Gqeberha – Tuesday, 14 March 2023 – Trufm has grown its audience by more than 65% in the last year, and its expansion to the entire Eastern Cape, has established the station as a true regional radio station. In line with these developments, the station’s line up will remain largely unchanged from 1 April 2023.

The breakfast show, truBreakfast, will continue with hosts Boyz Mpunzi, Sinazo Yolwa and Luyolo Mkalipi on sports updates every Monday to Friday from 06h00 – 09h00. truExperience will remain unchanged   with Babalwa Gxowa every Monday to Friday from 09h00 – 11h30. The people’s person, Silulami “Slujah” Bunu, will also continue to host Lunchtime Shandis every Monday to Friday from 12h00 – 15h00. Drive326EC will see hosts Reggie Solani, AJ Maclean and Sanele Nongauza return to their driving chair as they take us home from 15h00-18h00. Bathandwa ‘Mam K’ Kwatsha maintains her spirit-filled 19h00-22h00 slot on Hlalani kum, mna ndihlale kuni, which broadcasts every Monday to Thursday.

To ensure that the station’s sound remains relevant to its youth audience, After Hours will receive a new format with new host Yanga Jaca from Sunday to Thursday 22h00-00h00. Simo Zokwana will be the new host of The Avenue which broadcasts on Saturdays from 15h00-18h00, and Luzuko ‘Dee Luks’ Ngantweni will be the new host of Urban Exchange on Sundays from 12h00-15h00. The station is pleased to welcome 2023 truTalent winner, Ntombozuko Balintuli, as the host of the 00h00-03h00 time slot on Saturday and Sundays and Masonwabe as the resident DJ on Drive326EC.

Loyiso Bala, Eastern Cape Combo Business Manager said “Trufm’s phenomenal growth over the last year is proof that the station has found a home in the hearts of young people across the Eastern Cape.” . He further stated “I’m looking forward to seeing more of this growth in the coming year as the station continues to carve out its distinct identity as a youth media platform that is ‘like no one else’.”

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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Group Executive: Corporate Affairs & Marketing)

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Durban, Wednesday 8 March 2023 – Ukhozi fm is excited to announce its 2023 – 2024 lineup effective 1 April 2023.

The station continues to put delivery of the public mandate at the core of everything it does. It is the delivery of this public mandate, which informed the type of shows and presenters that the station will be moving forward with.

The station’s breakfast show, Vuka Africa Breakfast Show continues to be hosted by Sipho “DJ Sgqemeza” Mbatha alongside Nonhlanhla “Mroza” Buthelezi every Monday to Friday 06h00 – 09h00.

Dudu “Lady D” Khoza, the Queen of the Airwaves maintains her 09h00 – 12h00 slot where she will continue to bring audiences what they have come to love from her in her show called Jabulujule.

The 12h30 – 15h00 slot will maintain Sfiso “King Sfiso” Sibiya as well as Zimiphi “Zim-Dollar” Biyela as they say Dankie 1223 while Khathide “Tshatha” Ngobe and Selby “Selbeyonce” Mkhize drive us home in the afternoon with Woza Nabangani Bakho Monday to Friday 15h00 – 18h00.

Seasoned presenter Siyabonga Mhlongo rejoins the on-air team after doing a sterling job of launching the station’s vodcast, Ukhozi fm TV. Mhlongo will be hosting Ubusuku Obuhle Mondays to Thursdays 20h00 – 00h00.

Bingelela Mpanza, winner of the Winnie Mahlangu Female Presenter Search in 2021, will join Bheka Mchunu on Sigiya Ngengoma, on Saturdays between 09h00 – 12h00.

Sundays see’s the station welcoming Londa Mbatha to the 03h00 – 06h00 timeslot as well as Zanele “MaZet-Zet” Mbokazi as the host of Indumiso on Sundays 09h00 – 12h00. Londa Mbatha is the latest winner of the Winnie Mahlangu Female Presenter Search. As part of the prize, she won a one-year contract with the station, in the developmental slot where we groom talent.

Neliswa Cele will be the host of Ukhozi fm TV this fiscal, where we plan to refine content and actively target the youth, which has proven that they prefer visual media.

“Ukhozi FM continues to dominate and be a leader in the radio space. A combination of innovative campaigns; relevant and nation building topics and features, as well as the station’s popular presenters ensure that the station attracts and retains the large audience that it commands while satisfying client needs. We look forward to another exciting year that will further display why Ukhozi fm ‘Luhamba Phambili’,” said Sbongi Ngcobo, Ukhozi fm’s Business Manager.

See below for the updated 2023-24 Ukhozi FM Line-Up:

UKHOZI FM 2021 – 22 LINE-UP

eThekwini, ngoLwesithathu mhlaka 8 March 2023 – Ukhozi fm lumemezele izinhlelo ezintsha zika-2023 – 2024 ezizoba emoyeni ngomhlaka-1 kuMbasa 2023.

Isiteshi sakho Ukhozi fm osithandayo sizwethulela uhla lwabasakazi kanye nezinhlelo zabo.

Uhlelo lwasekuseni, iVuka Africa Breakfast Show lusaqhubeka noSipho “DJ Sgqemeza” Mbatha ehambisana noNonhlanhla ‘Mroza’” Buthelezi kusukela ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesihlanu 06h00 – 09h00.

UDudu “Lady D” Khoza, isiphithiphithi soKhozi ugcina uhlelo lwakhe olungena ngo-09h00 – 12h00 lapho ezoqhubeka khona nokulethela izinhlelo ezijabulisayo futhi ezijulile ohlelweni iJabulujule.

Ngesikhathi sika-12h30 – 15h00 uSfiso “King Sfiso” Sibiya kanye noZimiphi “Zim-Dollar” Biyela bazothi Dankie 1223 ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesihlanu. Bese kuthi ngo 15h00 – 18h00 uKhathide “Tshatha” Ngobe noSelby “Selbeyonce” Mkhize basiyisa emakhaya ntambama neWoza Nabangani Bakho.

Umethuli wezinhlelo uSiyabonga Mhlongo usejoyine ithimba lasemoyeni ngemuva kokwenza umsebenzi oncomekayo wokwethula umsakazo, Ukhozi fm TV. UMhlongo uzobe eshayela uhlelo Ubusuku Obuhle ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesine ngo-20h00 – 00h00.

UBingelela Mpanza, owine uWinnie Mahlangu Female Presenter Search ngo-2021, uzohlanganyela noBheka Mchunu kuSigiya Ngengoma, ngoMgqibelo ngo-09h00 – 12h00.

NgeSonto samukela uLonda Mbatha ohlelweni olusakaza ngo 03h00 – 06h00. Okunguyena owaphuma phambili kwiWinnie Mahlangu Female Presenter Search ka 2022. Umsakazo ohamba phambili ubuyisa uqweqwe lomsakazi uZanele “MaZet Zet Mbokazi yena ozobe esakaza uhlelo Indumiso ngeSonto ngo-09h00 – 12h00

UNeliswa Cele uzobe esakaza ku Khozi fm TV okuyishashalazi elithandwa kakhulu intsha yethu

“Ukhozi fm, umsakazo wakho ohamba phambili uyohlale ukwethulela izinhlelo eziseqophelweni eliphambili, nezizihloko ezihlabahlosile.  Abasakazi bakho obathandayo bayakuqinisekisa ukuthi isiteshi sakho sihlale siyintandokazi futhi sigcine abalaleli bethokozile futhi banelise nezidingo zamakhasimende namaklayenti.  UKhozi fm luhamba Phambili” usho njalo uSbongi Ngcobo oyiBusiness Manager yomsakazo okhethwe iningi.

IZINHLELO KANYE NABASAKAZI BOKHOZI FM 2023 -2024

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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Group Executive: Corporate Affairs & Marketing)

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Johannesburg – Tuesday, 07 March 2023 – Following the recent announcement of the return of the highly coveted METRO FM Music Awards, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Mpumalanga province would like to announce the new date for the METRO FM Music Awards 2023.

The new date for the awards is now Saturday, 06 May 2023. This change was necessitated by circumstances beyond our control.

SABC Group Executive: Radio, Ms. Nada Wotshela stated, “The SABC apologies to the public that they will have to wait an extra week to witness the return of this highly anticipated event. We are aware that there is a lot of interest in the awards and we promise the public that they won’t be disappointed with the world-class broadcasting production”.

The Head of Department for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Mr. Godfrey Ntombela said, “We are excited as a Province to once again partner with Metro FM. The opportunity to host this major event comes at the right time and we are hopeful that it will benefit the creative industry and promote tourism in the Province”.

METRO FM will announce in due course the sale of tickets.

More information for the awards can be accessed on these websites http://www.metrofm.co.za and www.metrofmmusicawards.co.za/  and the station’s social media platforms:

Facebook: METROFMSA

Twitter: @METROFMSA

Instagram: METROFMSA

TikTok: METROFMSA

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ISSUED BY: SABC AND MPUMALANGA PROVINCE (DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, SPORT AND RECREATION)

Media Enquiries:

Ms Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing) seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 | C. 073 688 1590

Ms Sibongile Nkosi (Spokesperson Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation – Mpumalanga Province)

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Johannesburg – Thursday, 02 March 2023 – METRO FM, South Africa’s biggest commercial radio station, regrets to announce that it has reached a mutual agreement with ‘WAKE UP ON METRO FM’  breakfast show presenter, Mr Moeti ‘Mo Flava’ Tsiki to part ways.

Mo Flava, who joined the station eight (8) years ago, previously presented the afternoon drive show, before going on to successfully host the breakfast show on METRO FM.

His last broadcast on METRO FM will be on Friday, 10 March 2023.

Mo Flava, who will be pursuing other interests, stated, “The time has come for me to move on and explore other opportunities. I have spent eight amazing years at METRO FM and I appreciate the opportunity I was given to do top level radio and touch lives. The METRO FM listeners have a special place in my heart. I am looking forward to exploring new opportunities i have lined up in radio where I will continue to express my talent. I am also excited about TV opportunities in the horizon. I’ll also continue to help young people who want to get into radio broadcasting through radio demo workshops”.

Ms Kina Nhlengethwa, METRO FM’s Business Manager said, “As a station we consider ourselves fortunate to have experienced Mo Flava’s brilliance as a seasoned broadcaster.  He has been consistent throughout the years in contributing meaningfully to the METRO FM brand. We wish Mo well in his future endeavors”.

Ms Khutso Theledi will continue to hold the fort down as host of the breakfast show until a permanent replacement is confirmed.

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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Group Executive: Corporate Affairs & Marketing)

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Johannesburg – Saturday, 25 February 2023 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce that it has secured the rights for the live broadcast of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final match between South Africa and Australia on Sunday, 26 February 2023 at 15h00 on S3 and SABC +. The match will take place at Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town.

The Protea’s Women’s T20 team has made history becoming the first senior national team to qualify for an international World Cup final.

SABC Head of Sport, Keletso Totlhanyo said, “we are extremely pleased to have been able to reach an agreement with the rights holders to broadcast this historic moment and allow South African cricket fans to be part of the excitement as our team has an opportunity to make history on home soil”.

She added that “this also shows that SABC Sport can do more for its audiences by going the extra mile to make live sport of national importance available to all South Africans and bringing us together behind our national teams and this fits well into our 2023 campaign to celebrate our Women in Sport #GAMECHANGEHER”.

Follow us @sabcsport on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates.

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Johannesburg – Wednesday, 15 February 2023-The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) would like to alert the public of the disruption in transmission for SABC services on OpenView and Sentech DTH platforms.

The SABC is working with the relevant stakeholders to restore the services and apologises for the inconvenience caused.

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Johannesburg – Sunday, 12 February 2023-The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is set to join the rest of the world in commemorating the 12^th edition of World radio day on Monday, 13 February 2023. World Radio day has been celebrated since 2012 to re-emphasise the pivotal role radio plays as a primary platform to public information relating to political, economic and societal topics aimed at empowering the society.

This year’s World radio day is celebrated under the UNESCO theme ‘Radio and Peace’. SABC Radio portfolio has lined up thought-provoking content including panel discussions, interviews, on-air promos and other programming formats on digital platforms to discuss radio’s capabilities to advocate for peacebuilding in many communities.

Targeted discussions will focus on how radio since its inception played a pivotal role in changing peoples’ lives in various parts of the world. The discussions will specifically look into how radio when required steadily became a pillar for conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

SAfm will host a panel discussion live from 10h00 -11h45 on ‘The Talking Point with Oliver Dickson’. The panel will include industry experts that will discuss the role of radio under the theme “Radio and Peace”.  In addition, Channel Africa will host various discussions focusing on the impact of war and the responsibility of media as well as media’s role in peace-keeping missions.

Munghana Lonene FM will use its midday show, ‘Dzumba na Mina’ from 13h30 until 15h00 to simulcast with Radio Mozambique for 15 minutes to discuss how radio broadcasting has evolved in the two countries. 5FM will use its “Get around the world with 5FM’s Big 2023 Energy” campaign to encourage listeners from across the country, and around the globe to share videos and voice notes, indicating where in the world they are while showing their surroundings and spreading the ‘Big 2023 energy’ as part of 5FM’s initiatives for World Radio Day.

The SABC’s television programme, Daily Thetha on SABC 1 will feature SABC’s Group Executive for Radio, Ms. Nada Wotshela and some of the SABC Radio Business Managers to reiterate the importance of radio and its relevance in modern day society.

On this important day, Good Hope FM will unveil something new and exciting for the listeners and advertisers. The goal for this exercise is to identify the experiences, concerns, hopes and dreams that resonate with its audiences.

The Group Executive for SABC Radio, Ms. Nada Wotshela said “there is nothing as fulfilling as knowing that at the end of each day the great efforts put in by men and women behind our radio products have contributed meaningfully to the society. Radio has proven that no amount of technological advancements can rattle its relevance, it has become such an irreplaceable and essential platform to access important news for the citizens. We have witnessed how it has broken the barriers in the far-flung rural areas where socio-economic conditions limit a plethora of other broadcasting platforms and became the only source of information during the occurrences of protests and natural disasters.

“The theme this year was well-thought considering how many communities have been empowered with educational content that has in many instances saved their lives and enabled them to make life changing decisions during any kind of conflict affecting their immediate communities, the country, the African continent and across the globe.

Radio continues to play an important role in educating, informing and entertaining millions of the SABC audiences.

Tune into other SABC Radio stations and follow their digital platforms for all the great discussions relating to World Radio Day.

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Johannesburg – Wednesday, 1 February 2023 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will offer the public service broadcaster’s first ever 24-hour news channel in African languages in April 2023.  In addition, this channel will offer an extensive coverage of parliamentary proceedings.

The launch of this channel is in line with the SABC’s public mandate obligation, for the provision of universal access, as enjoined by the relevant legislation governing the SABC.

The imminent launch of this channel reinforces the SABC’s pivotal role in facilitating social cohesion, by providing a wide range of programming that caters for the needs of the entire society. The SABC is also driven by the three key principles in its news delivery and value proposition: the principle of inclusion, deliberation and opinion formation which are aimed at empowering citizens to be part of participatory democracy, despite their socio-economic status, geographical location and language.

The channel, which is not new, was acquired in 2018 and publicly accessed through the DTT platform from 2019, offering parliamentary proceedings exclusively. In line with the SABC’s governance framework, a business decision was made to reposition the channel to offer more than parliamentary proceedings and include bulletins and current affairs in African languages. This channel will continue to broadcast on DTT and will be added on the public broadcaster’s OTT platform.

The SABC’s Group Executive: News and Current Affairs, Mr. Moshoeshoe Monare stated that  “This is our response to the demand from millions of our viewers yearning for extensive news coverage and a dedicated channel in their own languages. The response from our viewers was phenomenal and this is not a replication of our English news channel. We are telling different stories of our communities and reflecting people’s aspirations in their own languages.”

Monare further stated that “This public news service is an added platform to serve mainly communities that are not necessarily reached by mainstream commercial media. These are millions of viewers who wait until evening, to watch less than half an hour bulletins in their own languages. SABC News is well positioned to rise to this challenge, because of its decades of experience in public broadcasting in indigenous languages”.

The SABC reiterates its commitment as the country’s only public service broadcaster, to fulfil its constitutional mandate of delivering news and current affairs content that reflects the diverse South African society.

All the details pertaining to the channel will be revealed soon.

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Johannesburg – Wednesday, 18 January 2023 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s biggest commercial radio station, METRO FM, is pleased to announce the return of the much-anticipated music awards ceremony, the METRO FM Music Awards (MMAs)2023.

The renowned glamourous awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on 29  April 2023, and will be hosted by the City of Mbombela,Mpumalanga. The ceremony will be broadcast live on SABC1 and supported by various SABC radio stations. The awards will also be streamed live on SABC Plus and METRO FM’s YouTube channel.

Following a short-lived break, the MMAs will provide a platform for interaction with music, business, public representatives, communities and the media, with a rationale to recognise and reward luminaries and excellence in the music industry. In addition, this year’s awards are designed to stimulate interest by unearthing talent and promoting development.

A call for submission for the nominees was also announced today. The METRO FM Music Awards 2023 is open for the entries from the 19 January 2023 will close on 28 February 2023.  The submissions can be done on www.metrofmmusicawards.co.za/.

The METRO FM Music Awards 2023 comprises of 20 categories and stringent requirement for albums, singles and recordings eligible released between 28 February 2022 to 28 February 2023.

The Group Executive for SABC Radio Ms. Nada Wotshela stated that “We are excited to bring back one of the SABC’s biggest event that is loved by the millions of our audiences. This event has grown to be embraced by the industry and surely has made an indelible mark, hence the demand for it remained high even at the time of its short break. This property presents a great opportunity to amplify the SABC’s brand equity and strengthen our efforts of taking SABC brands to the people”.

In addition, Wotshela stated that “METRO FM Music Awards are successful because of the key strategic partnerships with various stakeholders and this is not something we take for granted. We have held this event in different provinces and we are delighted they have returned to Mpumalanga and are looking forward to an exhilarating event” concluded Wotshela.

The Head of Department for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Mr. Godfrey Ntombela said “We are delighted to welcome the METRO FM Music Awards back to Mpumalanga Province. We strongly believe that this event will reignite tourism and the fact that we are the host Province again is an indication that our Province is a perfect destination for tourism and cultural activities. The opportunity to host this major event comes at the right time and we are hopeful that it will benefit the creative industry that is still reeling from the dire effects of COVID-19”.

More information for the awards can be accessed on these websites http://www.metrofm.co.za and  www.metrofmmusicawards.co.za/  and the station’s social media platforms :

Facebook: METROFMSA

Twitter: @METROFMSA

Instagram: METROFMSA

TikTok: METROFMSA

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Media Enquiries: Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing)

NtuliGM@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3311 | C. 071 877 0513