MEDIA STATEMENT | UMHLOBO WENENE FM WELCOMES TWO SPORTS PRESENTERS TO ITS SUPERB LINE-UP

Port Elizabeth- Wednesday, 31 March 2021 Umhlobo Wenene FM will be making minor changes to its current line-up, which has successfully served the station’s audience in the past year. The station is proud to announce that Mr. Putco Mafani and Ms Ongeziwe Mjana will be joining the station’s superb line-up as Sports presenters from Thursday, 01 April 2021.
 
Putco Mafani is not new to the station and has vast experience in the world of sport, including sports sponsorship, marketing and communications. He is a well-known broadcaster across South Africa and beyond its borders.   Putco brings his immense talent and creativity into the shows that he will be presenting.
 
He has been entrusted with presenting a popular sports show, Ezemidlalo, Mondays to Thursdays, from 19h00-20h00. He will also present an exciting Saturday morning sports show, Ezemidlalo Nolonwabo breakfast sport, from 07h00-09h00.
 
Ms. Ongeziwe Mjana is also not new to the world of radio broadcasting as she has been a sports commentator and standby presenter in one of Umhlobo Wenene FM’s sister stations.  She brings an exciting flavour to the weekend sports shows on Saturday and Sunday afternoons between 15h00-18h00. Her impressive experience will add to the station’s already talented female presenters and commentators.
 
Umhlobo Wenene FM management welcomes Putco and Ongeziwe to the station’s winning team and wishes them well.
 
ENDS
 
Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting SABC Spokesperson)
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