5 Mid Mornings

5MM SOUL CITY_ LET’S RISE 15.09.2026 25:39 ↓

After 12 years away from our screens, Soul City is back with a brand-new generation of talent in Soul City: Let’s Rise. The new 13-part series follows five young women navigating love, ambition, education, identity, relationships, family expectations and the realities of growing up in South Africa today. At the centre of the story are five new faces —  Pul...

5MM HAVE WE STOPPED SEEING ASKING FOR HELP AS A WEAKNESS 15.09.2026 15:22 ↓

There was a time when being independent meant doing everything yourself. You figured it out, kept your problems to yourself and, if you needed help, you probably tried everything possible before actually asking for it.  But that attitude seems to be changing. More people are becoming comfortable saying, “I actually need help with this". Whether it’s asking a friend...

5MM WELLNESS WEDNESDAY - COULD YOU BE DEPENDENT ON PAINKILLERS WITHOUT REALISING IT_ (09 SEPT 26) 09.09.2026 10:02 ↓

When we talk about addiction, most of us immediately think about substances like heroin, cocaine or other drugs that are obviously associated with addiction. But what about something you picked up at a pharmacy? Painkillers are medicines. We take them because we have a headache, an injury, back pain or after surgery. And because they're medicines, we don't necessarily think of them as something we...

5MM YOUNG BLOOD FIVE - PHELELA BOKAMOSO CDP (09 SEP 26) 09.09.2026 2:58 ↓

Project Co-ordinator Dolly Mapule Lethulwa joins us for a conversation about Phelela Bokamoso CDP and the various programmes they offer. We also learn about how Ubuntu is at the core of the organisation's work and the kind of impact that they've had on their community so far.

5MM YOUNG BLOOG FIVE - TAKE ME TO TERTIARY (08 SEPT 26) 08.09.2026 4:51 ↓

An organisation based in KZN, Take Me To Tertiary helps inspire highschoolers for tertiary. We are joined by the founder and CEO, Ayanda Zikhali for a conversation about the impact of the organisation on the communities it works in as well as how Mzansi can join forces and amplify this mission.

YOUNG BLOOD FIVE - INKOSI IVUMILE COMMUNITY ORGANISATION 03.09.2026 4:04 ↓

Inkosi Ivumile Community Organization is intentional about their focus on Teenage Pregnancy and GBV and we find out more about those programmes from the Founder and Director Ntombi Jacisa. We also learn about the importance of breaking the generational chains of GBV and how that can better impact South African families.