5 Mid Mornings

Founder and Project Manager at Ukhamba, Nthato Korolosi joins us for a conversation about the core values of the organisation and a strong belief in nurturing the talent found in communities. This Heritage Month, Nthato reminds us that our communities have many interconnected needs and how Ukhamba seeks to meet those needs with the programmes and offerings.

This week, we kicked off our Love Letter to Mzansi campaign by putting the spotlight on Gauteng. 

From Tuesday to Wednesday, we asked listeners to send us voice notes telling us what they love most about Gauteng — from the food and music to the people, languages, neighbourhoods, hustle and bustle, and all the little things that make the province feel like home.

We’ve started collecting your stories and memories, and this Friday, we’ll bring them all together and play our Love Letter to Gauteng, created with your voices. 

Amber-Rose Berry is an 18-year-old open-water swimmer from Pringle Bay, near Cape Town, who has just made history as the youngest South African woman to swim the English Channel. She completed the gruelling 33km crossing from England to France in an unofficial time of 10 hours and 27 minutes, battling cold water, strong currents, jellyfish stings and exhaustion along the way.

This isn't her first major achievement. At just 16, Amber-Rose became the youngest person to complete the 33km False Bay crossing, finishing in 9 hours and 40 minutes. Her journey is particularly inspiring because she was actually frightened of water as a young child after a swimming accident. She is also using her English Channel swim to raise funds for the Ukukhula Institute, which provides scholarships for disadvantaged student-athletes from the Eastern Cape to study at Rhodes University.

The final Women Who Move Us Through the Arts, we’re celebrating two women who are making their mark behind the scenes in an industry where we often see men occupying many of the key roles.

Vuyo Renene works at the intersection of talent management, music business and entertainment law, helping artists build careers that are not only creatively successful but also properly structured and protected. 

And Koketso Kgogome is a producer and storyteller working across sport, culture and entertainment, with credits spanning major brands and sports platforms. They are both currently working on one of the biggest amapiano events, Scorpion Kings Live 2026, and contribute their skills to projects as big as that.

Two very different journeys, but both are proof that there is so much power in the women working behind the scenes to make the culture we enjoy possible.