DJ Fresh Bio
DJ Fresh whose real name is Thato Sikwane is a Botswana-born South African disc jockey and mix master. He hosts the Metro FM BreakFast show. Fresh first came to public through his breakfast slot on radio station YFM which he hosted for eight years and later as the host of the Drive Time from 16h00 – 19h00 on 5FM.
DJ Fresh Age
Fresh was born on 15th October 1972 in Botswana. He currently resides in South Africa. He is 46 years old as of 2018.
DJ Fresh Wife
He is married to Thabiso Sikwame. However not much is known about his wife other than her name. We will keep you updated if any information on his wife arises.
DJ Fresh Career
He also co-hosted with DJ Euphonik – of the SABC1 music magazine series Club Culture, from 2011-2012.
He has numerous house albums under his belt and has shared the DJ booth with a number of international artists, including “Little Louie” Vega, Frankie Knuckles, Armad Van Helden and Dominic Spreadlove and played in Southport in 2000 and at the legendary Pacha in Ibiza in 2002.
He was also among the DJ’s who performed at the Miami Winter Music Conference.
DJ Fresh Photo
In addition to launching his company Big Dawg Productions, Fresh has established the DJ Fresh Annual Shcolarship programme, which awards tertiary scholarships to deserving students who cannot afford it.
The other projects of his is the “Rollback Xenophobia” campaign, and he has raised money for organisations like POWA and the Cancer Association with unique initiatives like “kissathons”.
Currently he is a guest at any club venue across the country worth its salt, as well as a regular at nightclubbing institutions like Randburg’s Calabash.
DJ Fresh YFM
Fresh invited YFM in 2000, to adopt 100 matriculants from Gauteng’s star schools who every Sunday attended extra classes until exams were over. He also arranged career talks for the learners with people from different sectors.
DJ Fresh Scholarship Programme
In 2001 he established another scholarship programme . The DJ Fresh Annual Scholarship is an extension of an existing scholarship, but this time in partnership with Rosebank College, which awarded 5 scholarships, Monash University (10 scholarships) and Boston Media House (5 Scholarships).
In that same year 17 scholarships were awarded to deserving learners who had excelled in Matric but couldn’t afford to pay for further studies.
The aim of the DJ Fresh Scholarship initiative is to give matriculants from the so-called “formerly disadvantaged communities” an opportunity to explore all facets of life, while at the same time helping break the stereotype that lawyers and doctors are the epitome of success.
Plans are underway to turn the scholarship into a full and permanent education fund and eventually offer post graduate scholarships.
DJ Fresh appeared on the thid one-off TV special of quiz show Test The Nation, entitled National Parenting Test, as a celebrity guest.
DJ Fresh SA’s Got Talent
In 2014 he joined the e.tv reality competition series SA’s Got Talent as a judge for its fifth season.
Metro FM Fresh Breakfast – Suspension
He is famous for hosting the Metro FM Fresh Breakfast. However on 18th June 2018, SABC spokesperson Vuyo Mthembu confirmed that DJ Fresh, had been “unscheduled ( suspended) on Metro FM until further notice.”
Fans of the Metro FM Fresh Breakfast Show have threatened the boycott the show, which in the interim has been hosted by Mo Flava and Thomas Msengana.
The hashtag #BringBackDJFresh was trending on Twitter on Tuesday, with fans demanding that return of DJ Fresh.
The DJ has remained quiet on social media, not divulging any information on his suspension or when he will return to the airwaves.