Umsakazo – The Ulwazi Programme

Minenhle Ngubane

Kulenyanga yamagugu esizwe, ngithe akengihlube udlub’ekhasini ngilobe ngamanye amagugu esizwe sethu. Ubuciko nobugagu yinto esizalwa nayo, okuyinto abanye bethu abangayifundelanga esikoleni njengezinye zeziqu ezifundelwayo. Kuleli khasi siloba ngentokazi esencane kodwa esidodile ngemisebenzi yayo kwezobuciko, lentokazi kungabuye kube ubani ngaphandle kuka Minenhle Ngubane. Leliciko elingumsakazi womsakazo obizwa ngokuthi yi Ean Touch Radio Station lizalwa eGreytown nokuyila efunde … Read more

Durban Living Legend – Hamish Kyd

Hamish Kyd was born in Kokstad in 1959, and moved to Durban at the tender age of three years. He has written, produced, directed and acted in several theatre works over the past 25 years, adding to these, his debut novel “Charlie” which was published in 2008. Kyd has worked on theatre techniques for R&B … Read more

Durban Living Legend – Bafana Philip Zwane

Bafana Phillip Zwane was born in 1928, in Ashburton, he joined Umsakazo wesiZulu (as it was then known) in 1960. Zwane was the first Black Zulu commentator to broadcast events such as the July Handicap, Gold Cup, Metropolitan Boxing, Comrades Marathon and the Rapport Cycle Tour. He used the station’s car to broadcast, as there … Read more

Durban Living Legend – Winnie Busisiwe Mahlangu

Radio personality Winnie Busisiwe Mahlangu was born in Witbank in 1932. Whilst women were discriminated against because of their gender in the SABC, they were given only temporary employment. Winnie was the first woman to be employed permanently by SABC for Radio Bantu in 1962. She was named by K.E. Masinga as ‘uMafungwase –first born’ … Read more