Hon Chair, I think
the issue of the bloated SABC is not unique to the SABC. We have sat with the board to request a skills audit. Before we even arrive at section 189, we must deal with the issue of a skills audit. We must look at options of reskilling and upskilling and look at other ways of how we can assist employees, so that we don't take retrenchment as the first option.
So, the SABC is looking at the totality of all those things so that, at the end, we are able to respond accordingly. The issue of retrenchment is something that
is unavoidable but it has to be informed by realities that the SABC will arrive at. Thank you.