Dj Amaza

Years in the industry: Eight years

Slots at Umhlobo Wenene: Friday and Saturday nights; “Weekend Night Fever” (10:00pm-01:00am) and Saturday mornings; “Local top 30” (10:00am-01:00pm)

Passion: Love for music and love for my people.

Likes: When I have made someone happy as I am always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need of it when able to do so.

Dislikes: I hate it when other people use others to get to the top and when others stand in the way of others success.

Word you hate the most: Is “can’t”, I strongly believe that it should be seen as an abbreviation for “can try” because people that use this word tend to stagnate and if there is still such individuals we will fail to grow as a nation.

What does radio mean to you: Radio presenting is not just a job, but my love for music was apparent from the age of nine; when other kids took their pocket money and bought playing cars, I saved mine and made a collection of music CDs.

What drives you: I’m driven by passion and dedication, so if one wants to have fun while learning a thing or two they must tune in between 10:00 and 01:00 weekends for the musical, vibrant, interactive and educational shows!

South African DJ Suspended After On-Air "Interview" With Jesus

Mail & Guardian Online is reporting the suspension of a South African presenter (DJ) for an on-air skit where he interviewed Jesus Christ.
Gareth Cliff was taken off the air for two days after numerous complaints from listeners of station 5fm.
According to its website, "5FM STEREO is a commercial and English-medium entertainment, music and information radio station targeted at an informed audience in the 16-34 ...[and] broadcasts 24-hours daily in the main urban areas of South Africa."
Cliff later apologized to listeners saying the "interview" was meant to be a parody of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of The Christ" and meant belittle any religion.
In the skit itself, Cliff played both interviewer and Jesus through a common recording technique used often in Radio.
Mail & Guardian Online quotes Nick Grubb, 5fm Programme Manager as saying, "We believe that the segment was inflammatory, and could have been interpreted negatively by a large portion of our listeners. Whilst Gareth is often irreverent and controversial, he merely overstepped the mark this time."