5 Mid Mornings

We live in a world that’s obsessed with “deep conversations.” We want authenticity, vulnerability and meaningful connections. But somewhere along the way, we’ve started dismissing small talk as awkward, fake or a waste of time. The irony? Small talk is often how meaningful relationships begin. Is small talk a waste of time, or is it one of the most underrated life skills we...

If your life stayed exactly like this after 5 years, would you be happy?

In this Mandela Month Edition of Campus Queen, Yonaka Theledi visits the GCI Green Campuses Conference at Wits University to speak to the LOC Head & Conference Convenor Njabulo Maphumulo about sustainability on campuses and how the youth today are showing up for the planet. We also hear from students from different universities what they think Mother Nature would say to us if she could send us...

This Mandela Month, we are shining the light on organisations that are making a real impact in their communities and Geraldine Ruiters is among the founders making that a reality in Pefferville, Eastern Cape. Her organisation has been operating with limited resources and donations, but she has expanded to include bedridden senior citizens on the list of people that she consistently shows up for.

Gen Z is often accused as being the “least resilient" generation. Too quick to call out behaviour they feel is problematic. Is it possible for a whole generation to be too sensitive? Crying wolf at the smallest things?  Or, is it possible that our parents were actually too tolerant?  Is the trend of “setting boundaries” coming from a generation that lacks resilience and...

There is always a new supplement to take. Drink this pink thing. Pop this green thing. Plus, maintaining a healthy diet. They are supposedly promising immune support, better sleep, stronger joints and sharper focus and very little to help you understand why one might work better than another.  How effective are those supplements really? should i be taking them in the form of a pill or as frui...

5 Mid Mornings received a voice note from “Thabang” (whose name has been changed) with a work dilemma.. When faced with someone older, more experienced doing a bad job, what should Thabang do?

In this episode of YB5 we hear from an organisation called Thetha Nathi Counselling Services about their Mandela Day initiative calling for the donation of sensory toys. We learn about the importance of the organisation working with  schools in the early intervention efforts and how other schools can get in touch to make use of their services.

What’s something you happily pay extra for because it gives you back time? The Convenience Tax. In a world of instant  everything , we’re spending more money to buy back time, not just products. Grocery delivery? E-hailing to save time on parking (or renting a car while travelling)? Microwave meals/ buying food at work/ varsity? Paying someone to clean?  

Can someone be a good person but a bad partner?

Mandela Day approaches and we learn more about an event led by celebrity chef and ambassador at salesian Institute Youth Projects. Jenny speaks about the impact of 67 minutes and the lasting impact it can have to volunteer and show up, even if it's for just one day.

Are we losing our ability to communicate with real substance and professionalism because we are trying too hard to speak in 5-second internet memes?   An Australian church recently went viral after giving its traditional outdoor billboard a massive Gen Z makeover, plastering phrases like "Let Jesus Cook" across the sign to catch the attention of younger passersby. While it started as a quirky...