MEDIA STATEMENT

MUNGHANA LONENE FM INTRODUCES ITS 2023-2024 LINE-UP

Polokwane - Wednesday, 22 March 2023 - Munghana Lonene FM is delighted to announce the changes to enhance its line-up effective from Saturday, 1 April 2022. The station’s listeners can look forward toMorris ‘Maningi wa Ntamu’ Sibuyi’s return to midweeks as he takes over the Community diaries slot Ta Vaaki weekdays from 20h00 to 21h00. Thembi ‘Thembzana Reloaded’ Thobela will now present the social content slot on Mondays to Thursdays from 22h00 to 00h00. 

The popular adult content talk show Gongomela moves to 00h00 to 03h00 Mondays to Fridays and will still be hosted by Risimati ‘N’wana n’wa Gee” Kwinika.On Friday nights from 21h00 to 22h00, the station welcomes Nghwazi ya Mpfanganiso talent search runner-up Hope Lebese who joins the on-air team as the new presenter for Youth ke Yona. On Saturdays, Munghana Lonene FM listeners will welcome back seasoned broadcaster and household name Sydney Baloyi whojoins co-host Kulani ‘Ms. Kulie’ Hobyane and producer Themba ‘Techtonics’ Chauke for the Saturday breakfast show N’wayitelo wa Mugqibela from 07h00 to 09h00.

Quinton ‘The Qunitonizer’ Baloyi joins  Foster ‘Mafosi – Try by force’ Chauke to present the station’s signature Xitsonga traditional music show Timitsu ta Xitsonga on Saturdays from 13h00 to 15h00. Popular preacher Dr KS Maluleke will co-present the Sunday morning gospel show Sisimuka u vangama with Maningi wa Ntamu from 06h00 to 09h00. Dr Maluleke will be based at the station’s Giyani satellite studios.

In addition, the station also welcomes two religious contributors namely Pastor AG Zitha popularly known as the ‘The Voice of Transformation’ for Christianity as well as Phendus Mashakeni for Rastafarian. The station is going to introduce profiling programmes on multi-platforms to celebrate the Vatsonga intellectual heritage which will be hosted by Khalanga Pat Mathebula once every month.

SABC Limpopo Combo Business Manager, Mr. Madikana Matjila stated that “We are excited to introduce  cutting-edge digital SABC+ platform,  which is  incorporated into Munghana Lonene FM offerings that  has a  mix of fresh new talent coupled with big industry names that will continue to offer listeners a great listening experience.  Munghana Lonene FM also intends to live up to its brand promise by being a trendsetter in the broadcasting space.