Kelly Ramputswa Becomes Yarona FM’s First Female Station Manager

Women’s month started on a positive note for Botswana as Yarona FM radio station has welcomed Ms Kelly Ramputswa as the new station manager and she becomes the first woman to be appointed to lead the station since it started broadcasting in 1999.  Ms Ramputswa is a former club disc jockey (DJ) with several years behind the decks.

According to a press statement from the station, Ms Ramputswa is coming into the job having previously held the position of station manager at logistics company, Aramex Botswana. She also has extensive corporate background. She says her intentions for Yarona FM is to be not only the number one radio station for the youth but a station that anyone can tune into and still feel like they are catered for.

She was appointed to the job on August 1, Ramputswa said she and her team had already hit the ground running with revising the station’s focus. “We are working on refocusing the station, the youth of today have different needs, wants and demands to those of 17 years ago when we first went on air, so it’s important for us to cater to this new youth audience which is in-tune with what is happening in the world,” she noted.