[File photo] SABC GCEO Nomsa Chabeli South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) GCEO Nomsa Chabeli says SABC News has reaffirmed the broadcaster’s commitment to delivering trusted news and reflecting society through its coverage. Today marks 75 years since the existence of the SABC News service and its first news bulletin aired from the broadcast house on…
[File photo] Kaone Boikanyo As SABC News celebrates 75 years on air, we look back and follow up on ordinary South Africans who became unexpected headlines for the national broadcaster. One such story is that of 24-year-old Kaone Boikanyo, who captured the nation’s attention in 2019 with his lively, impromptu interview after a fire destroyed…
Bullet holes on a taxi’s windscreen. The Gauteng Transport Department says it has launched a public transport inspectorate to deal with violence in the taxi industry. This follows increased reports from e-hailing drivers in Johannesburg of violent attacks and robberies allegedly carried out by minibus taxi associations. Violence has plagued the taxi industry for many years,…
[File image] Three people have been shot dead and two others wounded during a shooting in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andrè Traut says they responded to the incident in Moletsane Street, New Crossroads, last night. He says the victims’ bodies were found inside a bedroom. Traut says the two other…
Today marks 75 years since the existence of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC News Service. It was on July 17, 1950, when the SABC News aired its first news bulletin from the broadcast house on Commissioner Street, Johannesburg. Two years later, the news bulletins were extended to include regional bulletins, followed by a rediffusion…
Pollsmoor Correctional Centre Prison authorities have last night conducted a raid for contraband at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre outside Cape Town, in what officials say is part of nationwide targeted operations. The National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale led the crackdown, which he says is aimed at rooting out criminal networks and their influence. Prison authorities have conducted…
[File photo] Tragedy and large-scale loss of life often dominate headlines, and news organisations recognise the importance of covering these events thoroughly, yet with understanding and empathy. Over the past 75 years, SABC News has been both witness to and messenger of numerous tragedies and massacres -documenting their impact and how they shaped the country’s…
National Park electricity box The Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism in Mpumalanga has accused the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency of failing to maintain key tourist attractions. Chamber spokesperson Oupa Pilane says most of the attractions on the ‘panorama route’ do not have proper ablution facilities. Pilane also raised concerns that some of…
