Afternoon Express | |
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![]() Afternoon Express | |
Genre | Magazine |
Directed by | Vardi Flvaz |
Presented by | Palesa Tembe |
Country of origin | South Africa |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Bradley van Berg Patience Stevens |
Producer | Alshe du Plessis |
Production location | Cape Town |
Camera setup | Shawn Inskip Peter Nielson |
Running time | 60 Minutes |
Production company | Cardova |
Original release | |
Network | SABC 3 |
Release | 4 May 2015 |
Related | |
Expresso Morning Show |
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On 18 February 2015, a press release from SABC 3, stated that their longest running talk show, Three Talk, would come to an end on 20 April 2015. This comes after host of the show, [5] Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu, announced her retirement after 12 years of service, however, other reports say the show had been cancelled due to low ratings. [6] [7] In April 2015, SABC 3 announced that Afternoon Express would take its place. The channel started broadcasting the show live on 4 May 2015. [8]
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