Saktyd (the Afrikaans word for 'deadline') is a South African reality television show, which aired on the Afrikaans television channel kykNET (channel 111 and 144[1]) on DStv between 17 July 2012 and 9 October 2012. In Afrikaans, the word ʽsaktydʼ refers to the time that a magazine or newspaper is sent to a printer to be printed.[2]
The show was set in the offices of South Africa's biggest, oldest and most well-known family and general interest magazine, Huisgenoot (the Afrikaans word for 'house companion'), whose editorial team gave 13 delegates the chance to win the job of a lifetime as a journalist at the magazine.[2] The show aired on Tuesdays at 19:30, and was repeated five times during the week: Wednesdays at 10:30, Fridays at 00:00 and 22:00, Saturdays at 15:30 and Sundays at 09:00.[3]
In the show's finale on 9 October 2012, the 26-year-old proofreader and copywriter Christiaan Boonzaier from Cape Town was declared the winner in front of an audience of 6000 people.[4]
- ^ Die Burger. 2012. Vind DStv se ou en nuwe kanale só [Online]. Available: http://www.dieburger.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Vind-DStv-se-ou-en-nuwe-kanale-so-20121001, 1 October.
- ^ a b Huisgenoot. 2012. Saktyd. “Huisgenoot,” 5 July, 25.
- ^ kyknet. 2012. Saktyd. Available: http://kyknet.dstv.com/programme/saktyd/
- ^ Huisgenoot. 2012. Saktyd se Christiaan glo aanhouer wen [Online]. Available: http://huisgenoot.com/fokus/saktyd-se-christiaan-glo-aanhouer-wen/, 10 Oktober.