Parliament slams non‑payment of journalists at Daily Dispatch and Herald

Parliament’s Communications Committee has sounded the alarm over reports that journalists at the Daily Dispatch and The Herald were not paid their July salaries, calling the situation “unacceptable.

Journalists not paid The sale of five newspapers in the Eastern Cape was confirmed earlier this year, with the new management allegedly already running into financial difficulties.

An estimated 80 staff at regional dailies the Daily Dispatch in East London, The Herald in Gqeberha and three community papers serving East London, Queenstown and Port Alfred are all affected.