Get to know Don't Hold Back host Nozi

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Get to know Don't Hold Back host, South African presenter Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba. She's well known for her HIV/Aids activism and YouTube channel. After her own diagnosis with HIV in 2013, Nozibele made it her mission to hold open conversations about her journey living with HIV.
Now a published author and respected authority on the subject, the 31-year-old’s work was named as one of the web’s Top 15 HIV YouTube channels.
With her direct, engaging, and empathetic hosting style, she is the perfect fit to address taboo topics - and to say: Don't hold back!
The podcast is a Co-production of East Coast Radio, Jacaranda FM and & Deutsche Welle.
6 Jul 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News

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