Watch SABC News Live
SABC News streams live and free on GuardianTV Live from South Africa, carrying news programming. Press play above — the stream runs in your browser over HLS with adaptive quality, and needs no app, account or download.
The channel launched on 1 January 2013.
This is a free-to-air stream aggregated from public sources, so availability depends on the broadcaster. If the feed drops, GuardianTV’s premium service carries 45,000+ channels on load-balanced servers at 99.9% uptime — free to test for 12 hours.
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SABC News — questions
How can I watch SABC News live for free?
Open this page in any modern browser and press play. SABC News streams directly in the GuardianTV Live web player over HLS — no app, no signup and no download. The stream is health-checked every six hours.
Is SABC News free to watch online?
Yes. SABC News is carried as a free-to-air stream published on the open internet, and GuardianTV Live plays it at no cost. Free-to-air sources can go offline without notice; a GuardianTV subscription provides the same content on load-balanced servers at 99.9% uptime.
What quality does SABC News stream in?
The current SABC News feed streams at 1080p. The player negotiates the best variant your connection can carry, and you can pin a specific quality from the control strip.
Can I watch SABC News on my phone?
Yes. The player uses native HLS playback on iPhone, iPad and Safari, and hls.js everywhere else, so SABC News plays on Android and iOS browsers without an app.
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