DJ Brian

DJ Brian Rikhotso
Birth name	Brian Giyani Rikhotso
Born	(1980-01-01) 1 January 1980 Soweto, South Africa
Show	Mphensa-mphensa
Station(s)	Munghana Lonene FM
Time slot	15:00- 17:30 weekdays
Style	Afternoon Drive
Country	South Africa
Previous show(s)	Phaphama
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Giyani Brian "DJ Brian" Rikhotso (born 1 January 1980) is a South African broadcaster who co-hosts Mphensa-mphensa on Munghana Lonene FM.^[1] As of April 2012, Brian moved from hosting the morning show Phaphama and was paired with Thembi Thobela to co-host the flagship afternoon drive show.

Early life and career

Brian was born in Soweto, South Africa. He later moved to Bolubedu next to Tzaneen, Limpopo. He attended Matshwi Primary School, Bolubedu and subsequently completed high school in Mokope Senior Secondary before training to be a Journalist at Technikon Pretoria(now Tshwane University of Technology. He began his broadcasting career with Munghana lonene FM in 2000 doing weekend shifts.

Munghana Lonene FM

Brian has presented different shows on Munghana Lonene FM. He first joined the station in 2000 as a stand-in presenter, mainly covering doing graveyards shifts while still finishing his studies. He later started presenting the African World Music Show Mindhzumba ya Afrika, this is the show that made a name for him. In 2003 he started presenting the afternoon drive show Vaxumi, swapping days with Conny Mashimbye. He subsequently earned a breakfast show slot in 2005, a programme he kept till his arrest and resignation in 2007.

In 2008 he rejoined the station and started co-hosting the breakfast show Phaphama with Sydney Baloyi. In 2009 the team was joined by Tebogo Jacko Magubane as the show's producer, a move that saw the show reaching new heights. Resulting from Phaphama's Success, Brian was moved to the Afternoon Drive and paired with Thembzana Reloaded and Nyiko Sithole as the sports presenter.

Significance

At 23, Brian was the first presenter at the station to win an award (Best presenter of the year) while only presenting two weekend programmes. He also exposed the listeners to a new blend of African Music mainly from SADC countries. His distinct taste in music saw him being the first at the station to play artist such as Salala from Madagascar, Koffi Olomide from Democratic Republic of the Congo a variety of musicians from Mozambique such as Zico and Mr Bow.

Personal life

Brian is a fan of Kaizer Chiefs F.C., and occasionally remarks on their fortunes during his show a culture that was intensified during his time on Phaphama where he occasionally had Soccer debates with his co host Sydney Baloyi who is a die-hard fan of the rival Orlando Pirates and a frequently mocked producer Tebogo Jacko Magubane who supports Pretoria based SuperSport United F.C.. DJ Brian got married in 2004 to Zanele Rikhotso. He is the father of two boys, Thamsanqa and Masingita Rikhotso.

He was arrested on February 9, 2007 in connection with the murder of a pastor, Musa Maluleke, who also worked in the Limpopo legislature.Rikhotso was arrested after Samuel Mukansi, a self-confessed killer, implicated him in Maluleke's murder.Maluleke had gone missing on February 4 from his Polokwane home. His body was discovered three days later in a shallow grave at Thokgwaneng village near Lebowakgomo.Mukansi confessed in court to shooting Maluleke. He alleged Rikhotso had hired him to kill Maluleke and promised to pay him R10000.DJ Brian's case was latter thrown out of court due to lack of evidence to the case. It was latter understood that there was nothing that linked Dj Brian to the murder case. Mukansi told the court that prior to their arrest, Rikhotso had paid him only R200.^[2][2][3][4] He also owns Bharule Communications,^[5] A multi-media communications company.

References

External links

Munghana Lonene FM