SABC Africa was the international television service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, which ceased broadcasting on 1 August 2008 after poor performance on the DStv satellite television platform.
The channel started on 16 November 1998 as part of an initial two-channel agreement by the SABC with Multichoice for the whole of Africa, being initially positioned as a news channel. SABC Africa was carried on both C-band and Ku-band systems while its sister channel, Best of Africa (later Africa2Africa) was only carried on Ku-band to southern Africa. Using the structure of SABC News, SABC Africa asserted the SABC's position and ambition of being a "totally African broadcaster", reducing its reliance on foreign news agencies.
The two channels were officially launched on 25 August 2000. The channel had half-hour news bulletins on the hour while the remaining half-hour was given to other programmes, among them Today in Africa, Ambassadors, Perspective and Talking Sport.
The SABC's radio service Channel Africa continues to operate.
References
- "Finally... news channel for Africa", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 20, February-April 1999
- "News on SABC-Africa", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 20, February-April 1999
- "SABC pay TV launched", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 27, November 2000-January 2001
- "The true African story", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 27, November 2000-January 2001
External links
- SABC Africa official website
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