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It would be inhumane of me to accept an apology while another black child still faces the abuse of power by the same man. We can no longer accept apologies for racial and corporate abuse. SOBANTU - The relatives of three murdered family members in Sobantu in KwaZulu-Natal are unhappy about Thursday's court appearance where the accused, Njabulo Ndlovu, abandoned his bail bid. On Friday, responding to Pillay's apology, Maseko said: 'I note and reject Mr Kanthan Pillay's apology. While Pillay said he had been drawn into a 'Twitter war', the sequence of events shows that he fired the first salvo. 'The action I took in haste and without thinking, which now places my employer, my colleagues, my family and my friends in a most embarrassing position,' he wrote in his message to eNCA staff. On Thursday, Pillay issued an apology to Maseko and the SABC for his tweet and his comment. Denying some a chance to serve a notice period - #TheLordOfTheMedia December 18, 2019

How you came to my desk and said I should pack my shit and follow you to HR. Khumalo was suspended by Pillay after he tweeted about the EFF's elective conference, which eNCA had decided it would not cover in solidarity with Daily Maverick, which was banned by the party.ĭo want me to speak about how you threw me out of the building like a dog who had stolen something. Tonight eNCA will be broadcasting a special episode of BBC's Question Time, during which the question of what South Africa's future holds now that Nelson Mandela has gone will be debated. Meanwhile, the suspension of journalist Khayelihle Khumalo was lifted following pressure from his colleagues on management. Right now our immediate priorities are to mend strained relationships and to rebuild credibility with its audience and other stakeholders as soon as possible.' However with the talented and dedicated staff we have, I believe the channel can recover. It is clear this negative attention has adversely affected eNCA’s reputation and credibility. Pillay was appointed director of news six months after he led the Purple Cow party during the 2019 elections.Įditor-in-chief Jeremy Maggs said: 'All news organisations have one currency and that is credibility. 'The channel takes the allegations of censorship very seriously.'ĮNCA said it would co-operate 'fully' with the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) which requested a meeting with management to seek clarity on Pillay's appointment. We want people who are ready to roll up their sleeves and learn as much as they possibly can.The news channel said 'erious allegations have also been levelled at eNCA about Pillay's censorship of stories and his management style'.

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Who do we want? There are some non-negotiables that anyone who works in TV news must have - an insatiable curiosity, an exceptionally wide-ranging general knowledge, and a passion for debating South African and world affairs.ĭoes it matter what you look like or sound like? No, says eNCA. But we know that at some point theyd want to come back home and would do so with a richer experience, says eNCA. Asked why eNCA was suddenly being cut from Sky, eNCA said: The reasons behind the move are part of the companys efforts to respond to changes in the way news media is consumed in a digital world. petrol attendant wounded in brazen shooting at filling station. We wont be able to employ all the candidates after the program so it would only be natural that some of them go off to the SABC News or ANN7. BREAKING NEWS LIVE Parties sign coalition agreement in bid to oust ANC-led alliance in. Will our competitors end up benefitting from this graduate program? Of course they will. We also believe it's our duty to contribute to the advancement of quality television news in South Africa. We want to produce damn fine TV news journalists that can keep the eNCA flag flying high, the news channel tells Channel24. Why is eNCA calling it a news Bootcamp? It is designed to show interested graduates that 24-hour television news is a demanding and relentless beast, says the news broadcaster. The eNCA News Broadcasting Bootcamp will teach skills including news writing and TV reporting, camera operation, video editing, archives, news logistics and online reporting.ĮNCA hopes that the 6 month graduate program starting in June will be the first stage of what will become a full-year program from 2015 in a brand-new eAcademy. ENCA will be running a 6 month News Broadcasting Bootcamp from June to December at the South African 24-hour TV news channels headquarters in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, as eNCA gets ready to establish a new eAcademy for TV news training in the country.

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