"Where are the men?": SA woman's games night plans goes viral
A Cape Town woman’s simple plan to organise a games night took an unexpected turn after her search for male participants went viral. Speaking to Breakfast with Martin Bester, Leslie Paterson recalled...
29 Jul 8min
Asking For A Friend: Riyp and Uzair Essack - Finding opportunity where everyone else saw leftovers
Most people do not think twice about the fruit they buy. An apple, a bunch of grapes or a punnet of blueberries appears on a supermarket shelf looking fresh and perfect. Few of us stop to think abou...
28 Jul 6min
This Secret Sound hint is guaranteed to help you win R50,000
Listeners stand a chance to win R50 000 if they correctly guess the Secret Sound. Listen to Breakfast with Martin Bester every weekday from 06:00 to 09:00 to see if you can guess the next sound. Mar...
28 Jul 3min
Asking For A Friend: How soon after a divorce is it appropriate to start dating again?
How soon is too soon to start looking for someone new after a separation? That is Anonymous’s question on Breakfast with Martin Bester’s Asking For A Friend this week. Anonymous asked listeners and t...
28 Jul 16min
Is AI the future of schooling?
New AI tools are allowing readers to interact with books through chatbots, while raising concerns about copyright, permissions and how authors and publishers should be paid. Gerda de Sousa brought th...
28 Jul 7min
Philicity Reeken weighs in on Tyla’s backlash over using the word "coloured"
Grammy-winning South African singer Tyla faced intense online backlash primarily from international, mostly American, audiences after identifying as a " coloured" woman.
28 Jul 3min
Call to change South Africa’s name: Will this be the new name?
Is South Africa due for a name change? The founders of a new South African think tank and advocacy group think so. Vuka Azania is calling on South Africans to consider changing the country’s name. A...
27 Jul 3min
JMPD officer caught on camera grabbing driver by the neck
A now-viral video showing a JMPD officer grabbing a man by the neck and pulling him out of a vehicle has sparked outrage among community members and officials. Video footage taken from inside the veh...
24 Jul 3min
