Kaya959 Announces DJ Fresh as New Breakfast Host Following Sizwe Dhlomo's Exit

Kaya959 announces DJ Fresh as new breakfast host following Sizwe Dhlomo's exit

Kaya959 has announced that DJ Fresh will replace Sizwe Dhlomo as the new breakfast host from July 1st. With over three decades of experience, DJ Fresh aims to create an engaging show alongside his long-time collaborator, Thato Mataboge.

DJ Fresh will join Kaya 959 in July

Thato Sikwane, better known as DJ Fresh, will join Kaya 959 as host of its flagship weekday breakfast show from Monday, 1 July 2026. Partnering with his long-time on-air collaborator and trusted producer, Thato Mataboge, DJ Fresh will bring his unmistakable energy, wit, authority, and connection to audiences across Gauteng every weekday from 06:00 to 09:00. With a career spanning more than three decades, DJ Fresh has shaped the sound of breakfas…

DJ Fresh breakfast radio return, Faith Mangope award lead 2026 shake-up

DJ Fresh returns to breakfast radio on Kaya 959 from July 2026, while Metro FM’s Faith Mangope wins a New York Festivals award – together leading South Africa’s biggest radio shake-up of the year. ​Together, these two developments cap months of major line-up changes across South African radio — notably SABC’s commercial powerhouses Metro FM and 5FM as well as Kaya 959. Better yet, they signal a deliberate, industry-wide talent refresh that cuts …

DJ Fresh Is Heading To Kaya 959, SA Radio Will Never Sound The Same Again

Radio lovers have been holding out for this one for a while, and the wait is finally over. Thato Sikwane, known to most of South Africa simply as DJ Fresh, has been confirmed as the new weekday breakfast host on Kaya 959, effective Monday, 1 July 2026. He will be on air from 06:00 to 09:00, slotting into […] The post DJ Fresh Is Heading To Kaya 959, SA Radio Will Never Sound The Same Again appeared first on SurgeZirc SA.

Sizwe Dhlomo responds after another Kaya 959 journalist exits the station

Sizwe Dhlomo reacts to Katy Katopodis's departure from Kaya 959, as DJ Fresh is named his replacement for the breakfast show amid significant changes at the station.

Kaya News Editor-In-Chief Katy Katopodis Announces Her Departure

Johannesburg – Editor-in-Chief of Kaya News & Talk Katy Katopodis has quit the popular radio station. Announcing her departure on Friday, 29 May 2026, Katopodis posted on X: “And so it ends… Today was my final day as Editor-in-Chief of Kaya News & Talk. “What a privilege it’s been to lead this @KayaNews  team.” And so it ends… Today was my final day as Editor-in-Chief of Kaya News & Talk. What a privilege it's been to lead this @KayaNews team.M…