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Jacaranda FM Bids Farewell to Sports Presenter Joe Mann

Jacaranda FM today announced that popular radio personality Joe Mann will be leaving the station after seven memorable years on air.

Since joining the station in 2019, Mann has become a familiar voice to listeners across the station’s footprint, bringing his unique energy and passion for sports to the airwaves. His time at Jacaranda FM has been marked by his commitment to his craft and his connection with the station’s diverse audience. As he prepares to move on, the station celebrates the contributions he has made during his seven years on air.

Joe’s final sports bulletin on The Drive With Rob and Roz will be on 31 July 2026.

As he prepares for the next chapter in his career, the station pays tribute to his contribution and the impact he has made both on-air and behind the scenes.

“We want to thank Joe for his dedication and the significant role he has played in our broadcasting team over the past seven years,” says Vuyani Dombo, Managing Director at Jacaranda FM. “He has been a valued part of our journey, and we wish him nothing but the very best as he embarks on his next chapter.”

Reflecting on his time at the station, Joe says it has been a privilege to share so many moments with listeners and colleagues over the years.

“Being a part of the Jacaranda FM team has been great. It reignited my love for radio and creative content that made you think, feel and laugh. The station and the people who work here will always have a special place in my heart,” Mann says. “They have been there through the challenging time of losing my parents to hearing LaMo’s first cry on radio. It’s sad when a chapter ends but it’s also an opportunity to look back and appreciate. Thank you Jacaranda FM.”

As Joe prepares to sign off from Jacaranda FM, he leaves behind not only seven years of memorable radio moments, but also lasting friendships and a special connection with listeners who welcomed him into their homes every day.

Jacaranda FM extends its heartfelt thanks to Joe for his contribution to the station and wishes him nothing but success, happiness and exciting adventures in the chapter ahead.

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Author: El Broide from The Platinum Club on behalf of Jacaranda FM.

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From Sophiatown to Triomf

By 1963, Sophiatown had been physically razed to the ground. In a final act of psychological warfare, the government built a white working-class suburb over the rubble and named it Triumph (Triomf). They wanted to erase the very memory of Sophiatown from the landscape. For decades, the name Sophiatown disappeared from maps, replaced by the neat, sterile streets of the victors.

The “resurrection” of Sophiatown began officially in 2006, when the City of Johannesburg formally restored the original name to the suburb. Today, the neighborhood is a quiet, leafy residential area, but the ghosts of the “Paris of the Transvaal” are everywhere. The Sophiatown Heritage Centre, housed in the former home of Dr. A.B. Xuma (a former ANC president), is one of the few original buildings that escaped the bulldozers. Walking through the streets today, you can still find small markers of the past: a lone Victorian pillar, a specific tree mentioned in a poem, or the rebuilt St. Joseph’s Church.

The legacy of Sophiatown is not just one of tragedy, but of an indestructible cultural spirit. The music, the slang (Tsotsitaal), and the “Drum” era aesthetic continue to influence South African fashion and film today. It serves as a reminder that while you can bulldoze a house and rename a street, you cannot kill the soul of a place that once danced to the sound of a thousand saxophones.