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EWN reports that with employees of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) demanding an end to planned retrenchments, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Saturday said that it had written to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise requesting her to consider allowing an urgent debate to discuss the crisis.
The public broadcaster wants to retrench about 400 staffers, but it temporarily suspended the move last week after widespread backlash. SABC employees protested against the planned job cuts on Friday with hundreds of staffers taking part in a nationwide demonstration led by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). In a statement, IFP MP Narend Singh commented: “It is for exactly this reason that - earlier this week - the IFP called for an independent consultation firm to be appointed at the SABC, in order for this body to provide neutral, fair, credible, and independent expertise to resolve the impasse.” He added: “As this situation appears to be spiralling out of control, and with the SABC board appearing to be at odds with itself, we feel that this matter requires urgent intervention. Accordingly, we have requested that this matter be tabled in the National Assembly for an urgent debate.” The SABC advised that it has put contingency measures in place in case workers followed through on their threats to down tools.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Edwin Ntshidi at EWN
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