Johannesburg – Tuesday, 5 April 2022 – The SABC Board notes that its media statement dated 25 March 2022 on the Analogue Switch Off (ASO) may not have exhausted the agreed procedures (i.e. the Shareholder’s Compact between the SABC and the Government of the Republic of South Africa) regarding engagements with the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the Shareholder Representative. The SABC apologises to the Minister for this oversignt.  The SABC will, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, continue to adopt an approach that balances the needs and expecations of the Shareholder in a way that the SABC Board independently believes best serves the interests of the SABC in meeting its public mandate.

The Board has noted that ETV and SOS/MMA have inappropriately used and continue to use its media statement in pursuance of their litigation against the Minister. The Board has informed ETV and SOS/MMA that its media statement was not intended for the purposes of the ongoing court case; the appropriation of the media statement by them in their court application is inappropriate; and no probative value should be placed on the media statement.

The SABC Board welcomes the Minister’s assurance that she will continue to engage with the SABC on all issues relating to the Analogue Switch Off. The SABC will continue working closely with the Minister and the Department on the planning and implementation of the Analogue Switch Off, focusing on the opportunities digital offers to the SABC whilst mitigating any risks associated with the Analogue Switch Off.

Both parties will continue engaging each other as they are committed to the constitutional public mandate of the SABC of informing, educating and entertaining South Africans.

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

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Johannesburg – Monday, 4 April 2022 – SABC Sport  is pleased to announce the re-launch of its flagship show, Soccerzone. The show was first launched in 1997 and is the longest running soccer review show in South Africa.

With cross-generational appeal and decades of impact on our audiences, Soccerzone has embedded itself in the legacy of the SABC. It has maintained its authority on soccer conversations in South Africa over the years and given a multitude of sport personalities a platform to showcase their talent.

Today marks a new era for Soccerzone anchored by seasoned South African television and radio broadcaster, Andile Ncube. He will be joined by former footballer turned analyst, Phumudzo Manenzhe whose unmatched versatility will oversee both soccer analysis and commentary. Simphiwe Dludlu, head coach of the University of Technology’s women’s team, SA National Women’s U17 team and SA National Women’s U20 assistant coach joins the team as the second analyst. The on-air team will be completed by Buyile Gqubule; a former award-winning and seasoned referee who spent 19 years officiating in the professional football ranks in South Africa. Gqubule is also currently a SAFA Match Commissioner and an instructor in the Local Football Association.

The format of the show will also be enhanced with a key focus on digital platforms, viewer interaction and custom content. The above stated improvements to the format will see more consumer competitions, provoking analytical discussions and ultimately bridging the gap between the show and the fans.

Gary Rathbone, Head of SABC Sport said “SABC Sport is dedicated to broadcasting world-class content to all our viewers and we know that Soccerzone has contributed greatly to the performance of SABC Sport for many years. We are at the dawn of a new season for Soccerzone and we are confident that the introduction of the new format will take our Monday night show to new heights and entertain our soccer loving audience in a manner they have not experienced before”.

SABC Sport is excited to announce that the very first broadcast of the re-launched Soccerzone will air on Monday, 4 April 2022 at 20:00 on SABC Sport available on the DTT Channel 4, Openview channel 124 as well as livestreamed on your mobile devices via TelkomONE and the SABC Sport Facebook page to ensure access for all South African citizens. Viewers can also catch the show on SABC 1 at 22:00 on 4 April 2022.

The SABC remains committed to broadcasting sport of national interest to millions of South African citizens.

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

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Johannesburg – Friday, 1 April 2022 –The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) would like to announce the departure of Mr. Thomas Mlambo, who was one of the public broadcaster’s top sporting radio and television Anchors. After almost a decade with the SABC, wherein he hosted the country’s leading sports shows such as SABC’s flagship sport football review show, Soccerzone, the late-night Sport @ 10, Laduma, various AFCON tournaments, the FA Cup, the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, the Olympics as well as the Ultimate Sport show on Metro FM, Mlambo has decided to leave the SABC to pursue other interests.

During his tenure at the SABC, Thomas hosted a number of sport events, including the SA Sports Awards and the PSL awards. He was also a recipient of a plethora of awards for his excellence in sports broadcasting and remained a consummate professional and role model to millions of South Africans who enjoyed his incredible knowledge for sport.

Gary Rathbone, Head of Sport at the SABC, said “SABC Sport will miss Thomas – he is an extremely talented and professional sports broadcaster. Thomas has been at the heart of our on-air experience for sports fans across the country for many years. His dedication to the cause is unquestionable and he remains a brilliant example of what on-air excellence looks like in the world of sport and media.”

The SABC would like to thank Thomas for his immense contribution to the Corporation and wishes him well in his future endeavors.

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

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Johannesburg-Friday, 1 April 2022 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) welcomes the amendment of the Must Carry Regulations 2022 which now require subscription broadcasters to carry the public broadcasters’ channels “subject to commercially negotiable terms.” The SABC commends the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) for correcting a historical wrong which had given subscription broadcasters the right to carry SABC channels “at no cost” since the enforcement of the Must Carry regulations in 2008.

When the SABC Board was appointed in 2017, one of its first key deliverable was to call upon the regulator to review the Must Carry Regulations and align them with the Electronic Communications Act (ECA). This legislation clearly required subscription broadcasters to carry the SABC’s channels “subject to commercially negotiable terms”. Unfortunately, for the last thirteen years the ICASA regulations have conflicted with this provision. It has taken a concerted effort from the SABC Board and Management and the Minister to rectify this unfair provision through the regulatory review process.

The SABC looks forward to negotiating in good faith with Multichoice and other subscription broadcasters which have thus far been carrying SABC’s channels and some of South Africa’s most watched programmes at no cost.

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

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Mbombela- Friday, 1 April 2022– Ligwalagwala FM is pleased to announce that it will retain its current on-air line up with minor changes. The station will bid farewell to its legend Mr. Stanford Mhlanga famously known as “Malume” to the listeners. He has presented the station’s cultural show since 2012.

Replacing Mhlanga is Ligwalagwala FM’s new talent, Mr. Sifiso Erickson Lubisi who joins the station today as the new presenter of the cultural show Lwesuka Lutfuli which broadcasts Saturdays from 10h00 until 12h00. The month of April will also see the shift of the breakfast show to start at 06h00 to 09h00 weekdays.

Ligwalagwala FM, the pride of the nation, also celebrates 40 years of broadcasting and, listeners are encouraged to stay tuned as more activations and give aways are lined up throughout the year.

Station’s Shows

Weekdays

Saturdays

Sundays

#LFM40 As’pheli Moya

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

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Johannesburg – Friday, 1 April 2022 – The SABC News Channel on DSTV 404, will revamp its Saturday night line-up with the shows Sports Live and Trendz Live from tomorrow, 2 April 2022.

The popular Sports Live programme moves to a new time slot and will now be broadcast from 20:00 to 20:30 every Saturday. Seasoned sport broadcasters, Simon Burke and Thabiso Sithole will be joined by a brand-new face, Zai Kahn. Together, they will be tackling the biggest stories in sport head-on, taking viewers into the heart of the action, analysing all the talking points and addressing points of contention for the week. Sports Live will strive to give viewers the inside track on what matters most.

The introduction of Trendz Live will see an interactive studio based live magazine show that will make its debut on the SABC’s news channel at 20:30. Anchored by the multi – talented TV actor and Presenter Mxolisi Masango, the program will focus on the sights, scenery as well as celebrating experiences and locations in South Africa and abroad. Trendz Live will also explore different cultures, unique neighborhoods and an array of activities within the arts and culture space.

Acting GE News Deidre Uren says the introduction of these specialist slots is to firstly ensure that that the SABC News channel is constantly “live” and thus having all breaking news and events unfold immediately on the channel. Secondly to give audiences appointment viewing of the days sporting and entertainment events.

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

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Johannesburg, Thursday 31 March 2022 – SAfm remains the largest Talk Radio station in South Africa and the only national talk radio station with the largest footprint in South Africa. The station lives up to its pay off line “Leading the Conversation” and will be launching its new 2022/23 line up on 01 April 2022.

The station has a phenomenal on-air team which will be complimented by the addition of new talent in the upcoming financial year, to ensure that it retains its dominance in the talk environment.

The daytime shows, supported by an experienced and astute team, continue to grow the station’s core audience by creating engaging, current and topical content for the listeners. Stephen Grootes, Cathy Mohlahlana, Sechaba Gqeba and Aldrin Sampear will continue in their respective shows, ‘SAfm Sunrise’ 06h00-09h00, ‘The Talking Point’ 09h00-12h00, ‘Living Redifined’ 13:00 – 15:00 and ‘Beyond the Headline’ 15h00-18h00. Our weekday Current Affairs show Update at ‘Noon with Sakina Kamwendo’ will be maintained and continue to bring the day’s current breaking stories to audiences.

SAfm is excited to officially announce the addition of one of South Africa’s fastest growing political and economic commentators within the talk environment, Oliver Dickson to the team. Oliver brings his unique style of talk broadcasting to the station and will broadcast a weekly show ‘This Week, Today’ on Fridays 18:00 – 19:00, where he will engage the top Newsmakers of the week as well as host some of the Station’s Big Debates.

‘Sport On’ with Thabiso Mosia will now broadcast from 19:00- 20:00 on Fridays, aligning to its Mondays to Thursdays time channel. ‘The Art of Everything’ with Bridget Masinga moves from 19h00-21h00 to 20h00-00:00 on Fridays. The extended version of the show is expected to kick start the weekend with engaging content delivered by Bridget on everything art related and in between.

SAfm will also continue to play popular, specialist music genres from Jazz and R&B favorites to Classical and the best variety of Adult Contemporary hits – all streamlined to entertain Talk Radio listeners over the weekend.

The station’s popular, award winning interfaith show, ‘Facts of Faith’presented by Naye Lupondwana gets extended by an hour to run from 19:00-21:00 on Sundays and will include a lot more audience interaction and some complimentary inspirational music.

Audiences can look forward to new and exciting Drama and Documentary Series from 21h00-22h00 on Saturdays and Sundays. The rest of the weekdays and weekend schedule will remain the same.

Fortune Combo Business Manager, Mr Anthony Soglo said, “SAfm is committed to being the talk radio station of choice and lead the conversation in South Africa. The line-up has seasoned presenters who come with a wealth of knowledge and the ability to engage with our audience and all stakeholders, as well as be at the pulse of conversations. We welcome new talent to the SAfm family and we look forward to growing our market share in the new fiscal.”

SAfm New On-Air Schedule:

Monday – Friday

Saturday & Sunday

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Issued By:                              Group Communications

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

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Johannesburg – Thursday,31 March 2022 – The new Radio 2000 line-up kicks off on Friday 1 April 2022. The station will introduce a star-studded team of familiar voices to bolster the already growing audience of the station.

From 1 April 2022, Mmatsheko Mosito will set the tone for the day with a new show ‘Rhythm at Dawn’ weekdays between 04h00 and 06h00. The show will be a blend of music, conversation, inspirational sounds and information for all early risers.

The weekday 06h00-18h00 time slot remains unchanged, with the award-winning breakfast show ‘The Take Off’ hosted by Bongani Mtolo, Nonala Tose and Lonwabo Nkohla on sports duties from 06h00 to 09h00. Ntombi Meso hosts ‘Better Together’ from 09h00-12h00 whose content focuses on lifestyle of the audience. ‘The Royal Playground’ will be hosted by the king himself David Mashabela from 12h00–15h00, whilst the ‘Glenzito Super Drive’ will be anchored by the energetic team of Glen Lewis, Nathi Ndamase and Lelo Mzaca on sports drive from 15h00 – 18h00. Andile Ncube returns for ‘Sports Night Live’, 18h00 to 19h00 Monday- Friday.

Radio 2000 will be introducing a new holistic lifestyle living talk show ‘Life, Love and All’ to cater for all aspects of our listeners’ wellbeing and provide a platform where these can be openly explored, explained and engaged. Seasoned and well-respected broadcaster, Mapaseka Mokwele returns to SABC radio to host this much anticipated show from 19h00-21h00 Monday-Thursday.

Mapaseka is a broadcaster par excellence and has over the years made her mark in different areas of broadcast media. She recently graduated with a Master’s degree majoring in management and is a relationship, executive and life coach. The show, ‘Life, Love and All’ will cover different daily themes such as leadership, family relationships, spirituality, navigating the generational gap, new age parenting, consumer rights, sexual education and many more.

Justice Ramohlola takes over the 21h00-00h00 show with a newly curated show ‘Mmino Mmino’ from Monday – Thursday. The show rounds the day off with music to create and bring back memories for all radio lovers with his unmistakable voice.

Weekends will never be the same again with the return of another seasoned presenter, Paul Mnisi fondly known as Rudeboy Paul. Paulfound his way into our hearts through the popular 90s TV show Jam Alley and later on various TV and radio shows has finally made the long-awaited jump to national radio. Radio 2000 listeners can expect to hear the well-spoken entertainer and broadcaster on Fridays 19h00-22h00 on the ‘Classic Society’, a show which brings back classic dance and vocal hit sounds. He will also be presenting a Saturday show, ‘Space and Time’ between 12h00-15h00, where he explores local and international music hits from different eras. Finally, on Sundays 22h00-00h00 he will wrap up the weekend with ‘Indaba ye ngoma’ which takes you through a journey in time of Azanian dance sounds and African hits to awaken the listeners’ spirituality.

In promoting and growing its own talent, the station will see Lelo Mzaca host the 22h00-00h00 Friday music dance show ‘The Pulse’. Lelo has been with the SABC since 2013 and has featured on both SABC TV and Radio.  He is a versatile on-air personality who understands various music genres and can connect with listeners which he has done while filling in on various time channels. Saturday night sees Bambo Johnson back with ‘The Groove Connexion’ 21h00-00h00 and Sunday with ‘The Comfort Zone’, 12h00-15h00.

Another new addition to the R2000 team is radio broadcaster and TV presenter Penny Lebyane. Penny is not a stranger to radio and is well known as one of the pioneers of female radio broadcasting in South Africa. Penny lends her voice to ‘Inspired Sundays’, a new style inspirational music driven magazine show on Sundays between 15h00 and18h00. The show will bring you closer to inspirational South African stories with people who have beaten the odds to make it in life. 

Radio 2000 legend Ike Phaala returns with his specialist show ‘The Retrospective’ on Sundays now from 19h00 – 22h00 after a weekend sport round up show from 18h00 – 19h00 with Rachel Makhura.

Fortune Combo Business Manager, Anthony Soglo said “Radio 2000 has grown tremendously over the past couple of years and with the new additions to the team together with our growth strategy, we envisage to work towards growth both in audience and commercially. We welcome our new talent and trust that together with the current crop we’ll create more memories for our audience. We are equally excited about our talent search around the country as we know the abundance of talent which exist and are looking forward to finding a broadcaster with the extra x-factor to join our family”.

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

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Johannesburg – Thursday, 31 March 2022 – Earlier today, SABC Sport  hosted the live announcement of the 22 woman squad by Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis. The announcement took place at the SABC’s Studio 1, in preparation for a key international friendly fixture against Netherlands taking place on 12 April 2022.

With 179 caps, Janine Van Wyk is set to captain the team that will also feature the world-class talent of playmaker Thembi Kgatlana and Hollywoodbets Super League ‘Player of the Season’, Bambanani Mbane.

The international friendly fixture kicks off at 18:45 CAT on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 and will broadcast live on the SABC Sport Channel on DTT Channel 4, Openview channel 124, as well as livestreamed on your mobile devices via TelkomONE.

SABC Sport is also excited to announce that these fixtures will be available on SABC Radio stations in all South African languages and livestreamed on the SABC Sport Facebook page to ensure access for all South African citizens.

Gary Rathbone, Head of SABC Sport said “what an exciting time for us at the SABC Sport as we continue to showcase world class women’s football to all South Africans. Hosting the Banyana Banyana squad announcement today has been an honour and it really reinforces our belief that it is time for women’s football to come to the forefront of our sporting world”.

Rathbone added “This is also true in the uplifting of all women in sport and ensuring our support is felt when it comes to our athletes in green and gold. Broadcasting this international friendly represents a great opportunity for all South Africans to appreciate this talented squad and become familiar with the next generation of stars that will represent us at the upcoming Women’s AFCON, which will also be live on the SABC. We have no doubt that all of this will contribute positively to instilling a strong sense of national pride in all of us”

The 22 woman squad includes:

The SABC remains committed to broadcasting sport of national interest to millions of South African citizens.

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

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