2012 in South African television

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This is a list of South African television related events from 2012.

Events

2 October - Khaya Mthethwa wins the eighth season of Idols South Africa, becoming the show's first South African black person to have won.
18 October - 11-year-old poet Botlhale Boikanyo wins the third season of SA's Got Talent.

Debuts

International

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
Everything's Rosie	CBeebies	E.tv

Television shows

1980s

Carte Blanche (1988-present)

1990s

Top Billing (1992-present)
Generations (1994–present)
Isidingo (1998-present)

2000s

Idols South Africa (2002–present)
Rhythm City (2007–present)
SA's Got Talent (2009–present)

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

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