Zola Nene gets behind Ladles of Love and becomes a Hands On Hero this Mandela Day

Published on

14 July 2026

This Friday 17 January we’re teaming up with Ladles of Love at DHL Stadium to support 20,000 preschool children through hands-on activities. Joining us there is one of the Hands-On-Heroes, is celebrated South African chef, author and television personality Zola Nene.

Zola Nene will be with us this Friday at DHL Stadium for the Ladles of Love Hands-On-Heroes initiative for Mandela Day. There are 4 different ways you can be part of the event where you can either be part of preparing food or putting together arts, crafts, and teaching aids for preschool children. You can sign up here.

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.