{"id":986,"date":"2026-07-30T07:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/eastern-cape-newspapers-delay-july-salaries-three-months-after-ownership-change\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T07:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:39:23","slug":"eastern-cape-newspapers-delay-july-salaries-three-months-after-ownership-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/amaphephandaba-ase-eastern-cape-ahlehlisa-amaholo-kajulayi-ezinyangeni-ezintathu-ngemuva-kokushintsha-kobunikazi\/","title":{"rendered":"Amaphephandaba aseMpumalanga Kapa Ahlehlisa Amaholo kaJulayi Ngemva Kwezinyanga Ezintathu Zokushintsha Ubunikazi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amaphephandaba amahlanu ase-Eastern Cape, okuhlanganisa ne- <em>Ukuthunyelwa Kwansuku Zonke<\/em> futhi <em>Iphephandaba i-Herald<\/em>, yehlulekile ukukhokha amaholo abasebenzi ngoJulayi 2026, okwathinta abasebenzi ababalelwa ku-80 ezinyangeni ezintathu nje ngemuva kokuthengiswa kwabo kwi-Ubuntu Media Holdings, ngokusho kwabasebenzi kanye nemithombo yenkampani. Ibhodi le-Ubuntu Media Holdings, elathola amaphepha ku-Arena Holdings kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Meyi 2026, lahlangana okokuqala ngoLwesibili ngemuva kwemibiko yokungakhokhelwa kahle kwamaholo.<\/p>\n<h4>Ukuxhumana Okuncane Kubhebhethekisa Ukungaqiniseki Kwabasebenzi<\/h4>\n<p>Abasebenzi babike izibuyekezo ezimbalwa ezivela kubaphathi mayelana nembangela yokwehluleka kwezinkokhelo, kanti abaphathi abaphezulu bazwakalise ukumangala ngokubambezeleka. Ilungu lesikhulu elingaziwa litshele <em>Isakhamuzi<\/em>, \u201cKuze kube manje, sithole ama-imeyili ambalwa esitshela ukuthi inkinga ayikaxazululwa. Abaphathi bezinga le-C bamangale lapho imali ingakakhokhwa ngoLwesihlanu.\u201d Abasebenzi bakhulume ngomuzwa okhulayo wokungaqiniseki nokukhungatheka, kanti elinye ilungu labasebenzi lithi, \u201cOkubi kakhulu ukungaqiniseki. Esikufunayo ngaphezu kwanoma yini ukwethembeka.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Izinkinga Ezibanzi Zezezimali Kwabezindaba ZaseNingizimu Afrika<\/h4>\n<p>Lesi sigameko sokungakhokhi siqokomisa ubunzima bezezimali obuqhubekayo emkhakheni wezindaba zokunyathelisa eNingizimu Afrika. Ukuthengiswa kwe-Ubuntu Media Holdings kwakuhloselwe ukuzinzisa amaphephandaba phakathi nokwehla kwemali engenayo yokukhangisa okunyathelisiwe kanye nenani labafundi embonini yonke. Kodwa-ke, intuthuko yakamuva iphakamisa ukungazinzi kwezezimali okuqhubekayo, okubonisa izinselele ezinkulu embonini njengoba izincwadi zokunyathelisa zendabuko zivumelana nenkathi yedijithali. 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