SABC Provides An Update On Pimville Production

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) wishes to provide an update regarding the production of Pimville, currently broadcast on SABC …

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New Dragonball Super Anime Has Been Announced

An extensively remastered version of the popular anime series “Dragon Ball Super” will premiere in fall 2026 under the new title “Dragon Ball Su…

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Development Alert: SABC 2 Acquired Broadcasting Rights To Ouma Sarie From eExtra's Kuiertyd, To Launch In February 2026

Not long ago, it was reported that SABC 2 would be making minor adjustments to primetime schedule in February 2026. This includes the reinstatem…

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SABC 2 Ushers Into The New Year With The Revival Of Nuus, Debuts Pimville And More In February 2026

In the coming weeks, e.tv will be reshuffling their primetime schedule with Smoke & Mirrors and Scandal! concluding soon. Kelders Van Geheim…

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Recap To The Last Month: SABC 2 Brings Back Anime Weekdays At 5PM With Inazuma Eleven

Last year, SABC 2 made the abrupt decision to phase out anime from its 5PM timeslot in favour of food show, The Taste. For a show like The Taste…

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Muvhango Reportedly Cancelled Again On SABC 2 Following Relaunch In 2024

With the public broadcaster technically insolvent, they had some run ins with Danie Odendaal Productions over unpaid expenses for the now axed A…

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Muvhango Is Back With A Season 26 This August With Leleti Khumalo Added To The Lineup And New Afrikaans Soap Reportedly In Development By The SABC

After the public broadcaster announced that the Venda soap had been axed earlier in the month. It is now reported that Muvhango will return for …

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SABC 2 Will No Longer Broadcast The Springbok Inbound Test Matches Due To eMedia's Failure To Obtain Rights For Openview

Last month, SuperSport and the SABC came into agreement to televise the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup final live as well as two Springbok Test matches…

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Muvhango Reportedly Cancelled After 27 Years On SABC 2 As The Public Broadcaster Fails To Renew The Venda Soap

After an impressive 27-year run, “Muvhango,” the beloved South African TV soap opera, aired its final episode yesterday. The show, known for its…

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SABC 2 Distances Themselves From Anime With Inazuma Eleven Reduced From 5 To 2 Days

SABC 2 is a South African free-to-air channel catered towards families that operated by the public broadcaster. It is home to soaps Muvhango and…

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News Shorts: Play Room Acquires Broadcasting Rights To Cave Club, Baby Cele Joins Season 2 Of Sibongile And The Dlaminis And Raid The Cage Delayed On SABC 2

Cave Club is now part of the Play Room family 
Welcome to a land of adventure, exploration, and even dinosaurs. Join five fearless friends as the…

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Recap To Last Month: Ridiculousness Makes Its To The Top 20 Watched Shows On SABC 2

Ridiculousness is a comedic clip show produced by Rob Dyrek for MTV Studios and as DStv consumers already know this MTV's SpongeBob. It show…

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Recap To The Week: SABC Unveils A Slate Of Content For Their Channels In The Coming Months Including Wheel Of Fortune SA And Winnie Mandela Doccie In Partnership With Netflix

Not long ago, it was reported that both BBC Studios and SABC had formed a content new deal which would see several content from the BBC fold und…

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New Series Alert: Showmax's Twende To Make Its Linear Debut On Play Room, SABC 2's Magic Cellar Also Added To The Lineup

Play Room, a South African based children's channel operated by Ngwato Nkosi Group that offers fun and learning through live-action and anim…

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Recap To Last Month: Vetkoekpaleis Loses Another 100,000 Viewers As SABC 2 Becomes The Third Most Watched Channel In February

Since Vetkoekpaleis reentry onto SABC 2, the sitcom has been garnered a lot of backlash from consumers. Mainly from several fans of 7de Laan cau…

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Ratings Flop: Afrikaans News Loses Over 70% Of Its Viewers Following Its Move To SABC 3

Not long ago, it was reported that the public broadcaster had lost over 2 million viewers with Skeem Saam and Deal Or No Deal SA. Following the …

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Ratings Flop: Deal Or No Deal Loses 1.5 Million Viewers Following Move To SABC 2

During the week, it was reported that Skeem Saam had lost 1.3 million viewers following its move from 18:30 to 19:30 on SABC 1. The public broad…

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Recap To The Week: Akira Toriyama Creator Of DragonBall Z Alongside The Backyardigans Creator Janice Burgess Has Passed Away

DragonBall creator has died 
When it comes to the world of anime and Japanese pop culture, many will know and love the Dragon Ball franchise. The…

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Recap To The Month: e.tv Reportedly Looking To Replace 7de Laan With New Afrikaans Drama, Could This Be The Final Nail In The Coffin For SABC?

As some readers are aware, SABC decided to cancel 7de Laan after 23 years on air with repeats of Snoozefest Vetkoekpaleis taking up its timeslot…

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Recap To Last Year: SABC 2 Has Lost 300,000 Viewers Following The Relaunch Of Snoozefest Vetkoek Paleis And Cancellation Of 7de Laan

Last year, the public broadcaster decided to end 7de Laan after its 23 year run with the last episode accumulating 800,000. It was since then re…

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