Maggs, Direko to join e.tv

e.news editor-in-chief, Debora Patta says, “I am delighted that journalists of the calibre of Redi and Jeremy are joining our team. They will be part of a large team of broadcast journalists delivering an independent and reliable news service 24 hours a day.

“It's an exciting time to be a broadcast journalist in South Africa and e.news as always will be developing fresh and dynamic talent.”

Last year e.tv announced that it will initiate its multi-channel strategy in 2008 with the launch of South Africa's first independent 24-hour television news service on Multichoice's DSTV platform.

Jeremy Maggs is one of South Africa's most experienced television, radio and print journalists. He has previously held the positions of news editor at Talk Radio 702, hosted AM Live on SAFM and presented AM 2 Day.

Soweto-born Redi Direko is an experienced television and radio journalist who studied journalism and philosophy at RAU (now the University of Johannesburg). Direko will continue to host her weekday talk show on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk.