Anchor Francis Herd switches from SABC News back to eNCA.

by Thinus Ferreira   

TV news anchor Francis Herd is back at eNCA (DStv 403) after she left SABC News (DStv 404) and is now anchoring South Africa Tonight.

eMedia and eNCA didn't issue any press release to the media about Francis Herd's appointment as the replacement to anchor South Africa Tonight and about rejoining eNCA.

Francis Herd replaces Sally Burdett in the 18:00-timeslot whose exit at the beginning of December 2023 was also unannounced and unexplained by eNCA.

Francis Herd started anchoring South Africa Tonight at the beginning of this month. She was at eNCA as a morning anchor and later as business news anchor on News Night after which she left to join SABC News.

TV news anchor Shahan Ramkissoon exits eNCA.

by Thinus Ferreira

Shahan Ramkissoon is exiting eNCA (DStv 403) today after over 7 years with sources who told TVwithThinus that the experienced TV news anchor is leaving his post as prime time anchor at the eMedia TV news channel and with tonight which will be his final broadcast.

In response to a media query, an eNCA spokesperson confirmed that Shahan Ramkissoon is exiting, saying "he has resigned and his last day will be 25 May". Asked what it wants to say about Shahan Ramkissoon the channel had no other comment.

Shahan Ramkissoon has been co-anchoring eNCA's 3-hour South Africa Tonight timeslot with Sally Burdett on weekdays from 17:00 to 20:00 the past 7 months. The first half of the 19:00-hour of South Africa Tonight, simulcast on e.tv, has seen strong ratings growth the past few months, luring 1.67 million viewers during April.

Shahan Ramkissoon moved to anchor eNCA prime time in mid-October 2021 from an afternoon timeslot, after he had also anchored other day and late night parts across the eNCA schedule.

Today marks Shahan Ramkissoon's second exit from eNCA where he's been for over seven years. 

He previously was at eNews and eNCA (then known as the eNews Channel on DStv) for 6 years between 2007 and 2013 after which he went to the Arise News TV channel for a 3-year stint, and then returned to eNCA.