by Thinus Ferreira
Cathy Mohlahlana and Thembekile Mrototo will start to co-anchor during prime time on Newzroom Africa (DStv 405) from June when she returns from maternity leave, while the South African TV news channel will also add a new documentary hour slot on Saturdays at 19:00.
From June when Cathy Mohlahlana returns, she will resume her co-anchoring role of The Pulse with Stephen Grootes in the 17:00 to 18:00 timeslot on Newzroom Afrika.
Cathy Mohlahlana will then remain on-air to now join Thembekile Mrototo in the 18:00 to 20:00 timeslot from June as co-anchors.
When Cathy Mohlahlana signs off at 20:00, Thembekile Mrototo will continue to anchor solo in the 20:00 to 21:00 timeslot, after which Thabo Mdluli will take over as sole anchor of In Focus until midnight.
Newzroom Afrika also plans to introduce a new Saturday evening documentary slot at 19:00 which will be an hour, and which will get a repeat on Sundays at 10:00.
"These changes reflect the continued evolution of Newzroom Afrika to grow with
viewers, remain fresh and always a step ahead," says Newzroom Afrika CEO Thabile Ngwato in a statement.
"Building
on the enthusiasm shown for our new Nguni news service on Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163), Newzroom Afrika is innovating and developing as we mark four
phenomenal years since launch."
Newzroom Afrika rival eNCA (DStv 403) has just started to stay in live news until midnight from May instead of switching to repeats at 22:00, in the Hyde Park based channel's latest schedule and programming changes.
