SABC has promised that its programmes will go on air as planned‚ despite a strike by one of the unions on Thursday morning. "We want to say that, as SABC, we want to commit to the public that our programmes will go on air as planned‚ both on radio and television‚" SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said. The strike action by the Broadcasting‚ Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (Bemawu) was due to go ahead as planned at the SABC‚ while negotiations continued between its management‚ the Communications Workers’ Union‚ and Bemawu. Parties met on Wednesday in an effort to find common ground. Bemawu said it has agreed to meet the SABC on Thursday morning to negotiate. Unions are demanding a 10% salary increment, but Bemawu said the strike is not only about a salary increase. "The strike is also about unresolved grievances‚ unprocedural restructuring‚ abuse by management‚ unilateral change to shift rosters‚ unilateral change to terms and conditions of employment‚ abuse of staff in th...
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