(Zama Dube)Having paved the way for young authentic talent over the years, South Africa’s biggest youth radio station, 99.2 YFM, is raising the bar again with its carefully handpicked selection of young talent spearheading the new school revolution.
“YFM has always groomed young talent, giving them a commercial platform in the industry. Our new line-up offers some of the hottest and best young DJs in the game today” says YFM Programming manager Tumelo Diaho-Monaheng.
One of the DJ's is Kwa Mashu-born Zama Dube who gives her passion and full energy to the station. Coming from a musical family of natural dancers and singers, she not only led her primary school choir, but also performed solo vocals at most school functions. At 16, she joined her school’s public speaking team, won the title of “Best impromptu speaker” in the KZN Toastmasters Junior competition, and later became Deputy Head Girl.
Her first experience with radio was when she joined Durban Youth Radio in her teens. After matric, she moved to Johannesburg to study law and joined Wits campus where she was soon scouted by radio veteran, Tom London, to be among the first to work for Vodacom’s retail station Yebo Radio, hosting the 12-3pm weekday slot.
Zama is currently studying a Masters degree in African Literature and Anthropology at Wits while serving as a tutor for the university. A multi-faceted entertainer, writer, and academic, she represents the new-age urban youth refusing to be boxed in to anything regular and superficial.
She hosts The Face Off on weekdays from 10h00 to 12h00.
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