The Deputy Minister in the Presidency Ms Nomasonto Motaung, (MP) to unveil the brand-new studios at Maputaland Community Radio 107.6 FM Station


 Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Ms Nomasonto Motaung, (MP), will be visiting Maputaland Community Radio 107.6 FM station on Friday 05 May 2023 to unveil their brand-new state-of-the-art broadcast studios. This is an important milestone for the community radio station, based in uMkhanyakude district municipality in the Kwazulu-Natal province, as it will provide a platform for better communication between the local community and government structures.


The station was established by three community members affiliated with Maputaland Youth Development Agency, who identified major communication gaps within their community due to poor road infrastructure, telecommunication services and cellular network services. The community was completely isolated from receiving information and news from the rest of the country, since there was no community newspaper circulating in the area.


Maputaland Community Radio broadcasts primarily in isiZulu (75%), Xitsonga (2%), Siswati (3%) and English (20%) and their pay offline is "Gqama laph' khona," which means shine wherever you are in English. With the addition of these new studios, the station will now have access to modern broadcasting technologies enabling them to provide even better programming to their listeners.


We urge everyone to tune in and listen to Maputaland Community Radio 107.6 FM station after this grand event and join us as we welcome this new era of communication and shared knowledge within this amazing community. 


Simon Ntsele (Station Manager)

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