The South African Broadcasting Corporation has a number of Youth Month events lined-up for today, 16 June.
In a statement released earlier this week, the SABC said, “We are committed to inform, educate and celebrate the country’s youth. The SABC remembers June 16th, as it looks towards a better future for all.”
SABC 1, Mzansi’s leading youth TV channel, is excited to announce an amazing opportunity for Mzansi’s aspiring youth. The channel will host a symposium for aspiring youth, providing them with a platform to discuss their issues ‘head on’ and come up with solutions on how to improve the lives of the youth in Mzansi.
SABC 1’s Youth Day symposium, themed Own Your Space, will have approximately 25 young people between the ages of 16 and 20 be part of an interactive audience on the set of the youth talk-show, Daily Thetha. The event will take place on Friday, 16 June at Shine Studios in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. A number of Mzansi’s leading trailblazers in different fields, from broadcasting to business, will be in attendance to inspire and encourage them to aim for the sky and fulfill their dreams. The winner will also get a chance to bring a friend as his/ her partner to the symposium.
5FM is giving their youthful listeners an opportunity to live their radio dream and live loud with their favourite station. On 16 June, eight youthful South Africans will have a chance to take over the 5FM airwaves between 6am and 6pm, alongside the 5FM DJs.
Kicking off with The Roger Goode Show at 6am, followed by HammanTime at 9am, The Forbes and Fix Show at 12 noon and ending with Thabooty Drive at 3pm, 5FM will have two people join the team on each show.
Other SABC National Youth Month events include:
• RSG: The station will commemorate Youth Month through various programming themes.
16 June – Youth Day Celebrations (Promo)
• Radio 2000: Radio 2000 will post short personalised message videos from younger presenters Lelo and Tsheko on the station’s YouTube channel. Radio 2000 will also post a banner on the website that encourages listeners to SMS the titles of songs that make them remember their youth. In so doing, the listeners can own the station’s playlist. The station aims to trend the hash tag #Youth2000 on Youth Day. The station will also cover the President’s Youth Day speech on Friday 16 June.
• SAfm: On 15 June the station will cover the SAfm Youth Month Dialogue at Tshing Community Hall in Ventersdorp. The panelists will include members of the Young Patriots, Professors Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga and Somadoda Fikeni, and Thulani Tshefuta.
• MLFM: The station is planning a Youth Day activation at Malamulele Crossing on Friday 16 June. The station’s morning drive show will broadcast LIVE from the venue followed by artists’ performances and speeches from Local CPF representatives, Councillors, and District Circuit Manager. Five schools from around Malamulele have been invited to be part of this initiative, and will perform plays related to youth issues. The station will feature the crew of the soapieMina Hi Mina as part of the entertainment. An ex-offender will deliver a motivational speech to the scholars about the effects of living a life of crime and the difficulty of spending one’s youth behind bars.
On the same day, the afternoon drive show will broadcast from the Department of Correctional Services. Young offenders will motivate young audiences to stay away from living a life of crime.
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