{"id":42525,"date":"2025-11-21T14:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42525"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:12:27","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phenduka-earns-radio-award-nomination-months-after-kaya-fm-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/21\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phenduka-earns-radio-award-nomination-months-after-kaya-fm-dismissal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sol Phenduka earns radio award nomination months after Kaya FM dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_187510\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187510\" class=\"wp-image-187510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sol-Phenduka-earns-radio-award-nomination-months-after-Kaya-FM.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sol-Phenduka-earns-radio-award-nomination-months-after-Kaya-FM.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sol-Phenduka-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-187510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sol Phenduka bags radio nods<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Broadcaster Sol Phenduka has been recognised for the work he did during his time at Kaya FM, earning a nomination at this year\u2019s Telkom Radio Awards in the Traffic Presenter category.<\/p>\n<p>The nod comes just months after the station dismissed him, but Kaya has made it clear that the honour belongs entirely to him.<\/p>\n<p>Kaya FM confirmed to <em>The Citizen<\/em> that it would not claim the award if Phenduka wins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould he win, the award would rightly be his to accept, as it recognises his individual performance,\u201d said programme manager Maekanya Morotoba.<\/p>\n<p>Phenduka was suspended in late August and officially fired in September following what Kaya described as concerns about his public conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Managing Executive David Tiltmann said at the time that the decision came after reviewing comments Phenduka made on the Mac G podcast.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tiltmann, \u201cmisogynistic remarks made about actress Minnie Dlamini were unacceptable and inconsistent with the respect owed to women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following his suspension, Phenduka addressed the matter on Podcast and Chill, revealing that the situation stemmed from a R2.5 million lawsuit Minnie Dlamini had filed against him and co-host Mac G for alleged hate speech and harassment.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was taken aback by Kaya\u2019s public statement, explaining, \u201cI\u2019m surprised because they were like, \u2018Don\u2019t talk about it,\u2019 and they drop the statement. So now I\u2019m like, \u2018Guys, I\u2019m doing a podcast; I\u2019ll get asked\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite their split, Kaya FM expressed no ill feelings about Phenduka\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to see Sol\u2019s work recognised by the industry. His nomination reflects the contribution he made during his time at Kaya,\u201d Morotoba said, adding that their relationship with him \u201cremains professional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phenduka also responded graciously, wishing both the station and its other nominees well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch amazing people who have been nominated. Each and every one of them, super dope humans. All the best fam,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Sol #Phenduka #earns #radio #award #nomination #months #Kaya #dismissal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Sol Phenduka bags radio nods Broadcaster Sol Phenduka has been recognised for the work he did during his time&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42527,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42525\/revisions\/42527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}