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Hollywoodbets wants to help businesses affected by looting with R100k

These past two weeks have been incredibly testing for all South Africans. The devastation from the severe civil unrest, with the looting and violence in parts of Gauteng and most of KwaZulu-Natal has been heart-wrenching. Despite these difficult circumstances, we have seen communities come together, united, to help one another in the true sense of ‘Ubuntu’. Hollywoodbets will be providing relief to those small businesses who have been impacted and directly affected by the recent looting in Gauteng that took place earlier in […]

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The Global Experience

The Talented Ndumiso Manana, On The Rise To The Top!

Grammy award winning singer-songwriter, Manana, hails from The Kingdom of Eswatini, currently based in Johannesburg. The 27-year-old artist whose full name is Ndumiso Manana, has grown to prominence on South Africa's music scene and is a musical interloper. He has written songs for Ami Faku for "eBhayi", Amanda Black for "Africa" and Sauti Sol for "Feel My Love and Fire". Manana has a Jazz background and is part of the band Seba Kaapstad, alongside Zoë Modiga. He’s song writing credits […]

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Events

Enter the 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge now!

The SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge is back for 2021 and this year, the challenge is going limitless with entries open nationwide. Along with the virtual challenge, SPAR is also bringing back the prestigious SPAR Grand Prix series, giving some much-needed support to South Africa’s professional women runners. Online entries are now open for the 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge. SPAR is inviting women across the country to join in on Saturday, 4th September 2021, anytime between 06h00 and 18h00 (subject to government lockdown regulations). Participants can run, jog, or walk […]

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Competitions

Win R1500 with Standard Bank in association with the National Arts Festival and YFM

Gifted with the spoken word, are you a lyricist? Or can you singgggg honey? Even over a jazz note? It's “Who killed the beat” on The Lady on Drive special edition with the Standard Bank Jazz Festival! Choose a jazz note below. Download it and put your creative skills on it! Post a video or voice recording on your socials with the hashtag #NAF2021 and tag @yfm And R1500 could be yours! “Who killed the beat” special edition with the Standard Bank in association with the […]

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The Global Experience

Frank Apollo Proves Versatility Is The New Currency

27 year old South African, Frank Apollo, real name Phumlane Makuoa, is a content creator who is very well vested within the music industry as a producer, podcaster, DJ, curator and events promoter. He is no stranger to the music industry especially. He is also a director of an events company, TruMusic Events and founder of Good Vibes Radio as well, an online music podcast. Frank shows how he is versatility in the flesh. Founder of Beats and Love, a […]

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Uncategorised

Thato Jessica Mataboge, Singer/Songwriter Out To Prove Herself

All the way from Botswana, Thato Jessica Mataboge is a 25 year-old Singer/Songwriter with a voice that matches her personality. At age 17, Thato became the only female artist in a Christian Hip-Hop group called ‘X- Caliber’ which dedicated its music to spreading the word about their faith. Over the years, she focused on developing herself as a solo artist, which resulted in her exiting the group (X-Caliber) in 2015 and going solo at 21. Thato is a poet, fine […]

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The Global Experience

Meet Jack Of All Trades, Wesley Keet

Producer and multi-instrumentalist from Port Elizabeth, Wesley Keet’s fascination with music started at a young age. After picking up a copy of Fruity Loops 3 in high school, he has been making beats ever since. He has worked with national and international artists as a keyboardist, music director, producer and featured artist across genres.   Having had sessions as a keyboardist (and vocalist too), playing gigs and festivals in South Africa and abroad, his main influences are Gospel, Hip-Hop, Jazz, […]

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Competitions

Win R3,000 with Telkom Pay and YFM

Transacting and winning has never been easier with Telkom Pay! Make easy, secure and affordable mobile payments using Telkom Pay Digital Wallet. Speaking of easy, how does winning R3000 sound to you? Just add the number 068 483 5566 to your WhatsApp, say ‘Hi’ and follow the prompts to open your digital wallet… To stand a chance to win R3000 with Telkom Pay, post a screenshot of your digital wallet on your socials and tag @yfm with #TelkomPay Telkom Pay. Your digital wallet on WhatsApp!   This competition is […]

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Competitions

Tshepo 1Million and YFM want to support YOU, the change-makers in Gauteng!

With your help, Tshepo 1Million and YFM want to support the changemakers in communities across Gauteng! We have a total of R30,000 to give away to help make a difference. As we wrap up Youth Month, tell us about a cause or organisation helping young people in YOUR community overcome their challenges – Who are they? What do they do? Then tell us WHY they deserve a R5000 donation to continue their good work, because together we can do more! […]

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