RC 260912SAfm
Saturday, 12 September 2026
Broadcast live from SAFM’s 90th anniversary gala dinner, the episode paired a wide-ranging classical playlist with a conversation about South African food and chef development.
- 17:43
Chef Andile Somdak said he became Nelson Mandela’s personal chef in 1994 and later helped promote South African culinary traditions rooted in family and regional cooking.
- 17:45
Somdak, newly elected as a vice-president of the South African Chefs Association, said the organisation aims to support chefs from rural areas and townships while improving food and health standards.
- 17:57
The association is raising funds to send Team Masakane, a group of chefs under 24, to Luxembourg as South African ambassadors and to help change young, underprivileged lives.
- 16:31
The presenter broadcast from the NH Hotel in Sandton ahead of SAFM’s 90th anniversary gala dinner, which was being held in partnership with the South African Chefs Association.