After Hours
This channel features content from your favourite 'After Hours' and weekend radio personalities, including Tee Xaba, Deon Govender, Styles and Sam Cele.
Gender roles in society
Yes, it's 2021 and this is still a topic to discuss following four women from Pietermaritzburg taking matters into their own hands. Having noticed the poor service delivery from their municipality, Sindi Luthuli, Ntombi Nkabini, Ntokozo Madlala and Gugu Kunene decided to fix the neighborhood’s potholes and clean blocked drains…
Lost and Never Found
Paris is home to a 5000 square-foot lost and found department known as The Bureau of Found Objects which houses unclaimed items found in the city’s airport, buses and even streets for over 200 years. Some of the objects reported to have been found are not your normal bags, umbrellas…
Minnie Ntuli: My Unpopular Opinion
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many lives. One of the biggest changes was that almost every single person in the country had to stay home. Which meant working from home. For some, this was a major adjustment that they had to get used to, and clearly it's not as fun…
Mike V: Cassper Nyovest on 2020
Cassper Nyovest has led the SA music industry during an impossibly difficult year, and Mike V caught up with Mufasa to find out how he's remained defiant and productive.
DJ Zinhle's Stand Out 2020
Despite a tough set of circumstances, DJ Zinhle has continued her legacy of excellence in 2020. She's pivoted from music into the business realm, and now, she's ready to reveal a few of the secrets to her success! She takes Mike V through her incredible year.
Mike V squares-off against a table tennis superstar
Earlier this month, Durban was awarded hosting rights for the World Table Tennis Championship. It's only the second time that the event is taking place on African soil, and to find out more about the event, Mike V spoke to the President of the South African Table Tennis Board, Joe…
Mike V: This Week in History
A plane crash, the first case of terrible flu in South Africa, and the resignation of a President. James Ball breaks down the third week of September.
Mike V: Can I protect my post?
A hysterical Tweet, or glowing Instagram post, might be your path to fame and riches. So, how can I protect my online content? Mike V chats to James Davies, a legal expert from Adams and Adams Attorneys, to find out more.
Mike V: Langa Mavuso on #PlayLocal
Langa Mavuso is one of South Africa's most captivating vocalists, and he is set to drop his debut album soon. His second single, called "Panther," is a production masterpiece, and features a genre-bending collaboration with Yanga Chief. Langa tells Mike V about this soulful jam.
Mike V: Jeremy Loops on #PlayLocal
Jeremy Loops has topped South African charts for much of the last decade, and he returns with a new single called "By The Way." Mike V gets the lowdown on this exciting new release.
Mike V: How to get back into exercise after lockdown
It's been a long lockdown, and Mike V knows that people across KZN are dreading the return to exercise. So, how do we get back into a fitness regime? Clandon Pillay, a fitness expert, gives us some handy tips.
Mike V: Aewon Wolf and Rey Oceans on #PlayLocal
Aewon Wolf and Rey Oceans have dropped a new collaboration, and Mike V caught up with the two KZN-based artists to find out more. It's been a productive lockdown for both musicians, and we get some insight into this uplifting track on #PlayLocal.
Mike V: This week in history
The start of a war, the discovery of a famous shipwreck, and a departure into interstellar space. Find out what happened in the first week of September with local historian, James Ball.
Mike V: 200 000 year old beds found in KZN
A research team at Border Cave in Northern KZN have made a remarkable discovery - evidence that people have been using grass as bedding for the last 200 000 years. Mike V was intrigued by this story - how is it possible to tell that grassy remnants are hundreds of thousands…
Mike V: Khuli Chana on #PlayLocal
Hip-hop veteran, Khuli Chana, joins Mike V on #PlayLocal to chat about his new single, "Basadi." The track is close to Khuli's heart, and Mike V gets the lowdown on this exciting new release.
Mike V: A strengthened fight against climate change in SA post-COVID?
The effects of COVID-19 have been felt throughout the globe, and Mike V wanted to find out how the citizens of KZN can get involved in the fight against climate change to avoid similar ecological disasters in the future. He caught up with PhD Candidate, and founder of Black Women…
Mike V: This week in history
The end of the Cold War, a famous book first published, and the death of a princess. James Ball unpacks a few iconic moments from the last week in August.
Mike V: Can you own a piece of music?
Mike V heard two songs which sounded weirdly similar, and wondered when creative influence turns into stealing. He contacted Nicole Smalberger, a South African copyright law expert, to get the lowdown on music protection.
Una Rams on #PlayLocal
A heavy-weight of the underground scene, Una Rams has taken some time to learn more about his craft. Now, he's ready for a return with a spectacular new offering. Mike V gets the lowdown on his forthcoming project.
Mike V: This Week in History
A political icon's death, the first commercial radio broadcast and Olympic dominance. James Ball, a local historian, delves into global history in the third week of August.