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Fresh, Thato and Mpho reflected on Actor Harold Perrineau on losing everything after being cast on The Matrix and shared their own stories on the difficulty of having to start afresh in the mid-ages. Listeners shared their stories of starting afresh after a rocky patch in life.

Every Mondays kids get things off their chest about grown-ups and get to tell us how they spent the weekend.

The team reflected on today being National Kick Butt Day, a day to give yourself a kick in the pants and move from planning to doing on whatever you promised yourself in January. The team asked listeners on the one thing they've been promising themselves to do since January, and still hasn't moved a needle. Examples: Joining the gym, renewing your passport, fixing that cupboard door, finally start...

Fresh and Thato spoke to Daily Maverick Journalist, Reitumetse Pilane on what to make of the latest developments in the South Africa’s asylum system debacle following Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi yesterday announcing that the state will ask the courts to oversee how the Constitutional Court’s ruling is carried out, and possibly to grant more time, while Home Affairs works on a new online regi...

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on what to make of Kenyan airways getting the nod for new funding. They also looked at ⁠the Shoprite group beefing up its cyber security.

Drive 959 with Glen, Skhumba & Kgomotso weekdays on Kaya 959, 15:00 - 18:00. Glen Lewis teams up with Skhumba Hlope, Kgomotso Meso, Angie Khumalo, and Katleho Sekhoto.

Fresh, Thato and the team opined on instances were they had to make peace with people they live with expropriated their belongings without compensation or permission to a point where they started hiding things. Listeners also shared their stories of how they handled situations where they had to deal with a family member who just expropriates their belongings.

Today we asking, what are you most grateful for.

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on what to make of the launch of the new African Based Credit Ratings Agency. They also discussed what to make of ⁠Trump's promise not to attack Iran between now and November.

Fresh and Thato spoke to Journalist at Mail & Guardian, Nkateko Joseph Mabasa on what to make of the Home Affairs directive regarding the intake of asylum seeker applications. This after the Constitutional Court ruled that refugees and asylum seekers must be given the opportunity to access processing centres, regardless of whether they entered South Africa illegally.

Phemelo is joined in studio by award-winning political journalist, author and founding editor of The Debrief Network, Qaanitah Hunter. They discuss her career in journalism, political reporting and commentary, her journey as an author, and her work shaping the future of news creation in South Africa. www.kaya959.co.za

On this week’s What To Watch, Leroy Marc reviews Doing Life, now on Netflix, and Invisible, a new M-Net production premiering on 14 October 2026. www.kaya959.co.za

Phemelo is joined by Kaya News anchor Katleho Sekhotho to unpack the week’s top stories, including the March and March protests and vehicles set alight in Durban, with similar protests reported in parts of Johannesburg, the Eastern Cape and Cape Town. They also look at the latest developments in Shadrack Sibiya’s stalled bail hearing, the death of former Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe and tribut...

The Constitutional Court’s asylum ruling has sparked fresh debate over migration and access to South Africa’s asylum system. Phemelo speaks to legal expert Bophelo Seleke about the judgment, the government’s response and the legal questions surrounding asylum seekers, deportation and South Africa’s borders. www.kaya959.co.za · Kayafm

With most South African SMEs failing within their first five years, a new AI-powered platform is aiming to change the odds. Gugu Mfuphi speaks with Gift Lubele, Director of newly launched app Rinku, about fragmented support systems, entrepreneurship challenges and how artificial intelligence can help connect business owners to the tools they need to succeed. www.kaya959.co.za · Kaya FM

What role can retirement savings play in supporting economic development? Thakane Setsabi-Mushonga, Managing Executive of Old Mutual Corporate Consultants unpacks the major themes emerging from the 2026 Old Mutual Thought Leaders Forum, including retirement reform, workforce resilience and the connection between long-term savings and economic growth www.kaya959.co.za · Kaya FM

In this edition of Pivot Point, Gugu Mfuphi speaks with Jackie van Niekerk to unpack the defining moments of her career, leadership lessons from navigating a changing property market and her vision for the future of South Africa's listed property sector. www.kaya959.co.za

South Africans are spending more on convenience food despite ongoing financial pressure. Caroline Short, Research and Advisory Services Lead at Trade Intelligence unpacks the rapid growth of the quick-service restaurant market, shifting consumer behaviour, the rise of challenger brands and how delivery platforms are reshaping the country's food economy www.kaya959.co.za

South Africa's manufacturing sector remains central to the country's growth ambitions, but are policymakers and businesses doing enough to support local industry? Gugu Mfuphi speaks to Irshaad Kathrada, CEO of the LFS, about localisation, procurement leakage, job creation and why strengthening industrial value chains could unlock billions in economic activity and thousands of jobs. www.kaya959.co....

Fresh and Thato spoke to Chairman of Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board, Thokozani Jacob Masilela on why every neighborhood needs a Community Police Forum (CPF), how a CPF really works and how to go about starting one. Kaya 959

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on The National Opt-Out Registry allows South Africans to block unwanted direct marketing calls and texts. They also discussed South Africa’s paper manufacturing sector is experiencing intense market pressures, marked by a major trade investigation that concluded in October 2026. Kaya 959

Fresh and Thato spoke to former EFF MP and host of the African Renaissance Podcast, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on the Batho Pele Convention: Siyazenzela initiative calling for a permanent, non-partisan, membership-funded grassroots movement to help fix broken infrastructure and schools in communities. The first test is this Saturday at Regina Mundi Church in Soweto where graduates of Soweto’s public scho...

Every Thursdays Kids help settle the debates. Kaya 959

Fresh and Thato spoke to Content Manager at IOL, Se-Anne Koopman on the story of a Durban man who was bitten by a highly venomous Green Mamba, only for people in the community Facebook group to inform that snake wasn't poisonous. Snake expert, Jason Arnold then spotted the post and realized it was actually a highly venomous green mamba and spent hours trying to track the bitten man down. Kaya 959

On this week’s Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana unpacks the Porsche 911 Carrera and business rescue, directives under the Consumer Protection Act, and contracts with suspensive conditions. She also answers some of your burning legal questions. www.kaya959.co.za