Ukhozi FM Business Manager Sbongi Ngcobo Suspended?

Ukhozi FM business manager has been placed on leave as an investigation into allegations of mismanagement at the radio station continues. This was reported by Isolezwe on Wednesday, 31 January 2024. According t... Read more »

Tshatha Ngobe to Remain Suspended Until the End of March

Ukhozi FM presenter Khathide “Tshatha” Ngobe will remain suspended until the end of March due to a Facebook comment he made on the 10th of January, the SABC announced in a statement. Ngobe was taken... Read more »

Ukhozi FM to Announce 2019’s Song of the Year

Ukhozi FM will finally announce 2019’s song of the year on Friday, March 13, 2020. This was revealed on the station’s Twitter page on Wednesday. The top ten songs of the year, as voted by listeners,... Read more »

Xolani Gwala dies following two-year battle with colon cancer

Veteran broadcaster Xolani Gwala has died at the age of 44 after a two-year battle with colon cancer. It is reported that he died in the early hours of Friday, 01 November, 2019 at a hospital in Johannessburg. ... Read more »

Linda Sibiya May Return to Ukhozi FM Following Withdrawal of Fraud Case

There is a possibility of Linda “Mr Magic” Sibiya returning to Ukhozi FM in the near future following the withdrawal of his fraud case against Edcon last month. Sibiya was fired in 2014 after being ... Read more »

SATMA Awards 2018 Winners

Below is a comprehensive list of winners of the 13th South African Traditional Music Achievement (SATMA) Awards which were held at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in the North West Province during the weekend of... Read more »

South African Musicians Welcome the SABC’s 90% Local Music Decision

Earlier this week the SABC announced that as of the 12th of May, its radio stations, which command millions of listeners, will play 90% local music. “Following extensive and successful engagements with so... Read more »

Shadrack Ngema to be Laid to Rest on Saturday

Former radio announcer and actor Bhekinkosi Shadrack Ngema, who died from a heart attack last week, will be laid to rest on Saturday (12 December 2015) at Ndwedwe, north of Durban. His funeral service will be h... Read more »

Shadrack Ngema Dies at the Age of 65

Veteran actor and retired broadcaster Bhekinkosi Shadrack Ngema has died at the age of 65. He died on Saturday, 05 December 2015, at Mshiyeni Hospital in Umlazi from a heart-related illness. In a telephone inte... Read more »

Woman Mauled to Death by Lion at Joburg Zoo

It is being reported that an American tourist who was on holiday in South Africa has been mauled to death by a lion following unsafe practices when she and her family were game viewing at a lion park in Johanne... Read more »