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This man doesn’t start businesses, he collects boss levels. One minute he’s selling the future on wheels, the next he’s launching metal into orbit and tweeting like the group chat has nuclear codes. He behaves like a Bond villain who got addicted to memes.

Nick Hamman is looking for people that have been poizoned before. 

Last week on Money Mondays, Xoli and Gerald started asking the dangerous question: What don’t they want you to know about money? This week, we take that question straight into the boardroom. Banks, insurance companies and big corporates love selling us convenience, security, rewards and peace of mind. But somewhere between the admin fees, policy clauses, loyalty points an...

As Bafana Bafana prepares to take on the world at the FIFA World Cup 2026, Rugby World Cup winners Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane join us to discuss why this is a moment for all Sout Africans to unite behind the national football team. Drawing on their own experiences of representing the country on the biggest sporting stages, they reflect on the pride, pressure, and responsibility that comes...

What word can you spell perfectly until someone is watching you type it? A new study has revealed South Africa’s most commonly misspelled words, and the results are both relatable and humbling. From "colour" and "favourite" to "jewellery" and "queue", we unpack why these everyday words continue to trip people up and what this says about the wonderfully chaotic nature of the English language....

This week on Pap & Politics, Thabo Baloyi speaks to Mbekezeli Benjamin from Judges Matter. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has approached the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to nullify the gross misconduct against him by the Judicial Service Commission, a ruling which paves the way for his impeachment.

In just a few days, the biggest sporting event on the planet gets underway as the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on 11 June. For the next month, billions of people around the world will be glued to their screens, and here in South Africa, the SABC will once again be bringing the tour- nament to millions of homes across the country. This year promises to be bigger, more accessible and more...

+South Africa is not just getting spam calls anymore. We are being hunted by call centres with stamina. According to Truecaller data reported by MyBroadband, spam calls in South Africa are up almost 23% in the first five months of 2026 compared to the same period last year, with an estimated 14.41 billion spam calls identified between January and May. Yes. Billion. With a B. At this...

This feature celebrates the Afrikaans language by sharing words that lack direct English translations. It appeals to Afrikaans speakers while also educating a broader audience about the richness of the language.

From Soweto came a calm man with music in his stride, gold and black in his schooling, green and gold in his calling. Then winter rose, the horn choir swelled, and his left foot sang louder than all of them.

Xoli and Thabo at the gym?

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

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Nick Hamman is looking for people with stories of a wedding that ended terribly.

HEADLINE: Chocolate Spiked with Potentially ‘Life-Threatening’ Amounts of [BLANK] Ingredients Recalled.   Presented by Thabo, this segment delivers a humorous and unique take on the weird, wacky, and risqué news of the day. It adds a playful twist to current events, making news consumption entertaining.

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