{"id":27943,"date":"2025-09-30T12:54:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=27943"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:54:22","slug":"teen-voice-making-waves-on-vut-fm-meet-oarabile-nkaota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/teen-voice-making-waves-on-vut-fm-meet-oarabile-nkaota\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen voice making waves on VUT FM: meet Oarabile Nkaota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;At only 16, VUT FM news reader and Grade 10 learner Oarabile Nkaota from Sharpeville is balancing school and radio, using his voice to inspire, uplift, and create change.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>30 September 2025 | Story By:<em> <\/em>Qhawekazi Memani | Picture: Supplied<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2 minutes read time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vut-2-1024x684.webp\" alt=\"Teen voice making waves on VUT FM: meet Oarabile Nkaota\" class=\"wp-image-27945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vut-2-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vut-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vut-2-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vut-2-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vut-2-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vut-2.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When most teenagers are still figuring out who they want to be, Oarabile Nkaota is already waking up to deadlines, scripts, and the thrill of a live broadcast. At just 16, the Grade 10 learner from Tshepiso, Sharpeville, has carved out a place for himself on VUT FM as one of the station\u2019s youngest news readers, proof that passion can sometimes outrun age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His love for radio began as a child. \u201cFrom the very beginning, I knew radio was where I belonged,\u201d he says with a shy smile. 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