The SABC's restructuring, which includes retrenching staff, is likey to end up in the courts. Labour union, BEMAWU, has already instructed lawyers to reinstate an urgent Labour Court application to compel the SABC to meaningfully consult them as required by section 189 of the Labour Relations Act. And the Communications workers union is threatening legal action of their own. This comes in the wake of the SABC signalling that they're pushing ahead with the staff cuts which they want to complete by the end of the year. Pearl Magubane reports…

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