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Die seisoen vir toekennings aande en werks funksies het aangebreek en die Mevrouens voel hulle het nou genoeg praktiese wenke in hulle handsakke vir dié somtyds baie lang aangeleenthede. Watter skoene en hoe om te verseker jy is eerste in die ry vir die buffet is maar van die kosbare brokkies inligting wat hulle gratis uitdeel. Mevrou Mevrou is net laas week bekroon met ’n brons toekenning by die...

In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, principal Lunga Ncube recalls that moment when the Angels first assisted her in fulfilling her promise and future dream for her children.

In the latest episode, legendary storyteller, poet and author Dr. Gcina Mhlophe reflects on what it means to preserve culture in a fast-changing world. Dr. Mhlophe shares her journey from a childhood “house of song and prayer” to becoming one of South Africa’s most respected custodians of heritage. She explains why storytelling remains the heartbeat of cultural identity - and why younger generatio...

Die Mevrouens is ontstoke omdat dit vir hulle voel of iemand die padreëls verander het, en hulle nooit ingelig het nie. Dis asof daai verkeers regulasies waaroor hulle dekades terug moes toets skryf om ’n lisensie te kon kry, net nie meer geld nie. Flikker ligte word nie meer gebruik nie, mense ry willens en wetens oor ’n soliede lyn, en om nie te praat van dié wat sommer ’n rooi lig ignoreer nie!...

In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, we visit JJ and Jua-Rike Botha after Jacaranda FM assisted their little miracle baby, Aylah, who was born with two holes in her heart.

Opwindinging heers vir Queer in Afrikaans wat 2 Oktober op Jacpod afskop. In hierdie nuwe potgooi nooi gewilde drag queen Regina Blaque jou na eerlike gesprekke met al jou gunstelling Afrikaanse sterre. Skakel in en sien hierdie keer díe bekendes in ’n heel nuwe lig: eerlik, snaaks en diep menslik.

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels and Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine have come together to assist 37-year-old Pieter Botha with R100,000 for his prosthetic leg upgrades and other medical costs. Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine, host of the annual Bushveld Classic Golf Day, together with business partners, will donate the full R57,000 needed for Pieter's prosthetic leg upgrades. In addit...

Die Mevrouens is terug en probeer sin maak van wat sover ’n besige jaar was – soos ’n swaar gelaaide weghol 4x4 bakkie wat net nie remme het nie. Vir Gerda de Sousa en Dianne Broodryk is die jaar nog lank nie verby nie en hulle skop die nuwe seisoen van dié bekroonde potgooi af met groot planne om hulle lewens reg te ruk voor Kersfees. Vir die een Mevrou gaan dit oor die reiniging van haar ingewan...

In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Tarri Parfitt, CEO of the Smile Foundation, recalls how the Angels came together in a single morning to change the lives of 82 children for good, for a lifetime.

Die Mevrouens is terug vir ’n nuwe seisoen van hulle bekroonde potgooi! Ja, die jaar staan op sy kop, maar nee dit beteken nie dat hulle moet oorgee nie. Gerda de Sousa en Dianne Broodryk het besluit dis nooit te laat vir dringende ingryping nie. Daar is genoeg weke oor om 2025 te probeer red. En hulle het planne – Groot planne – vir die nuwe somer. Die eerste episode van die nuwe reeks kom Dinsda...

Good Morning Angels assisted matriculant Njabulo Muthanti in completing her final year of school after her mom lost her job, leaving Njabulo unable to pay the R41,000 needed to register for her matric finals. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Njabulo with a donation of R50,000 to cover the R41,000 needed to register for her final matric exams. The extra funds will help with other expenses d...

What does “healthy” really mean? In this episode of Don’t Hold Back, Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba talks to fitness coach Kopano Mokhele, who deliberately gained 25 kilos — and is now losing it again — to better understand what his clients face. Kopano shares honest lessons about food cravings, mental health, and why BMI doesn’t always apply to African body types. He also reveals five simple steps anyo...

Inspired by the medical and nursing staff who saved her brother's life after he was shot, Violet Mbongwe decided to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse. In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, we follow up with Mbongwe after Good Morning Angels helped make her dream a reality.

We met Anita and her baby, Theunsie, in December 2022. He weighed just 1.8 kg when a social worker handed the tiny bundle to Anita, a nurse and foster mom to two other children. After three months, Theunsie experienced withdrawal—his mother and father were heroin addicts. Then, one day, he stopped breathing. In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Anita recalls those challenging first...

35-year-old diabetic, Eksoda Mazibuko, received some help from Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels during his pursuit to buy and supply glucometers and strips for diabetic community members in need. The Good Morning Angels Fund will support Eksoda's fundraising effort with R50,000 to buy and supply glucometers and strips for diabetic community members in need. GMA webpage

When Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba revealed on the podcast that she’s turning 35 later this year, she admitted she was struggling with questions many women ask themselves: Have I achieved enough? Am I where I should be at this age? It was the perfect moment to bring in a mentor figure. Sitting across from her was Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp – a household name on radio and TV, an author, leadership coach, a...

In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Alfred Rananga shares how a brutal dog attack deepened his resolve to be an angel to animals in need, even to Barnabas the Rottweiler, who almost killed him.

Mam' Khanyi has rescued over 17,000 girls since founding Home of Hope in 2000.In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, she shares how it all began – and how love, dignity, and hope changed everything.

How do you live proudly when the world still carries stigma? In this episode of Don’t Hold Back, Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba sits down with Phenyo Moletsane - a proud Black, gay man living openly with HIV in 2025 - for a powerful conversation that goes beyond labels, fear, and silence. From navigating HIV stigma in South Africa to redefining what it means to love and live openly as a Black queer man,...

At almost two years old, Melti Grobler beat cancer for the first time, and at just five years old, he had to endure that battle once again. We take a look at the healthy teenager he has become, years after Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels assisted him and his family.

From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the remaining R40,000 needed for Lerato’s eye surgery — and will also contribute an additional R7,000 for any unexpected costs and essentials for her and her daughter. GMA webpage

26-year-old Miss X was diagnosed with an extreme case of endometriosis — 10cm cysts on both ovaries, and extensive growths throughout her pelvis and large bowel. From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the R100,000 needed to enable the medical team to assist Miss X as a matter of urgency. Dr. Abri de Bruin will also be doing the surgery for fre...

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels kicked off Women's Month 2025 with the help of our friends at LottoStar. From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the outstanding R80,000 needed for Zelné's upcoming surgery — enabling her to live without pain. GMA webpage

Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s multi-award-winning community giveback and upliftment initiative, changing lives one Wednesday at a time on Breakfast with Martin Bester. What started as a simple moment of kindness on a morning radio show in 2005 has, over the course of two decades, grown into a powerful expression of the resilience of the human spirit to overcome, a beacon of hope in times o...

How do you talk about sex when no one ever taught you how? *Content warning: This episode contains adult themes and is intended for listeners aged 18 and older.* In this episode, Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba is joined by Johannesburg-based gynaecologist and sexologist Dr Nompumelelo “Mpume” Zenda (AKA Dr Gynae). Together, they unpack how to approach first-time experiences, body confidence, and open co...