News flashpoint: More trouble at the SABC
NEWSWATCH: Bad news for SABC news… not only is the department facing a revolt from staffers angered by massive cuts in their salaries, but it seems that the equipment being used to produce the news is… well, old news, reports IOL, which also reports that Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo says that the media and the judiciary are two of the most important pillars supporting our democracy.
For more:
- IOL: Trouble at cash-strapped SABC… Old equipment, and salary cuts by as much as 60% are behind the national broadcaster's latest troubles.
- IOL: Media, judiciary need each other, says Ngcobo… Addressing a South African National Editor's forum dinner over the weekend, Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo said the judiciary and the media need each other, and both are crucial in the defence of the constitution.