Friday, March 8, 2013

7th South African Film and Television Awards to be shown on SABC3, TopTV's Top One and on DStv's Mzansi Magic channel.


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The 7th South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas) will be shown on three South African TV channels this year: On SABC3 on Saturday 16 March at 19:30 as I've already revealed; as well as on TopTV's Top One (TopTV 150) on 24 March at 19:00, and on Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) on 30 March at 18:00.

SABC3 will have a repeat of the 7th Saftas at the end of March and Mzansi Magic will also repeat the 7th Saftas on 3 April at 21:00.

Major credibility issues remain regarding the South African Film and Television Awards.

Besides that, there have been years where the awards ceremony (which keeps calling itself "annual" although there's been years where it didn't take place at all) was not broadcast on television at all although it took place.

The 7th Saftas will however be the first year that it is suddenly shown on more than one South African broadcaster. Of course no actual announcement of any of the broadcasting news of the awards show on three TV channels yet.