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Sanef condemns Malema’s comments on eNCA

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has condemned "inflammatory remarks" made by EFF leader Julius Malema on social media about eNCA, which has led to threats being made against journalists working at the broadcaster. Earlier this week, Malema took to Twitter accusing eNCA of advocating an "anti-black agenda" and supporting white supremacy. In a statement, Sanef said it recognises and supports Malema's right to criticise media houses and to […]

21 March 2018

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Rajesh Sundaram: MultiChoice, ANN7 and the president’s stick

A former editor at ANN7 has lifted the lid on how Gupta employees deceived MultiChoice into believing it was ready to launch on its DStv platform. Indian journalist and former ANN7 staffer Rajesh Sundaram provides a peek behind the cameras at the Gupta-linked news channel in his new book titled Indentured - Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV. Sundaram was shipped into South Africa by the Guptas in mid-2013, in […]

15 March 2018

Local

Ex-editor reveals Jacob Zuma’s role in creating ANN7

A former ANN7 editor and employee of the Guptas has exposed former president Jacob Zuma's direct hand in the creation of the controversial news channel. In an explosive new book, he also bares how Gupta lieutenants fraudulently handed South African jobs to Indian nationals. Indian journalist Rajesh Sundaram's tell-all book Indentured - Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV, published by Jacana, hits the shelves on Wednesday. The term "indenture" refers […]

14 March 2018

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Home Affairs conduct ‘routine inspection’ at ANN7 offices

Home Affairs and immigration officials visited the offices of the embattled ANN7 channel on Thursday afternoon for a "routine inspection" Staff members have told News24 how they “have never seen something like that before”. Earlier this year, MultiChoice announced it would not be renewing its license with the channel, after it was bought by Mzwanele Manyi from the Gupta family’s company Oakbay. Home Affairs spokesperson Thabo Mokgola said it was […]

23 February 2018

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MultiChoice to probe payments to ANN7

MultiChoice will investigate its total payments to the controversial ANN7 TV channel following media reports of "an irregular relationship" and concerns about corporate governance failures. The chair of the MultiChoice audit and risk committees, Don Eriksson, said in a statement on Friday that the board would investigate and take necessary action. On Wednesday, the City Press reported that the pay-TV company, that owns DStv and M-Net, was accused of paying […]

1 December 2017

Local

Direct evidence Gupta henchmen prepared fake tweets

Scorpio has previously exposed how the Guptas and their British PR firm Bell Pottinger make use of fake social media profiles to disseminate a counter-narrative of “white monopoly capital” in order to defend their operations in South Africa. For those yet to be convinced, there is direct evidence from the #GuptaLeaks emails of one of the family’s lieutenants composing tweets for broadcast by fabricated Twitter accounts. Haranath Ghosh’s LinkedIn profile […]

23 June 2017

ANN7

Sanef condemns Malema’s comments on eNCA

Rajesh Sundaram: MultiChoice, ANN7 and the president’s stick

Ex-editor reveals Jacob Zuma’s role in creating ANN7

Home Affairs conduct ‘routine inspection’ at ANN7 offices

MultiChoice to probe payments to ANN7

Direct evidence Gupta henchmen prepared fake tweets

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