MICHAEAL “DIGNASH” MORAPEDI

RADIO PRESENTER & COMEDIAN

IN THREE WORDS, I AM....
Funny, witty and a shrewd businessman.

IF I’M FRIGHTENED OF ANYTHING, IT’S...
Failure.

IF I COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME I’D SET THE DIALS FOR...
1981- to revisit one teacher of mine who told me I’d never amount to anything.

MY FAVOURITE PERSON IN THE UNIVERSE IS...
My mother, Bridgette. She raised me from a boy to a man single-handedly.

MY LEAST FAVOURITE PERSON IN THE UNIVERSE IS....
Robert Gabriel Mugabe. How can one man hold an entire country to ransom?

THE LAST TIME I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR I THOUGHT...
Damn! That’s a million bucks right there.

IF I HAD TO LEAVE A BODY PART TO SCIENCE, IT WOULD BE...
My brains because I don’t come in dozens. Surely God must have taken His time making this cat. Ha-ha!

MY DEFINITION OF LOVE IS...
The innocence of children. It’s unconditional and very pure.

THE LAST TIME I VOMITED, IT WAS BECAUSE...
Hennessey was in the system baba! Ha-ha!

THE GREATEST LESSON LIFE HAS TAUGHT ME IS...
Perceptions are very deceptive.

IF I KNEW THE WORLD WAS ENDING TOMORROW, THEN TODAY I’D...
I’ll get buck-wild, cash all my money and throw a big party and just probably invite Robert Mugabe so I call tell him to his face, “See you in hell,” because that’s probably where we’re going.

THE SONG I WANT PLAYED AT MY FUNERAL IS...
“Picture me Rolling” by Tupac Shakur.

I WANT MY TOMBSTONE TO READ...
Here lies “The Boss.”

IN PURELY MONETARY TERMS, I AM WORTH ROUGHLY...
Guys like me are rare gems.

NEED-TO-KNOW
1). Made in Francistown, grown in Gaborone.
41-year-old Michael Morapedi is very much a product of Botswana.
He’s funny, full of charisma and arguably the best homegrown radio presenter to grace the local airways.
Added to that he is also a slapstick comedian of repute.
Popularly known as Dignash to his legion of fans, the proud father of a two-year-old Malaika, is the man behind the mike on Duma FM’s afternoon drive-time show, “Dignash Live.”
His distinctive style is unique, unpredictable, whacky, hectic, but always easy on the ears.
As his comic career continues on its meteoric rise, he uses humour to break down barriers across the social divide.
If laughter is a medicine, then Dignash has the tonic to make you feel good.

2). Dignash also known as ‘The Boss,’ has a natural talent for showmanship, which may explain why he originally wanted to be a lawyer.
A change of heart however saw him forsake the law for the world of radio, and he joined RB2 in 1992 at the age of 25.
His eloquent tones have since been heard across the whole spectrum of local radio with subsequent spells at Gabz FM, Yarona FM and now Duma FM.
His highlights include last year when he had an opportunity to co-broadcast a show with heavyweights Chris Motshabi and Cebo Manyaapelo from South Africa’s popular radio station, Motsweding FM.
As a funny man, Dignash has performed alongside other comedians from South Africa such as Kagiso Lediga and David Kau and has produced two CDs - “Now We’re Talking Volume One and Now We’re Talking Volume Two”.
Currently, he’s trying to put together a comedy-related TV show, as well as plans to launch an international clothing label amongst other bright ideas he has lined up.

3). His burning ambition is to see his name up in the glittering lights of Broadway and stage a show in New York, and then make it big in Hollywood.
In the meantime as he reaches for the stars, he is just happy in his natural habitat with a generous helping of the famous “Mokwetjepe” dish, making his ‘homeboys’ happy.