INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT FOR PHUTHUMA NATHI INVESTMENTS (RF) LIMITED

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OPERATIONAL REVIEW (CONTINUED)
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Other projects in the review period include:
Sponsor Project Bene ciaries
Charities and non-pro t organisations received
R17,7m in free airtime.
The partnership with community TV stations started
in 2014 with a donation of state-of-the-art equipment
to Bay TV. In the current year MultiChoice revamped
two community TV stations, 1KZN and Tshwane TV,
by providing broadcasting equipment, technical
training and support. Upgrades have introduced
automated systems and improved processes to
enable the stations to produce high-quality content.
In line with their shared goal of building active
communities through sport, SuperSport has been on
the board of trustees for the past 20 years, assisting
the trust nancially and providing a media platform to
promote its work.
These prestigious awards reinforce the importance of
journalism in Africa as a tool that contributes to
development. They aim to remunerate, recognise and
encourage journalistic excellence across all media
disciplines. The 2016 awards in Johannesburg
comprised a four-day programme of workshops, media
forums and networking. A record 1 637 entries across
38 countries were received for this 21st edition of the
awards.
M-Net Africa
Magic
lmmaking
grants
M-Net has funded the production of over 100 local
feature lms.
The creation of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice
Awards, and ongoing training of African lm crews
and production staff, has helped promote and pro le
our talent on a pan-African level. The awards
recognise and reward African lmmakers for their
innovation and brilliance.
Through MultiChoice’s M-Net channels, the company
has invested extensively in developing original African
programming.
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