Several workers have already received dismissal letters as the public broadcaster finally implements the sacking of 303 employees who are deemed redundant.
She said the SABC was committed to its public mandate of informing, educating and entertaining citizens in all official languages. She said the broadcaster had growth strategies in place aimed at ensuring that its radio stations remained the leading source of public-service content.
Meanwhile, the Communication Workers Union said it would be embarking on a strike from Monday linked to the retrenchments. The CWU’s Aubrey Tshabalala said they had the support of another union at the SABC, whose members will be joining them.
“We are still working on a plan of action on how we will navigate the level 3 regulations. We are still looking at creative ways on how to deal with them,” Tshabalala said.