Zuraida Jardine is back!   

One of South Africa’s most loved personalities, Zuraida Jardine is back on our TV-screens as the host of Afternoon Express.

After taking a break from the limelight to focus on her family and furthering her studies, the radio personality returned to the small screen as the host of the popular lifestyle show on 18 July 2023.

Zuraida is a perfect fit for Afternoon Express, which offers viewers a delightful blend of lifestyle, entertainment, and informative content. The seasoned broadcaster will bring her own unique perspective, charisma, and passion for health and wellness to the program, ensuring an engaging and entertaining experience for viewers.  

 “My decade-long devotion to studying and practising in the realm of health and wellness has equipped me with knowledge in psychology, functional medicine, breathwork therapy, and critical health studies, which I am eager to share with our audience,” Zuraida shares.

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With this new addition, Afternoon Express will address essential topics around mental, physical, and emotional well-being, encouraging viewers to live life to their fullest potential. The platform will provide all the necessary tools and techniques for a vital, vibrant life. “I am ecstatic to be the new voice and face of the show, offering a fresh perspective to audiences across South Africa,” she says. “This exciting chapter of my career promises to breathe new life into the health and wellness dialogue. I look forward to you joining on this enriching journey towards a healthier life”. 

My unique expertise in wellness affords me a different lens through which to host this new direction for the show and connect with the audience

“It’s incredible to see Zuraida back with the SABC family after years on 5FM and shows like Clover’s Little Big Cook Off,” says Lala Taku, head of content for video entertainment for SABC . “Zuraida will bring a wealth of new knowledge on health and well-being – especially since she’s been coaching people to reach their full potential through wellness workshops. We wish her all the best on this new journey on Afternoon Express.” 

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South Africans got to know Zuraida on the radio when she graced our airwaves as the first woman to host a daytime show on the popular radio station, 5FM in 2002. “When I was a child, I was fascinated by radio,” she shares. “It was always on at home and I was captivated by the stories I heard – it’s theatre of the mind. I grew up appreciating radio for that reason”, she told Jet Club in 2017. 

 Since her radio days, the mother of two has cemented herself as one of SA’s most loved personalities by hosting shows like Big Brother Mzanzi and even winning the first season of South Africa’s Strictly Come Dancing.