Party plans, unpaid salaries and a R10.6m Buffalo City contract: Inside the takeover of Herald and Daily Dispatch

Herald And Daily Dispatch Staff Go Unpaid Under New Owners

[Image: Newsdesk] The Herald and Daily Dispatch staff have reached the uncomfortable stage of a media takeover where the salaries are missing but party invitation has already gone out. According to IOL, the new owner is due to host a celebration on Friday in KuGompo City, formerly East London, for the official opening of Voice Lounge’s new premises and the online station’s first anniversary. Meanwhile, journalists, photographers and support staf…

Party plans, unpaid salaries and a R10.6m Buffalo City contract: Inside the takeover of Herald and Daily Dispatch

Journalists at The Herald and the Daily Dispatch have not been paid for July, while their owner throws a swanky party on Friday months after winning a R10.6m municipal travel tender.