Mbongeni Ngema launches new Zulu TV channel

01 October 2013 - 10:37 By Sapa
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South African Mbongeni Ngema is photographed during a performance of 'The Zulu' at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa on June 27, 2013. Ngema returned to the stage after twenty-seven years to retell the stories told to him as a young boy growing up in the heart of Zululand by his blind great-grandmother Mkutshana. Ngema is accompanied in the production by Matshitshi Ngema in the role of the musician.
South African Mbongeni Ngema is photographed during a performance of 'The Zulu' at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa on June 27, 2013. Ngema returned to the stage after twenty-seven years to retell the stories told to him as a young boy growing up in the heart of Zululand by his blind great-grandmother Mkutshana. Ngema is accompanied in the production by Matshitshi Ngema in the role of the musician.
Image: Christine Nesbitt Hills

Playwright and producer Mbongeni Ngema has introduced a new Zulu television entertainment channel, according to a report on Tuesday.

The channel, Zulu TV, will be flighted throughout sub-Saharan Africa via satellite, said The New Age.

"We are delighted to partner with the King Zwelithini Foundation in this venture," Ngema said.

The channel was introduced on Monday and will have a strong emphasis on local productions.

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