Firing actors a sign of arrogance: Union:Tuesday 19 August 2014. The SABC announced on Monday that 16 Generations actors who had embarked on a strike had been fired.
(SABC) The decision to fire Generations actors who went on strike was a sign of "arrogance" by the soapie's management, the Creative Workers Union of SA (Cwusa) said on Tuesday. "The union is dismayed again at the continued arrogance exuded by Generations management in collaboration with SABC," acting general secretary Eugene Mthethwa said in a statement. "We believe that it is the right of any worker to raise issues of concern about their working conditions. " He said it was unbecoming of any employer to respond to written demands with dismissals. Cwusa joined the Media Workers Association of SA (Mwasa) in calling for parties to return to the negotiating table. Mthethwa said the union was willing to mediate. The SABC announced on Monday that 16 actors who had embarked on a strike had been fired. The cast was reportedly promised three-year contracts which they had not received. Generations casting members fired (with tweets) · sabcnewsonline.
Generations on-air despite protest: SABC :Friday 22 August 2014. Generation actors were fired this week following a pay dispute.
Youtube. Generations to continue despite dismissal striking actors (with image, tweets) · sabcnewsonline. MMSV violated our rights: GAG:Tuesday 26 August 2014. Actress Nambitha Mpumlwana and 15 other Generations actors formed the Generations Actors Guild (GAG).
(SABC) The SABC and production company MMSV violated the human rights of the Generations actors by making their salaries public, actress Nambitha Mpumlwana said Tuesday. "What was said on Friday was unethical, it exposed us," Mpumlwana, who plays the role of Mawande in the soap opera, told reporters in Johannesburg. "We are embarrassed because we are private individuals and we don't want our private details in the public sphere. " MMSV owner Mfundi Vundla told reporters on Friday that the soap opera's actors received an average salary of R55 000 a month, and not "peanuts" as they had claimed. Generations actors brief media :Tuesday 26 August 2014. Generations cast express their working conditions (with image, tweets) · sabcnewsonline. SABC says its not to blame for Generations saga:Tuesday 26 August 2014. SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the broadcaster is not to blame.
(SABC) Members of the Generations Actors Guild have briefed the media about the latest developments in their on-going salary saga with the SABC. Sixteen lead actors of the soapie were fired last week after they went on strike, claiming the public broadcaster and Production Company had failed to deliver on promises. SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the broadcaster is not to blame. "We have not gotten involved in the contract. Meanwhile, veteran actor John Kani described the axing of the 16 actors as the Marikana of television. Patrick Shai claims the industry is still haunted by the legacy of apartheid where there had always been the belief that black actors were easy to replace. "We need to investigate why productions like Penguin films and many others continue to get commissioned by the SABC when we talk of transformation and empowerment. Boycott Generations: Cosatu:Tuesday 9 September 2014. Sixteen generation actors were fired on August 18 for going on strike over a wage dispute.
(SABC) Cosatu wants viewers to take part in a week long "switch off" of local soap opera Generations, general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Tuesday. "The campaign therefore has to be taken to a new level," he told reporters in Johannesburg. "What you cannot win through negotiation. You have to win on the streets. " The switch-off would start on September 15 and include repeats and the weekend omnibus. Sixteen generation actors were fired on August 18 for going on strike over a wage dispute. Vavi said the Congress of SA Trade Unions and the Creative Workers Union of SA agreed to campaign for the actors' demands. These demands included a reduction of working hours to 10, social benefits, an end to inconsistencies in remuneration, for the SABC to pay royalties and better working conditions.
"Media reports that Generations actors earned an average of R55 000 a month is nonsense, " Vavi said. Sacked soap stars approach CCMA:Friday 19 September 2014. The actors were fired on August 18 for going on strike over a wage dispute.
(SABC) The 16 actors fired from the Generations soap opera have approached the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to seek reinstatement, they said on Friday. The actors, organised under the "Generations Actors Guild" (Gag), said in a statement they were "unshaken" in their resolve to secure their demands.
These include a reduction to 10 working hours a day, provision of social benefits, an end to inconsistencies in remuneration, payment of royalties, and better working conditions. Generations off air for 2 months for revamp:Friday 19 September 2014. From Wednesday 1st of October 2014, Generations will be off screen until December as new episodes are filmed.
(SABC) The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Friday announced minor changes to its TV schedule, in light of the fact that SABC 1 soap drama Generations will be revamped. The revamp comes after 16 actors contracts were terminated by MMSV Productions. From Wednesday the 1st of October 2014, Generations will be off screen until December as new episodes are filmed. In place of Generations in the 20:00 time slot, the SABC 1 drama Skeem Saam Season 3 will be broadcast. Mixed reactions to Generations going off-air:Tuesday 30 September 2014. Generations goes off air (with images, tweets) · sabcnewsonline. Skeem Saam pulls millions of viewers:Tuesday 7 October 2014. On the 1st of October Skeem Saam replaced Generations after it ran out of filmed episodes.
(SABC) Viewership of Skeem Saam soapie which replaced Generations less than a week ago is growing fast. This comes after 16 actors of Generations got fired after a dispute with the production company, MMSV. The audience ratings are indicating that the number of people that tune in to Skeem Saam is increasing which is almost surpassing Generations that has been on our television screen for over two decades. Skeem Saam is a South African television drama series-turned-soap opera.
On Wednesday, the 1st of October Skeem Saam replaced Generations after it ran out of filmed episodes. The SABC's spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says, “Skeem Saam got into the 8 o'clock slot, it has got surpassing expectations because we were aiming at going at least 18 AR.