Channel Africa Year End Lunch by Lerato Phoofolo
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Editor’s Note GM’s Note News • South Africa hosts the second summit of the Forum on China-Africa (FOCAC) by Milton Maluleque. Events/Achievements • Fun Walk by Joe Manciya. • Channel Africa Year End Lunch by Lerato Phoofolo. Feature • Fusing the old with the new (Rachel Makhura and Ntswaki Charlotte Mathoka). Matters • New Appointment (Igega-Chacell Lurhakwa Bahati) • Birthdays (Jan’ & Feb’ Babies) Contributions: Editor: Mamolefe Segakweng Main Contributor and compiler: Lerato Phoofolo Edition Contributors: - Lerato Phoofolo - Joe Manciya - Milton Maluleque Layout / Design: Neo Bogoshi Brought to you by Channel Africa Communications Channel Africa is an International Radio Service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The broadcast product is designed to address the station’s vision, which is “To be the Voice of the African Renaissance”. Our mission statement is to produce and broadcast innovative and dynamic programming that informs, educates, entertains and empowers African citizens. The programming mix covers amongst others, the areas of Governance, Health, Socio-Economics, Politics, Human interest and Environment. The station’s broadcast is carried on multi platform, i.e Shortwave, Satellite, Internet and DSTV. The station broadcasts in six (6) African languages, which are English, French, Portuguese, Kiswahili, Chinyanja and Silozi. As part of information integration and empowerment, Channel Africa is partnering with other broadcasters in the continent with the aim of exchanging programmes, staff and skills. Contact us on: Address: SABC Radio Park, Cnr Henley & Artillery Roads, Auckland Park P.O Box 91313, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa Marketing & Communications: • Email: [email protected] • Fax +27 (0)11 714 4088 • Tel: +27(0)11 414 2014 To listen live and on demand, go to: www.channelafrica.co.za Catch us and follow us on: 50 and still going This is a BIG year for the station as it marks the at Channel Africa. Rachel Makhura, our up and BIG 50 of existence. It’s an exciting time as we look coming first Lady of Sports, shares her passion for back and see how far we have come; nonetheless everything that is sporty. Highly inspiring. Indulge! the future looks bright. These are the interesting AfroChannel.com features the latest addition to times the station, Ms. Igega-Chancell Lurhakwa Bahati, Perhaps I should begin by wishing all our readers a the new producer at the French service. Read happy 2016 as we also embark on another twelve about how she intends to contribute positively as a month journey. 2015 has been remarkable in its own journalist and her plans for the future. sense; in this issue we will take you through most of On an exciting note, we are looking forward to the what happened in the year through the eyes, pens celebrations. The station will be celebrating the and ears of our able journalists and reporters. I take big 50 this winter. Do keep abreast with exciting it we all welcomed the New Year with positivity, and plans and different stages of this exciting campaign hopefully enjoyed the Holiday break. though our website www.channelafrica.co.za; and This issue highlights some of the successes that our social media platforms, i.e. Facebook page: the station encountered in the last year. Two of the Channel Africa, Instagram: Channelafricaradio milestone events that South Africa had a privilege and Twitter: @channelafrica1 of hosting, and the station has the opportunity of covering fully; Africities summit and 2nd summit of Do allow this issue to contribute towards the Forum on China – Africa Co-Operation (FOCAC). development of the continent and productivity of Milton Maluleque had an opportunity to attend the Channel Africa. latter event and he shares his experience with our Editor readers. In support of health and wellness, the station Mumzy! partnered with SANTA for a Fun Walk in Soweto, South Africa. The discussions revolved around how to manage diseases such as TB and live a normal life with those. The station was there; do read all about it in this issue. We also feature the station’s year-end function celebrations The permanent feature on our newsletter, the new and the not so new; we caught up with Ms. Charlotte Mathoka, who shares her memorable experiences Message from the GM’s Desk As 2015 has reached its end, we as members of Channel Africa enter a new phase of our station in our efforts to build a better radio station for ALL Africans. There was a positive response that must be First, I want to thank you for your great work and appreciated and that is the way individual staff your commitment to turning our station around members responded to the various empowerment and deliver on our mandate and our mission. training courses. There’s room to do better. We had our successes Not everything went according to plan or our wish. and failures but I am proud to reflect some of our Amongst them: achievements and these include; The delays in the studio upgrade. This project has Successful and fruitful meetings with critical been experiencing a number of challenges that stakeholders namely DoC, Sentech, African Union include the exchange rate due to the weakness of and ACCORD (a South African-based organisation our currency and attempts by some inexperienced involved in Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and companies wanting to try their luck. Preventive Diplomacy throughout the continent The introduction of social media into our of Africa.) to discuss the future of the station and programming has been extremely slow. However possible partnerships. there are pockets of excellence where social Formulation of a team to investigation possible media has been successfully implemented. sustainable and profitable Channel Africa. A draft Partnership projects have not produced the business proposal was submitted to SABC OPSCO desired outcomes however we’ll continue to through the office of Group Executive – Radio for engage a number of potential partners. consideration May the year 2016 give you the opportunity to Channel Africa continues to promote social cohesion realize your dreams, by reclaiming your position by celebrating major African calendar events that as one of the biggest and best radio station in the includes amongst others; South Africa’s elections, African continent. My wish for you as Channel S.A. SONA, annual AU summit, Nelson Mandela Africa family is to aim high but be happy with Day, etc. the small contribution you’re making towards the We have partnered with SENTECH on the DRM- empowerment of the African audiences we’re SW Trial Project. This is part of the digital migration reaching. On behalf of the entire SABC Radio of SENTECH to replace Shortwave, an analogue Management I would like to take this opportunity transmission platform that is used by Channel Africa to wish you a Merry Christmas and may the to broadcast to sub-Sahara Africa. The shortwave new year bring success, good health and joy in technology is obsolete resulting in the majority your lives and guide you towards excellence in of Channel Africa audiences moving to the more broadcasting. advance and reliable technologies such as FM, GM Mobile, Internet and Satellite to consume radio. Solly Phetoe Milton Maluleque (FOCAC) he city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted leaders such as Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe who fromT the 4th to the 5th December the second summit have faced Western criticism of their human rights of the forum on China-Africa co-operation (FOCAC), record. the first in the African Continent. The first summit was ”To ensure the successful implementation of these held in Beijing in 2000. 10 cooperation plans, China has decided to provide Under the theme, “China-Africa progressing together a total of $60 billion of funding support,” Xi told the for common development,” the second summit summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. held at the Sandton Conventional Centre, brought South African President Jacob Zuma, co-chair along together 36 heads of state and five prime ministers with Xi of the summit, said African countries needed from the African continent. Chinese help to process their abundant natural The Forum on China Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) resources, which he said had made the continent was thus launched in October 2000 in Beijing as a tri- vulnerable to exploitation in the past. annual collective dialogue platform for co-operation Africa provides not only a huge market place for between China and Africa, as a signal of the dynamic Chinese goods and services but it also offers strategic and expanding nature of China-Africa relations. opportunities. FOCAC is an important platform to jointly implement The Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) cooperation in six major areas of co-operation under was the second time China has brought together which industrial co-operation, health co-operation African leaders since the forum was launched in and peace and security are the key priorities. Beijing in 2000. Speaking at the opening of the FOCAC, the Chinese The Chinese President added in his closing speech President, Xi Jinping told African leaders his country that the co-operation with China was based on would pump $60 billion into development projects, “sincerity, mutual trust, equality, win-win co-operation cancel some debt and boost agriculture under a and mutual benefit”. three-year plan that will extend Beijing’s influence in Channel Africa covered the Summit. All services the continent. (English, French, Portuguese, Swahili, Lozi and Xi said China would not interfere in African countries’ Chinyanja), were represented. internal affairs, a stance that drew applause from Joe Manciya (Out and about in Soweto) any call it Soweto which stands for South which is broadcast on SABC News Channel 404 on WesternM Townships of Johannesburg, but elders in DSTV. Presenting a technology programme makes the township claim it was a question from the African him a champion of the young people in South Africa people who were forcefully removed from the city and the whole continent.