Cape Town – Wednesday, 19 August 2026 – Taste of Cape Town and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) today announced a landmark partnership that places the country’s public broadcaster at the heart of South Africa’s return to the global Taste Festival stage. The SABC joins as the official broadcast partner of Taste of Cape Town, taking place on 28 and 29 November 2026 at the Green Point Cricket Club.

As the official broadcast partner of Taste of Cape Town, the SABC will play a key role in bringing the excitement, flavours and stories of the festival to audiences across the country.

This partnership unites two institutions that belong to the people of South Africa. For generations, the SABC has shared the nation’s stories in every language, across every province, and into millions of homes. Taste of Cape Town exists to tell one of those stories in its richest form: the story of what South Africans cook, share and gather around. Together, the two partners will carry the sights, sounds, flavours, and faces of the festival from Cape Town to audiences nationwide, connecting communities through a shared celebration of food, culture and identity.

The SABC’s decision to partner with Taste of Cape Town is rooted in a simple belief that South African culinary culture deserves a national stage. From shisa nyama culture to the country’s world-class fine dining establishments, food is where South Africans meet each other. The public broadcaster recognises that Taste of Cape Town, part of the internationally acclaimed Taste Festival portfolio spanning cities such as London, Paris, São Paulo, Dubai, and now Cape Town, is poised to become a landmark event on the national calendar. The festival will showcase South Africa’s chefs, restaurants, winemakers, producers and emerging culinary talent, while presenting the country’s diverse food culture to both local and global audiences.

Themba Gwejela, Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing at SABC, said: “The SABC exists to serve all South Africans, and few things bring us together quite like food. When we looked at Taste of Cape Town, we saw a shared purpose of celebrating the stories, cultures and communities that make our country unique through food. South Africa’s culinary landscape is one of our greatest national assets. From celebrated chefs and winemakers to home cooks and food entrepreneurs, these are the people who tell the story of our nation, through flavour, creativity and connection. As the country’s only public broadcaster, we are proud to provide a platform that amplifies those stories and makes them accessible to audiences everywhere.

Taste of Cape Town is set to become a flagship event on South Africa’s cultural calendar, and we are excited to bring that energy and talent to audiences across the country.”

Bonnke Shipalana, Group CEO of The Allure Group SA and licence holder of the Taste Festival in South Africa, said: “This partnership moves me personally. I grew up with the SABC in my home, as most South Africans did. It is the voice we trust, in the languages we dream in. Taste of Cape Town was never designed to be a festival for a few thousand ticket holders on the Atlantic Seaboard. It was designed to feed every sense of an entire nation. With the SABC beside us, a gogo in Nkowankowa, a student in Gqeberha, and a family in Galeshewe will all experience the festival together. That is what we mean when we say this is a Taste Festival for the people, by the people, serving the people. The SABC did not simply buy into an event. They believed in South African food culture before the first gate opens, and that belief is the foundation of a flagship event this country will be proud of for years to come.”

The Partnership

As the official broadcast partner, the SABC will bring Taste of Cape Town to audiences across its television, radio, and digital platforms, including SABC Plus, with coverage before, during, and after the festival weekend. The partnership will spotlight the chefs, restaurants, and producers behind the festival, and carry the “Feed Every Sense” campaign into communities far beyond Cape Town.

Your seat at South Africa’s table is waiting: tickets are on sale now at www.tasteofcapetown.co.za and through Quicket, from R450 for general entry to R895 for a package that includes entry, three dish vouchers, and a welcome drink. For more information, the Taste Festival Director can be reached at info@thealluregroup.co.za

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About Taste of Cape Town

Taste of Cape Town is South Africa’s edition of the global Taste Festival series, staged in cities including London, Paris, São Paulo, and Dubai. Held over two days at the Green Point Cricket Club on 28 and 29 November 2026, the festival brings together the country’s leading restaurants, chefs, wine estates, and producers under one banner: Feed Every Sense.

About the SABC

The South African Broadcasting Corporation is the country’s only public broadcaster, reaching audiences in all eleven official languages through its 6 television channels, 19 radio stations, and multiple digital platforms, including streaming platform SABC Plus.

About The Allure Group SA

The Allure Group SA (Pty) Ltd is a strategic experiential communications agency based in Bryanston, Johannesburg, operating across Communications, Events, Public Relations, Design, and Digital. The Allure Group holds the exclusive IMG licence for the Taste Festival brand in South Africa.

Media Enquiries:

Taste Festival Director The Allure Group SA info@thealluregroup.co.za

Mmoni Ngubane (SABC Head of Communications)

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Johannesburg, South Africa – Monday, 03 August 2026 – SABC+ has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 3 million registered users, reinforcing its position as one of South Africa’s leading digital streaming platforms.

The achievement reflects the growing demand for accessible, locally relevant digital content and marks another important step in SABC’s digital transformation journey.

Unlike anonymous web traffic, registered users represent a logged-in, consented audience, enabling SABC+ to deliver more personalised viewing experiences while providing advertisers with access to high-quality, first-party audience data in a trusted, brand-safe environment.

SABC+ brings together live television, radio, video-on-demand, catch-up content and interactive digital experiences on a single platform, offering audiences a seamless destination for South African news, sport and entertainment.

“This milestone is more than a number. It reflects the trust millions of South Africans place in SABC+ as their preferred digital destination for quality content. As our audience continues to grow, so too does our ability to connect brands with engaged viewers through meaningful, data-driven advertising solutions,” said Head of Marketing responsible for platforms and channels at SABC, Sibusiso Gumbi.

As the platform continues to evolve, SABC+ remains focused on expanding its content offering, enhancing the user experience and creating greater value for audiences, advertisers and commercial partners alike.

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Johannesburg, South Africa – Saturday, 01 August 2026 – Today, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) celebrates its 90^th anniversary, marking nine decades of its establishment since 1936.

The SABC has grown alongside the nation, evolving from traditional radio broadcasting into a dynamic multimedia organisation that is currently serving audiences through its 6 television channels, 19 radio stations, digital platforms, including the streaming platform SABC Plus.

As the country’s only public broadcaster, the SABC champions local content, nurtures home-grown talent, and celebrates the country’s rich cultural heritage. Through its extensive ecosystem, the Corporation plays a vital role in promoting South Africa’s 12 official languages, music, traditions, and stories while creating opportunities for multitudes of broadcasters, journalists, producers, actors, creatives, and other professionals in the broadcasting space.

Nomsa Chabeli, SABC Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) says, “The SABC’s 90th anniversary is far more than a celebration of longevity. It is a moment to reflect on the extraordinary journey of an institution that has evolved alongside South Africa itself. For ninety years, the SABC has documented the nation’s defining moments, recording periods of hardship and hope, division and reconciliation, and preserving an unparalleled audiovisual record of our country’s history for future generations.

As South Africa’s democratic public broadcaster, the SABC today has a constitutional responsibility to inform, educate and entertain all South Africans, while reflecting the diversity of our people, languages and cultures. Every day, we strive to give voice to the nation’s many perspectives, uphold editorial independence, earn public trust, and ensure that every South African can see themselves, their communities and their stories reflected on our platforms.

This milestone belongs to the thousands of employees, past and present, whose dedication has sustained the SABC across generations, as well as to the millions of South Africans who continue to place their trust in us. As we celebrate ninety years of broadcasting, we also look ahead with confidence. Our ambition is to build a world-class public service media organisation that combines ninety years of public legacy with the innovation required to serve the next generation of South Africans, one that is financially sustainable, digitally led, guided by editorial integrity and indispensable to our democracy.”

The SABC extends its heartfelt gratitude to the millions of viewers, listeners, advertisers, partners, content creators and employees who have contributed to its success over the years.  Their unwavering support and trust have enabled the Corporation to remain a vital institution dedicated to informing, educating and entertaining South Africans.

The SABC’s 90^th anniversary is a reminder of how South Africa has evolved, enduring power of broadcasting to unite people and foster understanding and strengthen democracy.

The Corporation remains committed to serving all South Africans and shaping the conversations that matter for generations to come.

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Johannesburg – Friday, 31 July 2026 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) regrets to inform its audiences that it will not broadcast the opening fixtures of the 2026/27 Betway Premiership season, scheduled for Saturday, 1 August 2026.

The negotiations regarding the PSL sub-licensing agreement remain ongoing, and while discussions with CANAL+ continue to progress positively, the agreement has not yet been finalised.

The SABC remains committed to concluding the outstanding agreement as soon as possible and, subject to its successful conclusion, anticipates commencing Betway Premiership broadcasts from 15 August 2026.

Despite this temporary delay, the SABC is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of its agreement with CANAL+ for the broadcast of the 2026 MTN8 tournament, ensuring that South African audiences will once again enjoy free-to-air coverage of one of the country’s premier football competitions.

Nomsa Chabeli, Group Chief Executive Officer of the SABC, said: “The conclusion of the MTN8 agreement means that millions of viewers across the country will once again be able to enjoy one of our premier domestic football competitions on free-to-air television. We thank CANAL+ for their continued collaboration in making this possible and appreciate the positive engagement that continues on the Betway Premiership discussions. We remain optimistic that these will be concluded soon, allowing us to bring even more South African football to audiences across the country.”

CANAL+ Africa and MultiChoice Group CEO, David Mignot, said: “We are pleased to be partnering with the SABC for the broadcast of the 2026 MTN8 cup competition. We continue to have engaging discussions about the rest of the 2026/27 free-to-air sub-licensing agreement, which we hope to conclude soon, more so in this historic 30^th season of the PSL.”

The SABC appreciates that football supporters were looking forward to the opening weekend of the Betway Premiership and extends its gratitude to audiences for their patience and understanding while the remaining discussions are concluded.

The Corporation looks forward to an exciting MTN8 tournament and to continuing its proud tradition of bringing South African football to millions of viewers across the country.

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Johannesburg – Sunday, 14 June 2026 – The SABC has partnered with Vodacom South Africa to expand access to the FIFA World Cup 2026 through affordable data offerings on SABC Plus.

This collaboration enables audiences access to stream live the coverage of the tournament on the SABC Plus platform through specially reduced data rates, helping them to stay connected to the excitement of one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.

This partnership empowers South Africans to engage with live coverage and on-demand content through specially provisioned and discounted data rates, specifically designed for the SABC Plus App.
By leveraging Vodacom’s expansive leadership network, SABC Plus users can now access a wide range of affordable data offerings, ensuring they stay connected to every match, highlight, and moment of the action, even while on the go.

SABC Plus users on the Vodacom network can access these streaming bundles via Vodacom’s USSD platform by dialling *135# or through Vodacom digital channels.

The partnership reflects a shared commitment to promoting universal access to public service content and ensuring that audiences, regardless of location or economic circumstances enjoy the FIFA World Cup tournament without high connectivity costs.

This is a game-changing and perfect partnership – South Africa’s Champion Network and South Africa’s National broadcaster coming together to champion commitment to ensuring public service content is universally accessible.

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Johannesburg – Wednesday, 03 June 2026 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), through SABC Plus is proud to be a media partner for the 2025–26 FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup, taking place at Hartleyvale Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, from 11 to 20 June 2026.

The FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup is an international tournament sanctioned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and serves as the official qualification pathway to the prestigious FIH Pro League. The South African men’s national team has qualified for this prestigious tournament, and SABC Sport will be there every step of the way to bring audiences all the action.

With 24 matches and eight (8) international men’s national teams participating, SABC Plus, the Corporation’s streaming platform and terrestrial television channel SABC 2, will deliver world-class production and coverage. Local and international hockey fans will enjoy a front-row seat to the exhilarating excitement the tournament promises.

Wandile September, Acting Head of SABC Plus said, “The SABC is honoured to partner with the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup and to bring this world-class international tournament to South African audiences. This partnership reflects our ongoing commitment to making premium sporting content accessible to all South Africans, while also showcasing the country’s ability to host global events of this calibre. We are particularly proud to support the national team on home soil and to provide fans across the continent with comprehensive, high-quality coverage on our platforms.”

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Johannesburg – Wednesday, 03 June 2026 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) welcomes the ruling of the Press Council of South Africa in relation to its complaint by the SABC against The Sunday Times and TimesLive.

The complaint related to articles and associated promotional material which reported that the SABC had decided not to renew the talk show Face the Nation as a result of pressure from the ANC and government officials.

Following its consideration of the matter, the Press Council found that The Sunday Times and TimesLive breached key provisions of the Press Code. In summary, the Press Ombud found that the publications breached:

• Clause 1.9, which requires the media to supplement reporting when important new information becomes available; and
• Clause 10.1, which requires headlines to provide a reasonable reflection of the contents of an article and not mislead the public.

In the ruling, the Ombud found that the publications’ headlines presented allegations as facts, including the assertion that the “ANC muscles SABC” into making an editorial decision. The Ombud further found that the publications failed to report material information subsequently provided by the SABC regarding the programme’s performance and audience figures.

As part of the sanction imposed, The Sunday Times and TimesLive have been directed to apologise unconditionally, retract the offending statements, publish the figures provided by the SABC explaining its decision not to renew the programme, and further explain the basis for the claim that the programme drew “millions of viewers”. An additional requirement is that the apology appears on the front page of the Sunday Times and across all platforms where the articles were published.

The SABC welcomes this outcome as it reinforces the importance of accuracy, fairness and accountability in journalism. As South Africa’s public broadcaster, the SABC remains committed to editorial independence, transparency and serving the public interest with integrity.

Rulings by the Press Council of South African can be found on the following website once published: www.presscouncil.org.za

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Johannesburg – Monday, 25 May 2026 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) wishes to update the public regarding the status of the programme Pimville on SABC 2.

Following a thorough review process and careful consideration, the SABC regrets to announce that Pimville will be discontinued from tonight, due to unresolved contractual obligations and breaches identified and communicated formally to Bakwena Productions.

This outcome is deeply regrettable, particularly considering the dedication and hard work demonstrated by the cast, crew, as well as the unwavering support received from audiences, partners, and all stakeholders who contributed to the programme’s success.

As part of the Corporation’s contingency plans, the 21:00 timeslot previously occupied by Pimville will now be playing repeat episodes of the brand new Season 2 of the telenovela Amalanga Awafani.

Further updates will be communicated regarding the future of Pimville.

The SABC would also like to assure the public that the acquisition and commissioning of Pimville followed the Corporation’s standard approval and commissioning processes applicable to SABC productions. These processes included the necessary editorial, operational, commercial, and governance approval mechanisms.

Following concerns that emerged during the production process, the SABC implemented enhanced oversight and risk mitigation measures aimed at strengthening production monitoring and governance controls.

As previously communicated publicly by the Corporation, it was subsequently identified that certain approved oversight mechanisms were not implemented consistently and to the required standard. Consequently, an internal consequence management process has been initiated in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and labour law requirements. In addition, a legal process is currently underway regarding the production company, including the issuing of a notice of breach in April 2026. Any further action will be guided by ongoing contractual, legal, and governance processes.

The SABC has also engaged with cast and crew representatives regarding concerns raised. The Corporation remains committed to stabilising the production environment, ensuring continuity of content, protecting the interests of affected stakeholders, and exploring all appropriate operational options relating to the future of the production.

The Corporation extends an apology for the inconvenience caused by the disruption in the schedule.

The SABC remains dedicated to delivering meaningful, high-quality content to its audiences and appreciates the understanding and continued support of viewers and stakeholders during this period.

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Media Enquiries:            Mmoni Ngubane (Head of Communications)

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