SABC 4 must be reinstated, Labour Court rules
Johannesburg - Four of the SABC journalists that were axed by the broadcaster must be reinstated, the Labour Court in Johannesburg ruled on Tuesday.
"The respondent's dismissals of the second to fifth applicants is unlawful," Judge Andre van Niekerk said. Van Niekerk was handing down a judgment by Judge Robert Lagrange, who presided over the matter.
He said the four were entitled to return to work and that the SABC was interdicted from proceeding with the disciplinary hearings of the four before they were dismissed.
The four journalists are Foeta Krige, Suna Venter, Krivani Pillay and Jacques Steenkamp. They asked the court to set aside their dismissals, and that their disciplinary processes be revoked in its entirety. The four were represented by trade union Solidarity.
The other reporters who were notified of their dismissals last week were Thandeka Gqubule, Busisiwe Ntuli and Lukhanyo Calata.