Mpumalanga listeners of the isiSwati radio station Ligwalagwala FM are up in arms over the impending retrenchments at the SABC. They are threatening a repeat of their protest against the public broadcaster that saw popular breakfast show host, Dumisani “Madumane” Simelane, reinstated in January after it had been announced that he would be retrenched.
The SABC has said it will cut 397 jobs nationally because of financial problems.
When Simelane announced his last show on air in January, the public outcry that followed forced the SABC management to reinstate him.
The Mpumalanga listeners this week claimed that the retrenchments would collapse Ligwalagwala FM because many experienced staff are facing the axe.