by Thinus Ferreira
After the SABC announced in late 2025 that a revived Top Billing would start as a new weekly show during March 2026 on SABC3, that didn't happen and the public broadcaster doesn't want to explain why.
In November 2025, the SABC announced that the iconic lifestyle magazine show Top Billing would be returning to SABC3 from March 2026 with several of the former famous presenters, six years after it was cancelled in October 2019.
The revived Top Billing is produced by Cardova Productions.
In November the SABC said that Top Billing is coming back with "a new chapter that will see the show back on air with a reunion special on 27 November on SABC3, followed by weekly episodes from March 2026".
The new "weekly episodes from March 2026" have however not come to pass and the SABC has been silent about why Top Billing isn't back this month, about the delay with the transmission or TX date, and when it will now start.
Caroline Phalakatshela, SABC publicist, in response to a media query about Top Billing, told TVwithThinus "The SABC confirms that the return of
Top Billing on SABC3 remains in development, with final production and contractual processes currently being concluded".
"As these processes are being finalised, the broadcaster will confirm the
official broadcast date once all requirements have been completed. The
SABC looks forward to bringing the iconic lifestyle programme back to
audiences on SABC3 and appreciates the strong
interest from viewers and the media."
