24/01/2023
Mac G
Macgyver Mukwevho, widely known as MacG, is a well-known South African radio DJ and house music producer. From 2000 to 2005, MacG presented a youth programme on etv called Craze. He eventually left television to pursue his radio career full time and in 2006, He moved to a Gauteng based radio station YFM – where he hosted a variety of shows from the graveyard slot on weekends to the Top. His popularity rose significantly when he started hosting the early morning show during weekdays and later the lunchtime show also on weekdays. Since 2010 he has been at Joburg’s no 1 hit music station, 947, where he hosts weeknights 10pm-01am and a dance show on Saturday 6-9pm called the 947 Bloc Party.
MacG is known for heating up dance floors with house and dance music at the biggest events around South Africa. His successes landed him the opportunity to tour Africa with MTV Base performing in Angola, Mozambique. He also played at the after party of the first ever MTV African Music Awards in Nigeria, leaving the fun-loving locals in awe. MacG has toured South Africa extensively and has shared the DJ Booth with international and local DJ’s, including DJ Diplo, Afrojack, David Guetta, Black Coffee, DJ Fresh, Euphonik and Louie Vega amongst others. When he’s not on air, in studio or at one of his many gigs. MacG enjoys relaxing to a good old game of FIFA while listening to the radio.
