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VOW FM 88.1 Moments

VOW FM 88.1 is a campus-based community radio station operated broadcasting from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The station has a variety of music and talk show that reflect the life of the youth, students, politics and tackles social issues.
Weekly English South Africa Technology · Music
177 Episodes
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Area Code - Mythbusters - African Myths

On another installment of MythBusters, we look into the various African myths that have shaped and influenced lives. In this episode, we are joined by Ntate Thabo Seekane, an African traditionalist who helps dispel these myths. Are we influenced by the Truth or Myth?
19 May 2022 19 min

Area Code - Mythbusters - Albinism

With a brand new installment of Mythbusters on Area Code, we first look into Albinism and the myths that surround it in South Africa. Albinism is a congenital absence of pigment in skin, hair and eyes. And in this episode we bust all the myths surrounding Albinism.
12 May 2022 30 min

Area Code - In Conversation with Pabi Moloi

Pabi Moloi Joins Pretty Ngwenya on Area code to touch on various parts of her life from being a Radio and Television broadcaster to being a mother. But most importantly, we discuss the success she has obtained in her career.
6 May 2022 47 min

Wits Graduation Season.

Wits University announced the start of the April graduation season where five- thousand-five-hundred-and-ninety-three (5 593) students were capped between 19 and 29 April 2022. The April cohort comprised undergraduate degree holders who, having completed their last two years under pandemic conditions, were also part of the esteem ceremony. VOW FM News…
4 May 2022 8 min

Vow Fm Drive - Rape examination with Dr Ditiragalo Molao

South Africa is said to be the rape capital of the world, with someone being raped or sexually abused at every 25 seconds. Rape rates are so high that a woman in South Africa is more likely to get raped than she is to learn how to read. Furthermore, in…
29 Mar 2022 13 min

LGBTQI+ Human Rights

South Africa’s constitution prohibits unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and guarantees equality for the LGBTQI+ community. Nevertheless, majority of this community is still subjected to discrimination and violence, VOW FM News helps us understand the rights of the LGBTQI+ community. Compiled and reported Cliff Shiko (VOW FM…
21 Mar 2022 8 min

Are you Exercising your Human Rights Fully?

No one, not even the state has the right to violate or disrespect anyone’s human rights, but are South Africans freely practicing their rights? A number of South Africans are unaware of the rights they are entitled to and in this podcast, we shed light on exactly that. Compiled and…
21 Mar 2022 9 min

Foreign Nationals and Human Rights

It is an unfortunate fact that some South Africans exercise xenophobic acts to foreign nationals. In this podcast, we discuss the rights that foreign nationals residing in South Africa can observe as the country commemorates Human Rights Day? Report compiled by Kwena Seema (VOW FM NEWS)
21 Mar 2022 7 min

What Does Human Rights Day Mean To You

Human Rights Day in South Africa is historically linked with March 21, 1960, and the events of Sharpeville, Gauteng Province. On that day sixty-nine people died and one-hundred-and-eighty were wounded when police fired on a peaceful crowd that had gathered in protest against the then Pass laws Compiled and reported…
21 Mar 2022 9 min

Human Rights Not Observed

Human Rights Day is a national day that is commemorated annually on March 21st to remind South Africans about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa. This podcast sheds light on how some human rights are not observed. Compiled and reported by Rumbidzai…
21 Mar 2022 5 min

COVID-19 & Human Rights

The South African constitutional democracy guarantees citizens certain basic human rights. However, the regulations that attended to South Africa’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic severely limited some of those rights. These include the right to freedom of movement, vaccination and assembly, and the right to work or trade. Compiled and…
21 Mar 2022 8 min

All you need to know about your credit score

Credit Score Annaline van der Poel, head of New Business at Debt Rescue joins Area Code to talk about all there is to know about a credit score. She has been a registered debt counselor since 2008 and also holds a LLB degree. She entered this industry, as personal finance…
15 Mar 2022 17 min

All you need to know about promotions as a student

Nhlanhla Collen Ngcobo, 29- year old founder of Student Promoters joins Area Code to discuss all things promotions. Student promoters, based in Sandton, is a below the line marketing agency providing promotional staffing services. The aim is to provide value-adding services closing the gap between you and your consumers by…
24 Feb 2022 9 min

State of the Province Address (SOPA) 2022: Report

Earlier this week, Gauteng Premier, David Makhura outlined his plans during the State of The Province for the 2022\23 financial year. VOW FM News Reporter, Mmangaliso Khumalo filed the following special report. Among many other points made, Makhura says that he will seek lasting solutions to service delivery issues.
24 Feb 2022 7 min

The repercussions of borrowing too much airtime

With just under 10 million people in South- Africa making use of airtime advance, a discussion of the repercussions of borrowing too much airtime is quite necessary. Mudiwa Gavaza, host of The Business Buzz on VOW FM, (Thursdays 18:00- 19:000) joins Area Code to discuss exactly that.
22 Feb 2022 21 min

Area Code talks to roller sport legend, Wendy Gila

The Area Code team is joined by Wendy Gila, President of Roller Sport South Africa to discuss her journey and passion for the sport. She forms part of the National Federation of Artistic and in line Speed Roller Skating and Skateboarding and started skating in 1970 at the age of…
17 Feb 2022 14 min

The 1980- 1990 Familicide in South- Africa

During the 1980's and early 1990's, the phenomenon of family murder in South Africa was perceived as being on the increase. These murders received much attention by the media and a discrete group of social scientists. A few publications were found on this phenomenon of this period, but they were…
15 Feb 2022 50 min

#RADIO DAY - VOW Fm Drive & Lesedi Fm Simulcast

VOWFM Drive’s Kgosigadi celebrated world radio day 2022 with Lesedi FM’s LediSosky and Thabo Mokone with a simulcast, under the theme Yes to Radio, Yes to Trust. They had a conversation around the importance and the trustworthiness of radio. Despite the debate on whether or not radio is dying as…
11 Feb 2022 13 min
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