Bush Radio: Celebrating 30 Years of Empowering Community Voices

Bush Radio: Celebrating 30 years of empowering community voices

South Africa's Oldest Community Radio Turns 30

South Africa’s oldest community radio station celebrates three decades of telling stories that matter.   Cape Town, South Africa (14 August 2025) – Thirty years ago, Bush Radio officially became a licensed broadcaster. But if you know its story, you’ll know it started long before that, in the 1980s, when a group of community activists and alternative media makers had an idea that was as bold as it was necessary. They wanted to use grassroots rad…