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He and two brothers built an island without water and a death without burial, For this, the real jailers answered fiction with handcuffs and violence, Decades later, another imagined land borrowed his tongue and called it home.

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

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

He carried two revolutionaries on his skin and one nation on his back, Was kicked twenty-three times in a single afternoon yet still became the danger, Then inspired enough devotion for football fandom to start behaving like religion.”

This weekend, the nominees for the 2026 South African Social Media Awards were unveiled in Rosebank, and the list tells a much bigger story than simply who might leave with a trophy in November.  Creators are now building audiences and businesses across education, gaming, podcasting, fashion, food, sport, photography, radio and kasi content. In a country where almost one in every two young pe...

Xoli chats to rugby journalist Khanyiso Chwaru about one of rugby’s greatest rivalries, as the highly anticipated clash officially kicks off tomorrow afternoon at 17:10 .

She learned to balance numbers before learning to command a close-up, Then crossed oceans to enter a fictional palace in someone else’s kingdom, Before returning home to help resurrect one of Africa’s most famous dynasties.

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

With proposed changes to driver’s licence renewal periods currently open for public comment, the 5 Breakfast team explores whether South Africans actually use this channel to have their say. Listeners share their experiences of responding to Government Gazette proposals, including submitting comments through professional bodies and public participation platforms, and whether those submission...

There are people who spend their early twenties trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives. And then there’s our next guest, who at 20 has apparently decided: “Cool, I’ll just sing the songs, write the songs AND produce the songs.” Max More has been quietly building some serious momentum in South African pop. His song “High” s...

This Women’s Month, 5 FM is celebrating Women Who Move Us; women whose work, ideas, leadership and personal journeys are helping to move South Africa forward. Xoliswa Mahlangu, is a leader in digital learning, AI and educational technology. With a background in software engineering and experience across teaching, educator development and national innovation programmes, she’s helping sh...

Joining us now is Lara Toselli, a South African writer, performer, director and producer whose career began remarkably early , as a nine-year-old presenter on SABC 1's YoTV. Since then, she's worked across television, film and theatre, and has created award-winning work of her own. Her latest project is particularly personal. Mother Load is a one-woman show written and performed by Lara and direct...

What happens when an African music legend finally gets a piece of Hollywood real estate Because Angelique Kidjo is officially getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And this isn't just another celebrity getting their name on the boulevard. She is making history.