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Carletonville Herald
7 Junie 2013
Radio station’s visit draws thousands
Adele Louw
Thousands of residents from all over the area flocked to Khutsong and Carletonville over the past weekend to take part in special live broadcasts by a national radio station. During the past weekend Lesedi FM, the SABC’s Sesotho radio station, visited the two towns to celebrate its 53st anniversary as well as recent achieve-
ments by presenters. Activities kicked off on Friday at Khutsong Stadium when the station’s award-winning Re A Kubeletsa afternoon drive show was boadcasted live from this venue. This show recently walked off with the MTN Award as the best afternoon drive show in the country. To obtain this achievement, the show came up against similar programmes from more than 10 other ra-
dio stations, including those broadcasting in English. To warm local residents up for the event, several local artists also received the opportunity to perform beforehand. The programme was led by the popular presenter Nyakallo “Ba2cada” Leine and drew about 2 000 people, many of them youngsters. On Saturday, the programmes Tse Ratwang and Ke Ya Le Wena drew
Young fans could not contain their joy while the presenter of the award-winning Re A Kubeletsa afternoon drive show, Nyakallo "Ba2cada" Leine, entertained them at Khutsong Stadium last Friday. Photo: Adele Louw
Khutsong musicians forming part of the Vuka S'bali band and programme to involve residents in entrepreneurship also entertained the crowd. They also showed off their new CD. Photo: Adele Louw
Popular presenter Nyakallo "Ba2cada" Leine entertaining the crowd. Photo: Adele Louw
The mayor inside Lesedi FM’s mobile studio during the live broadcast of her talking about Merafong's service delivery issues.
about 3 000 people to Khutsong Stadium. During the course of the day, the Executive Mayor of the Merafong City Local Municipality, Ms Maphefe Mogale Letsie received the opportunity to talk about service delivery issues in Merafong. She amongst other things talked about problems affecting residents such as housing development, storm water and roads, public private partnerships between the municipality and companies such as Anglo Gold Ashanti and the problems linked to the high rate of unemployment in the area. On Sunday, the Mayor also took part in the award winning religious programme Makgulong A Matala, recorded live from the Carletonville Sports Complex. This programme was led by the popular presenter Thuso Motaung. During the course of the event, which was recorded in front of about 4 000 people, Motaung and a regular contributer to the show, Reverend Maine, amongst other people prayed for the Mayor and her Mayoral Committee to lead the town well. According to the municipality’s political spokesman, Mr Slums Magodielo, it was the second time that this radio station, which is based in Bloemfontein, came to Merafong for live recordings. He added that people from all over Johannesburg and as far as the East Rand flocked to Merafong to take part in the proceedings. According to Magodileo, no problems were reported during the course of the event. “We appreciate the fact that the community behaved themselves. In this way, the residents made Merafong proud and are lifting our standards of behavoir,” Magodielo added. More photographs as well as video clips of the visit can be viewed on the Carletonville Herald’s website at www.carletonvilleherald.co.za
Presenter Thuso Motaung (far left) and Reverend Maine (on the right) praying for Merafong's political leadership. Mr Vusi Ncunana of the DA and the Executive Mayor, Ms Maphefo Mogale Letsie, can also be seen on the photograph.
Thousands of youngsters enjoyed Friday's event at Khutsong Stadium.
Photo: Adele Louw