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I can absolutely be first to reveal that ZA News - the satirical life-size puppet show that the SABC refused to air and produced by the famous South African cartoonist Zapiro and producer/director Thierry Cassuto - is finally making its way to local TV screens.
ZA News will start to air from tomorrow, Tuesday as a daily 3 minute show on Summit (DStv 412) at 21:57 and repeated in the mornings at 08:00.
ZA News moved to the internet after languishing in a void waiting for the SABC to air it, then went to the internet and is now finally moving to television. ''Summit has a sophisticated audience and we think they're going to love ZA News' take on current events,'' Vernon Matzopoulos, Summit managing director says. ''Like all good satire it gets you questioning things - and if you loo at recent headlines, there are a lot of big questions for business right now.''
Thierry Cassuto, ZA News' executive producer and co-creator says they're ''delighted to have a window on Summit. We have plenty of exciting new puppets coming out and many surprises in store.''
