Simon Makwela is a pioneering South African media executive and tech innovator with over two decades of industry experience. His career began as an award-winning photographer, earning a Silver Loerie Award in 2005, and garnered multiple SAFTA nominations for film and television work, including the film "Meet The Radebes". <a href="https://twitter.com/vowfm">Twitter</a> · <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vowfm/?next=%2F">Instagram</a>

Simon Makwela is a pioneering South African media executive and tech innovator with over two decades of industry experience. His career began as an award-winning photographer, earning a Silver Loerie Award in 2005, and garnered multiple SAFTA nominations for film and television work, including the film "Meet The Radebes". Twitter · Instagram

Simon Makwela is a pioneering South African media executive and tech innovator with over two decades of industry experience. His career began as an award-winning photographer, earning a Silver Loerie Award in 2005, and garnered multiple SAFTA nominations for film and television work, including the film "Meet The Radebes". <a href="https://twitter.com/vowfm" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> · <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vowfm/?next=%2F" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>

IN CONVERSION WITH SIMON MAKWELA

VOW FM 88.1 is a 24-hour campus radio station broadcasting from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The station made its debut broadcasting in English in the 90s, with the support of The Wits School of Journalism. The station relaunched in 2010 with funding assistance for the studios from the Open Society Foundation, The Media Development and Diversity Agency and the Kagiso Media Trust. VOW FM is largely self-supporting, relying on revenue raised through programming, fund-raising events and on sponsorships of radio shows and advertising.

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IN CONVERSION WITH SIMON MAKWELA

IN CONVERSION WITH SIMON MAKWELA