Station goes big on birthday celebration

MALALANE – Nkomazi has given birth to one of the most remarkable community radio stations in the country, and only the sky seems to be the limit for it.

Nkomazi FM has just turned two but it feels as if they have been around for longer than that. The station plans to host a major celebration for the whole community and all its stakeholders.
“On February 10, we celebrated two years of broadcasting. It has been an amazing journey in every sense of the word.

“We’ve had ups that outweighed our downs, and we have the entire Nkomazi to thank for that. Hence we want to celebrate with them together as a family,” said the station manager, Makhosi Zulu.

This year’s celebration will be inclusive of very big and popular names in the industry such as the country’s hip-hop darling, Casper Nyovest, Shongwe and Khuphuka Saved Group, Bholoja and Nkomazi’s own AKA, Sergio “Bhut Bae” Taylor and other local artists.

“I cannot overemphasise how thankful we are to Nkomazi, both the community and the local municipality, as their support is amicable. This event was also made possible by our partners, Johan Sibiya Promotions, Nkungu Holdings, DM Sports and Nabalabantfu Entertainment. These are the people who believed in our vision, took it and ran with it,” added Zulu.

The event will be hosted at Sivutsa Lodge on March 5 and entry fees range from R150 standard to R250 VIP and R450 VVIP.

“I really wish we could have made the entrance to be free, but it is not possible. We are a station that has always operated on a zero budget and it’s not easy.

“We have no source of funding whatsoever, but I should say, we appreciate the help we’ve been receiving from big media houses such as Mpumalanga News, it encourages us when they show us the way.”

The station can now go ahead and sing “Mama I Made It”, because they have made it “From Zero to Hero”, which means “Konke Kuhamba Kahle”.