International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola , has congratulated South African Broadcasting Corporation SABC News for punching above its weight in delivering a seamless broadcast of the G20 Leaders Summit .
In high spirits after the majority of the G20 Sherpas reached a consensus on the Summit Declaration, on Friday, Lamola credited the host broadcaster for upholding its mandate to inform, educate and entertain South Africans.
In his words, the Minister said that SABC News has left an indelible mark on international broadcasters such as the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera, for providing them quality and timeous feed from the Leaders Summit plenary in Nasrec, Johannesburg.