my kasi diaries

By Valencia Legodi Johannesburg born and raised Tshepo Lunga Madihlaba also known as dj lungsta da mixsation (9 th September 1990) is the next young artist to take the industry by storm. The radio dj and presenter kick started his dejaying career in 2013 at a friend’s place where he learned the basics of mixing. With the likes of dj fresh as his inspiration he decided to pursue a career in radio and in 2014 he was told that there was a recently opened community radio station in diepsloot that was looking for volunteers. He applied at the radio station and was later hired as a journalist; he trained at 702 stations and eye witness news. He gradually learned the systems and techniques of being a radio presenter and combined them with the experience he had acquired over the past years “I had a background of being a school president ,a debater and a life coach at love life, I learnt communication skills and public speaking. I wanted to be a great example in the commu...

By Valencia Legodi Thandeka Mtshweni (27) was born in Mpumalanga in a polygamous family; her father married her mother because the second wife could not have children. Her father took his life while her mother was pregnant, his family accused her of trying to deceive them and cheating their son, they even denied Thandeka as their own. Her mother moved on with her life after her husband’s passing, she met a man and moved in with him together with her children. Few months later his behavior changed towards Thandeka, he became sexually attracted to her and ended up molesting her. She told her mother about what her man was doing to her, but her mother did not believe her and that tore her apart. “I hated her so much, it felt like she chose her man over me and what hurt me the most was that she did not see the pain I was going through as a child” she said Thandeka moved in with her aunt, but her cousin was not happy about that. She would insult her, call her names and make h...