In a significant victory for persecuted SABC staff and the fight to reclaim the public broadcaster, the Labour Court has ruled in favour of four of the journalists who were unlawfully dismissed.
Judge Robert Le Grange has said that Krivani Pillay, Suna Venter, Foeta Krige and Jacques Steenkamp are entitled to return to work. The judgement also states that the SABC is interdicted from proceeding with the the disciplinary hearings initiated against the journalists prior to their dismissals. Furthermore, in an unusually strong order, the two senior managers who signed off on the dismissals must file affidavits showing why they should not be held personally liable for the costs of the court application.
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