MEDIA STATEMENT | SABC SPORT LAUNCHES NEW EXCITING SPORT PROGRAMMES ON METRO FM AND RADIO 2000

Johannesburg – Saturday, 7 May 2022 – SABC Sport will launch exciting new weekdays sport programmes on METRO FM and Radio 2000 from Monday, 9 May 2022 at 18h00-19h00.

The new METRO FM sports show, ‘METRO FM Sport Night Amplified with Andile’ is a positive change to maintain optimal performance of SABC Sport and METRO FM brands. It is also a strategic response to the highly competitive and fragmented media environment. Andile Ncube who has made an incredible mark as one of the country’s best Sports radio and television Presenters, will deliver the show. His versatility allows him to relate easily to the diverse audiences on both SABC radio and television sport platforms.

The new show will not only feature the news related to matches and players of various sporting codes but will also focus on featuring key educational elements of the sporting business such as the acquisition of sponsorships for clubs and how they make revenue. In addition, amplified listener engagement will be prioritised in this programme through voice notes, direct calls in studio as well as thought-provoking analytical discussions which extend into digital platforms.

Radio 2000’s ‘Game Time’ presented by Motshidisi Mohono is set to deliver a cross-generational appeal to the stations’ audience. Motshidisi Mohono is an award-winning Sport Broadcaster who has vast experience in various established sport environments. She brings a wealth of knowledge in different sporting codes to the show making her a perfect fit to present the magazine show. The programme will include features such as sport news updates, audience interaction, in depths interviews and sport trivia.

Gary Rathbone, Head of SABC Sport said that “our strategic focus is to ensure that we optimally use our various platforms to become the ultimate sporting home to the nation. Metro FM and Radio 2000 are some of the strategic platforms that allows us to meet the needs of our audiences and achieve our strategic business objectives which reflect our continuous commitment to stay in tune with and relevant to our audiences. We always prioritise our listeners in our content plan and at times this necessitates certain changes to deliver unforgettable sporting news and events driven by world class presenters.”

Rathbone added that “these new programmes symbolise our continued efforts of making SABC Sport a vibrant and dynamic home for all South African sports fans.” 

SABC Sport remains well placed to deliver on sports content for the benefit of the millions of diverse audiences looking for entertainment.

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Follow SABC Sport, METRO FM and Radio 2000 on their respective Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts for updates.

 

Issued By:                 Group Communications

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

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

MEDIA STATEMENT | EXCITING NEW WEEKEND BREAKFAST SHOW AS 5FM FINDS RHYTHM AND CONTINUES GROWTH

Johannesburg- Friday, 6 May 2022 – 5FM has announced some exciting changes to its presenter line-up for 2022.

The station refreshed its line-up with a major shake-up last year, one that proved highly successful as it saw a healthy increase in both listenership and revenue.  Therefore, the current  changes focus on the weekend line-up, with the weekday shows remaining unchanged.

The 5 Weekend Breakfast show, Saturdays and Sundays from 07:00 to 10:00, sees some fresh new voices joining the station, with Minnie Ntuli as presenter, Monique de Villiers on News and Aaron Masemola on Sport. The new 5 Weekend Breakfast show will be hitting the airwaves from the 7th of May 2022.

Other weekend changes include an extended show with Kea Boya on 5 Weekend Afternoons, Saturdays from 14:00 to 18:00. and Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00. A brand-new voice in the form of Yonaka Theledi will be joining the show to bring listeners all the news they need to know.

Fans of Selective Styles on 5 will be delighted to hear that Kid Fonque’s airplay will also be extended. The show has been hugely popular since inception, topping the trend charts and bringing listeners closer to amazing, exclusive sounds from artists around the globe. Tune in to Selective Styles on 5 every Sunday from 18:00 to 21:00.

5FM’s Business Manager, JD Mostert, says, “5FM’s steady growth is testament to the hard work that our entire team has put in – focused on making this the preferred station for the best music, engaging content, trending events and the best talent in the trade.  We continue to push boundaries to make 5FM the unapologetic station of the youth.  Where our clients see their investment delivering solid results, time after time. We don’t just broadcast. We impact and MOVE. We look forward to another exciting year of growing from strength to strength.”

5FM LINE-UP

 

Monday – Thursday

  • 04:00 – 06:00 5 Early Mornings with Karabo Ntshweng
  • 06:00 – 09:00 5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden
  • 09:00 – 12:00 5 Mid-Mornings with Stephanie Be
  • 12:00 – 15:00 5 Lunch with Zanele Potelwa and Yanga Mjoli
  • 15:00 – 18:00 5 Drive with Nick Hamman, Nadia Romanos, Jude van Wyk and Bibi Mbangula
  • 18:00 – 19:00 The Roger Goode Show on 5
  • 19:00 – 22:00 5 Nights with Smash Afrika
  • 22:00 – 01:00 5 After Hours with Leah Jazz
  • 01:00 – 04:00 (Automated)

Friday

  • 04:00 – 06:00 5 Early Mornings with Karabo Ntshweng
  • 06:00 – 09:00 5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden
  • 09:00 – 12:00 5 Mid-Mornings with Stephanie Be
  • 12:00 – 15:00 5 Lunch with Zanele Potelwa and Yanga Mjoli
  • 15:00 – 18:00 5 Drive with Nick Hamman, Nadia Romanos, Jude van Wyk and Bibi Mbangula
  • 18:00 – 22:00 The Roger Goode Show on 5
  • 22:00 – 01:00 In Das We Trust on 5 with Das Kapital
  • 01:00 – 04:00 (Automated)

 

Saturday

  • 04:00 – 07:00 5 Early Weekend Mornings with Tshepi Seakamela
  • 07:00 – 10:00 5 Weekend Breakfast with Minnie Ntuli, Monique de Villiers and Aaron Masemola
  • 10:00 – 14:00 Top 40 on 5 with Nick Archibald
  • 14:00 – 18:00 5 Weekend Afternoons with Kea Boya and Yonaka Theledi
  • 18:00 – 21:00 The Kyle Cassim Show on 5
  • 21:00 – 00:00 5 Weekend Nights with Boipelo Mooketsi
  • 00:00 – 04:00 (Automated)

Sunday

  • 04:00 – 07:00 5 Early Weekend Mornings with Tshepi Seakamela
  • 07:00 – 10:00 5 Weekend Breakfast with Minnie Ntuli, Monique de Villiers and Aaron Masemola
  • 10:00 – 14:00 5 Takeover with Nick Archibald
  • 14:00 – 18:00 5 Weekend Afternoons with Kea Boya
  • 18:00 – 21:00 Selective Styles on 5 with Kid Fonque
  • 21:00 – 00:00 5 Weekend Nights with Boipelo Mooketsi
  • 00:00 – 04:00 (Automated)

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About 5FM

5FM is not just a radio station. 5FM is a multimedia brand that builds the youth of South Africa. Through music and entertainment, 5FM provides the beat to the future. As an entertainment powerhouse 5FM features some of the most well-known media personalities and music DJs in South Africa.  The station embraces content that is relevant, youth centered and co-created with the 5FM community while proudly supporting the South African music industry. 5FM has won numerous awards and is part of South Africa’s history and building its future.

Download the 5FM app on the Google Play store or Apple App store now.

Visit 5FM online at www.5fm.co.za, or find us on the following social media platforms:

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/ThePowerof5FM

Twitter: https://twitter.com/5FM

Instagram: https://instagram.com/5fm/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2NrMnw60a-Z-E77FfMKqkA

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5fm

Distributed by:          Altus Venables

                                    PR Specialist – 5FM

                                    altus@5fm.co.za / 079 632 9852

On Behalf of:          JD Mostert

Business Manager: PCS Combo

SABC Celebrates Worker’s Month

This month, South Africa and the world celebrate Worker’s Day, a day when we commemorate the struggle of workers for an equal, fair and non-sexist work environment. In South Africa, it is an observance of workers’ struggle for their rights during the fight against the apartheid regime. As a public broadcaster that has demonstrated its resilience over the past difficult year, the SABC also celebrates its employees for their great contribution to the success and advancement of the organization.

Their time and commitment to ensuring that we deliver our public service mandate of informing, educating, and entertaining all South Africans have not gone unnoticed. With the campaign theme #TheWinningTeam, we are also providing a glimpse into our teams and their winning responsibilities to ensure that the citizens of the country are served. Be on the lookout throughout the month as we recognize our own.

MEDIA STATEMENT | SABC APPOINTS MR. MOSHOESHOE MONARE AS THE GROUP EXECUTIVE FOR NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Johannesburg – Thursday, 28 April 2022 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Moshoeshoe Monare as the Group Executive for News and Current Affairs effective from 01 June 2022.

Mr. Monare has 25 years experience in the media industry and is currently the Managing Director Operations and Corporate Services at Arena Holdings. He has also served on the boards of several organisations including Tiso Blackstar, the Media Development and Diversity Agency and Publishers Support Services.

Prior to assuming executive roles, he spent almost two decades in editorial operations, as a reporter for the Pretoria News, The Star, Sunday Times and the SABC before occupying senior editorial positions as The Editor of The Sunday Independent, Deputy Editor of Mail and Guardian, Group Political Editor of Independent Newspapers, Executive Editor of The Star and Managing Editor of The Sunday Times and The Times. He also served as a member of the adjudication panel of the Press Council and is a former Deputy Chairperson of SANEF.

Mr. Monare holds a National Diploma in Journalism from Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), a BA Honours and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the University of Witwatersrand, an LLB from UNISA and a Management Advancement Programme from Wits Business School.

The SABC wishes Mr. Monare well in his new role.

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Issued By:                              Group Communications

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

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

MEDIA STATEMENT | METRO FM ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW PRESENTERS TO ITS CURRENT LINE-UP

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 26 April 2022 – METRO FM is proud to announce two new presenters to the station’s current line-up.

 

METRO FM welcomes Hope Mbhele, tasked with the smooth transition from Saturday midnight into Sunday morning, by presenting the show ‘Weekend Early Mornings’ which will be broadcast Saturday – Sunday 03:00 – 06:00. Hope is a passionate radio and television broadcaster, best known for her role of Busisiwe aka, Mabusi in Umkhokha.

 

Sunday mornings will never be the same again, with the addition of well-known radio broadcaster Siya Mhlongo. Siya joins the ‘Sacred Space’, which is broadcast every Sunday from 06:00 – 09:00, to co-host with Thami Ngubeni. Siya also presents Ukhozi FM’s new vodcast.

 

These changes take effect from Saturday, 30 April 2022.

 

METRO FM Business Manager, Ms. Kina Nhlengethwa stated “the station is making concerted efforts in investing in the best talent that will carry its strategy forward. We are very excited with the additions of the two presenters”.

 

METRO FM has maintained its coolest radio station position for the past nine years at the Sunday Times Generation Next Awards and remains committed to maintaining its position as South Africa’s number one commercial radio station.

 

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Follow METRO FM on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for updates.

 

Issued By:                 METRO FM

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

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

MEDIA STATEMENT |  SABC CONGRATULATES MS. NOXOLO GROOTBROOM ON HER HONORARY DOCTRATE FROM NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY  

Johannesburg – Monday, 25 April 2022 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) congratulates legendary television news broadcaster Ms. Noxolo Grootboom, who will today, be awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the Nelson Mandela University.

According to the university “the honorary doctorate is awarded in recognition of her invaluable work and contribution to journalism, media, and communication, as well as her upliftment of the linguistic heritage of South Africa”.

Ms. Deidre Uren, Acting Group Executive: News and Current Affairs, stated “this is yet another accolade which celebrates her contribution and role in delivering news to the South African public, through the isiXhosa news on SABC 1. In her 37 years at the public broadcaster, Ms. Grootboom was known for her work ethic, commitment to her job, as well as the development and use of isiXhosa as a language within the context of news story telling”.

Ms. Grootboom has left a legacy within the SABC’s newsroom in terms of the people she mentored and inspired and the high standard she set in delivering news.

 

 

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Issued By:                   SABC

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

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

MEDIA STATEMENT | SABC CONGRATULATES MS. NOXOLO GROOTBROOM ON HER HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY  

Johannesburg – Monday, 25 April 2022 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) congratulates legendary television news broadcaster Ms. Noxolo Grootboom, who will today, be awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the Nelson Mandela University.

According to the university “the honorary doctorate is awarded in recognition of her invaluable work and contribution to journalism, media and communication, as well as her upliftment of the linguistic heritage of South Africa”.

Ms. Deidre Uren, Acting Group Executive: News and Current Affairs, stated “this is yet another accolade which celebrates her contribution and role in delivering news to the South African public, through the isiXhosa news on SABC 1. In her 37 years at the public broadcaster, Ms. Grootboom was known for her work ethic, commitment to her job, as well as the development and use of isiXhosa as a language within the context of news story telling”.

Ms. Grootboom has left a legacy within the SABC’s newsroom in terms of the people she mentored and inspired and the high standard she set in delivering news.

 

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Issued By:                   SABC

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

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

CANCELLATION LETTER FOR: RFP/ENG/2021/46, PROVISION OF SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING, INTEGRATION AND TRAINING OF AN LTO TAPE AND DISK STORAGE SYSTEM FOR THE SABC DIGITAL LIBRARY, INCLUDING UPGRADING OF EXISTING LTO SYSTEM.

#FindYourFreedom

This month, South Africa commemorates the first democratic elections that took place on 27th April 1994, where all its citizens were freed from years of oppression by the apartheid regime. And now, 28 years in, our democracy has been guided by the constitution that guarantees equal rights for all while empowering all South Africans to live freely.

As the country finally experiences a glimmer of hope from the COVID-19 pandemic and steadily walks out of the state of national disaster, it is also a reminder of their resilience and ability to strive in difficult times. This year’s celebration is more than a remembrance of the country’s victory over apartheid, it is also a celebration of South Africans’ strength reflected in their endurance in the past two years filled with challenges imposed by the Corona Virus which brought the loss of loved ones, unemployment, anxiety, and depression among many others.

The SABC is more proud to be playing an active role in ensuring that not only do South Africans remain participants in their own democratic freedom, but also find their personal freedom after years of restrictions. The public service broadcaster aims to empower citizens to find their own personal freedom by providing consistent, relevant content which South Africans can rely on as they deliberate, form opinions, and build their own future. The SABC continues to provide citizens the freedom to voice their concerns and challenges while fostering conversations that are meant to remind and encourage them of their power as meaningful contributors to their own futures and the democratic progression of this country.

This year’s theme #FindYourFreedom empowers all citizens of the country to re-build themselves and recognize their individual power and its contribution to the overall positive change that can be achieved. SABC remains a perfect fit into our young democracy; reminding the old of the progress made thus far while empowering the young to continue exercising their freedom in examining the challenges and advocating for solutions for a better future.

MEDIA STATEMENT | SABC CONDEMNS A FALSE AND ILLEGAL INVESTMENT SCHEME USING ITS NAME

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 12 April 2022 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has noted with concern, a false advertisement of an apparent money-making scheme on social media platforms. The advertisement of this scam is purported to be endorsed by the SABC. The Corporation would like to distance itself from this scam.

The broadcaster is not a financial institution and is not mandated to run any investment schemes. The SABC’s statutory mandate is to ensure that the public is informed, educated, and entertained with content that is delivered in a responsible manner and does not deceive and defraud them. Thus, the SABC appeals to the public not to participate in the scam which is being communicated on social media.

The said advertisement and its associated content on various communication platforms is regrettable and the SABC views it in a serious light as the public broadcaster’s corporate identity and its presenter are used to promote it. The Corporation will take the necessary steps to ensure that the perpetrators refrain from using SABC’s corporate identity.

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Issued By:                   Group Communication

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

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