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SABC News is a South African 24-hour television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the country's public broadcaster. The primary languages of broadcasting are English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, and other official South African languages. The channel was launched on August 1, 2013, on DStv channel 404, replacing a previous attempt at a 24-hour service called SABC News International that operated from 2007 to 2010 and later expanded to digital terrestrial television. The channel is headquartered at the SABC Television Park in Johannesburg, and its Editor-In-Chief is Deidre Uren, who was appointed to the role on April 1, 2026. The channel's slogan is "Africa's news leader" and it is available in over 50 countries across Africa.

On air, SABC News features a mix of rolling news coverage, breaking news reports, live events, political analysis, business news, and sports coverage. The flagship program is News at 6:30, the channel's hour-long prime-time news bulletin that is simulcast from SABC 3. Morning Live is the channel's flagship breakfast show, simulcast from SABC 2, airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and providing news, interviews, and weather. The channel also broadcasts News at 1, simulcast from SABC 3, and an hour-long Afrikaans news bulletin at 7:30 PM. Newsrooms LIVE is a midday program offering rolling coverage, commentary, and reaction to the day's unfolding news. Question Time is an interview show where newsmakers discuss topics, stories, and issues in the news in South Africa, Africa, and the world.

The channel also produces specialized programming including Sports Live, a daily program covering the day's sports news with studio guests and live crossings; Kaleidoscope, focusing on arts, culture, lifestyle, travel, and entertainment news; Network, covering technology news and social media; and Media Monitor, a show looking at the news behind the news and issues the media industry is dealing with. Edu Talk covers educational issues and topics in South Africa. The channel also broadcasts A View from the House, covering parliamentary proceedings in Cape Town when parliament is in session.

SABC News has a unique editorial identity, operating as a single news brand that provides content across 19 radio stations, 5 television channels (including SABC 1, SABC 2, SABC 3, SABC News, and SABC Sport), and various digital platforms. The news division gathers content through bureaus in all 9 South African provinces, as well as international bureaus in the United States and Kenya, while international newsgathering is largely sourced through a panel of international news agencies. According to Broadcast Research Council data, the SABC News Channel leads the 24-hour news market in South Africa with a 42% market share nationally, having grown from only 14.7% four years prior. Eight of the 10 most viewed news products nationally are broadcast on SABC 1 and SABC 2, meaning SABC News contributes 80% of the top 10 news broadcasts.

SABC News is available on DStv channel 404 across Africa, on digital terrestrial television in South Africa, and via live streaming on the SABC+ platform. Viewers can watch online the live broadcast of SABC News through the official SABC+ website and mobile application, which offers 24/7 live streaming, breaking news alerts, and on-demand content. Online television of SABC News is accessible on any device - from smartphones to Smart TVs - ensuring that South African audiences across the country and the global diaspora can access its news coverage wherever they are. The SABC News mobile app, available on Google Play, serves as a single digital portal to all news, allowing users to watch the SABC News channel along with clips and livestreams of major news events.

SABC News strives to provide credible, accurate, informative, and compelling service that brings news of the country, Africa, and the world to South African audiences in all official languages. The mission of the channel is to provide citizens with the information required to make informed choices, to reflect the world to the nation and the nation to itself, and to provide content that reflects the South African story in the context of a maturing democracy. As the country's public news service, SABC News is unswerving in its independent and impartial journalistic ethos, whose obligation and loyalty is to the citizens. The division works to re-engineer itself to respond swiftly to the rapidly evolving news and information needs of the citizenry, crucial for public participation in enriching and strengthening the country's democracy. Thanks to modern digital platforms and satellite technology, SABC News provides the opportunity to watch online the live broadcast on any device - from smartphones to Smart TVs - ensuring that South African audiences across the nation and the global diaspora can access its trusted news coverage wherever they are.

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