SABC 8 ask ConCourt to urgently intervene over dismissals
20 July 2016
Cape Town - Eight SABC journalists who were fired this week have updated their urgent application with the Constitutional Court, requesting the court to intervene over their dismissals.
The journalists, dubbed the "SABC 8", initially approached the court on Friday to have the SABC’s conduct and the charges against them declared "unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid".
The eight were since fired on Monday and Tuesday this week.
In the updated court papers filed on Wednesday, the journalists claim the broadcaster has engaged in conduct which breaches the Constitution and amounts to contempt of court.