Right2Know Campaign seeks job security for nonmanagement ANN7 staff down the line
The Right2Know Campaign has made an impassioned plea to whomever acquires the now-cancelled ANN7 licence, to retain nonmanagement staff following MultiChoice’s decision to drop the station founded by the Guptas. MultiChoice announced the decision last Wednesday during a briefing in Johannesburg when it presented the outcomes of an internal investigation into payments made to ANN7, amid allegations that the pay-TV company was greasing the Guptas’ palms, in order to buy influence over the contentious issue of digital encryption. MultiChoice has given ANN7 until August 2018, after which the channel will be taken off air. However, CEO Calvo Mawela said at the briefing that no one from MultiChoice would be fired and that the investigation had not unearthed corruption on MultiChoice’s part. But Mawela did concede that the company had failed to conduct "due diligence" in its dealings with ANN7. A statement from the Right2Know Campaign released on Monday reads: "It is of great concern that ...
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