SABC2, in partnership with the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) department, announces the launch of the 13-part Advertiser Funded Programme (AFP) Citizens Connect, which will broadcast on Thursdays at 20:30 starting 18 January 2024.

Citizens Connect is a social reality program featuring government content, re-enactments and discussions on matters that affect communities in South Africa such as Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), Anti-Corruption and Economic Recovery and Reconstruction Plan (ERRP).

Unpacking the reality will be Broadcast Journalist and TV Host Busisiwe Gumede. Citizens Connect encourages active citizenry, inspiring change whilst informing and profiling government programmes.

The government calls on all South Africans to follow all 13 episodes of the AFP on SABC 2 from the day of its launch up until the end of all episodes every Thursday at 20:30, with repeats on Fridays from 12:00 – 12:30 and it will be available on the SABC Plus streaming platform.

“We call on all South Africans across all spheres of life to follow and tune into SABC 2 from Thursday, 18 January – 11 April 2024 at 20h30, to follow and engage on the 13 episodes of Citizens Connect, which will significantly touch on various interventions and experiences of citizens with government on issues that are essential to their lives. Through storytelling and engaging content, we aspire to inspire a collective shift towards an informed and engaged society”, said Acting Director General of GCIS, Nomonde Mnukwa.

“Citizens Connect aims to make important connections by bringing government closer and more accessible to its citizens by fostering dialogue and conversation around critical matters that affect people and communities. The show also aims to hold government accountable to its citizens in terms of delivery of services, dissemination of critical information and the opening up of opportunities in order to fight the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment”, Jacqui Hlongwane, Programme Manager SABC 2.

For more information, interview opportunities and publicity images, contact SABC2 Publicity.

Si La with Citizens Connect every Thursday at 20:30 from the 18th of January 2024, only on SABC2.