SABC SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT FOLLOWING THE DA STATEMENT ON AN INTERNAL MEMO

Johannesburg, Monday, 01 October 2018-The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has noted with concern the factually incorrect and misleading media statement issued by the Democratic Alliance (DA). This statement inaccurately claims that a memo was issued to SABC employees “indicating a freeze of salary increases and hiring of new staff”. The fact is, on 27 September 2018 the SABC issued a notice to all staff members communicating the suspension of the following, with immediate effect: