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Kwanda Talk promotes support for HIV infected individuals and encourages regular testing

Is alcohol advertising worth the price?

The advertising industry, civil society, academia and government, yesterday, deliberated on the issue of banning alcohol advertising in a heated debate held in Johannesburg.

Soul City: Institute for Health & Development Communication, is producing the 12th series of Soul City the drama, a 13-part TV series that will be aired on SABC 1 at prime time. Soul City Institute has produced many adult and children’s television drama series, and has pioneered the use of edutainment in South Africa.

The latest National HIV Communications Survey (NCS), presented at the International Aids Conference in Washington recently by the Soul City Institute underlies the importance of a consistent, imaginative, and flexible approach to communication and the importance of reaching all South Africans.

Soul Buddyz is South Africa’s own children’s health drama for children, with 5 seasons broadcast since 2000. The show has been very popular and attracted large audience of children and their parents.

The 3rd National HIV Communication Survey (NCS), the definitive study of the effectiveness of our country’s HIV communication programmes, is about to commence.

According to the primetime TAMS ratings for the period 26 December 2011 to 1 January, the 11th season of edutainment show, Soul City, was ranked the top drama show across all South African television channels. The show was also positioned second overall after daily soap opera, Generations, as one of the most watched television programmes in the country.