SABC News turns 75 – reflecting on decades of journalism

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.

The news service has evolved since then, with SABC News, through its TV bulletins, digital streaming and radio platforms, continuing to position itself as the leader in providing Independent and

It was common for SABC to accompany SAPS when they were looking for ANC cooperatives, and they would burst in and go into their house with TV cameras, then…but definitely we are in a better place today than we were then,” he adds.

Today, we begin our journey of tracking the evolution of the SABC News and its impact on the lives of millions of South Africans.