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News24. News24 is an English-language South African news website created in October 1998 by the multinational media company, Naspers. Its team of approximately 100 journalists, [1] led by editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson, are based in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Gqeberha. Its brands include Fin24, Sport24, Channel24, Health24 ...
There was a News Film Unit which, prior to television in 1976, produced films for news agencies and television organisations. In 1998, the SABC began to broadcast two TV channels to the rest of Africa: SABC Africa, a news service, and Africa 2 Africa, entertainment programming from South Africa and other African countries, via DStv . [1]
eNCA, also known as eNews Channel Africa, is a 24-hour television news broadcaster owned by e.tv that focuses on African stories and events. Launched in June 2008, the channel is South Africa 's first and most-watched 24-hour news service. [1] The channel has covered several important South African events, including the Marikana miners' strike ...
Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is a news website based in South Africa.. IOL serves the online versions of a number of South African newspapers, including The Star, Pretoria News, The Daily Voice, Cape Times, Cape Argus, Weekend Argus, The Mercury, Post, Diamond Fields Advertiser, Isolezwe, Daily Tribune, Sunday Tribune, The Independent on Saturday, and The Sunday Independent.
Apartheid. The Soweto uprising (or Soweto riots) was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. [1] Students from various schools began to protest in the streets of the Soweto township in response to the introduction of Afrikaans, considered by ...
South Africa’s energy crisis or load shedding is an ongoing period of widespread national blackouts of electricity supply. It began in the later months of 2007 towards the end of Thabo Mbeki 's second term as president, and continues to the present. [1] [2] The South African government-owned national power utility, and primary power generator ...
South Africa. Region. Africa. Official language. English. Website. www .ewn .co .za. Eyewitness News (also referred to as EWN) is a South African multi-platform news publisher, focusing on local and international breaking news stories, entertainment, sport, business, politics and interactive media. [1] [2]
May. 7 – The 2014 National Elections take place and the African National Congress remains in power with 249 seats in Parliament, while the Democratic Alliance wins 89, the Economic Freedom Fighters 25 and the Inkatha Freedom Party 10. The remaining 27 seats are filled by representatives from nine smaller parties. [7]