Everything in this universe is attainable through sheer hard work.
Bongani Meriam Sithole best known as DJ Soul Crusher on stage and radio by her fans was born on the 06th of December 1987. She hails from Dinga Village in Malamulele, spent most my childhood at Stinkwater (Pretoria) and now residing at Mankweng also known as Turfloop.
DJ soul Crusher is currently presenting a Saturday show from 18h00-21h00 and Empfuxelelweni every Sunday from 19h00-21h00 on Munghana Lonene FM Makomba-ndlela.
She is vibrant, funky, entertaining and has a very charming voice. While she was at Titirheleni primary school, she used to participate in puppet and talent shows and continued at Mbhanyele high school where she attained three trophies for English impromptu and prepared speech and, one trophy for Xitsonga Impromptu speech, one for talent and puppet show motivational speaking and fourteen certificates ranging from excellent academic performance, poetry, speech, debate, public speaking, career exhibition, acting and seven trophies.
She also led the English club and she was also motivating fellow learners during morning devotions. She matriculated in 2004 and always obtained position one/two in class. In 2005 she studied a BA degree in Communications studies and Acting and graduated in 2007.
Her radio career started in early 2005 at Radio Turf while she was attending orientation classes as an English news reader and a presenter until early 2010 where she attained two trophies and two certificates for being the best entertainment show presenter in 2007, she then joined Pro-Ads SA as a Game Store Radio Announcer for two years, then went to Jacaranda for seven month as a freelancer news reporter.
In February 2011 she joined a newly formed radio station in Tzaneen, Greater Tzaneen FM as a presenter and a news reader where she read news in English and presented a late night show called’ Make the Circle BIGGER’ and in June the same year she was promoted to the Programmes Manager position.
She has been an MC on various events such as Letaba expo, Giyani show,National Freedom day Celebration and various road shows, cooperate events and adjudicated the British parliamentary debate in Howard College at the University of Kwazulu Natal and Xitsonga Music Awards #XMA.’ My Mom inspires me; she taught that everything in this universe is attainable through sheer hard work, and no pain, no gain.”I am very passionate about radio and I believe failure is the egg we break to make an omelette of the future and I am a hard worker.”
Nominations and award
2019: Woman’s awards nominee (Tinyiko Foundation/Collins Chabani Municipality) Nominee
2013: SATMA nominee (Best Preseneter)
2014: SATMA nominee (Best Presenter)
2016: #FAME Awards 2016 Best Radio Personality
2008: Crowned the hottest chick (DJ) on Radio Turf
2007: Turf fm best entertainment presenter
2004: English Impromptu Speech
2004: Xitsonga Impromptu Speech
2004: Talent and Puppet Show Motivational Speaker
2003: English Prepared Speech
2002: English Prepared Speech
Source: Munghana Lonene FM
