Our #MCM is Comedian, Radio, TV personality and former SKYZ METRO, KE-YONA TV and most recently NRTV presenter Babongile Sikhonjwa who is the new host of the AFTER DRIVE show on StarFM following Dj Ollah 7’s resignation.
Sikhonjwa is no stranger to the radio industry, having worked as a presenter and producer at Skyz Metro FM, a Bulawayo-based station, for five years. He is also a popular comedian, actor, and MC who has performed at various events and festivals across the country. He is the founder and director of Umahlekisa Comedy Club, Zimbabwe’s first comedy club, which showcases local talent and promotes social commentary through humour.
With Sikhonjwa, Star FM listeners will get an opportunity to be entertained by a fresh voice which will bring them the ultimate post-work entertainment.
Previously with the Fair Talk communications’ Skyz Metro FM and Keyona TV, where he resigned at the beginning of the year, Sikhonjwa had since joined the Harare-based NRTV, before crossing the crossing the floor to join Star FM.
Sikhonjwa said listeners should brace for a new style different from what they have been consuming.
“I am going on the After Drive and yes I cannot deny that my predecessor (Dj Ollah 7) ended on a popular note. I will get there and do my thing, we might be both good but we have our different styles and it is time for my style now and I cannot wait.
“I am sure there are people who liked what was done before me, and I am sure equally they will grow in liking what I will do as well. People should expect something different, definitely wild, crazy and absolutely entertaining and very different from anything that they have heard from radio before,” said Sikhonjwa.
He said the development will actually lessen his stay in Harare because he was doing the daily dose on NRTV and now he will only be working two times a week as the shift is only Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
Sikhonjwa is well known not only in Bulawayo but also in Zimbabwe’s showbiz scene in general for his comedy, emceeing, radio presentation and entertaining. He has been a permanent feature in the entertainment circles of Bulawayo.
