Tapfuma Makina, Martin Myers and Flapper received the wonderful news yesterday that their show on Heart 104.9fm – “On the couch “is a Finalist in the MTN Radio Awards. The show has been a standout feature for over 6 years on the Saturday morning radio landscape in the Western Cape when it airs from 8-9am .
Everything about On The Couch is entirely off the cuff and therein lies its spontaneity and in turn its success. With Tapfuma keeping the lines open throughout the show and a little bit of music to dilute the talk, the subject matter is relevant to the sports issues of the day — a mixture of good clean fun and addressing controversial issues.
With international sport well covered, these three wise men are hungry to expose and celebrate the best of what the country has to offer in up-and-coming talent and teams, no matter what the sport or discipline.
The trio don?t play by the rules, only because they spend more time on the bench than on the field, making On The Couch everything but formatted — instead it’s fun, entertaining and downright silly at times.

The overall standard of entries in the MTN Radio Awards has improved significantly,” says Rich Mkhondo, MTN Radio Awards Chairman. “Feedback from the adjudicators has been extremely positive and it appears that there is a general improvement in the overall standard of radio programming and output. With our commitment to radio and with the importance that Radio plays in our overall media mix, this is truly Ayoba.”Winners will be announced and presented at the MTN Radio Awards Gala Event on Saturday 14th April.
Announcing the finalists in the 2012 MTN Radio Awards, Mkhondo extended his congratulations to the following finalists:
(NB: listed in alphabetical order)
BREAKFAST SHOW
COMMERCIAL – 5FM / 94.7 Highveld Stereo / 567 Cape Talk / Good Hope FM / KFM / Kaya FM / Talk Radio 702
PBS – Phalaphala FM / Ukhozi FM / Umhlobo Wenene FM
COMMUNITY – East Rand Stereo / Impact 103FM / Mix 93.8FM / Radio Islam / Tygerberg FM
CAMPUS – Tshwane FM / TUKS FM
BREAKFAST PRESENTER
COMMERCIAL – Darren Simpson (Highveld Stereo) / Gareth Cliff (5FM) / Guy McDonald (Good Hope FM) / John Robbie (Talk Radio 702) / Ryan O’Connor (94.5 KFM)
PBS – Linda Sibiya (Ukhozi FM), Putco Mafani (Umhlobo Wenene)
COMMUNITY – Leon Ferreira (Impact Radio 103) / Sulaimaan Ravat (Radio Islam) / Tony Blewitt (Mix 93.8FM)
CAMPUS – Rob Forbes (TUKS FM) / The Firstbeat (Tshwane FM)
BUSINESS AND FINANCE PRESENTER
Bruce Whitfield (567 Cape Talk and Talk Radio 702) / Greg Volkwyn (Primedia) / Stevie Bacher (Kaya FM) / Dawie Roodt (OFM)
BUSINESS AND FINANCE SHOW
Ashraf Garda / Kaya Bizz / The Money Show
COMMUNITY PRESENTER
Deborah Dawn Hobson (Impact Radio 103FM) / Nolwazi Tusini (Radio Today) / Thabo Mdluli (Impact Radio 103FM) / Sasizo Dlamini (Radio Khwezi)
COMMUNITY PROJECT
COMMERCIAL – 5FM / 94.7 Highveld Stereo / East Coast Radio / Jacaranda 94.2 / 94.5 KFM
COMMUNITY – East Rand Stereo / Radio Islam / Radio Today / Radio Tygerberg
CONTENT PRODUCER
Andre Kunz (OFM) / Bongani Mahlangu (Kaya FM) / Cecile Nel (Talk Radio 702 & 567 Cape Talk) / Gary Oberholzer (Talk Radio 702) / Jason Mostert (Algoa FM) / Phat Joe Morning Show (Heart 104.9) / William Scott (Jacaranda 94.2)
DAYTIME PRESENTER
COMMERCIAL – Barney Simon (Jacaranda 94.2FM) / Elana Afrika (567 Cape Talk) / Jenny Crwys Williams (Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk) / Saskia Falken (Heart 104.9) / Sean O (Good Hope FM)
PBS – Ashraf Garda (SAfm) / Dudu Khoza (Ukhozi FM) / Nomfundo Mkhize (Ukhozi FM) / The Real Deal (Trufm)
COMMUNITY – Ammaarah Moolla (Radio Islam) / Faaiza Munshi (Radio Islam) / Helen Desbois (East Rand Stereo) / Karen Augusta (East Rand Stereo) / Rayhaanah Omar (Radio Islam) / Radio Khwezi
CAMPUS – Alex Caige (Tuks FM) / The Lunchtime Affair (Tshwane FM)
DAYTIME SHOW
COMMERCIAL – Alex Jay Show (94.7 Highveld Stereo) / Grant and Anele (5FM) / Lunch with Ayanda (Good Hope FM) / The Jenny Crwys Williams Show (Talk Radio 702) / The Midday Report (567 Cape Talk) / The Redi Thlabi Show (Talk Radio 702)
PBS – Ashraf Garda (SAfm) / Sedibeng (Thobela FM) / The Real Deal (Trufm)
COMMUNITY – Aboo Bakr Dawjee & Sulaimaan Ravat (Radio Islam) / Helen Desbois (East Rand Stereo) / Sameera Buccas (Radio Islam) / Saskia V (Mix 93.8FM)
DRAMA PROGRAMME
PBS – Dolly Hadebe (Ukhozi FM) / Mahlakung (Thobela FM) / I Khou Khidzhana (Phalaphala FM) / Radio Vuka (SAfm) / Sibusiso Desmond Khumalo (Ukhozi FM) /
COMMUNITY – Daar Doer Op Verloere Vlaktes (Radio Riverside) / Precious Makhosazane Maphumulo (Radio Khwezi) / Nomusa Maphanga (Radio Khwezi)
MUSIC PRESENTER
COMMERCIAL – Aden Thomas (94.5KFM) / Heart Top 30 (Heart 104.9FM) / Mark Pilgrim (94.5 KFM) / Marian Nyako Lartey (OFM) / Solid Gold (Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk)
COMMUNITY – The Rock and Roll Psycho Circus (MC FM) / Welcome to my World (Radio Today 1485)
MUSIC SHOW
COMMERCIAL – Good Hope Top 30 (Good Hope FM) / Ryan Seacrest (94.5KFM) / Take 40 SA (94.7 Highveld Stereo) / The Ready D Show (Good Hope FM)
PBS – Isingqui se Afrika (Umhlobo Wenene) / The Bollywood Billboard (Lotus FM) / Tse Ratwang Local Top 30 (Lesedi FM)
COMMUNITY – Jubel en Juig (Radio Pulpit) / Masidumise Music Show (Radio Khwezi) / Ngivumelele Ngingene (Radio Khwezi) / The Source (KQFM)
CAMPUS – International Top 40 (PuKfm) / RooiwynSondag (PUKfm) / Totally SA Show (TUKS FM)
NEWS AND ACTUALITY PRESENTER
COMMERCIAL – Chris Gibbons (567 Cape Talk) / David O’Sullivan (Talk Radio 702) / John Perlman (Kaya FM) / John Robbie (Talk Radio 702)
COMMUNITY – Amabalengwe (Radio Khwezi) / Nokubonga Guliwe (Good News Community Radio) / Sakha Isizwe (Radio Khwezi) / Sulaimaan Ravat (Radio Islam) / World on Wednesday (Radio Islam)
NEWS AND ACTUALITY PRODUCER
COMMERCIAL – Greenwatch (East Coast Radio) / The David O’Sullivan Show (Talk Radio 702) / The John Robbie Show (Talk Radio 702) / The Midday Report (567 Cape Talk) / The Money Show (Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk) / Today with John Perlman (Kaya FM)
PBS – AM Live (SAfm) / Weekend Live (SAfm)
COMMUNITY – Ejaz Khan (Radio Islam) / News Report (Radio 786)
NEWS AND ACTUALITY SHOW
COMMERCIAL – 567 Cape Talk / Kaya FM / OFM / Talk Radio 702 X 2
COMMUNITY – Radio Islam (The Big Picture Programme, Al Masaa Afternoon Drive and Sabaahul Muslim) / Radio Pulpit (Josie Raath) / KQFM (KQ Talk)
PBS – RSG / SAfm (Andries Tatane and United Nations)
AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER
COMMERCIAL – David O’Sullivan (Talk Radio 702) / Damon (East Coast Radio) / DJ Fresh (5FM) / Lee Downs (94.5KFM) / John Maytham (567 Cape Talk) / Martin Bester Drive (Jacaranda 94.2) / Wayne Hart (Algoa FM)
PBS – Rea Kubuletsa (Lesedi FM) / Sekunjalo The Exclusive Drive (Ukhozi FM)
COMMUNITY – Afternoon Drivetime Show (Radio Islam) / The V Drive (Vibe FM)
AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW
COMMERCIAL – 5FM / 567 Cape Talk / 94.7 Highveld Stereo / Algoa FM / East Coast Radio / Good Hope FM / Jacaranda 94.2 / Kaya FM / Talk Radio 702 /
PBS – Lesedi FM / Phalaphala FM / Ukhozi FM / Umhlobo Wenene
COMMUNITY – Bay FM / Mix 93.8FM / Radio Islam
NEWS BULLETIN READER
COMMERCIAL – Bobby Brown (567 Cape Talk) / Flava in da Morning (YFM) / Lynne O’Connor (Talk Radio 702) / Maxine Greef (94.5KFM) / Morne Esben (94.5KFM) / Tessa van Staden (567 Cape Talk ) / Thirishni Subramoney (East Coast Radio)
COMMUNITY – Community News (Impact Radio) / Die Oggend Show (Bok Radio) / Nokubonga Guliwe (Good News Community Radio) / Sameera Buccas (Radio Islam) / Marentia van der Walt (Radio Tygerberg)
CAMPUS – Alet Steyn (PUKfm) / Anton Meijer (TUKS FM) / Catrine Malan (TUKS FM) / Charl Moller (PUKfm) / The Continental Breakfast (UJFM) /
NIGHT TIME PRESENTER
COMMERCIAL – Julio Garcia (Jacaranda 94.2) / Kenzy Vinco (OFM) / Kieno Kammies (Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk) / Rian van Heerden (Jacaranda 94.2) / Shane Ngwenya (Kaya FM) / Stacey Norman (94.7 Highveld Stereo) / Thabiso Sikwane (Kaya FM) /
PBS – Ashraf Garda (SAfm) / Chiawelo (SAfm) / Weekend Fix (Lotus FM)
COMMUNITY – Late Nite Ride (Bay FM) / Sakha Isizwe (Radio Khwezi) / The Official Weekend Starter (Impact Radio) / Wayne Greenstone (Knysna FM)
NIGHT TIME SHOW
COMMERCIAL – 5FM / 94.2 Jacaranda / 94.7 Highveld Stereo / Good Hope FM / Kaya FM / Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk
PBS – Lotus FM / SAfm (Chiawelo and Andries Tatane)
COMMUNITY – Radio Khwezi / Radio Islam / Radio Pulpit / Radio Riverside
ON AIR PACKAGING
COMMERCIAL – 567 Cape Talk / 94.5 KFM / Jacaranda 94.2 / Metro FM / Talk Radio 702
PBS – SAfm / Ukhozi FM
COMMUNITY – Radio Islam / Radio Khwezi
PROMOTION / STUNT / EVENT
COMMERCIAL – 5FM / 94.2 KFM /94.7 Highveld Stereo (Springbok Send-Off and Christmas Wish) / East Coast Radio / Jacaranda 94.2
PBS – SAfm / Ukhozi FM
COMMUNITY – East Rand Stereo (Be an Angel and Go Green) / Radio Islam / Radio Tygerberg
CAMPUS – PUKfm (93.36 hour marathon and PUKfm Promotion)
SPORTS COMMENTATOR
Jo Hudla (Ukhozi FM)
SPORTS PRESENTER
COMMERCIAL – Afternoon Drive (94.7 Highveld Stereo) / Derek Alberts (Talk Radio 702) / Jeremy Harris (94.5 KFM) / Robert Marawa (Metro FM) / Sias du Plessis (5FM) / Trevor Cramer (Jacaranda 94.2)
PBS – Feroz Shaik (Lotus FM) / SAfm Sports Special (SAfm)
COMMUNITY- Josie Raath (Radio Pulpit) / Sportsfire (Radio Today 1485AM)
CAMPUS – Andrew Hope (UJFM) / Charonike and Steven (PUKfm)
SPORTS SHOW
COMMERCIAL – 94.5 KFM (Bob Skinstad) / Heart 104.9FM (Tapfuma Makina, ON THE COUCH WITH MARTIN MYERS AND FLAPPER) / Jacaranda 94.2 (KFC Sports Cage) / Metro FM (Robert Marawa)
PBS – Phalaphala FM X 2 / SAfm (Nick Bauer and Julia-Anne Malone)
COMMUNITY – Radio Khwezi (Ikhwezi Sportszone) / Radio Pulpit (Josie Raath) / Radio Today (Sportsfire)
CAMPUS – PUKfm (Charonike and Steven) / UJFM (Andrew Hope)
TRAFFIC PRESENTER
Aki Anastasiou (EWN on Talk Radio 702) / Ayanda Msweli (Ukhozi FM) / Janina Oberholzer (Jacaranda 94.2) / Kgomotso Meso (Kaya FM) / Tshego Modisane (Talk Radio 702)
WEEKEND RADIO SHOW
COMMERCIAL – 94.5KFM (Best of Breakfast and KIA Take 40) / Jacaranda 94.2 (Closet Classix, Robbie Kruse and Wake Up Shake Up) / Kaya FM (Shane Ngwenya)
PBS – Lotus FM (The Bollywood Billboard) / Trufm (Trufm Top 30) / SAfm (Ashraf Garda)
COMMUNITY – MCFM (Rock ‘n Roll Psycho Circus) / Radio Islam (Marriage is on the air and screaming reels) / Vibe FM (Umthombo Wokuphila)
PROGRAMME INNOVATION AWARD
East Coast Radio (Salendran Thulumakan) / Good Hope FM (Sports Presenter Search) / Heart 104.9FM / Radio Khwezi (Zimnandi Ngokuphindwa) / Thobela FM (Sedibeng)
PROGRAMME CONCEPT AWARD
94.5KFM (Truck of Love and KlubVIP) / Good Hope FM (Ozone) / Heart 104.5FM (Phat Joe Morning Show) / Kaya FM (The Best T in the City) / OFM (The Breakfast Club and Mambo)
DOCUMENTARY – LONG
East Rand Stereo (Fanus Rautenbach Tribute) / Ikwekwezi FM (Phaphama) / SAfm (Afternoon Talk) / Talk Radio 702 (Eye Witness News) / The Voice of the Cape (Faatimah Hendriks)
DOCUMENTARY – SHORT
567 Cape Talk (Metered Taxis) / East Rand Stereo / OFM (The Urban Massive)
STATION OF THE YEAR
CAMPUS – PUKfm / Tshwane FM / TUKSFM / UJFM
COMMUNITY – East Rand Stereo / Impact Radio / Radio Khwezi / Radio Islam / Radio Pulpit / Radio Today / Radio Tygerberg
PBS – Lesedi FM / Lotus FM / Phalaphala FM / SAfm / Trufm / Ukhozi FM / Umhlobo Wenene
COMMERCIAL – 5FM / 567 Cape Talk / 94.5KFM /94.7 Highveld Stereo / Jacaranda 94.2 / Kaya FM / Metro FM / Talk Radio 702