Matiisetso Mohokare (Women Issues). Presenter with Dirosa Mabote disabled women who resides in Marquard.

Phinel (DJ Phinzo) Sefatsa. One of the disabled personnel.

Relebohile Moetsela & Tshepiso Mohanoe. Children Presenters enjoy their work on Saturdays.

Background and Development Factors

Naledi Community Radio as an entity was formed in June 1997, it is an initiative by the local community volunteers who felt that local people wanted to hear programming that would help them develop self-empowerment skills, fund jobs, improve their knowledge, inform them about local government administration and services e.g. basic services, housing, infrastructure etc, and to entertain them with local music. In 1999 May, after obtaining a Four Years Community Broadcasting License from ICASA the then IBA, the Department of Communication provided and commissioned the installation of equipment to the value of R472 702. The Minister of Communications Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, in the presence of Premier of the Free State Me Winkie Direko, officially opened this project on the 28th January 2000 at Botshabelo.

NEWS DEPARTMENT

Sello Mkwanazi

Lahliwe Matsoso

Masetota Mhlambe

Mokete Mosia

Tshweu Makabe

Seselinyane Seselinyane

Coverage

It includes the following towns Senekal/Matwabeng, Marquad/Moemaneng, Hlohlolwane/Clocolan, Rosendal/Mautse, Paul Roux/Fateng-tse-ntsho, Arlington/Leratswana, Steynsrus/Matlwang-tlwang, Lindley/Ntha, Ventersburg/Mamahabane, Virginia/Meloding, Henneman/Phomolong, Winburg/Makeleketla, Excelsior/Mahlatswetsa and Petrus Steyn/Mamafubedu. This also includes over two hundreds farms surrounding these towns. Languages used at the station reflect the population of this area; this includes 74% in Sesotho, 15% in English and 11% in Afrikaans.

PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT

Betty Moalosi

Frank Lepati

Molatuli Mofokeng

Matiisetso Mohokare

Phakiso Molete

Lejara Nkgwedi

Sabata Ntsoereng

Services

Our primary goal is to provide community radio broadcasting service, access to media instruments and to produce programmes.

Milestones

• Through networking and association with various institutions such as National Community Radio Forum (NCRF), National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA), Abc Ulwazi and Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ)- we have trained our staff in relevant aspects of broadcasting including production of programmes
• The station have support and receive regular advertising from local business community members who belong to various organizations including AHI, SACOB, NAFCOC, Free State Business Foundation and Muslim Business.
• The station has played an important role with regards to the electoral education campaign under the auspices of the Independent Electoral Commission.
• Regular interviews of leading Businesspersons have led to a strong and identifiable demand for networking with Development Financing Institutions.
• The playing on air of regular Labour programmes has successfully assisted the community in terms of knowing their rights as labourers on the farms, factory floor and domestic servants.
• The station is now Provincial Hub Station
• As an obligation from ICASA for local content the Setsoto Municipality Councillors dominate the lot for the station to comply with the regulator.
• Station has played an important role for different schools for ensuring that the educational programmes are prioritized.

There are many more programmes under production among which include programmes on child abuse, women, disability, crime, youth development etc.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Malengwane Hlongwane

Mmamaleka Mosia

Mamoleleki Kojeni

Thabo Sefatsa

Sechake Mothibeli

Governance

Naledi Community Radio Station is an association registered under the Non- Profit Act, 1997-Registration Number 019-808-NPO. It has a Unitary Board, which consist of fifteen (15) members. The board members originates from different town that is able to broadcast to at this present moment. The organization is governed by a constitution; this has been approved under the Non- Profit Act, 1997.

1836 Johnstone Street, Matwabeng, Free State, South Africa |
Tel: (058) 481 5169 | Fax: (058) 481 5182 | On Air: (058) 481 2418 | Email: nalediradio@lantic.net