RC 260823SAfm
Sunday, 23 August 2026
A Gabon-focused edition mixed coastal travel, Libreville rumba, and pan-African music history, with a standout profile of Kenyan plastic-waste innovator Nzambi Matee.
- 04:14
Gabon was the week’s destination, with Libreville, Loango, Pongara, Lambarene, Fernan Vaz, Ivindo, Makokou, Franceville and Port-Gentil highlighted as places worth visiting.
- 03:41
Libreville rumba was traced to Gabon’s capital, shaped by Central African rumba, Cuban and Latin American influence, and known for layered guitar, dance rhythms and lyrics about love and society.
- 04:52
Nzambi Matee, founder of Jenga Makers in Nairobi, was featured for turning low-grade plastic waste into cheaper, stronger pavers; the business recycles 10 to 25 metric tons a week and has created 112 jobs.
- 05:58
The week’s soundtrack clue was solved as Olivet Ngoma’s “Adia”, heard in the 1999 French film Beautravail; the programme said the song appears in a nightclub scene with soldiers creating tension.