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This Women’s Month, 5FM is celebrating the women who move us, and our next guest doesn’t just move people; she moves some seriously heavy things before heading off to teach science. +  Nadia van Biljon is a teacher, a mother and a semi-professional bodybuilding athlete. She is also the mom of James, one of 5 Breakfast’s favourite young listeners; so greatness clearly runs in...

It’s Monday which means it’s time to stretch your money mindset on Money Mondays with Xoli Zondo and our resident financial expert, Thuli Magubane.

He was born a librarian of history before becoming a general of survival, Carries an entire civilisation’s burden somewhere behind his chest, And repeatedly disguises leadership as something built for the highway. He has died often enough to make resurrection look contractual, Crossed galaxies to turn Earth into the universe’s loudest parking dispute, And delivers motivationa...

BUZZWORD - ROW Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain the buzzword.

He has gone from intelligence to finance to trying to make Joburg make sense, Was once mayor for 25 days; barely enough time to learn the parking situation, Then returned to prove municipal politics sometimes comes with a very long receipt.

What happened happened on this day in history.

Dey Say are not being presented as artists following the trail Tyla created. The conversation positions Tyla’s global success as proof that African pop can compete at the centre of mainstream pop, while Dey Say represent another distinct expression of that movement. Their version of A-Pop blends pop, R&B and African musical influences through the format and chemistry of a South African g...

What happened on this day in history.

BUZZWORD:  MAY Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain the buzzword.

He came from suburbia dressed like the ambassador of a country that never existed, Asked powerful people questions so foolish their answers became evidence, And proved stupidity can be devastating when the idiot is secretly the smartest man in the room. He turned tinted glasses, sportswear and questionable grammar into investigative equipment, Made politicians explain civilisation to som...

The fifth Basadi in Music Awards will be broadcast across two nights on SABC2 and SABC Plus: the Main Awards on Saturday, 29 August at 21:00, followed by the Vanguard Awards on Sunday, 30 August at 21:00. For five years, the Basadi in Music Awards have worked to ensure that the women shaping African music and entertainment are not only heard, but properly seen, celebrated and remembered. This year...

Yesterday, the world lost Tim Curry at the age of 80; an actor whose career was built in the wonderfully strange corners of entertainment. Depending on when you first encountered him, Tim Curry was either a flamboyant scientist, a terrifying clown, a suspicious butler, a scheming hotel concierge, a legendary pirate or the voice behind one of animation’s most eccentric fathers. This morning,...

He annoyed parents so efficiently they practically became his marketing department, Turned one troubled fan into a dictionary entry used worldwide, Then skipped an Oscar win because apparently history could wait until morning.

What happened on this day in history.