5 Breakfast

Dan chats with Mbali Ndhlovu from 'Rebuild SA', a Facebook page with over 45 000 active particpants who are engaged in trying to mend the damage caused by the spate of looting and violence that left Gauteng and KZN ravaged this week.

Dan and the team share some of the reasons they love South Africa in an attempt to lift the spirits of the Nation.

Dan and the team chat with Social Justice lawyer Tanveer Jeewa about the deployment of the SANDF to help manage looting and violence in Gauteng and KZN. We ask her what they are and aren't allowed to do and who are they accountable to?

Dan catches up with Kate Wilkinson from Africa Check who dispels a couple fake news stories that have been doing the rounds during this time of Zuma related unrest. She also reaffirms the importance of fact-checking your news before sharing it.

Dan and the team chat with Dr Khanyile about mental health during a time of unrest.

Dan chats with Ziyanda Stuurman author of 'Can We Be Safe' about what it means to bring the military in to help enforce public policing.  

Dan and the team chat with SABC Reporter Fanele Mhlongo who has been on the front lines of the protests and looting in KZN and JHB. She helps us uncover what is really happening on the ground at these protests.

Dan and the team challenge you to guess all 7 of the TV show intros hidden in this montage. The bonus round is a special SABC TV soapies edition.

Dan chats with SABC journalist Fanele Mhlongo who was reporting live at Nkandla during Zuma's arrest at midnight last night. She tells us how tense the environment was and how many of the journalists feared for their safety. 

For the Non-Song Request today we played everyone's favourite Oros Ad, which brought back some serious childhood memories for some of us.

Dana and the team chat about the confusion around Bheki Cele's statement on arresting Jacob Zuma.

Dan and the team talk about city-specific slang and ask you what words and phrases make you feel at home.

Xoli chats with 18-year-old Erin Sterkenburg who will be competing at the Olympics as a speed climber.

Dan and the team chat with Natural Gas and Renewable Energy expert, Jason Fairurst. He explains how the recent Gulf of Mexico ocean fire took place, the environmental impact of such a gas leak and the possibility of it happening on our own shores.

Dan and the team speak with Dan Mafora from the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC). He explains that Zumas rescission ruling is unprecedented in this type of case.  

Xoli chats with SA Women's Hockey Captain Erin Christie ahead of their appearance at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The team have a laugh about what Zuma will be taking with him to jail and what he will be leaving at security.

We caught up with Boipelo Awuah who will be heading off the Olympics to represent South Africa for competition skateboarding.

The team chats with sexual health expert, Catriona Boffard about practising safe sex during covid and also how to spice up your sex life having spent months in lockdown.

The Breakfast team challenged you to gues as many iconic cartoon intros as possible in our 40 second Cartoon Challenge 

Dan chats with the CEO of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) about what Zuma going to prison means for South Africa, it's political landscape and our constitution.