The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is confident that its wage deadlock with two unions will be settled by Monday.
This could avert a major national strike at the SABC – planned for Thursday next week.
On Friday the broadcaster tabled a 4.5% increase – backdated to October. But the backdate payments would only be made in February, March and September next year.
Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Union (BEMAWU) rejected the offer.
The SABC also reassured the public that broadcast of the African National Congresses (ANC) elective conference would go ahead. The conference will be carried live on SABC 2, Channel 404, on radio and digital platforms.
SABC Acting Group Executive: News and Current Affairs, Kenneth Makatees says the coverage will be factual, fair and broadcast in all languages.
“SABC News commits itself to factual and fair reporting; and South Africans will enjoy all our coverage through all our platforms. We have a language mandate and we are the only broadcaster that can access the entire nation. And we will deliver the news in all the country’s official languages.”
Television and radio studios have been set up at Nasrec to provide commentary and analysis of the conference.
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