The Alternative Breakfast

A sharp, ideas-driven News Round Up with Nco Dube, analysing the rise of anti-intellectualism and vigilantism in South Africa alongside key political developments 13.04.2026 21:19 ↓

GUEST: Nco Dube – Political Analyst | Writer | Commentator A sharp, ideas-driven News Round Up with Nco Dube, analysing the rise of anti-intellectualism and vigilantism in South Africa alongside key political developments—from the Democratic Alliance Congress leadership battles to the implications of the Madlanga Commission and Julius Malema’s upcoming court appearance—fram...

Democratic Alliance Day 2 of its Elective Conference with Bongiwe Zwane, giving us a scope of leadership outcomes, internal party dynamics, policy direction, and what today's results signal for South Africa’s political landscape ahead of upcoming electora 13.04.2026 15:06 ↓

Guest: Bongiwe Zwane – SABC News Anchor and Weekend View host. Democratic Alliance Day 2 of its Elective Conference with Bongiwe Zwane, giving us a scope of leadership outcomes, internal party dynamics, policy direction, and what today's results signal for South Africa’s political landscape ahead of upcoming electoral cycles

South Africa’s unemployment crisis: Are we normalising economic collapse? 13.04.2026 16:19 ↓

GUEST: Duma Gqubule – Economist, Research Associate at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, and author

NEWS ROUNDUP 13.04.2026 11:57 ↓

GUEST: NTSIKELELO BREAKFAST - Leading the Center for Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution at Nelson Mandela University. 

DA ELECTIVE CONFERENCE 13.04.2026 14:38 ↓

Guest: Bongiwe Zwane – SABC News Anchor and Weekend View host.

CIVIC EDUCATION: Damien Naidu joins us to unpack why the current labour action at the National Arts Council is about more than just an internal workplace dispute, and what it reveals about how public arts institutions function, fail and affect the wider c 30.03.2026 15:01 ↓

CIVIC EDUCATION: Damien Naidu joins us to unpack why the current labour action at the National Arts Council is about more than just an internal workplace dispute, and what it reveals about how public arts institutions function, fail and affect the wider creative sector. - 

JSB WORD DOMINATION: BookReview - Nthabiseng Sethoga joins us to unpack the heart behind her devotional Ontekane Modimo and why daily spiritual activations can become a powerful tool for confronting the emotional, mental and personal “Goliaths” many peopl 30.03.2026 20:57 ↓

JSB WORD DOMINATION: BookReview - Nthabiseng Sethoga joins us to unpack the heart behind her devotional Ontekane Modimo and why daily spiritual activations can become a powerful tool for confronting the emotional, mental and personal “Goliaths” many people face in everyday life.-   

JSB CONVERSATION – We unpack whether South Africa’s economic realities are changing how people think about having children, and whether family life today is increasingly shaped by deliberate choice, financial pressure or circumstance with Theatremaker and 30.03.2026 42:52 ↓

JSB CONVERSATION – We unpack whether South Africa’s economic realities are changing how people think about having children, and whether family life today is increasingly shaped by deliberate choice, financial pressure or circumstance with Theatremaker and Poet, Malapile Solly Ramatswi and Author, Mxolisi Masilela The Great

#THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS, GRIOTS AND OPINION MAKERS: Sandra Kneubuhler joins us to unpack why more Africans are increasingly choosing to travel within the continent rather than abroad, and what this growing intra-African travel trend could mean for t 30.03.2026 16:12 ↓

#THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS, GRIOTS AND OPINION MAKERS: Sandra Kneubuhler joins us to unpack why more Africans are increasingly choosing to travel within the continent rather than abroad, and what this growing intra-African travel trend could mean for tourism, opportunity and economic growth across Africa

COMMUNITY: As Human Rights Month draws to a close, we unpack the often invisible but deeply entrenched human rights violations facing domestic workers in South Africa, and why dignity, fair pay, lawful treatment and respect inside the home remain urgent n 30.03.2026 19:11 ↓

COMMUNITY: As Human Rights Month draws to a close, we unpack the often invisible but deeply entrenched human rights violations facing domestic workers in South Africa, and why dignity, fair pay, lawful treatment and respect inside the home remain urgent national issues with Amy Tekie, the co-founder of Izwi Domestic Workers Alliance.