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5B PAP AND POLITICS - DR JOHNSTONE MAKHUBU IS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE (SARS), 02.07.2026 15:43 ↓

Tax season is coming, and SARS has a new boss. In this edition of Pap and Politics , Thabo Baloyi speaks to  Dr Johnstone Makhubu , the new SARS Commissioner , about making tax less terrifying, chasing the illicit economy, closing the tax gap, and what young workers, freelancers, side-hustlers and first-time taxpayers need to know. Less panic. More compliance. Fewer eFiling nightmar...

5B LET’S GET JORDAN TO THE POKEMON CHAMPIONSHIPS 02.07.2026 7:35 ↓

Joining us on 5 Breakfast this morning is  14-year-old Jordyn Barrett , a Grade 8 learner from South Africa who has just earned an invitation to compete at the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.  

5B 5 BREAKFAST THEME SONG SEARCH - ETHAN RAMIAH 02.07.2026 6:15 ↓

Joining us now is one of the entrants into the 5 Breakfast Theme Song Search, Ethan Ramiah.  

5B ON THIS DAY (02 JULY 26) 02.07.2026 4:01 ↓

What happened on this day in history?

5B GUESS THE CELEBRITY (02 JULY 26) 02.07.2026 7:17 ↓

She changed a name before she changed a room, then kept slipping between microphones, cameras, and boardrooms like one lane was never enough. Part screen siren, part hook specialist, part reinvention artist, she made early-2000s cool feel glossy and bilingual without announcing the lesson. Who is this Jersey-born shapeshifter with rhythm, range, and a professionally strategic glow-up?” &nbsp...

5B I BET YOU CAN'T FIND - BEEN TO REHAB (1 JULY 26) 01.07.2026 12:15 ↓

Nick hamman is looking for people that have been to rehab before.

5B SLEGS AFRIKAANS - SA NATIONAL ANTHEM (1 JULY 26) 01.07.2026 11:46 ↓

Throughout Mandela Month, Slegs Afrikaans is inviting listeners to learn South Africa's national anthem one verse at a time. Each week focuses on a different verse, its language, pronunciation, and meaning, with the goal of encouraging more South Africans to embrace the country's linguistic and cultural diversity by the end of July.

5B GUESS THE CELEBRITY (1 JULY 26) 01.07.2026 5:32 ↓

She was once treated like a footnote in someone else’s fairy tale, then outlasted the script and walked into the crown anyway. Part country-house whisper, part tabloid weather system, she turned scandal’s shadow into ceremonial daylight. Who is this late-blooming sovereign who won by surviving the long game?

5B WHAT IS JUNE 30 TEACHING YOU ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA - ALDU CORNELISSEN (PHD) [CO-FOUNDER MURMUR INTELLIGENCE 30.06.2026 12:34 ↓

Aldu Cornelissen, co-founder of Murmur Intelligence, discusses how anti-migrant sentiment has evolved through online narratives, community groups, hashtags, and viral claims. The conversation explores how these digital ecosystems can influence public mobilisation, the role of media literacy, and why it's important to question the content we consume and share online.