RSG started the festivities with a rebroadcast of 13 weekly episodes of the Afrikaans James Bond of the 1960s, called Staal Burger. The series will be broadcasting every Thursday evening at 20:30.
During September and October, a series of commissioned documentary programmes will be broadcasted. The focus will be on the highlights of sport on Afrikaans radio, the development of drama over the years, as well as literature and music movements over the past 80 years. RSG will also play extracts from a few programmes that were popular on Afrikaans radio over the years.
The 80th birthday will culminate in a day of broadcasting on Friday, 27 October.
For more information, visit www.rsg.co.za. Alternatively, connect with them on Facebook or on Twitter by using the #80Jaar hashtag.