Makers and Shapers Profile
Details
Name
Swaziland Broadcasting Services (SBS)
Type
Government Body
Dates of Existence
1966 - present
History
[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2017, using the Public Media Alliance website and the Swaziland Ministry of Information, Communications, and Technology website, 2017: The Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Services, formerly known as the Swaziland Broadcasting Services is the state-owned broadcast and print information provider for Swaziland which was founded in 1966 as a radio broadcaster. It was merged with print media in the early 1970s. It is now also responsible for television broadcasting, and the management of government information services, including the internet, as well as the accreditation of foreign news correspondents and reporters operating within Swaziland. In the 1980s the Swaziland Broadcasting Services conducted a series of interviews covering a number of topics surrounding the history of Swaziland. These interviews were undertaken by Dumisa Dlamini.]