Personal details.

Full name (s): My name is Elemia Ridgeley & is known and mostly goes by the name of Miena at home. Most of my friends call me Mienaj (or as in Minaj-a nick name).

I was born in Schmidtsdrift on the 21st of September 1991, where our SAN communities used to live in tents, after struggling from apartheid time, we had to move to South Africa. I’m the firstborn of my parents, out of 5 children.

Education: I started school in 1997 in our local hometown Schmidtsdrift, which was then named-Schmidtsdrift SAN Combine School. And I also matriculated in the same school in 2009 the name of the school changed to !Xunkhwesa Combine School. After my completion of Grade 12, I couldn’t go to any further studies, because of the financial problem at home. I had to take a gap year, just being at home, but also in the mean time looking for job opportunities.

Work experience (s): In 2011 I started joining trainings & volunteering in the youth active programme Love Life, as a ground BREAKER) peer-educator). My job was to get involved in    the community; to implement in schools, clinic & in the community motivating youth about life-issues.

During the same year I joined the SABC CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS during the election. Although it was just for only 2 weeks broadcasting news on air, I’ve learned a lot about the broadcasting industry. It was really an honour for me to be on air and I really enjoyed it.

At year-end I graduated as a Motivator, Facilitator, ground BREAKER which I still hold the certificate for participating.

In 2012- I started working at the SABC radio X-K fm, as a freelance presenter on air for kids’ programmes—let’s learn & let’s play together.

Short after that I also did stand in shift programmes which is the Women’s programme, Youth programme Health and also Disability programme and from there I was employed as permanent Youth programme presenter which is my current show now. The youth programme about challenges youth faces in life & how to overcome it.

After 5 years of broadcasting experience I’ve learned quite a lot and improved my communication skills and voice on the radio.

And I’m also looking forward to learn more experience in the broadcasting industry.

Show break down:

YOUTH PROGRAMMES.

Weekdays 15:00-20:00….and

@15:00-16:00… Youth Programme,

@16:00-17:00… Youth & music dedication or request ,shout out and Birthday Wishes to the Communities.

@18:00-19:00… Kids: Story time for kids.

@19:00-20:00…Disability Hope

Weekends 15:00-20:00

Nock Nock programme

(Social Cohesion 15:00-16:00)

 ( Nation Building   16:00-17:00)

 (In the past  17:00-18:00)

  (Story time of kids 18:00-20:00)

Religion programme on Sunday’s