We can t become too popular, because we would be a threat to certain political and commercial entrepreneurs. Up till now, nobody controls Bush Radio but the commu-nity. That s why they call it the mother of community radio in Africa. Issues that concern the organisation are discussed, and listeners are invited to voice their opinions. The emphasis is mainly on township developments.
Local music is aired extensively interspersed with public service announcements.
Shell Oil funds this programme aimed to stop violence and crime, and promote safety in transportation to the city centres. Role players are invited to the station to come and discuss their grievances. Bush Radio supports the criminology department of the University of Cape Town in developing a training programme whereby young people convicted for various offences are trained to operate a radio station within the prison facility. Everyone producing or presenting a programme on Bush Radio does so on a volunteer basis. The majority of Bush Radios listeners reside in the black and mixed race township areas that are largely economically depressed.