Ministry of Labour spokesman Snuki Zikalala has been appointed as the South African Broadcasting Corporations managing director news and current affairs. SABC spokesman Paul Setsetse said Zikalala would be responsible for the strategic leadership, focus and operational direction of news and current affairs at the national broadcaster.
Zikalala obtained a BA Honours in industrial sociology from the University of the Witwatersrand, and an MA and PhD, both in journalism, from Sofia University, Bulgaria. Zikalala has won several awards including Sanlam’s Best Economics Journalist; the South African Medial Association’s Best Medical Reporter and government’s Communicator of the Year award.
Zikalala is returning to the SABC from the Ministry of Labour where he was the senior executive responsible for communications and media.