Breakfast with Martin Bester

Have you ever wanted to own a whole town? Well, a small South African village is going up for auction. The entire village of Middelpos is heading to auction, giving one buyer the chance to own an authentic piece of the Karoo. Located on the R354, halfway between Sutherland and Calvinia, the town is a well-known halfway stop for travellers heading to the Tankwa Karoo National Park. According to Hom...

Die sanger en aktrise Stephanie Baartman het op Breakfast with Martin Bester gekuier, waar sy Amy Winehouse se 'Valerie' op Friday Live uitgevoer het en meer gedeel het oor haar semi-outobiografiese kabaret, 'HOORT', by die Centurion Teater op Vrydag, 24 April.

Durban resident Amber Auret has sparked quite a debate on social media after calling out a local pub for asking her to leave because of her attire. In her Facebook post, the 29-year-old alleged that she was asked to leave the local Durban pub because her skort, an item of clothing that is a blend between a short and a skirt, was “too short”. This led to a broader conversation on 'Breakfast with Ma...

Proceedings at the Madlanga Commission took a hilarious turn on Tuesday when a former high-ranking police official got a piece of tissue paper stuck on his forehead. Julius Mkhwanazi, the former deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), was in the middle of giving evidence when he momentarily paused to wipe his face. While Mkhwanazi was wiping sweat from his forehead, a...

After Martin Bester was told he needed to dress up in an Easter bunny suit and dance as part of an April Fool’s prank, Human Pop Studio made the award-winning host his very own Bunny Bester figurine.

A local woman, Vasna Autar, shared how she accidentally superglued her eye shut during the night. Breakfast with Martin Bester then shared their craziest freak-accident stories and asked listeners to also share theirs.

What began as a small operation supplying paper products has grown into a business serving organisations across South Africa. Today, the company is headed up by Gerbrandt van Niekerk, continuing the development of the family-founded enterprise. In its early years, the business focused on sourcing and converting paper products while building relationships with customers. As demand increased, Wipe-i...

On this week’s Asking For A Friend, we delve into the age-old question: Can men and women be friends? Anonymous wrote to ‘Breakfast With Martin Bester’ and said that his wife won’t allow him to be friends with women. Not sure what to do, he asked for help from the team and our listeners. This sparked a fiery debate about whether it’s fair and whether having friends of the opposite sex is realistic...

Amapiano has become so popular that it has even inspired Asian artists. Artist, producer, and DJ Tiehan has taken inspiration from Amapiano to create what he calls Chinapiano. Tiehan shared a clip of his genre-bending music on Instagram, saying South Africa inspired him to create the music. “POV: You made the world’s first Amapiano song with Chinese ethnic instruments,” he said.

Sabrina Carpenter apologised after criticising a fan's cultural ululation during her headlining set at Coachella 2026 on Friday, April 10. Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke about the controversy and asked listeners to share their ululations.

Guess the new Feel Good Secret Sound and stand a chance to win, even if you guess incorrectly. To enter, simply SMS the word “Secret”, followed by your name and your guess, to 37942 for a chance to win. If we call you and you nail the sound perfectly, you win R50 000. If you’re close, you walk away with R1 500. And if you’re not quite right, you still win R500.

Elcarbo Industrial Supplies’ Cape Town operation was established in 1998 by Wendy Turton and Sonja Vorster, starting with just five employees and operating out of a car boot. From these modest beginnings, Elcarbo has grown into a structured operation, employing more than 70 people and operating from a 600 sqm facility. This Future50 feature was presented by Pavlo Phitidis from Aurik and powered by...

An anonymous listener recently sent ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester’ an email asking about a mother who shaves her son's chest for him. According to the anonymous sender, the man in question is 36-years-old. We asked you for your feedback, and there was a clear consensus that this is extremely strange. Or so we thought, until we spoke to a different mom of two boys.

Board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Deon Weyers joined Breakfast with Martin Bester to answer all your plastic surgery questions, share his opinion on celebrity facelifts, and explain why Turkey is so popular.

One TikTok user was watching the rugby over the weekend and couldn't believe his eyes when he witnessed a twin telepathy moment. Breakfast with Martin Bester managed to track down the two players, Ethan and Shaye, to ask them what exactly happened and if this was a true case of twin telepathy.

The rugby world champions are heading back to home soil this July for the first-ever Nations Championship, and SA Rugby has just dropped the details on how to get your tickets. South Africa is set to host England, Scotland and Wales across three massive Saturdays. Tickets for these exciting Tests go live at 10:00 on Thursday, 2 April, which marks the official 100-day countdown to the opening Test.

A Los Angeles jury's ruling that Meta and YouTube contributed to a teenage girl's depression marks a potential turning point in the years-long legal battle against social media giants, one that could carry an enormous price tag. The civil court on Tuesday found Meta and YouTube's parent company, Google, liable for failing to adequately warn young people about the risks of excessive use of their In...

Breakfast with Martin Bester dropped a massive Secret Sound clue after listeners have been struggling to guess the sound.

This year, you might want to reconsider how many Easter eggs you add to your shopping basket. Netwerk24 has reported a steep increase in Easter egg prices compared to 2025, despite the fact that the price of cocoa beans has dropped sharply over the past year. According to Reuters, cocoa prices have fallen by more than 70% after reaching a peak at the end of 2024.

South African parents are pulling their children out of private institutions at an increasing rate as tuition costs continue to hit new heights. Instead of public schools, many families are opting for homeschooling. Breakfast with Martin Bester asked listeners to share their thoughts on homeschooling.

Packtech Tooling, based in Cape Town and led by Kim Naran, sits at the start of that system. Packtech Tooling, a specialised manufacturing business based in Cape Town, has built a strong reputation within South Africa’s printing and packaging sector. Founded by Werner Weber, the company supplies precision tooling to the printing, packaging and narrow web label industries across South Africa and pa...

An anonymous listener recently sent ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester’ an email asking about his mom’s extreme age gap with a guy she "brought home". According to the anonymous sender, his mom is 46 and she brought home a 23-year-old. He added that he finds it “disgusting” and needs the help of Breakfast with Martin Bester and our listeners. We asked you for your feedback and, let’s just say, it was a...

The South African musician spoke to 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' about the public response to his new song '67', even before its release.

Doja Cat delivered an emotional performance at her first South African concert at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, where fans celebrated her local roots. The show was followed by controversy after she publicly criticised her father, Dumisani Dlamini, in a TikTok video, sparking a back-and-forth between them. Despite the drama, her South African heritage and family background remain a key part of her...

The internet was not happy after a video of a tiny studio apartment worth R3.6 million in Sea Point was shared online. Breakfast with Martin Bester also had something to say about this...