‘I was never paid more than R30k,’ Penny Lebyane on payment at Metro FM

by Bongiwe Mati

Television and radio show host Penny Lebyane has come forward in support of Penny Ntuli after the former Gagasi FM radio show host detailed that she rejected the Durban based station’s salary offer of R2800 a month for a Sunday show.

The revelation, currently circulating on the internet was not received well by many internet users including Penny Lebyane who is known for her bravery and strong support for women.

Taking it to her social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Penny shared a series of post where she commented on the difficulties faced by women in the radio industry and the remuneration radio show hosts receive from radio stations even though they work hard.

She started by sharing the PennyNtuli hashtag and proceeded to ask for Gagasi FM owners.

The mother of two went further to share that being a talented radio show presenter was worse than those with no talent, commenting:

This topic which ticked off many people the wrong way, after coming to the realisation that some radio stations offer people less than their worth, led to Penny sharing roughly how much she was earning during her years at Metro FM.

Slamming radio show hosts who won’t show support to Penny Ntuli due to their worry about contract negotiations which usually come with major changes on the 1st of April every year after presenter and show reviews, Penny shared:

She continued:

Aware that many would not believe her Metro FM salary reveal, The Big Secret presenter commented:

Also see: Internet slams Gagasi FM for offering presenter Penny Ntuli R2800 a month