Kekana’s KAYA FM interview revealing

as much as possible to look at a number of programmes so that at least I know what’s happening on the small screen.
It hasn’t been easy though because there are over 70 channels for those that are Dstv’s premium bouquet including ZBCTV. I am told there is a Zambian free-to-air satellite channel called Movie TV which has become popular again.
I am still to watch the channel because the vibe that I am getting from those who watch channel is big.

So in my next installment I intend to let you know what’s happening on the station and all the excitement about that.
In view of the new radio and television stations that are coming I think viewers will be spoilt for choice.
Mzansi Magic has a variety of exciting programmes and quite honestly programming isn’t that difficult for as long as authorities are imaginative and creative.

One of the few programmes that airs on the channel available on DStv is called My Top 10 hosted by KAYA FM’s Dj Thabs. Other than being a musical show, viewers get to see interviews of South African musicians.
And last week the programme featured one of the celebrated musicians Steve Kekana.

Like Kekana said, it was quite revealing as he shed light on his life and the music which were spiced up by music. I was happy to note that one of Kekana’s favourite musicians is Luther Vandros.
I know a good number of music lovers enjoy the late Luther’s music. Born in 1958 in Limpopo, Kekana lost his sight when he was five years old, and attended a school for the blind in Pietersburg, now called Polokwane. During the school years, he nurtured his love for singing, and became a member of amateur groups in his teens. In that interview he also revealed that he was the one who taught the legendary Brenda Fassie to sing, but said Yvonne ran away because he was strict.

Asked how he became a “ladies’ man” Kekana said he could tell a beautiful woman from just the sound of her voice which meant he was a good listener.
Viewers also learnt that Kekana did the classic song “Burn Out” together with Sipho Hotstix Mabuse. Most people thought it was Hotstix’s own composition. There were other issues that made the interview all the more exciting.

Below are some of the highlights of what’s to come on your television:
The 2011 All Africa Business Leader Awards (Aabla Awards) Ceremony to be broadcast on CNBC Africa on Dstv

CNBC Africa Productions recently announced the finalists for the All Africa Business Leader Awards (Aabla) 2011. The finalists in no particular order are:
Africa Business Leader of the Year

Aliko Dangote, Founder, Dangote Group, Nigeria

Adrian Gore, CEO, Discovery Holdings, South Africa

Jubril Adewale Tinubu, CEO/Managing Director, Oando, Nigeria

Africa Business Woman of the Year

Nasim DevjiGroup CEO and Managing Director, Diamond Trust Bank, Kenya

Futhi Mtoba, Chairman, Deloitte South Africa

Maria Ramos, Group CEO, ABSA Group, South Africa

Africa Entrepreneur of the Year

Aliko Dangote, Founder, Dangote Group, Nigeria

Leo-Stan Nnamdi Ekeh, Chairman and CEO, Zinox Technologies, Nigeria

Bharat Thakrar, Director and CEO, Scangroup Limited, Kenya

CNBC Africa Business Success in Africa

Whitey Basson, CEO, Shoprite Holdings

Arnold Ekpe, Group Chief Executive Officer, Eco Bank

Sim Tshabalala, Deputy CEO, Standard Bank South Africa

The winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award and Africa Young Business Leader of the Year Award will be announced on October 20 this year at the awards ceremony to be held at the Sandton Sun, Johannesburg. Aabla is supported by a high profile panel of judges headed by Dr Yunus Suleman, Chairman of KPMG, South Africa.
DStv audiences can tune into the special for the Aabla Awards ceremony to be broadcast on CNBC Africa at 6pm on Tuesday 1 November 2011.

Discovery TLC (DStv Channel 186)
Outrageous Kid Parties: This is an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the passionate parents who’ll stop at nothing, spending more than they can afford, to outdo other parents when throwing their children massive celebrations.

Whether it’s a birthday party, a graduation or any milestone event, each week Outrageous Kid Parties follows mums and dads as they go beyond their means to give their child a huge, eye-popping, jaw-dropping soirée. With exceedingly high expectations, family members, friends and party planners are forced to go to extreme measures to ensure these awesome kids’ parties go down in history. Watch this series on Wednesdays at 9pm

Discovery ID (DStv Channel 252)
Couples Who Kill: Serial killers are not a new phenomenon – but what happens in the mind of the average person when they fall under the spell of a sadistic predator? Forensic psychologists and criminal profilers uncover horrifying clues and reveal the true stories of people driven by love to commit murder.

Couples Who Kill investigates some of the most terrifying crimes to explore their roots and examine the motivations of these deadly duos. Series four includes the case of a couple who conspired to murder a fortune teller; an abusive husband and his complicit lover, who brutalised his ex-wife and murdered her brother; and a teenage duo who committed the largest mass murder in Arizona history. The series airs on Tuesdays at 7pm.