Personal Perspectives #3 | Johnny Clegg

#Interviews | #People | #Africa| #SouthAfrica| #Zimbabwe| Johnny Clegg | A personal perspective on Johnny Clegg, South-African musical icon and anti-apartheid activist. We had a sit down with Paolo Genovesi, global citizen, self-declared pro-Apartheid supporter, turned pan-Africanist.

Mandela | The Legacy

#Feedback | #People | #Ubuntu| Nelson Mandela | A shrewd politician or a visionary or both? As with most larger-than-life figures Pres. Nelson Mandela was controversial. We know of his achievements and follies. But what is his legacy? What will he be best remembered for?

Rootikal interview

#Interviews | #People | #Dub| #Radio| #RootikalRadio | Interview with the host of Rootikal Radio | Selector TKZ As UbuntuFM Reggae Radio welcomes the Rootikal Radio show to its roster, we had a sit down and chat with show host Selector TKZ aka TangoKiloZulu.  

The Prince of Music

#Feedback | #People | Prince | Reflections on the artist formerly known as Prince I think I must have been 15,16 years of age when Prince’s music entered my life. His music came on a cassette tape a friend gave to me. “Hey man, listen to this!!” So I did. And so did the music enter my mind and opened up doors that would never close again.

Woman to Woman | Winnie Madikizela Mandela

#Feedback | #People | #SouthAfrica| Winnie Mandela | Thoughts on Winnie Mandela by Suthukazi Arosi Winnie Nomzamo Zanyiwe Madikizela Mandela. Through the window we all looked and have decided without knowing the exact truth.

Interview with Richard Ali

#Interviews | #People | #Nigeria| #ModernHistory| #Europe| #Africa| #NetNeutrality| #Secessionism| #Xenophobia| #BookPublishing| #Biafra| Richard Ali | Personal Perspectives #1: Richard Ali - book publisher and lawyer from Nigeria Personal Perspectives is an interview series, a platform on which we invite people to share their perspective on issues that affect us all.  Recently UbuntuFM was privileged to sit down and speak with Richard Ali, book publisher and lawyer from Nigeria. 

Writing for Nollywood

#Interviews | #People | #Nollywood| #Viddawood| #Nigeria | Interview with Darlington Chukwunyere, founder of Viddawood UbuntuFM talked to Darlington Chukwunyere - founder of Viddawood - an online marketplace that connects screenwriters with movie producers; on issues relating to Nollywood, reasons for establishing Viddawood, the challenges of writing for the screen.

The Awesome People

#Feedback | #People | #Humanity| #History | Historical Truth We, the people born between 1950-1980, we are the blessed ones... We are the awesome people... Our life is a living encyclopaedia... We are also the last of a kind...

Sankara's Ghost

#Footage | #People | #Africa| #History| Burkina Faso| Thomas Sankara | Thomas Sankara (1949 -1987) Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987, continues to live on in the memory of his people. What is Sankara's legacy and what can we learn from it today?

Interview with Max Mojapelo

#Interviews | #People | #SouthAfrica| Max Mojapelo | King Mavuthela interviews the legendary radio host An interview with legendary Bra Max ‘The Mixer Boy’ Mojapelo, an award winning radio personality, an author, researcher and music compiler of note. He is currently a host of a lunch hour radio show called ‘Disa fisha’ from 12h00 to 14h00, Mondays to Fridays at ThobelaFM (SABC).