BREAKING. SABC and two unions reach a new wage agreement;SABC staff gets a 9,5% salary increase after protracted wage negotiations.

The SABC and its two recognised trade unions have reached a new wage agreement, South Africa's public broadcaster announced.

The Broadcasting, Electronic Media and Allied Workers' Union (Bemawu) and the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) have reached a new agreement after protracted talks that led to an unofficial wage negotiation deadlock earlier this month.

SABC staff will get a 9,5% increase in basic salary, backdated to April 2012.

The unions originally demanded a 15% increase, then lowered it to 12%, while the SABC upped its offer to 8% and then eventually 9,5%.