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100 Years of Radio in South Africa, Volume 1

South African Radio Stations and Broadcasters Then & Now

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Editors:
  1. Sisanda Nkoala

    1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa

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  2. Gilbert Motsaathebe

    1. ILMA, North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa

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  • Brings together reflections from academics and radio industry professionals
  • Surveys the past and present of radio in South Africa
  • Covers a wide variety of radio formats and broadcasting languages

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. A Century of South Africa’s Most Renowned Medium

    • Sisanda Nkoala, Gilbert Motsaathebe
    Pages 1-10

  3. 100 Years of Radio in South Africa: A Practitioner’s Reflections on Yesteryear

    • Albie Modise
    Pages 11-17

  4. The Sound of Freedom: Radio Freedom as an Instrument of Social and Political Mobilisation Against an Illegitimate State: A Practitioner’s Reflection

    • Thamsanqa Ntenteni
    Pages 19-26

  5. Reflecting on Two Decades of Strategic Choices: A Practitioners Examination of SABC Public Service Radio Product Management from 1996 to 2016

    • Zolisile Mapipa
    Pages 27-47

  6. Exploring the Radiant Allure: Star Iconism and the Significance of Radio Mmabatho and Radio Bop on the South African Media Landscape

    • Gilbert Motsaathebe
    Pages 49-74

  7. African Language Radio as a Locus of Indigenous Language Revival and Identity Negotiation: A Case Study of Umhlobo Wenene FM

    • Kevin Onyenankeya
    Pages 75-99

  8. Resonating Voices: The Transformative Power of Xitsonga Radio Stations in Language Preservation and Societal Discourse

    • Trevor Hlungwani, Trust Matsilele
    Pages 101-123

  9. The Shibobos, Dadas, and Dummies: A Reflection on Cultural Nuances, Race, and Gender in Sports and Entertainment Radio Broadcasting

    • Palesa Kadi
    Pages 125-150

  10. Storytellers, Curators, Watchdogs and Analysts: A Metajournalistic Discourse Analysis of South African Radio Broadcasters’ Role in Agenda-Setting

    • Sisanda Nkoala
    Pages 151-170

  11. Brave Broken Heart? The Story of the Late Radio Journalist Suna Venter

    • Luna Bergh
    Pages 171-187

  12. Concluding Remarks

    • Gilbert Motsaathebe, Sisanda Nkoala
    Pages 189-190

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 191-192
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About this book

The book brings together media scholars and practitioners to deliberate on the role and influence of radio broadcasting in South Africa over the past 100 years. The publication will add to the existing body of knowledge on radio in this context by being among one of the few to consider radio broadcasting in South Africa. Essentially, the book will make a distinct contribution by providing the following: a historical account of the development of the sector, an in-depth look at some of the key people and institutions that have shaped the sector, and a critique of the medium’s role in community-building and culture making among others. While the book will provide relevant theoretical frameworks, it also aims to include the voices of media practitioners who can reflect on the importance of this medium from a more realistic perspective. Volume 1 focuses on South African radio stations and broadcasters in the past and present. 

Reviews

“A refreshing collection of essays that historicises, analyses, and celebrates what has clearly become the most enduring medium of all time – radio. This book makes an important and much-needed addition to a small but growing body of literature that valorises radio in South Africa and its multifaceted contributions – ranging from news source, entertainer, and social and political commentator to a tool of liberation. Nkoala and Motsaathebe must be commended for bringing together such diverse and enriching perspectives on the people’s medium!”— Dumi Moyo, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, North-West University


This is a significant book that historicises, contextualises, and theorises the evolution and maturation of radio in South Africa. Although the book focuses on the last 100 years of radio broadcasting in South Africa, most of the themes and case studies it touches on can be used to explain what is happening in similar Global South contexts.  Indeed, this is a  lucid scholarly work which foregrounds the resilience, relevance, permanency, and adaptability of radio as a  medium of communication. 

– Admire Mare, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication   and   Media, University of Johannesburg, South Africa


Editors and Affiliations

  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa

    Sisanda Nkoala

  • ILMA, North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa

    Gilbert Motsaathebe

About the editors

Sisanda Nkoala is Senior Lecturer of Media at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa, and author of numerous scholarly articles on music and communications in South Africa and beyond.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: 100 Years of Radio in South Africa, Volume 1

  • Book Subtitle: South African Radio Stations and Broadcasters Then & Now

  • Editors: Sisanda Nkoala, Gilbert Motsaathebe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40702-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40701-7Published: 28 December 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40704-8Due: 28 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40702-4Published: 27 December 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 192

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Media and Communication, African Culture, Journalism

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