{"id":44845,"date":"2024-07-04T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/former-presenters-to-start-online-radio-20240702\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:34:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:34:03","slug":"former-presenters-to-start-online-radio-20240702","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/former-presenters-to-start-online-radio-20240702\/","title":{"rendered":"Former presenters to start online radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two former Ngwane FM radio presenters, Mpendulo Magcakini and Nkosinathi Qwakaza, are on a mission to start online radio with the aim of providing opportunities to young people who have never been on radio before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magcakini is the director of Magcakini Computer Training Skills in Mthatha, and Qwakaza is the director for Inako Media, also in Mthatha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a6ba4cca\">\n<div class=\"text\">We are planning that it should be operating in August. We are busy trying to look at the applications that were submitted by applicants, and we want both news and radio presenters. 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