VOW FM 88.1

The Covid Report

At the onset of the Covid- 19 pandemic in South Africa when President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster in March 2020, Voice of Wits launched an hour- long daily talk show, The Covid Report. This show focuses on the impact the virus has on various sectors of society…

7 Dec 2021 232 episodes English Technology · Music

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.

15 Feb 2023 177 episodes English Technology · Music

Civic Tech in Africa with Nathi Mcetywa

Civic Tech in Africa is a podcast by the Civic Tech Innovation Network, in partnership with Vow FM. The podcast focuses on the profiling of civic tech initiatives, civic innovators, activists, researchers, social entrepreneurs and others working in the civic tech and other related fields in Africa.

14 Aug 2023 39 episodes English Tech News · Technology

AREA CODE

Your daily dose on infortainment, great music, and interesting conversations every weekday from 9am to 12 noon. Area Code is a fun and interactive mid-morning show on VOW FM, which airs weekdays at 09:00-12:00. This show aims to ease listeners into their mornings by keeping them up-to-date with the latest…

15 Apr 246 episodes English Entertainment News · Music Interviews

My journey with Covid-19

Quarantine is key to stemming the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s not easy. This podcast series follows the journey of 19 year old Nkosi Mnisi who is a first year student at Wits University. He is currently self isolating in his room at home in the South of Johannesburg.

24 Jun 2020 11 episodes English Health & Fitness · Health & Fitness

THE MAINSWITCH

The Mainswitch is VOW FM’s breakfast show, which airs from Monday to Friday for an hour. The show covers a variety of issues from youth development, unemployment, entertainment news, trending topics and music. It sets the tone for the day with a news update. If you are looking for a…

15 Apr 77 episodes English Entertainment News · Music Interviews

Social Work Khuluma Podcast

Social Work Khuluma translates as Social Work Talks, which is a home grown South Africa podcast for students and educators in social work that explores various facets of social work education.

28 Nov 2023 10 episodes English Education

THE VOW FM DRIVE

The VOW FM Drive with DJ Tee & Nana Mwene is a lighthearted conversation driven afternoon show that focuses on entertainment through learnings and the day-to-day navigation of life. The VOW FM Drive is one of two shows named after the station and this is to uphold our core values…

17 Apr 85 episodes English Entertainment News · Music Interviews

THAT LUNCH SHOW

That Lunch Show is an Award Winning show hosted by Pretty Ngwenya. The show is about inspiring, informing and empowering listeners with hard hitting topics. It tackles unemployment, current affairs, health, cultural, technology and entertainment news. The aim is to keep the listeners informed and entertained. The show airs weekdays…

10 Apr 40 episodes English Entertainment News · Music Interviews

DREAMS Thina Abantu Abasha

DREAMS Thina Abantu Abasha is an ambitious youth led programme aimed at reducing HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. The goal of DREAMS TAA is to help girls develop into Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe women. Growing on the success of the HIGHER HEALTH Future Beats…

21 May 2020 14 episodes English Education · Self-Improvement

BREAKING GROUND

Breaking Ground is a talk show that focuses on the rights of University Students and their educational wellbeing

7 Mar 9 episodes English Education · News

Tech Insights on VOW FM

Tech Insights is an informative and insightful discussion on developments in the world technology and tech business. The feature is on every Monday between 10 and 11am (South Africa Standard Time). VOW FM presenter and producer Thato Mathibi 'Harvy T' speaks to Kevin Ssemwogerere who is a Chartered Accountant and…

5 Dec 2023 6 episodes English Tech News · Technology

Vow FM News

Packages of VOWFM News weekly stories.

9 Aug 2023 16 episodes English News · News Commentary

SPORTS HUB

The Sports Hub is a sports based show where we look to inform our listener with the latest happenings from the world of sports.

28 Feb 54 episodes English Sports · Health & Fitness

PluggedIn

PluggedIn features conversations that connect us with each other, help us understand the various aspects that make us human and expands our thinking to respect and grow together. You can listen LIVE on vowfm.co.za from 8:40 am on Fridays.

22 Sep 2021 9 episodes English Self-Improvement · Health & Fitness

Justice for Wom_n+ with Rosie Motene on VOW FM

Gender based Violence is a pandemic in South Africa. In 2018, our president admitted that we are in a crisis and received the #24demands from the total shutdown movement. GBV occurs in all communities, and across all demographics. In this episode, Witsie, Rosie Motene, talks about her experience with GBV…

25 Nov 2021 4 episodes English Society & Culture · Self-Improvement

Wits School of Governance

The Wits School of Governance is hosting a number of events in August to give women a platform to “take up space”. We want to use these forums to learn from women, we want our guests to share their knowledge, wisdom and leave us feeling more inspired and on a…

30 May 2021 8 episodes English Management · Education

Surviving the 2020 Academic year

2020 has been an extraordinary year because of the covid-19 pandemic that has changed our lives. Join us as we look at the impact of the coronavirus on higher learning, and how university students in South Africa have managed to survive the academic year. Broadcast journalist Nokukhanya Mtambo paints a…

2 Nov 2020 1 episodes English How To · Self-Improvement

FEMME Conversations

Welcome to “FEMME Conversations”. This is a three part podcast series titled “Femme Conversations” focussing on engagements which aim to empower, educate and shift perspectives around issues faced by females. Though the content is highly feminine, the dialogues and engagements are also targeted to society at large. The series is…

4 Dec 2020 3 episodes English Society & Culture · Documentary

Gender Sensitivity in the Workplace

The Wits GEO has collaborated with VOW FM in producing a Podcast series that's looking at Gender Sensitivity in the Workplace. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the employment equity act (EEA) and the labour relations act (LRA) all prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender, sex and…

0 episodes English Sexuality · Relationships