Gareth's Guests
Straight up interviews from The Gareth Cliff Show on CliffCentral.com - without any interruptions.
Danielle Alcock
Sixteen-year-old Danielle Alcock would lie as a baby in her cot and hum to herself when she couldn’t fall asleep. Since then she has taken music lessons and blossomed into a talented singer/songwriter. She chats to Gareth and gives us a performance.
Binx
Imagine you're enjoying a night out at rapper Jay Z's 'The 40/40' in New York City and suddenly the song you recorded comes blaring through the speakers. That's exactly what happened to South African pop musician Binx. She tells us how she got settled as a recording artist in the…
Seneliso Dladla & Thierry Cassuto
Seneliso Dladla aka Sne Dladla, joins the team for a chat. He is but a toddler in the comedy scene having started just 3 years ago but he's already got his own show on Comedy Central, called CCN News. He's also been responsible for the voices of DJ Fresh and…
Valentine Mabaso
Valentine Mabaso shares her story about how a strange incurable skin disorder has affected her life, but how she's not letting it limit her.
Riaz Moola
South Africans are traditionally very innovative people on the world stage, and Riaz Moola is a guy continuing this legacy. Founder and director at Hyperion Development, he cut his tech teeth at Google and is on his way to becoming a global computer science icon.
Thomas Gumede & Lungile Radu
Thomas Gumede and Lungile Radu are two of the most influential players in the South African entertainment industry, having worked in reality television, movies and stand up comedy. Gareth finds out what they’re up to these days.
Vicki Myburgh
Vicki Myburgh is with the PWC and joins Gareth this morning to talk about the Showbiz, Entertainment and Arts Conference.
Quinton Van der Berg
Quinton Van der Berg joins the team as today's guest. He is currently producing a show called The Last Fighter Standing, he’s also the brains behind the Cape Town based reality TV show Cliffton Shores. He’s had his hand in a variety of projects ranging from telecoms to mining. Find…
Kulture
Kulture, one of the security guard working at CliffCentral is an aspirant rapper. His life story is compelling, but his passion for making music has seen him through some tumultuous times.
Stilo Magolide
Rapper and fashion icon Stilo Magolide comes into studio to talk about his fabulous life. He started rapping as a child, but only recently took that talent seriously. He has some stories of celebrity performers that he has styled and created unique looks for and has some new tracks to…
Vusi Nova
Singer Vusi Nova is the special guest today with quite the story to tell. He and Gareth kickback for an hour and play some of his tracks, clear up some hurtful misconceptions, uncover a previous life of addiction, and how his career is certainly on the up and up right…
Luke Alfred
Journalist and well-known author Luke Alfred has a special kind of love for South Africa. In his book entitled 'Early One Sunday Morning I Decided to Step Out and Find South Africa', he talks about walking the streets of the country and the many interesting things that he found about…
DJ pH
DJs nowadays aren't just shy nerds who can't dance, they are business savvy and go-getter individuals like DJ pH. He chats to Gareth about life beyond the gigs, and how he is doing amazing things for tired and neglected shoes too.
Ntando Mahlangu
He wowed us all by winning a silver medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games, and now he is in studio to talk about it. It's none other than 14 year old Ntando Mahlangu, a South African with an incredible future, and a shining light in how sport can change your…
ISO
Since 2006, ISO have been an eclectic South Africa rock band constantly working on refining their contemporary sound. Richard Brokensha, Franco Schoeman and Nick McCreadie bring their instruments to studio and have a good catch-up with Gareth on what the band is up to right now.
JR
A great many things go into a hit song, and nobody knows this quite as well as Tabure Thabo Bogopa Junior, otherwise known as JR. A hugely talented musician, he prefers to be behind the scenes when it comes to producing music, showing how he sees the big picture behind…
Marianne Thamm
With over 30 years of journalistic experience in South Africa, Marianne Thamm has certainly seen some things. Her new book; Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela and Me confirms this as she shares her life experience and views. Gareth unpacks some of these with her, and learns a little more about someone who…
Chad Saaiman
Chad Saaiman was a fresh-faced teen singer on Idols, and has now grown into an all-round artist of much repute. He was faced with tragedy a few years back though when a hijacking almost ended not only his career, but his life too. He unpacks the story with Gareth, talks…
Anele Mdemka
Gareth talks to the man behind Cassper Nyovest's big body turnaround. As CEO of Apex Aesthetics, Anele Mdemka knows what is important exercise-wise, and how we can all turn things around through focused training and nutrition.
Rabin Harduth
Comedian Rabin Harduth pops in to catch everyone up on what’s been keeping him busy. He's been in the comedy game longer than most people remember, starting off on the TV show, Big Brother. He also fills us in on the Clarence Comedy Festival taking place from the 6th to…