Faith Mangope Dumps Power 98.7 For Almighty Metro FM
Faith Mangope has officially resigned from the Power Lunch show on Power 98.7 FM for a new assignment at another radio station.
Faith who is a seasoned radio anchor is expected to join Metro FM, which will be announced at the end of March. According to a source, the Mpumalanga native has already handed in her resignation and is eager to begin her new journey.
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“She’s leaving. A gone girl. The offer was too good to resist and Power cannot at this point afford to counteroffer,” the source revealed.
Faith, who presently hosts Power FM’s midday show, will take over Ayabonga Cawe’s Metro FM Talk show from 7 to 9 p.m. Ayabonga is the author of The Economics At Your Doorstep and has been and is about to depart the station in search of a better job.
According to another source, “Ayabonga will be pursuing his first love, which is Economics, and is tired of the frivolous world of fame.”
“He is not about fame. He had a great time, but he wants to focus his energies on what he studied, Economics. He is an economist, columnist, radio presenter, photographer, and activist. His portfolio is diverse,” the source added.
A Faith source said, “Power considered a counteroffer, but she did not entertain it. But it’s not even about them affording to keep her.
“Metro has always been on Faith’s wish list. Given the vast difference in listenership at Metro, she would never turn down the offer. The bosses at Power are pissed.”
Power 98.7 has seen a few resignations in recent years, including Masechaba Khumalo’s, and the station’s audience is thought to be declining. Faith is a seasoned broadcaster who recently took over as station manager at Massiv Metro.
She joined 702 while attending Wits University and studied international relations and industrial psychology. She also works as an anchor for eNCA. She has previously worked as a host at Y.
