Don't Hold Back: say it loud!
Money, sex, identity, mental health, relationships, culture and more -- nothing is off-limits in “Don’t Hold Back”, the award-winning video podcast hosted by Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba.
Imagine if there were a place where everyone could speak honestly about the things we often keep quiet. That’s what Don’t Hold Back is all about! South Africans under 35 talk about everything from navigating identity, social pressures, and mental health, to dealing with toxic relationships, finances and family expectations. Life feels lighter when you can listen and learn from other people’s stories.
Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba is a South African content creator, bestselling author and HIV activist. Join her as she chats — and shares a snack — with a different guest in each episode.
Don’t Hold Back has received international and local recognition, including:
- Bronze Winner – 2023 Anthem Awards (Education, Art & Culture / Podcast or Audio)
- Finalist – 2023 New York Festivals Radio Awards
- Shortlisted – 2023 Publisher Podcast Awards (Best Health & Wellbeing Podcast)
- Finalist – 2023 AIB Awards (Presenter of the Year: Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba)
- Spotlight of the Year (Podcast) – 2023 African Podcast and Voice Awards
- Gold Winner – 2024 South African Podcasting Awards (Wellness & Relationships)
This podcast is a collaboration between DW, Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio.
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Previous Episodes
- Sex and Sexuality: What women wish they’d been taught 30.07.2025
- Breaking the Silence: Men & Mental Health 16.07.2025
- Overcoming the Odds: Sibulele’s Inspiring Story 02.07.2025
- Former Miss SA: Anxiety once 'paralyzed' me 09.07.2024
- Fighting an invisible enemy 12.06.2024
- Why your vote could decide SA's election 15.05.2024
- Top Chef Wandile shares his recipe for success 10.04.2024
- Fighting back against cyberbullies (Emma Sadleir) 13.03.2024
- Unmasking men’s mental health battles (Seth Pimentel) 14.02.2024
- Why AI won't steal your job just yet (Graeme Codrington) 17.01.2024
- Why SA's sporting heroes are changemakers (BONUS EPISODE) 20.12.2023
- Meet South Africa’s TikTok Queen (Tums the Narrator) 13.12.2023
- Huge pressure on new moms to 'be perfect' (Sam Cowen) 29.11.2023
- Stop apologising for changing jobs! - Mzamo Masito 15.11.2023
- Black Tax and how to deal with it (Skhu Mayaba) 01.03.2023
- Breaking Barriers: From Disney to Nandos to leading a top radio station 01.02.2023
- ‘Got fired into my dream job’ (Naledi Mallela) 11.01.2023
- Finding love and revealing your HIV status to a partner (Saidy Brown) 07.12.2022
- Can Western psychology and traditional healing co-exist? (Anele Siswana) 09.11.2022
- How to make your money work for you (Bronson Friedman) 12.10.2022
