Channel Africa
Source Passport
ZA-M-00006-8
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited
- Country
- South Africa
- Type
- Radio
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 27 April 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Open
6 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Channel Africa
- Company registration number Pending check
- CIPC 2003/023915/30
- Registered address Pending check
- Henley Road, Radio Park, Auckland Park, Gauteng, 2006
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@channelafrica.co.za
2 sources
- SABC 88th Annual Report 2024/25 (year ended 31 March 2025, tabled in Parliament), read 2026-10-19 (South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited, registration number 2003/023915/30; registered address Henley Road, Radio Park, Auckland Park, Gauteng, 2006; Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999; reports to 'our Shareholder', oversight by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies; Group CEO Nomsa Chabeli; Board Chairperson Khathutshelo Mike Ramukumba; sabcinfo@sabc.co.za; FY2025 revenue R5 152m: advertising R2 782m, sponsorship R758m, licence fees R758m, other R853m, government grants not quantified; five TV channels and 19 radio stations; Channel Africa international online radio in six languages, administered on behalf of the DCDT; SABC News 24-hour channel on DStv 404)
- Channel Africa, About us page (channelafrica.co.za), read 2026-10-19 ('the international radio service of the SABC'; languages Chinyanja, Kiswahili, English, French, Portuguese; satellite and internet; info@channelafrica.co.za; social accounts)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited Direct Company - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited (state-owned company; shareholder oversight by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies)
2 sources
- Channel Africa, About us page (channelafrica.co.za), read 2026-10-19 ('the international radio service of the SABC'; languages Chinyanja, Kiswahili, English, French, Portuguese; satellite and internet; info@channelafrica.co.za; social accounts)
- SABC 88th Annual Report 2024/25 (year ended 31 March 2025, tabled in Parliament), read 2026-10-19 (South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited, registration number 2003/023915/30; registered address Henley Road, Radio Park, Auckland Park, Gauteng, 2006; Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999; reports to 'our Shareholder', oversight by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies; Group CEO Nomsa Chabeli; Board Chairperson Khathutshelo Mike Ramukumba; sabcinfo@sabc.co.za; FY2025 revenue R5 152m: advertising R2 782m, sponsorship R758m, licence fees R758m, other R853m, government grants not quantified; five TV channels and 19 radio stations; Channel Africa international online radio in six languages, administered on behalf of the DCDT; SABC News 24-hour channel on DStv 404)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) Government or public body SABC administers Channel Africa on behalf of the DCDT (SABC Annual Report 2024/25); amount not stated
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X x.com/channelafrica1 Facebook facebook.com/ChannelAfrica1/ YouTube youtube.com/@channelafrica1
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- SABC News
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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