5 Mid Mornings

After celebrating Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape, Love Letters to Mzansi opens the floor to the rest of the country. South Africans are invited to share what they genuinely love about their province — from the food and slang to the music, people, traditions, landscapes and everyday things that make home feel like home. This isn't about the biggest tourist attractions; it's about...

How was running the 5km? Speak on the run being dedicated to Elizabeth. Will you be running again soon?

We talk a lot about dealbreakers in romantic relationships, but friendships have them too. From constantly cancelling plans and only calling when they need something, to breaking your trust, competing with you or disappearing when you need support, some behaviours can slowly change the way you see a friend. Real Talk No Filter asks: Is there a friendship dealbreaker you think people are way too wi...

There was a time when Sunday had a rhythm: church, a big family lunch, music playing, cousins running around and relatives catching up. But for many people today, Sunday has become a day for gym, groceries, laundry, errands, meal prep or simply getting some time to yourself. Culture Shift looks at how the traditional Sunday has changed, while exploring how younger South Africans are also giving tr...

Founder of Phashasha, Nceba Makisi joins for a candid conversation about various efforts he personally puts into the community's differently abled persons. He highlights his challenges and what values are at the work of the organisation. As a differently abled person himself, he speaks about how he connects the community with clinics and facilities to help m...

Programmes Manager, Sima Diar, brings the details of the "Spring Into Hope" event that NISAA co-hosted with their sister organisation, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa. We also learn about how critical it is to constantly support GBV organisations fund-rasing events - to increase their capacity in the fight against GBV-F.

A gender activist and communications specialist joins 5 Mid-Mornings to unpack how coded language, euphemisms and social media censorship are changing the way we talk about gender-based violence.

After 12 years away from our screens, Soul City is back with a brand-new generation of talent in Soul City: Let’s Rise. The new 13-part series follows five young women navigating love, ambition, education, identity, relationships, family expectations and the realities of growing up in South Africa today. At the centre of the story are five new faces —  Pul...

There was a time when being independent meant doing everything yourself. You figured it out, kept your problems to yourself and, if you needed help, you probably tried everything possible before actually asking for it.  But that attitude seems to be changing. More people are becoming comfortable saying, “I actually need help with this". Whether it’s asking a friend...

When we talk about addiction, most of us immediately think about substances like heroin, cocaine or other drugs that are obviously associated with addiction. But what about something you picked up at a pharmacy? Painkillers are medicines. We take them because we have a headache, an injury, back pain or after surgery. And because they're medicines, we don't necessarily think of them as something we...

Project Co-ordinator Dolly Mapule Lethulwa joins us for a conversation about Phelela Bokamoso CDP and the various programmes they offer. We also learn about how Ubuntu is at the core of the organisation's work and the kind of impact that they've had on their community so far.