DJ Glen Lewis – Biography, Real Name, Age and Career

Glen Lewis is a familiar name in South Africa’s mainstream media. The radio and club DJ gained fame as a morning show host at Radio 2000. Due to his stage name, he is sometimes mistaken for Canadian neo-soul singer Glenn Lewis, who received a Grammy nomination in 2014. Glen Lewis eventually left Radio 2000 after securing a lucrative deal with another major station. Being one of the top radio DJs in the country, it was expected that many of his fans would follow him to his new platform.

Profile Summary

Real Name	Lewis Mpotseng Tshinaba
Stage Name	DJ Glen Lewis or Glenzito
Date of Birth	March 13, 1975
Birthplace	Pimville, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Gender	Male
Nationality	South African
Age (as of 2025)	50 years old
Career	Radio DJ, club DJ, entrepreneur
Instagram	@glenzito

Early Life

Glen Lewis’ real name is Lewis Mpotseng Tshinaba. The well-known South African radio host developed a love for music at around nine or ten years old. He started by playing as a disc jockey and making recordings. During his school days in Pimville Zone 4, he met a friend named Thami, whose father worked as a DJ at Swazi Radio, an independent station broadcasting from Swaziland. Glen and Thami would often skip school sports days to visit the 702 Studios at Atkin House in downtown Johannesburg, where they watched popular DJs and Thami’s father at work. Glen was born and raised in Pimville Zone 4, Soweto, in Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Career History

DJ Glen Lewis began his music career shortly after completing high school. In the 1990s, he joined Radio Thohoyandou, later moving to Radio Bop and then Metro FM, where he became a well-known figure. He left Metro FM in 2017 and joined Touch HD. After a year at Touch HD, Glen moved to Radio 2000, where he hosted the weekday shows The Glenzito SuperDrive and The First Avenue Breakfast Show with Unathi Msengana. His time at Radio 2000 faced challenges after he was fired for playing music from his own device, which went against the station’s policy. However, he was later recalled to host The Glenzito SuperDrive show from 6 am to 9 am on weekdays.

Despite a rocky period, Glen built a strong following on Radio 2000’s MorningBuzz show and continued to play at local clubs. According to Sundayworld, anonymous employees revealed that Glen Lewis chose not to renew his Radio 2000 contract and instead joined Kaya FM, where he reportedly received a lucrative offer to help boost the station’s audience and revenue. He resigned from Radio 2000 in March 2024 and started at Kaya FM the following month.

Although he hasn’t released personal music albums or songs, Glen Lewis is credited with several popular mixes, including Live from a Secret Location, Live from Vinny’s Birthday Tour, Mid-Tempo CD, and Numero Uno from 1999. On April 15, 2024, Kaya FM presenters Sizwe Dhlomo and Andy Maqondwana welcomed Glen Lewis during his first show at the station. Sizwe Dhlomo mentioned that Glen had been a major inspiration for his own career in radio.

Glen Lewis first started at Metro FM in 1995, where he hosted several programs until his departure in 2017. Besides radio, he served as a judge on the second season of Popstars and also appeared in the SABC2 soap opera Muvhango.

Albums

Moment of truth

Don’t you forget it

Bout Your Love

World Outside My Window

Songs

Beautiful Eyes

Fall Again

I wanna go deep

Simple things

Your song

Lonely

Better with time

Sorry

Take me