South Africa’s newest 24-hour TV news channel, Newzroom Afrika, was officially launched on Thursday evening.
Newzroom Afrika, which broadcasts on Digital Satellite TV (DSTV)’s Channel 405, aired its first news bulletin with former eNCA-TV anchor Cathy Mohlahlana anchoring, and sportscaster Marc Lewis alongside her.
The government was among those that welcomed the launch of the new channel.
“Government welcomes and congratulates #NewzroomAfrika, a 24-hour news channel which was launched on Multi-Choice’s DSTV satellite pay-tv channel today (Thursday),” the Government Communications and Information Systems said on its official Twitter page
Newzroom Afrika is the brainchild of television production entrepreneurs Thokozani Nkosi of Eclipse TV and former SABC-TV news anchor Thabile Ngwato of Rapid Innovation.
The two owners share 50% of the company each, making then the first black entrepreneurs to own such a TV channel in the country.
The channel boasts a wealth of experienced journalists and editors, including some who were part of ANN7, which closed last year.
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