Counsel for the SABC told the court on Thursday that it had not been instructed by the broadcaster and had therefore not filed any legal papers responding to the application by the four journalists.
The matter will return to court on Friday at 12.30. The SABC will cover the legal costs of Thursday’s court appearances.
Trade union Solidarity has launched an application to set aside the SABC’s decision to dismiss journalists Foeta Krige‚ Suna Venter‚ Krivani Pillay and Jacques Steenkamp.
Krige‚ Venter‚ Pillay‚ Steenkamp‚ and four other journalists not represented by Solidarity‚ were dismissed this week via email.
The SABC had initiated disciplinary processes against them last month for distancing themselves from the broadcaster’s controversial violent footage ban.
