Today, the 1st of November 2018, marked a historic milestone in the South African TV news and current affairs arena – On this day, 19 years ago, Morning Live on SABC first went on-air with Tracy Going and the now late Vuyo Mbuli as hosts. I know of many people who can attest to the… Read More Celebrating SABC Morning Live’s TV milestone

SABC news anchor Kershnee Govender during the news @ 9pm. A TV news bulletin is a show. Not a predominantly dramatic one with theatrics, confusing or captivating storylines, cliffhangers and breakthrough performances but one worthy of delivering some form of service to those it is targeted towards – the viewers. When people tune into a… Read More What makes a good TV news anchor

As an admirer of local music and new music in particular, I recall a Facebook post from a friend asking me to have a listen to a certain new artist that she’s been listening to. I think I must have triggered that thought from the friend from the usual posts I share on Facebook in celebrating… Read More Celebrating Maleh

The weekend of the 25 – 27th May 2018 is one I will always treasure. It was during this weekend that I took some time off to visit a neighboring country – Swaziland, now known as eSwatini (land of the Swati’s). The following phrase holds some truth, “Stamps on your passport are life’s tattoos!” I… Read More My brief escape to ESwatini – Bushfire experience

Radio is known as the ‘Theatre of the mind’ and this statement is true in many ways and forms. Radio helps us connect with and to eachother and the world. It serves as a platform to disseminate information to most listeners, powerfully and with impact, reaching even the most remote of places, signal permitting of… Read More A tribute to SA Radio Newsreaders