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Disciplinary action to follow Miyeni column - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Disciplinary action to follow Miyeni column
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Management at Avusa and the Sowetan newspaper on Tuesday said they were taking disciplinary action after the publication of a controversial column by Eric Miyeni. The editors have taken partial responsibility for the column, but said ultimate ...

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SA needs more Eric Miyenis - Malema - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] SA needs more Eric Miyenis - Malema
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
The ANC Youth League leader has waded into the spat between the controversial columnist and City Press Editor Ferial Haffajee. A storm erupted around Miyeni after he called Haffajee an agent for white capitalists in his column in The Sowetan on Monday ...

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Miyeni ultimately responsible for column - Makhanya - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Miyeni ultimately responsible for column - Makhanya
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Avusa and the Sowetan newspaper have taken partial responsibility for Eric Miyeni's controversial column, but said ultimate responsibility was with the author of the column. City Press editor Ferial Haffajee is planning to sue him after he called her ...

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Fired journo cries free speech - iAfrica.com

[image error] Fired journo cries free speech
iAfrica.com
Former Sowetan columnist Eric Miyeni on Monday said he was entitled to free speech and there was nothing illegal in his controversial column. He said he will stand by his column, which was published in the newspaper on Monday. Titled "Haffajee does it ...

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I received death threats - Malema - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] I received death threats - Malema
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
As ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema fends off criticism about his lifestyle, he claims he received numerous death threats. Speaking exclusively to Talk Radio 702's Redi Thlabi on Tuesday, Malema said the bomb squad had to sweep his Sandton home, ...

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Gule still gets R100k salary - iAfrica.com

[image error] Gule still gets R100k salary
iAfrica.com
Two months after Johannesburg fire chief Audrey Gule was suspended she is still on full pay and challenging her suspension. Gule and the City of Johannesburg are due at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Friday. ...

Miyeni ultimately responsible for column - Makanya - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Miyeni ultimately responsible for column - Makanya
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Avusa and the Sowetan newspaper have taken partial responsibility for Eric Miyeni's controversial column, but said ultimate responsibility was with the author of the column. City Press editor Ferial Haffajee is planning to sue him after he called her ...

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Rosebank police station commander shot - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Rosebank police station commander shot
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
It is not clear what led to the shooting, but it is thought that a former employee may be involved. Paramedics rushed to the scene and the commander was airlifted to hospital. The police's Tshisikhawe Ndou said, "I can confirm that the station ...

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Ferial Haffajee to sue columnist - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Ferial Haffajee to sue columnist
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
City Press editor Ferial Haffajee on Monday said she will sue columnist Eric Miyeni over comments he made about her in the Sowetan newspaper. In a column under the headline '"Haffajee Does it for White Masters", Miyeni accuses her of being an agent for ...

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Forensic report to be handed over to CSA - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Forensic report to be handed over to CSA
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
An independent report into the financial affairs of Cricket South Africa (CSA) will be handed over to the board on Friday. The report will release findings into bonus scandal after top executives were paid R4.7 million for the successful hosting of the ...

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