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VOW FM 88.1 Moments

VOW FM 88.1 is a campus-based community radio station operated broadcasting from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The station has a variety of music and talk show that reflect the life of the youth, students, politics and tackles social issues.
Weekly English South Africa Technology · Music
177 Episodes
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Ancestral Calling in Universities

Young people are the future elders of society. VOW FM News Reporter, Makhosazane Twala looks into how higher learning institutions embraces or support students with ubungoma/ spiritual calling on campus. We get insights from Buhle Zuma, Wits university communications officer, who says that the university respects the rights of various…
24 Sep 2021 5 min

Heritage Day Feature - Traditional Leaders

With the institution of traditional leaders protected in South Africa’s constitution, VOW FM News Reporter, Kwena Seema, dissects the exact role various traditional leaders play in our societies.
24 Sep 2021 5 min

Heritage Day Feature - Heritage Education

Education plays a big role in the younger generations acknowledging the importance of heritage and why we celebrate it. VOW FM News Reporter, Mmangaliso Khumalo, dissects if the education sector truly embraces ‘heritage education’.
24 Sep 2021 5 min

Heritage Day Feature - Preserving our Heritage

History requires us to preserve and protect that which is important to us. VOW FM Reporter, Eva Chipa, investigates how we can preserve our heritage for future generations and ensure the meaning of the day does not fade away with time
24 Sep 2021 7 min

Heritage Day Feature- Traditional Food and Medicine

As Heritage Day celebrates so many different aspects of tradition and culture, VOW FM News Reporter, Sesethu Ngoma, takes a closer look at traditional medicine and proudly South African cuisine
24 Sep 2021 6 min

Heritage Day Feature - Importance of Historical Sites

Historical sites are important in terms of paying homage to the cultures of the past and finding ways to learn from them in the present and future. VOW FM News Reporter, Makhosazane Twala, looks into the importance of preserving historical environments and how they benefit the social and cultural well-being…
24 Sep 2021 7 min

Heritage Day Feature -What is Heritage

VOW FM News Reporter, Lerato Mohoto, kicks off our Heritage day podcast series by offering a background on the importance of this day and why is it celebrated.
24 Sep 2021 5 min

#AreaCode My Rights- All Things Property

This week on My Rights we speak to Callyn Datnow, property lawyer at Witz Inc Attorneys about the important things around property. Callyn shares that when buying property that is over R1 million, you are required to pay transfer duty to SARS. She also explains eviction and shed some light…
21 Sep 2021 18 min

The realities of owning or running a business.

The Main Switch host, Kgomotso Monyai, talks to entrepreneur and Author, Sandiso Ncube, about the misconceptions people generally have about owning or running a business. Sandiso also speaks about entrepreneurial talent and how to sharpen entrepreneurial skills.
17 Sep 2021 11 min

Good Ideas Don't Make Good Business

#Mainswitch presenter Kgomotso Monyai talks with Sandiso Ncube, a publisher and author of The 10 Minute Guide to Starting a Business: a book about how to start and run a business and ensure it survives its first three years of life. Kgomotso explained why good ideas don't make a good…
2 Sep 2021 16 min

#AreaCode Interview with Gogo Dineo

Zakes Twala and Pretty Ngwenya speak to Gogo Dineo Ndlanzi, a celebrated sangoma, spiritual teacher, life coach, professional African storyteller, poet, writer, dancer and facilitator. She gives us insight into her journey and what it really means to have an ancestral calling. Dineo shares that when her life went amiss…
25 Aug 2021 39 min

The Killer Joint - #ArtistOfTheWeek featuring Sio

The month of August is known as Women's Month in South Africa and is celebrated nationwide. The Killer Joint, under the station campaign slogan "I Am A Woman", decided to focus on the women in the house music space using the hashtag "I Am A Woman In House Music". In…
13 Aug 2021 41 min

The Killer Joint - #TheRecordShop featuring Kamo Mailula

The month of August is known as Women's Month in South Africa and is celebrated nationwide. The Killer Joint under the station campaign slogan "I Am A Woman", decided to focus on the women in the house music space using the hashtag "I Am A Woman In House Music". In…
13 Aug 2021 1 hr 04 min

Area Code - #UpCloseAndPersonal with Zweli Mbhele

On today's edition of #UpCloseAndPersonal, Zakes Twala speaks to an award winning radio and media personality, Zweli Mbhele, about his radio broadcasting career that started right here on VOW FM. The conversation touches on Zweli's future and what he sees happening in his life. Tune in to Area Code every…
13 Aug 2021 19 min

What to Expect from the Young Entrepreneurs Summit 2021

Lebo Pasha, General Manager for Southern Africa at the African Management Institute, unpacks the panel discussion taking place on June 24th. Lebo reveals what the motive for the young entrepreneurs' summit is, enhancing business skills and also engaging with other business people.
23 Jun 2021 7 min

Best of 25 - LebzCafe

On Best of 25 Kgosigadi and Junior profile young people who are making a difference in their communities by exploring business ventures that may seem unusual to the greater community but to them it is what makes them the best. On this edition of Best of 25 Kgosigadi and Junior…
22 Jun 2021 8 min

Money Mondays - Financial Indicators

Money Monday on the VOWFM drive equips you with all the basics of financial literacy from starting a business to being able to file your own tax returns. On this episode Mudiwa Gavaza talks to us about financial indicators, which is the exchange rate to another currency. He lets us…
21 Jun 2021 6 min

New Method to Fight Gun Violence in South- Africa

#The Main Switch presenter Kgomotso Monyai has a conversation with Ministry of Police spokesperson, Lirandzu Themba. Lirandzu provides information about the amendment to the draft of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill,signed by president Cyril Ramaphosa. The law, if passed, will bring new limits on the amount of ammunition gun owners may…
11 Jun 2021 8 min
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