Hlaudi Motsoeneng, Chief Operating Officer of the Public Broadcaster Hlaudi Motsoeneng, Chief Operating Officer of the Public Broadcaster
The SABC is certainly keeping its promise when it comes to local content.
After the decision to play 90% local music on its radio stations, the national broadcaster has now shifted its focus to television.
Under COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng's leadership, content will now be 80% local – giving local actors, directors and the like the chance to find an audience for their creativity.
Hopefully, the call to #OpenTheIndustry, started earlier this year, will be heard after this new initiative.
For now, same familiar faces appear to have scored new gigs. At a SABC press conference today, it was announced that Khanyi Mbau and Phat Joe will now host the weekend version of SABC3’s Expresso, while Anele Mdoda will host a new show called Real Talk, on the same channel. Perhaps Mdoda is filling the talk show void left by Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu after her 3Talk show was canned.
Meanwhile, the ever popular Friends Like These gameshow gets a new host in the madcap form of Trevor Gumbi, while the beautiful Lorna Maseko hosts Top Chef, also on SABC3.
SABC3 also unveiled its new logo:
Tonight Reporter