Durban – Wednesday, 31 March 2021 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) biggest radio station, Ukhozi FM will be introducing some line-up changes effective 01 April 2021. The station was at 7 607 000 on the last RAMS release a year ago and believes that this new lineup will comfortably deliver the station’s target of 8 000 000 listeners by 2023.
The station’s breakfast show which broadcasts on Monday to Friday between 06h30 – 09h00 will see the return of seasoned presenter, Sipho Mbatha who comes with a wealth of broadcast experience. Sipho will be joined by Nonhlanhla “Mroza “Buthelezi. These two broadcasters will be remembered for the huge impact as co-presenters of the station’s Afternoon Drive in 2008.
Dudu “Lady D” Khoza, the Queen of the Airwaves maintains her 09h00-12h00 weekdays slot where she will continue to bring audiences what they have come to love over the past 27 years.
The 12h30 – 15h00 slot welcomes Bheka Beekay Mchunu who successfully grew his previous slot to a record breaking 3.1 million listeners. Siya Mhlongo and Selby “Selbeyonce” Mkhize are set to deliver the Afternoon Drive from 15h00 – 18h00 from Monday to Friday.
Zimiphi Biyela is returning to host the Saturday Maskandi show between 09h00 – 12h00 and one of the most exciting changes for the station is the introduction of the new talent, Zama Mseleku to the line-Up. Mseleku, the winner of the Winnie Mahlangu Female Presenter Search will be hosting the new developmental slot on Sunday 03h00 – 06h00. Sbu Buthelezi will continue to host the Sunday Gospel Show which will now broadcast from 09h00 – 12h00.
The Station’s Business Manager, Sbongi Ngcobo elatedly stated that “Ukhozi FM continues to dominate and be a leader in the radio broadcasting space and believes that this will continue in the 2021/2022 fiscal year as we prepare to deliver quality programming and listener engagements through exciting marketing campaigns”.
Below is the updated line-up:
| Monday | 03:00 – 05:00 | Lucky Nkosi |
| Tuesday – Friday | 03:00 – 05:00 | PhindiP |
| Monday – Friday | 06:30 – 09:00 | Sipho Mbatha & Mroza Buthelezi |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Dudu Khoza | |
| 12:30 – 15:00 | Bheka Mchunu | |
| 15:00 – 18:00 | Siya Mhlongo & Selbeyonce | |
| Monday – Thursday | 20:00 – 00:00 | Nongcebo Mckenzie |
| Friday | 20:00 – 00:00 | King Sfiso |
| Monday – Wednesday | 00:00 – 03:00 | Tshatha Ngobe |
| Thursday – Friday | 00:00 – 03:00 | Zim Dollar |
| Saturday | 00:00 – 03:00 | Mafresh |
| 03:00 – 06:00 | Nkosinathi Mshengu | |
| 06:00 – 07:00 | CURRENT AFFAIRS | |
| 07:00 – 09:00 | Lucky Nkosi | |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Zimdollar | |
| 12h00 – 15h00 | Tshatha Ngobe | |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Sports | |
| 00:00 – 03:00 | Lee Hlophe | |
| Sunday | 03:00 – 06:00 | Zama Mseleku |
| 06:00 – 07:00 | CURRENT AFFAIRS | |
| 07h00 – 09h00 | Phindi P | |
| 09h00 – 12h00 | Sbu Buthelezi | |
| 12h00 – 15h00 | Nkosinathi Mshengu | |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Sports | |
| 17:00 – 20:00 | Thokozani MaMkhize Ndlovu | |
| 20h00 – 21h00 | Boniswa Moto | |
| 20:00 – 00:00 | Lucky Nkosi | |
| 00:00 – 03:00 | Zandile “Zeal” Dladla |
Am happy with the lineup also happy with the breakfast show also with Bheka Mchunu. Vele ukhozi luhamba phambili
It’s not that bad, but uTshatha uthole i-1 year sentence. Kusobala ukuthi uyajeziswa la, but asethembe ukuthi emva konyaka uzobuyela ezinhlelweni ezinkulu kudedelwe oMafresh ebusuku.
Siyabonga kwi Management yoKhozi FM ngo 2 hours ka Phindi P… Tue-Fri 3-5 am. Alleluia
Le-lineup ibizoba right ukube babuyisele uTshatha no-Selby ngo-3 to 6. Umbhedo lento yokufaka umsakazi osezingeni laTshatha phakathi kwamabili abantu belele.
Am very very excited about this changes especially ku sgiya ngengoma u sisi uZimiphi ngethemba ukuthi ufundile okuthile ngoku chema nabaculi Mina ngicela enze iqiniso ngama ciko akithi siwathanda onke hhayi umuntu Oyedwa. Ngyabonga ithuba
Mzokoloko is nolonger on air?
Am very impressed about these changes, Phindy P, Zimdola [but ngicela uyeke ukuchema nabanye abaculi please especial lo mfana wase Nkandla weJele plz], Sgqemeza and my favourate guy uBeekay Mchunu…ibambe ngakho.
Ngiyakhala kodwa ngo Msindazwe sesithi ” Jazz jazz jazz” eei…..
Mafresh syamthanda sicela nimfake nasemini weekdays, and tshatha.
🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆 this is not ayoba 💔
Thanks a lot to Ukhozi fm Management about our presenters bafakwe ngendlela
Iziguquko zona zinhle, ngoNgobe kwamabili kuthi akukhexise ongenzansi, ekuseni niguqule kahle, uSisiNongcebo muhle kusiThakela isizwe, Beekay ngijabule ngaye emini, Sbu Buthelezi ubizelwe velekwezomphefumulo ngesonto uyamakha umuntu, Mshengu muhle udokotela, MaFresh dankie
Hhayiniii🙆😕.. Ah ah!!💔😑
Maibongwe,Seconded 🙌
HHAAIIII yini lena vele iyooo Ungobe EBUSUKU REALLY OK SEE YOU NEXT YEAR 01/04/2022 A pril uma senishitsa futhi. kuMELE NAZI UKUTHI IPHIWO ZABANTU AZIFANI NIYAFOSTA LAPHO NINA. Iwill mic SIGIYA NGENGOMA AND BREAKFAST SHOW. BYEEEEEEE
Mina ngikhala kakhulu ngokufakwa kukaNgobe ebsuku umuntu onekhono kanje nizophoqeleka ngezinguquko ezizayo ukumbuyisela emini unekhono lombhemu akukho lapho ngamfaka khona ahluleke bekezela Khathide sizokulandela nasebsuku kwi breakfast show nikhethe abantu aba ryt ngyabonga
15 to 18 weekdays Nonsense
Ngijabule ngokubuya kuka Tshatha
Yinhle iline up entsha kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi uMafresh Mpungose is overlooked. Unethalente umfana kaMpungose ,he deserves a daytime slot.
Please sicela nisibuyisele uKhathide boo emini sifunda lukhulu kuye noma syeke ukulandela ukhozi yin kahlen boo
UTHEMBEKA ZONDO AKAFAKWE EMINI, BO! UNE VOICE EPHOLILE kamnandi , wa winner kodwa uyachathelwa.
I-voice epholile ayisho lutho, in fact iyacika sometimes. Uma umuntu ezogxila ekutheni yena une-voice emnandi akhohlwe wukukhuluma aqaqeke ngeke alibone elidlalayo emaqhalaqhaleni oKhozi.
Ngyakuthanda untshintsho but selby ushota ngo Tshata nje qhaaaa