Khaya's programme manager, Maekanya Molotova, confirmed Nong Botha's transfer: “She will be joining as a stand-in presenter.”
Nong Botha has confirmed that he will be returning to Kaya FM, a month after hosting his final show on 702 and bidding farewell to his loyal listeners.
“I'm still in rest mode so I've come back as a freelancer. It's here that I started my commercial radio journey in 2005 when Kaya was still in Newtown,” Botha said. The Citizen.
Last month, the veteran announcer announced his departure from the station after nearly a decade on the air at Station 702.
In a statement, Botha said he was leaving the talk show for “personal reasons”.
In preparation for departure Radio 702 Thank you for keeping me hopeful with your songs from July 1, 2015 to August 2024. My last show was Sunday, August 4, 2024. Thank you so much. pic.twitter.com/wl4nTAXNxt
— Nonn Botha (@NonnBotha) August 22, 2024
Back home
“I really want to reset, recharge and reflect,” Botha said. The Citizen at that time.
Kaya's move is not permanent for Botha, but she Spade of Hearts The host, Xola Dlwati, is temporarily away.
Maekanya Molotova, Commercial Programme Manager at Kaya FM, said: The Citizen“She will be joining as a substitute presenter,” Molotova said.
Botha was with Kaya FM in 2005 and retired around March 2015. “I will be running for him for the next three Sundays, including this week and the next two Sundays.”
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Memories of 702
Botha spent almost a decade with the 702s after being first hired by Feladi Gwangwa in 2015.
Former Soulful Sunday The presenter spoke fondly of his former colleagues at the station and his beloved fans.
“Oh, I still remember the way people like Zolani Gwala welcomed me. I also remember the late Karima Brown enjoying the music and having some really great things to say. The late Eusebius McKaiser also wrote about hearing the show,” Botha said, remembering his late colleagues.
“But our listeners… especially with COVID-19 and so many of us stuck at home, they've been reaching out to us, hearing from us from a musical perspective on our talk show, and keeping us hopeful.”
Through 702's partnership with the Joy of Jazz music festival, Botha had the opportunity to host on the Dinaledi Stage at the 2019 festival, which was another highlight for her.
“And then, oh my gosh, I remember seeing my picture on the billboard,” she said.
A radio station on the highway from the Vaal to Johannesburg had a billboard advertising her show. “As a girl born in Alexandra and raised in the Vaal, Evaton, it was good to see my name on a billboard in a big city,” she says with a chuckle.
The department has yet to announce her replacement, but the department offered some advice to the person yet to be appointed.
“Just be yourself. I've been myself and I'm grateful to be my authentic self on-air, execution-wise, sound-wise, curating my sound. And the great thing about radio right now is that listeners don't have to wait forever to connect with you, they can connect with you on your social media.”
“So whoever's running the show, be yourself and have fun. If you're not giving off a positive vibe, listeners will know right away!”
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