China Central Television (CCTV) has begun broadcasting a live African hour-long daily flagship show, Africa Live, in an attempt to boost Sino-African relations
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South African Broadcasting Corporation to launch 24-hour news channel
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has confirmed its intention to launch a multilingual 24-hour news channel
New digital terrestrial television policy published in South Africa
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), which regulates the country’s broadcast services, has unveiled a fresh draft of its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) regulations
Namibia launches digital television network
Namibia has launched a low-cost digital television network, GOtv, in Windhoek using the latest generation digital video broadcast standard DVB-T2
Zimbabwe’s national channel to air Chinese news
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has signed an MoU with China Central Television (CCTV) agreeing to broadcast Chinese news programmes for the next three years