Back to school stress and the 'My Vakansie" mondeling

Back to school stress and the ‘My Vakansie” mondeling

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14 January 2026

It’s the first back back. Millions of kids around the Western Cape return to school today and it always comes with tears, happiness, stress, and the daunting ‘my vakansie’ presentation.

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Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.