The SABC has extended the suspension of the retrenchment process to end of December as it attempts to find a solution to the impasse. The public broadcaster insisted that delay does not mean retrenchments are off the table altogether. Last week, the public broadcaster put a hold on the implementation of section 189 of the Labour Relation Act, for seven working days, to allow for further consultation between the parties involved.

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