was initiated in June. Retrenched employees would be prioritised should job opportunities arise. There are approximately 170 vacant positions for which employees can apply, which could reduce the number of affected employees to 230. Other deep cost-cutting measures that will be considered include freezing salary increases for three years and reducing paid leave days.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Bekezela Phakathi at BusinessLive (paywall access only)
- Read too, SABC says it’s ready to start job cuts, salary freezes, at News24
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