SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid

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For 180 years, South Africa’s oldest newspaper, The Herald, has chronicled the people, politics and events that have shaped the Eastern Cape. Now, along with sister publication Daily Dispatch, the historic titles face an uncertain future after their new owners failed to pay staff salaries.

Three months after taking ownership of two of the Eastern Cape’s best-known newspapers, Ubuntu Media Holdings has failed to pay about 100 employees their July salaries — leaving staff searching for answers about the future of the publications they produce.

The company acquired five Eastern Cape titles from Arena Holdings on 1 May, including The Herald in Gqeberha, South Africa’s oldest newspaper, Daily Dispatch in KuGompo City, as well as community titles Go & Express, Talk of the Town and The Rep.

SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid

For 180 years, South Africa’s oldest newspaper, The Herald, has chronicled the people, politics and events that have shaped the Eastern Cape. Now, along with sister publication Daily Dispatch, the his…

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[Jet-Fighter7700]

but but but, did they rename the paper?
that seems to fix everything.
either that or blaming apartheid

 

[Stinkbeaver]

For a moment there I thought it was Newsday meeting its doom. Sad.

 

[B-1]

Kill of some more non aligned newspapers?

 

[vigras rojara]

When last did anyone here buy a newspaper of any description?

 

[Bigjay84]

No one reads the Daily Disgrace any more

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

For a moment there I thought it was Newsday meeting its doom. Sad.

Well Newsday is a LLM bot, so meeting its doom is simply when Eskom cuts the power

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

When last did anyone here buy a newspaper of any description?

Once about two years ago, 'cause the cat crapped in the house and I needed to clean up.

 

[wbot]

When last did anyone here buy a newspaper of any description?

Never in my life. They still deliver the Rekord at our complex and I don't even grab one of those for free.

 

[ShaunSA]

Newspapers are obsolete

It's time journos learnt how to code

 

[B-1]

Newspapers are obsolete

It's time journos learnt how to code

 

[ShaunSA]

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Guess we finally know who will pick the cotton when the foreigners are kicked out of SA

 

[Hemi300c]

Would have done better buying a cassette tape company...........

 

[rietrot]

When last did anyone here buy a newspaper of any description?

People still read the news. It's the exact same business model just digital.

Advertisers pay to put a ad in the paper, now just on the website.

 

[Solitude]

When last did anyone here buy a newspaper of any description?

My dad used to read the paper every day since I can remember. Even he stopped a couple of years ago.

 

[konfab]

When last did anyone here buy a newspaper of any description?

I bought some to have some pictures for the kids to cut out for a project.

I actually do like reading some of the stuff in the local papers, which are 100% advert supported. They drop off a bunch of them in the complex for residents to read. It is quite nice to not read something on the phone for once.

 

[R13...]

Newspapers are obsolete

It's time journos learnt how to code

The only people celebrating the death of newspapers (in all forms) are politicians and luddites like yourself.

 

[ShaunSA]

The only people celebrating the death of newspapers (in all forms) are politicians and luddites like yourself.

Is that your word of the day?

 

[R13...]

Is that your word of the day?

No, my word of the day is mellifluous. It is how I feel your name sounds like when I read it

 

[ShaunSA]

No, my word of the day is mellifluous. It is how I feel your name sounds like when I read it

Oof I love it when you talk foreign!

In all seriousness though I've always wanted to be compared to a Disney character