South Africa
'An iconic voice has gone silent' - Ramaphosa─── 09:09 Tue, 11 Aug 2020
Bob Mabena/Photo: @mabenabob/Instagram.com
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described Bob Mabena as inspirational to many professionals in the broadcast industry.
The veteran broadcaster died on Monday, at the age of 51. Ramaphosa extended his condolences to the Mabena family.
Mabena worked in radio and broadcasting since 1989 at institutions like Metro FM, Heart FM, 947 and SABC.
Radio Broadcaster DJ Fresh remembers Bob Mabena as a great mentor.
The legendary broadcaster started his career in 1989 at Radio Bop. Mabena worked at MSG Afrika, as station manager of POWER 98.7, and hosted the POWER Breakfast Show.
He also served as the Group Head of Programming at MSG.
