Following an announcement on 9 March 2010 that Welcome Nzimande, Ukhozi FM station manager, is set retire at the end of March 2010, the SABC has appointed Bonga Mpanza as the acting station manager with effect from 1 April 2010. Mpanza worked for Distell, SAB and Brandhouse as a sales representative before joining SABC in 2005 as an account executive. In 2008 he was promoted to a portfolio sales manager post at Ukhozi FM.