VOW 88.1 AREA CODE

AREA CODE

Area Code is a fun and interactive mid-morning show on VOW, which airs weekdays from 09:00-12:00. This show aims to ease listeners into their mornings by keeping them up-to-date with the latest news and trends, while also serving as a student’s “go-to” for campus-related events and information.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH Zweli Dlamini

Protests have erupted in Thembisa on the East Rand following the City of Ekurhuleni’s decision to implement new fixed electricity tariffs for the 2025/2026 financial year. Local reports indicate that police have used rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse the crowds, leading to heightened tensions in the area.
22 Jul 9 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH Newton Masuku

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), together with 40 organizations, trade unions, social movements, and human rights advocacy groups, will be protesting outside NEDLAC.
22 Jul 12 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH SOLOMON MAKATE (DEPARTMENT OF WATER & SANITATION)

Area Code is a fun and interactive mid-morning show on VOW, which airs weekdays from 09:00-12:00. This show aims to ease listeners into their mornings by keeping them up-to-date with the latest news and trends, while also serving as a student’s “go-to” for campus-related events and information.
21 Jul 15 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH TEBOGO MASHILOMPANE

Over one million young South Africans have applied to join the Police Service, despite only 5,500 available positions. Gauteng recorded the highest number of applicants for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme, followed closely by KwaZulu-Natal.
21 Jul 3 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH Pastor Stanley Oliphant

A heart-wrenching video has been making the rounds on social media — a young boy, visibly wounded by abandonment, says words that hit like a punch to the chest: “I never knew my father, so my child is also going to suffer. Why should they get to have the experience…
21 Jul 27 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH VICTORIA (PRINCIPAL OF CROWN MINES PRIMARY SCHOOL)

Area Code is a fun and interactive mid-morning show on VOW, which airs weekdays from 09:00-12:00. This show aims to ease listeners into their mornings by keeping them up-to-date with the latest news and trends, while also serving as a student’s “go-to” for campus-related events and information.
18 Jul 12 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH PEARL MSWELI

Area Code is a fun and interactive mid-morning show on VOW, which airs weekdays from 09:00-12:00. This show aims to ease listeners into their mornings by keeping them up-to-date with the latest news and trends, while also serving as a student’s “go-to” for campus-related events and information.
18 Jul 11 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH PALESA TLADI Integrated Marketing Manager.

This Mandela Day, VOW 88.1 FM is proud to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela by giving back in a meaningful and heartfelt way. In partnership with the Apartheid Museum and TourVest Destinations, we are donating 67 warm, high-quality blankets to Crown Mines Primary School—symbolising the 67 years Madiba dedicated…
18 Jul 11 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH CAIPHUS.

Area Code is a fun and interactive mid-morning show on VOW, which airs weekdays from 09:00-12:00. This show aims to ease listeners into their mornings by keeping them up-to-date with the latest news and trends, while also serving as a student’s “go-to” for campus-related events and information.
18 Jul 5 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH VINCENT SKHOSANA Black Sash Communications & Media Manager.

Black Sash notes the briefing delivered by SASSA CEO Themba Matlou this morning on the agency’s ongoing review process of social grant beneficiaries and the suspension of payments to thousands of individuals. While we appreciate the attempt to explain the legal framework and rationale behind the reviews, the reality for…
17 Jul 15 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH MXOLISI MKHONZA (Acting Head of Communication for the Department of Military Veterans)

The Amalgamated Veterans of South Africa (AVSA) has escalated its campaign against the Department of Military Veterans (DMV), following prolonged pension delays and systemic administrative issues that have plagued the military veterans' support system. According to AVSA, more than 87,000 military veterans are still waiting for financial assistance—despite the introduction…
17 Jul 13 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH ISAAC MANGENA (CITY POWER SPOKESPERSON)

City Power says businesses in and around Johannesburg owe over R60 billion. The electricity entity has urged customers and business owners to come forward and make payment arrangements. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says they embarked on a revenue collection drive in Braamfontein today and disconnected defaulting businesses and residential…
17 Jul 15 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH JABU RAKWANE

AZAPO is not shocked by the new developments in the Ministry of police in appointing Minister Gwede Mantashe to act as Minister of Police. Mantashe’s appointment, albeit for only a few weeks, asserts our long-standing point of view that decisions taken by President Cyril Ramaphosa are not for the better…
17 Jul 14 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH DR MARIA VAN DRIEL-KHANYA DIRECOR

The City of Johannesburg’s Directorate of Arts, Culture and Heritage plans to evict Khanya College from the historic Workers Museum (WM) Cottage to make way for administrative offices. Since March 2025, the Khanya Board has engaged the directorate, but to no avail. This decision threatens the closure of the city’s…
17 Jul 13 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH ZOLA MBATHA

Old people estates that get taken without their knowledge or sometimes after they die, their children will only find out then that the house was purchased in an unclaimed estate issue.
16 Jul 17 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH JEFF MABUNGA (YIMOSA: Founder)

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of deep-rooted criminal collusion within the SAPS is not a decisive intervention. It’s just another delay tactic. While Action Society acknowledges the gravity of the allegations made by Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, we are deeply concerned that the establishment…
16 Jul 6 min
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