Alleged internal disputes at Mash FM once again disrupted daily shows and stopped the broadcasting of news.
Disappointed listeners of the local community station raised their concerns, saying the station is not informing them like it used to and only music was playing most of the time.

It is alleged that workers had boycotted the station, because they are allegedly unhappy with the station management.

When Steelburger/Lydenburg News contacted the station manager, George Maphanga, he acknowledged that he had received the questions forwarded to him, although weeks later he still has not responded to the allegations.

According to a reliable source known to the newspaper, the only thing that has changed is that they are back on air. “The other issues have not changed.”

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“They raised a motion of no confidence against the station manager and they are not happy with the the fact that there is no functioning interim board. If there was a functioning board, it would help with resolving the issues they raised,” The source also alleged that the workers have not been paid.

“Imagine waking up and going to work knowing you will not be paid. There are several problems regarding the way the station manager is managing the workplace.”

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Another source close to the radio station said the workers are facing different challenges. “They are hungry and do not have transport money to get to work. All this can be attributed to the management skills of the station manager.”

The presenters and newsreaders said they fear that the station might end up closing.

“We do not want the station to end up like a community radio station in Middelburg that shut their doors. Mash FM listeners keep asking why the station is no longer broadcasting news and their favourite shows, because this has happened more than once.”

The lack of payment is said to be also negatively affecting the workers. “There is no money to get to work. The problem is the way things are done and the way the money is managed.”

Meetings have been held, although by the time of going to press the outcome of the most recent one was not known to the newspaper.