{"id":172552,"date":"2016-07-19T12:19:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T10:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=172552"},"modified":"2016-07-19T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T10:22:30","slug":"sabc-fires-2-more-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/172552-sabc-fires-2-more-journalists.html","title":{"rendered":"SABC fires 2 more journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SABC on Tuesday morning fired Busisiwe Ntuli, a specialist producer for the investigative programme Special Assignment , and Lukhanyo Calata, a journalist in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Calata is the son of struggle activist Fort Calata, who was one of the Cradock Four.<\/p>\n

This brings to six the number of journalists sacked by the public broadcaster since Monday. Freelance journalist Vuyo Mvoko’s contract with the corporation has ended.<\/p>\n

Foeta Krige, Suna Venter, Krivani Pillay and Jacques Steenkamp were informed of their axing on Monday.<\/p>\n

Their lawyer told News24 that they would fight their dismissals at the highest court.<\/p>\n

The journalists are part of the so-called SABC 8 who have been targeted by the public broadcaster for speaking out against censorship.<\/p>\n

They were recently awarded with the Nat Nakase award for fearless journalism and have since approached the Constitutional Court for direct access to reverse the action against them.<\/p>\n

News24<\/a><\/p>\n

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