Having ANN7 on your CV is seen as a joke - staffer
Johannesburg - There was fear and uncertainty among staff at Gupta-owned broadcaster ANN7 after they were told that they might not be getting their salaries.
An employee at ANN7, who asked not named, said that staff were frightened and had been job hunting without any luck.
"Having ANN7 on our CV’s is a major blow because companies laugh when they call us for interviews," she told News24.
"We were told by management at a meeting on Monday that we are getting our salaries at the end of the month. I think everyone is waiting for the 26th of this month to see if it actually happens. "It's like we went to school for nothing. Our journalistic integrity is... [done for]," she said.
In a letter to staff, Oakbay Investments CEO Nazeem Howa said the Gupta family had decided to step down from all executive and non-executive positions in the company following a period of "sustained political attack" on them and their businesses.He said it was possible that salaries may not be paid, following the closing of bank accounts.