On 22 May 2015, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), as it celebrates Africa Month, extended the services of its 24-hour news channel – which is broadcast on DStv channel 404 – into the rest of the continent.
The channel was previously broadcast only in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. With this expansion, 50 African countries will have access to the SABC’s 24-hour news channel. The channel will feature a combination of local and continental news stories to appeal to the wide range of audience members which the channel will be serving.
The 24-hour news channel was launched in August 2013, and over the past 18 months it has made great strides in becoming a premier source of news and information for the SADC region. Broadcasting highlights thus far include the coverage of the successful elections in Zambia, Lesotho and Nigeria, as well as the SADC Special Summit in Zimbabwe and the Pan African Parliament held in Johannesburg earlier this month.
