COMMUNITY NEWS
ALEX FM BACK ON THE AIRWAVES
Almost a year ago, the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma on 9 July served as the catalyst for widespread unrest and looting across much of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Among the rom liquor stores victims of this lawlessness to furniture was Alex FM, which was outlets and briefly forced to shut its even funeral homes, so many businesses were looted last year. doors. Thanks to But one of the most puzzling stories invaluable assistance was the ransacking of Alexandra FM, from various players, where equipment worth millions was stolen. “Indeed, on 13 July, the station was looted the station is back during the unrest. All our equipment, office with a bang.
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value of R5 million – but fortunately none of the people [at the station] were injured on the day,” station manager Takalane Nemangowe tells Spot-On. These actions by the slew of unemployed and angry young South Africans weren’t really about Zuma, even though the arrest of the former statesman triggered it – it was citizens
furniture and everything was stolen – to the
Station manager Takalane Nemangowe
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