5 Mid Mornings

What’s a mistake you keep making, even though you know better? And you always end up regretting it

In a conversation about the role of active fatherhood in combating GBV, Founder and Managing Director at SMF, Sylvester Mashilo also highlights the origin story of the Fatherhood Run as inspired by Tata Mandela's story. The Sylvester Mashilo Foundation's Mentorship Program encourages brotherhood and social fatherhood as a means to address toxic masculinity and re-imagine the male identity.

What's your best dad-joke

Your career is much more important than your relationships.

In this episode we learn about an organization turning waste into wonder as Amazeballs spokesperson, Tracy Jones joins us for a conversation about sustainability. We get a better understanding of their partnership with Grow ECD in their efforts to build play furniture for different schools around the country. Tracy encourages listeners to be on the lookout for the Amazeballs bins distributed ...

Blowing out birthday candles on a cake is disgusting

What is something you would never do even if you got paid to do it?

1.    CA Snooker - Interview and Intro 1 In this clip Stephanie introduces us to Amy Claire King, she is the top ranked South Africa Woman’s Snooker player. She has represented South Africa at the World Championships on multiple occasions.  In this clip Steph asks how she got into the sport and Yonaka asks her what the most challenging thing in her career has been thus far. 2....

What’s something your friends always come to you for?

The Child Protection Register is highlighted by Operations Director, Vincetia Dlamini in this episode. This, as she speaks on how the system is failing South African children when career offenders are at large. She further enlightens us about the varied long-term effects of child abuse while we also learn about the WMACA Kidz Clinics in Gauteng (East Rand and Alexandra) and the free services offer...

Lying to “keep the peace” is fine.

What tv show/movie raised you?

Choosing career paths in high school is unrealistic...

If your ex leaves something behind is it yours or should you return it out of respect?

Founder and Chairperson at The UnLearning Children Foundation, Zanele Njapha joins us for a conversation about the mental health of teenagers and what schools can implement to safe-guard their mental health rights. We also get to understand why it is so crucial in today's world to protect the mental health rights of young people.

Stability is more important than passion

What little thing (habit, nuance, saying or doing) that you picked up from your parents?

The 5 Mid Morning team went through to Black Dragon Forge in Lanseria to learn blade smithing. In this clip Neels van den Berg - Master Smith & Founder of Black Dragon Forge Takes us through exactly how the forge was founded and Steph explores how people are moving more to making things with their hands again. Neels van den Berg is the beard behind the blade. An ABS Master Smith with an eye fo...

What is something you are kinda dramatic about? What is something that is that deep?

Saurell Boyers tells us about the Orphaned and Vulnerable Children project and why it's important for women to gain entrepreneurship skills. We also learn the different ways that communities can help curb GBV and that it is everyone's responsibility, because it affects everyone.

The early bird is the Koo Koo bird!

What’s an experience that changed you, and you think everyone should have too?

Being in an unfulfilling relationship is still better than being alone

What’s something you’re convinced we’re all getting ripped off on? The price doesn’t make sense so much so that it’s now basically a scam…

Having celebrated World Teacher's Day on the 7th of October, the CEO of the Jakes Gerwel Fellowship has a candid conversation with us about "Who is supporting the supporters". We learn how we can appreciate the teachers in our communities and how qualified teachers can join the NQT Induction Programme.