'Mail & Guardian' could be facing a jobs bloodbath as staff receive Section 189 notices
The 'Mail & Guardian' has been a stalwart of investigative journalism and in-depth coverage in South Africa.
Mail & Guardian newspaper on a stash of other publications. Picture: EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Popular news outlet, Mail & Guardian, could be facing a jobs bloodbath as staff at the organisation receive Section 189 notices.
The notices signal potential retrenchments at the news organisation, as all staff members received notices.
The notices, issued in terms of the Labour Relations Act, indicate a restructuring at the newspaper which could affect many jobs.
The Mail & Guardian has been a stalwart of investigative journalism and in-depth coverage in South Africa.
The move has raised concerns over the publication's future as it continues to face challenges in the rapidly changing media landscape.
The publication’s CEO, Hoosain Karjieker, explained: "We commenced the process about two weeks ago as this first quarter of the year, we realised that the costs are continuing to rise and the business was continuing to struggle commercially and we sort of had to make some drastic interventions in order to ensure the survival of the paper moving forward."