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Asanda Beda retweeted
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa chats with Dr. Marie Roseline, Regional Emergency Director for the World Health Organization in Africa, about how health catastrophes in Africa may develop in days, but innovative early-warning systems are allowing countries to act before crises strike.
📺 YouTube: tinyurl.com/3knzjry8
#RiseAndShine #AI #outbreak
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Mar 13
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Iranian-South African political analyst Amir Bagherioromi about the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, involving the United States, which raises concerns about a broader regional conflict.
Full interview: tinyurl.com/2e35baku
#RiseAndShine #IranUSWar
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Mar 19
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to CEO at the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry Allan Mukoki, about the importance of the #AfricaMatters Summit, which is hosted by Channel Africa in partnership with @witsbschool.
Full interview: tinyurl.com/4k472jrt
Join us as Africa’s voice takes its rightful place on the global stage.
📅 25 March 2026
⏰ 08h30 CAT
📍 Donald Gordon Auditorium, Wits Business School, Johannesburg
🧑🏾💻 Secure A Seat For Free: tinyurl.com/2vxx8wcf
#AfricaMatters #ChannelAfrica #ClimateChange
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Feb 26
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Na'eem Jeenah, Senior Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, about Israeli President Isaac Herzog's state visit to Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to strengthen bilateral ties.
▶️ LIVE: tinyurl.com/2tpryy32
#RiseAndShine #IsaacHerzog
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Feb 26
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Adriano Campolina, Senior Policy Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, about a new report showing that only 35% of land worldwide has formal documentation.
▶️ LIVE: tinyurl.com/2tpryy32
#RiseAndShine #land
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Feb 26
The #African Perspective!
Feb 26
Your Thursday morning starts here! ☀️
Tune in to #RiseAndShine with @peterndoro & @FavoredAsa for the latest from across Africa 🌍
🕘 Until 09:00 CAT
📺 SABC Plus | DStv 802 | OpenView 628
▶️ LIVE: tinyurl.com/2tpryy32
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Asanda Beda retweeted
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Jonathan James Lyamgohn, our correspondent in Nigeria, about Nigeria's military killing of Abu Khalid, a senior Boko Haram commander, and ten other militants in northeastern Borno state.
Watch LIVE 👉 tinyurl.com/3x2jczfs
#RiseAndShine #BokoHaram #Nigeria
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[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to our resident analyst @MightiJamie, about some of the stories making headlines in Africa.
Watch LIVE 👉 tinyurl.com/3x2jczfs
#RiseAndShine #Africa
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Feb 2
Happy new week!
Happy Monday!
Welcome to #RiseAndShine with @FavoredAsa until 09:00 CAT.
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Happy Monday!
Welcome to #RiseAndShine with @FavoredAsa until 09:00 CAT.
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Watch LIVE 👉 tinyurl.com/3x2jczfs
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Jan 22
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Aidan Justus, Chief Executive Officer of Rescue South Africa, regarding the deployment of rescue specialists to Mozambique to assist communities affected by severe flooding.
Watch LIVE 👉 tinyurl.com/2kfexcj4
#RiseAndShine #Flood #mozambiquefloods
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Jan 22
Jan 22
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Makiba Yamano, Chief of Child Protection at UNICEF, about a groundbreaking nationwide initiative launched in South Africa to prevent gender-based violence and enhance safety in schools and communities.
Watch LIVE 👉 tinyurl.com/2kfexcj4
#RiseAndShine #UNICEF #GBV
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Asanda Beda retweeted
20 Nov 2025
Happy Thursday!
Welcome to #RiseAndShine with @peterndoro & @FavoredAsa until 09:00 CAT.
Tune in: @SABCPlus app | DStv 802 | OpenView 628
📺Watch live on YouTube: tinyurl.com/2s4cbe7j
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Asanda Beda retweeted
11 Nov 2025
What I'm hearing from Dr Ngira pains me a great deal. "Somalia doesn't take drought seriously."
In a place where babies suffer from malnutrition and cholera, the authorities don't care??
Inadequacy of resources too! #RiseAndShine #channelafrica
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Asanda Beda retweeted
11 Nov 2025
[ON AIR] @FavoredAsa speaks to Dr David Ngira, Senior Researcher at Amnesty International, about the thousands of people in southern Somalia who are being forced from their homes due to severe drought. Many of them are making the long journey to refugee camps in Kenya.
shorturl.at/qJQXt
#RiseAndShine #Somalia
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12 Nov 2025
Live streaming on YouTube @channelafrica1 weekdays, 06:00 C.A.T
12 Nov 2025
It's Hump Day!
Join @peterndoro and @FavoredAsa on #RiseAndShine until 9:00 AM CAT.
Let’s talk: what’s your top story from Africa this morning?
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📺 Watch live on YouTube: shorturl.at/OhURP
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11 Nov 2025
Let's stay together until 9:00am C.A.T!
11 Nov 2025
Wake up with us Africa!
Welcome to #RiseAndShine with @FavoredAsa & @peterndoro until 09:00 CAT.
Tune in: @SABCPlus app | DStv 802 | OpenView 628
📺 Watch live on YouTube: shorturl.at/6cC6J
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Asanda Beda retweeted
11 Nov 2025
Wake up with us Africa!
Welcome to #RiseAndShine with @FavoredAsa & @peterndoro until 09:00 CAT.
Tune in: @SABCPlus app | DStv 802 | OpenView 628
📺 Watch live on YouTube: shorturl.at/6cC6J
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Asanda Beda retweeted
7 Nov 2025
Welcome to #RiseAndShine with @peterndoro &
@FavoredAsa until 09:00 CAT.
🎙️ Stay tuned for fresh insights, stories and conversations you won’t want to miss.
YouTube: shorturl.at/YAQvs
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