{"id":13819,"date":"2022-12-19T16:18:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/sabc\/?p=13819"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:18:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:18:19","slug":"media-statement-the-thobela-fm-gospel-festival-2022-was-a-monumental-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/media-statement-the-thobela-fm-gospel-festival-2022-was-a-monumental-success\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA STATEMENT | THE THOBELA FM GOSPEL FESTIVAL 2022 WAS A MONUMENTAL SUCCESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Polokwane- Monday, 19 December 2022<\/strong> \u2013 After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID 19 Pandemic, Thobela FM brought back the ever-popular Thobela FM Gospel Music festival with a bang this past weekend, attracting an audience of more than 10,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was not only a Gospel festival, but a prayer day for families which crossed over into the next day under the theme of\u00a0 \u201cWe Are Conquerors\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gospel fans from across the province attended the praise and worship event that attracted a record number of attendees who participated with no incident. SABC Plus, the public broadcaster\u2019s new OTT digital platform also streamed the event live, expanding the concert\u2019s reach even further to audiences who were unable to physically attend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performance highlights included sets by Bucy Radebe, Dr. Tumi, Thina Zungu,\u00a0 Psalmist Sefako, Peter Mabula, Omega, Urban Matjila, Sinky Mathe, Dr. Makhwiting, Wacha Mkhukhu, Mme Onicca,\u00a0 Luyanda Ramatswi,\u00a0 and many more of the country\u2019s leading gospel artists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe return of Thobela FM\u2019s Gospel Music Festival exceeded our expectations.\u00a0 Our listeners came out in numbers to support the festival in a way that we have not seen before,\u201d says Madikana Matjila, Business Manager of the SABC\u2019s Limpopo Combo which also includes Munghana Lonene FM and Phalaphala FM.\u00a0 \u201cThe Thobela FM brand is committed to ensuring that we provide our listeners with brand experiences that are in line with our values so we can continue to grow and expand in the marketplace.\u00a0 The live stream of the Festival on SABC Plus allowed the Thobela FM brand to be experienced by new audiences and we look forward to doing more of the same in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thobela FM is SABC\u2019s only radio station that broadcasts in Northern Sotho.\u00a0 For more information about Thobela FM, visit the stations website at\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thobelafm.co.za\">http:\/\/www.thobelafm.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ABOUT THE SABC PLUS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SABC + streaming app provides the best that the SABC has to offer including 19 radio stations and 3 free-to-air television channels SABC 1, SABC 2, SABC 3, as well as the SABC Sports Channel and the SABC&#8217;s 24-hour news channel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ENDS<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Issued By:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group Communications <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Media Enquiries:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:NtuliGM@sabc.co.za\">NtuliGM@sabc.co.za<\/a> | T. 011 714 3311 | C. 071 877 0513<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polokwane- Monday, 19 December 2022 \u2013 After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID 19 Pandemic, Thobela FM brought back the ever-popular Thobela FM Gospel Music festival with a bang this past weekend, attracting an audience of more than 10,000. 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