It was run by the South African Broadcasting Corporation from its inception on 1 May 1966 until its demise in 1992 following the end of the apartheid era.
The Department of Information's task was to promote the image of South Africa internationally and reduce criticism of apartheid.
[2] Radio RSA broadcast in 12 languages in 1976 [3] including English, French, German Portuguese, and Afrikaans.
[4] The studios of Radio RSA were initially located at Broadcast House, Commissioner Street in Johannesburg, relocating to Auckland Park in 1976.
[5][6] In 1994, following the fall of apartheid and the election of an ANC government, the service was renamed Channel Africa.