5 Breakfast

What started as a random DM from a listener turned into one of the most inspiring mornings on 5 Breakfast. Fatima, a mom stuck in traffic on Empire Road, spotted a young man holding a sign asking for help to start his food truck venture in Soweto. His name? Chef Thapelo, a qualified chef with big dreams but no kitchen. Live on air, we followed this story as it unfolded in real time: - Fatima share...

This morning on 5 Breakfast, we’re joined by one of South Africa’s brightest rising pop stars, Ben Rodrigues. You know him from his breakout hit “Was It Real” that stormed the charts and racked up millions of streams. Now, he’s back with a brand-new single called “Homesick”, a powerful, emotional anthem inspired by love, distance, and the id...

This week on Marli’s Monday Motivation, we kick the week off with a story that proves just how far passion, talent, and dedication can take you. Marli spoke to 21-year-old Julio Texeria, co-founder of the Thanda Choir from the Khayelitsha township, that was started in 2023. In the space of two years they have gone from their community roots to performing to international audiences, recently...

Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain the buzzword. Today the Buzzword is 'bread"

If nick just stares at Thabo while live, what will Thabo do?

From the streets of the West Coast to global superstardom, this laid-back king turned rhymes into currency, smoke into signature, and collaborations into an empire. Hint Legend: • West: West Coast hip hop origins • smoke: iconic association with cannabis culture

The 5 Breakfast team battles it out to see who remembers what happened this week.

From academy dreams to a captain’s armband, this midfield general commands the pitch like a chessboard, moving pieces and breaking lines until the game bends to his will. Hint Legend: • chessboard: his tactical awareness and control in midfield • captain: his leadership role for club and country.

With the Women’s Rugby World Cup starting next weekend, Xoli will be chatting to Dawn Dunn about springbok women, and women’s rugby.

From Pretoria’s streets to the global cage, this warrior forged a path in blood, sweat, and late nights in the gym. He doesn’t just fight, he dismantles, turning challengers into headlines. Hint Legend: • cage: the MMA octagon • headlines: his victories making sports news

Jack Parow, yes, the man with the longest peak cap in the game, has just dropped “Dis DDP,” a hype track made to get South Africa screaming for our own UFC champ, Dricus “Stillknocks” du Plessis. And this isn’t just a playlist filler – it’s a full-on national battle cry ahead of Dricus defending his middle- weight belt at UFC 319 in Chicago.

Thabo chats to investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh about the IDT corruption story that captured our attention over the last two weeks.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber just called it the “biggest change ever” for his department, and for once, he might not be overselling it. The old Online Verification System (OVS), the tech that checks your details against the National Population Register, was a glitchy nightmare, failing half the time and sometimes taking a full day to reply with... the wrong...

A few years ago a hilarious video a mom took of her daughter learning to ride a bicycle went viral, as the young Marelize Horn smashed right into a rugby pole. The words “my f*k, Marelize” quickly became synonymous with the viral video. But Marelize has the last laugh, as now a few years later, this funny viral video has led to a proudly South African film, “My f*k, Marelize&rdqu...