Sibiya will co-host the breakfast show with Sbonga Zungu. This show will be produced by Zandile Tembe. Mandla Ngcobo will produce and present the sports bulletins in this show.
Two of the station's longest serving personalities, Dudu ‘Lady D' Khoza and Lucky Sefatsa will remain in the mid-morning show (9am – 12 noon) and midday show slots (12 noon – 3pm) respectively. The only change in respect of these two shows is that Jabul'ujule (9am – 12 noon) will now be produced by Nonkululeko Godana who had been producing the breakfast show for the last 12 months.
Ukhozi FM station manager Welcome Nzimande says, “Our goal is to respond and interpret the SABC's vision of broadcasting for total citizen empowerment hence we always go an extra mile to ensure that we give the listeners of Ukhozi FM get the best product. The new lineup will ensure that we continue to fulfill the needs of our listeners. We welcome the new recruits and we hope they will be motivated by their new counterparts who live and breathe the mantra of making a difference in our listener's lives”.
Sibiya's switch to the breakfast show presented Ukhozi FM with the opportunity to reward the hardwork, versatility and commitment of two of Ukhozi FM's bright talents, said Nzimande. In this regard, Sipho ‘Sgemeza' Mbatha and Nonhlanhla ‘Mroza' Buthelezi will step up to primetime radio. This pair will co-host the afternoon drive (3pm – 6pm) which will be produced by Pearl Maseko. Mbatha will be based in the Auckland Park studios in Johannesburg. Phumlani ‘Big Pun' Dube will produce and present the afternoon weekly sports bulletins on the PM Drive.
Zama Ngcobo will replace Mroza in hosting the Sat Morning (5am-8am) Children and Wedding Show.
“In keeping with its commitment to development and giving a bigger platform to new talent, particularly female talent, Ukhozi FM has recruited a number of new faces from community and smaller regional stations. Kim ‘The Diva' Ngcobo, who has been with P4 Radio and Durban Youth Radio (DYR) joins to host the Saturday mid-morning (9am – 12 noon) magazine show. Sthandwa ‘Stha' Nzuza who also hails from DYR will host the Saturday late night music show (10pm – 2am). Sbu Buthelezi who has been with Gagasi FM will join Ukhozi FM to host the all important Sunday morning gospel show,” explained Nzimande.
Other changes are as follows: Gugu Yengwa will become technical producer based in Auckland Park Johannesburg and Mandla Magwaza will join as a technical producer based in Old Fort Road Durban.
