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MORE SOUTH AFRICAN WORDS HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AND ADDED TO THE OXFORD DICTIONARY.

When did school violence become “content”? Like, not even “caught on camera by accident”... but filmed on purpose, with a soundtrack of “ayyy” in the background. Because there’s a clip doing the rounds where learners are fighting and people are treating it like a challenge. The energy is less “stop it” and more “record it proper...

Who is the time-travelling siren, a woman who made yesterday dance like tomorrow, turning neon nostalgia into global currency? She walks like a runway echo, sings like a midnight promise, and built a universe where heartbreak wears glitter.

A Look at What Happened this day in history.

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

Nick Hamman is looking for people that have freaked out in publicly.

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.

Quick question: if your partner has anxiety or depression... can you “catch” it from kissing them? Because the internet is currently acting like mental health is now airborne, but only through lip contact. And before we all start issuing consent forms for pecks, the real story is more interesting, and way more human: it is about stress, closeness, and what happens w...

Who is the architect of elegance, a woman who turned silence into signature and attitude into tailoring? She arrived in harmony, left in couture, and now walks like every room was fitted to her measurements first.

Who is out looking for work?

A look at what happened this day in history.

Todays Buzzword: WET Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain the buzzword. For example,

What is a Wet Nurse and what do they do?

Nick Hamman bets he can't find someone who has something in their body thats not there naturally.

This week, we’re unpacking something many South Africans are feeling every single day; the rising cost of living. From groceries to transport to electricity, it feels like everything is getting more expensive... but what does that actually mean, and why is it happening?

Nick is at Wynberg Boys High School this morning. Assembly is packed. Learners think it’s a normal “5FM is filming extra War Cry content” visit.

Xoli chats to Zwide triplets, 15-year-old footballers from Soweto. They play for New Hope.

Who is the shape-shifter of silver screens, a man who wore masks so convincingly even truth had to step aside? He rode like an outlaw, flew like a rival ace, and spoke poetry like it was a second language; until silence itself became part of his legend.

what happened this day in history.  

Alright South Africa, it’s time. The 2026 5FM War Cry Championship has been the loudest thing in the country that isn’t a taxi hooter at 06:45. We’ve seen precision. We’ve seen chaos. We’ve seen war cries that belong in stadiums... and some that belong in actual cinemas. Now we’re doing what needs to be done. We’re announcing the winners.

What happened this day in history.

Who is the high priestess of reinvention, a woman who turned scandal into scripture and stages into confessionals? She moves like a monarch without a country, speaks like a rebel fluent in controversy, and dresses like every era belongs to her first.

Who is the calm within the cringe, a healer who walks straight into what others scroll past, turning discomfort into relief one careful touch at a time? She moves like a surgeon of surfaces, speaks like reassurance in human form, and built a following out of what most people refuse to look at twice.