The Alternative Breakfast

NEWS ROUNDUP: The Alternative Breakfast examines the argument made by Writer, Blogger and social commentator Nco Dube that while South Africa’s police uniforms and political order changed after 1994, elements of an old policing culture may have survived — 16.08.2026 16:48 ↓

NEWS ROUNDUP: The Alternative Breakfast examines the argument made by Writer, Blogger and social commentator Nco Dube that while South Africa’s police uniforms and political order changed after 1994, elements of an old policing culture may have survived — raising difficult questions about lethal force, constitutional accountability and a public increasingly willing to accept violence i...

REFLECTIONS: Itumeleng Makgetla joins The Alternative Breakfast to reflect on whether South Africa’s democratic transition resolved the conflicts inherited from apartheid, or whether the country achieved political peace while leaving the deeper socioecono 16.08.2026 18:04 ↓

REFLECTIONS: Itumeleng Makgetla joins The Alternative Breakfast to reflect on whether South Africa’s democratic transition resolved the conflicts inherited from apartheid, or whether the country achieved political peace while leaving the deeper socioeconomic tensions around inequality, land, unemployment, race, migration and trust in government largely unresolved

SOCIALS: Ocean L and special guest Adrian Hughes unpack the growing call by South African TikTok creators to boycott the platform on 1 September over concerns about creator monetisation, asking whether deleting the app can genuinely shift the balance of p 16.08.2026 10:41 ↓

SOCIALS: Ocean L and special guest Adrian Hughes unpack the growing call by South African TikTok creators to boycott the platform on 1 September over concerns about creator monetisation, asking whether deleting the app can genuinely shift the balance of power between creators and the platform

WOMANS MONTH: Dr. Olayinka Adeniyi, legal academic and human rights researcher at the University of Pretoria, joins us to examine why South Africa's celebration of women's resilience must evolve into a deeper conversation about the unpaid care work, insti 11.08.2026 7:01 ↓

WOMANS MONTH: Dr. Olayinka Adeniyi, legal academic and human rights researcher at the University of Pretoria, joins us to examine why South Africa's celebration of women's resilience must evolve into a deeper conversation about the unpaid care work, institutional failures and structural inequalities that continue to shape women's daily lives.

PARENTING: We are joined by clinical and public health specialist, Lerato Radebe, we are focusing on : The cost of eating well and we ask: has healthy eating become a luxury in South Africa?, and what are we feeding our children with such an over saturati 11.08.2026 15:57 ↓

PARENTING: We are joined by clinical and public health specialist, Lerato Radebe, we are focusing on : The cost of eating well and we ask: has healthy eating become a luxury in South Africa?, and what are we feeding our children with such an over saturation of fast foods restaurants?

Bongiwe Zwane, SABC News Anchor and Host of Weekend View on SAfm, joins us live from the official National Women's Day celebrations where President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address, bringing us the atmosphere on the ground and th 11.08.2026 16:35 ↓

Bongiwe Zwane, SABC News Anchor and Host of Weekend View  on SAfm, joins us live from the official National Women's Day celebrations where President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address, bringing us the atmosphere on the ground and the key issues likely to shape his message

NEWS ROUNDUP: The day the country heard its daughters…and we ask: are today’s women speaking in a collective voice? 11.08.2026 26:44 ↓

NEWS ROUNDUP:  The day the country heard its daughters…and we ask: are today’s women speaking in a collective voice?