Tbo Touch Named South Africa’s Richest Radio Personality
South Africa is blessed with a booming radio and television industry that has seen some local stars becoming millionaires Seasoned media personality Tbo Touch is among the many veterans who have managed to survive in the industry Recent reports suggested that the Metro FM radio personality is the richest radio personality in Mzansi with an estimated net worth of over R500 million.
Tbo Touch, real name Thabo Molefe has had an illustrious career that kicked off when he moved to the USA. Over the years, the star has been making major strides, including hosting international starAccording to The South African, the celebrated media personality is doing quite well for himself. He has managed to acquire a number of assets and has also invested in several businesses.
The Metro FM DJ recently had the streets buzzing when he revealed that award-winning Senegalese singer Akon surprised him with a visit to his home, talk about levels.
Tthe radio personality owns a house in Parklands Estate, Steyn City. The star also has an eye for pricey whips as he reportedly owns a Mercedes Benz G-Class, A45 AMG, and an Audi R8 Spyder.
Tbo Touch reveals that he might be forced to shut his business down due to Stage 6 loadshedding
Tbo Touch is among many business owners who are being affected by the ongoing Stage 6 loadshedding Taking to his Twitter page, the radio and television personality said the blackouts were taking a toll on his business Social media users also shared similar experiences with many saying they have already closed down due to the blackouts.
Loadshedding is putting a toll on the country’s economy, especially small businesses. Many people have been forced to either scale down or shut down completely due to the ongoing blackouts.
The South African Human Rights Commission recently announced an inquiry into the environmental pollution and raw sewage pouring into the Wemmer Pan lake just outside the city center.
Those who complained said there is also a stench of hydrogen-sulphide around the area, and the pollution has affected the local community, businesses and those who use the lake for recreation.
Touch’s plea came weeks after former minister Tito Mboweni shared pictures of his “tour” of Hillbrow and central Johannesburg, complaining of the “filth” he saw.
One of the many people whose businesses are being affected by the blackouts is media personality Tbo Touch.
Metro FM DJ Tbo Touch headed to his Twitter page to share that he was struggling to keep the doors of his small business open. The star said loadshedding was taking a toll on his SMME and may be forced to shut down soon.
I don't see my company functioning under stage 6 it's a serious struggle for SMMEs. I can't keep up at all! What must happen now? We are headed for even more job losses. Sad reality and I'm the last person to lose hope but I can't see us surviving this 1.
Tbo Touch’s salary at Metro FM revealed. Metro FM has broken the bank to rehire radio host extraordinaire Tbo Touch with a whopping salary of half a million a month in a desperate bid to arrest listenership bleed and woo back lost advertisers.
Tbo Touch, who left the station about five years ago to start his own digital station, Touch HD, will rejoin South Africa’s biggest commercial radio station from next month. When he quit the station, rumour swirled that he had left after he was suspended for refusing to read a Hyundai advert, resulting in the SABC losing at least R16-million worth of advertising.
The versatile club DJ will return to host the station’s afternoon drive show, which he popularized by, among others, hosting a series of impromptu interviews with international A-list celebrities such as billionaire boxer Floyd Mayweather and award-winning rapper 50 Cent.
Two highly placed sources, who did not want to be named, said Tbo Touch, whose real name is Thabo Molefe, was approached by SABC CEO Madoda Mxakwe early last year, who pleaded with him to return to the station. Tbo Touch had initially sneezed at Mxakwe’s request because of how he was treated at the station, but he eventually agreed after a series of talks.
“Touch had initially wanted R1-million salary per month but Madoda told him there was no way in hell they could afford to pay him such an amount. They then settled at R480 000 per month,” said the source. Another source confirmed his unexpected return to Metro FM. “Madoda has been chasing after Touch’s signature for almost a year now.
Touch agreed to go back to the station on condition that he gets his afternoon drive show back and the SABC obliged. They settled on R480 000 salary per month. “Touch is not only going to host his show there, but as part of his agreement, he would also go and find advertisers and sponsors for his show and for the station. That is why R30 000 of that package is for a car allowance,” he said.
Tbo Touch couldn’t be reached for comment. When asked for a comment on Tbo Touch’s salary, SABC spokesperson Gugu Ntuli said they would reveal their new line-up soon.
Media Personality Tbo Touch Exposes MacG’s Podcast And Chill
Media personality Tbo Touch is not entirely happy with the outcomes of his interview with Mac G and Sol. He was the latest guest on Podcast and Chill with Mac G.
Tbo Touch revealed that his interview was censored and edited. Taking to Twitter, he wrote: “My interview on #PodcastandChillWithMacG was censored and edited. I guess the Tbo Touch story will always be distorted. I will tell the rest of the story when the time is right! Big S/O to Mac & Sol for the recovery.”
Sports broadcaster Robert Marawa also shared that his interview was “viewed and rejected to be flighted by the almighty Channel O”
If the @iamtbotouch interview was edited and doctored on the #podcastandchillwithmacg by ChannelO then I can safely tell u for free that my interview was viewed and rejected to be flighted by the almighty @ChannelOTV!!!
When Channel O announced that Podcast And Chill was joining its family, the channel promised viewers honest and raw conversations.
“No topic is off-limits, from the deeply personal (battling illness, life in prison, childhood traumas), to fame, politics, and navigating media scandals. The conversations are so honest and raw that the viewer sometimes feels as though they are eavesdropping on private chats between close friends, a sign of interviewing done right,” read the channel’s press release.
Podcast And Chill Network released a statement yesterday stating that Tbo Touch’s episode has fallen victim to memory card data corruption.
“…and as a result, some parts of the interview have been irretrievably lost. We exhausted all the efforts to recover as much of the data as possible with no success.
“This is now way an act of sabotage nor is it an effort to censor (mute) the remarks and/or statement made by our interviewee but rather regrettably the result of unforeseen technical glitch beyond our control.”
The episode has been trending since its premiere on YouTube yesterday. Tbo Touch spoke about a number of things including his American accent, Metro FM experiences, and his life in the states.
Speaking about his accent, he said his high school experiences forced him to adjust his accent.
“Do you know how difficult it is when you are in high school and all your friends are like ‘what are you saying?’ All of your friends in high school and I’m not talking about university, high school. And then they would ask each other, ‘what did he just say?”
…There’s this exhaustion that comes with time to say these guys don’t hear me…I’m going to try my best for them to hear me. Unfortunately, it became slightly permanent.”
He also revealed that the former SABC CEO Hlaudi Motshweneng suspended him because he couldn’t keep Floyd Mayweather in the studio after the interview for Hlaudi and his wife and kids to take pictures.
Tbo Touch has finally reacted to claims that he was fired from Soweto TV for allegedly underpaying employees.
Few weeks ago, the star was trending on Twitter after being accused but he has now been reinstated to his position as he revealed that he will be leaving the channel by the end of My this year.
Well, Tbo has come out to slam those carrying fake news around as he claimed the documents were “fraudulently fabricated for destructive purposes”. He revealed that the matter is now with the commercial claims court.
Tbo also said when the new board took over in 2019, the channel was over R19.7 million in debt. Touch explained that they could have retrenched staff but “opted for a 7%- 11% salary decrease”.
“The current board helped to reduce the amount by half. TV add spend dropped significantly in 2020.”
Tbo Touch has finally responded to claims that he was fired from Soweto TV. Few weeks ago, the star was trending on Twitter after he was reportedly accused of underpaying employees.
Touch, who has been reinstated to his position, revealed that he has decided to leave the channel at the end of May this year. Well, Tbo has come out to slam those carrying fake news around as he claimed the documents were “fraudulently fabricated for destructive purposes”.
He revealed that the matter is now with the commercial claims court.
Tbo also said when the new board took over in 2019, the channel was over R19.7 million in debt.
Touch explained that they could have retrenched staff but “opted for a 7%- 11% salary decrease”.
“The current board helped to reduce the amount by half. TV add spend dropped significantly in 2020.”
Radio personality, Tbo Touch is dragged on social media for being xenophobic. In response to the claim, he shared the experience of being robbed by untraceable foreign criminals.
“Those who say I’m Xenophobic can all jump. I’ve been robbed Gun-point with Thuli on her 3 trimesters almost sustained a miscarriage and for 3 years I was told by @SAPoliceService forensic they have too many similar cases committed by an untraceable foreign criminal.”
Those who say I’m Xenophobic can all jump. I’ve been robbed Gun-point with Thuli on her 3 trimester almost sustained a miscarriage and for 3 years I was told by @SAPoliceService forensic they have too many similar cases committed by untraceable foreign criminals https://t.co/Ue0wDh886p
The TV personality goes on to clear the air, by saying he shouldn’t be misunderstood by his explanation, as being xenophobic is different from being patriotic.
According to Tbo, he is just being patriotic.
“Can we please not misinterpret Xenophobia & Patriotism. Being Pro-South African don’t mean you’re Xenophobic. Everybody must be proud of their nationality! The highest office in society is citizenship,” he added.
Those who say I’m Xenophobic can all jump. I’ve been robbed Gun-point with Thuli on her 3 trimester almost sustained a miscarriage and for 3 years I was told by @SAPoliceService forensic they have too many similar cases committed by untraceable foreign criminals https://t.co/Ue0wDh886p
The TV personality goes on to clear the air, by saying he shouldn’t be misunderstood by his explanation, as being xenophobic is different from being patriotic.
According to Tbo, he is just being patriotic.
“Can we please not misinterpret Xenophobia & Patriotism. Being Pro-South African don’t mean you’re Xenophobic. Everybody must be proud of their nationality! The highest office in society is citizenship,” he added.
Can we please not misinterpret Xenophobia & Patriotism. Being Pro-South African don’t mean you’re Xenophobic. Everybody must be proud of their nationality! The highest office in society is citizenship. ??
