MPs back unions in call for a halt to SABC layoffs
Portfolio committee agrees that consultations and a skills audit are needed before decisions are made on retrenchments
23 July 2020 - 17:00
MPs have joined the government and unions in the pushback against proposed job cuts at the SABC.
The broadcaster, which remains the only source of news and commentary for millions of South Africans, announced in June that it wanted to cut as much as a fifth of its workforce in a bid to reduce its staggering wage bill and stabilise its finances...
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