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5B ON THIS DAY (10 SEPT 26) 10.09.2026 3:30 ↓

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5B INTERVIEW - CHEF ZANA ALVARADO FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHEFS ASSOCIATION, AND, CHEF MAKGOBOKELE NCHABELENG ON WEDDING CHEFS SEASON 2 10.09.2026 16:18 ↓

This is worth exploring briefly but meaningfully. Team Masakhane has been described as South Africa’s most diverse Culinary World Cup squad yet, with four black women included among the ten selected chefs. That connects strongly with Chef Zana’s own work in mentorship and representation. Her biography notes that she established Women in Culinary regional committees across seven provinc...

5B HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU (08 SEPT 26) 08.09.2026 8:20 ↓

[BLANK] [BLANK] ON TEACHER EXPOSES NEAR ANARCHY AT PRIMARY SCHOOL.

5B GAME - HOW BIG IS THE WORLD, ACTUALLY? 08.09.2026 5:23 ↓

So, we’ve just established that the world map most of us grew up with has been messing with our sense of scale. Equal Earth doesn’t make Africa bigger; it just shows land masses in their correct relative proportions. Which means we now need to find out how badly the old map has damaged this team. Nick is giving them two countries, continents or combinations. You tell me...

5B GUESS THE CELEBRITY (08 SEPT 26) 08.09.2026 5:26 ↓

She was raised to inherit dry land while something blue kept calling her away, Carried the stolen heart of a goddess across dangerous water, And discovered leadership sometimes means leaving home to save it.

5B ON THIS DAY (08 SEPT 26) 08.09.2026 5:24 ↓

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5B KOKI FOR HEAD GIRL - THE SCHOOL CAMPAIGN THAT BROKE THE INTERNET 08.09.2026 10:29 ↓

Every school election needs a campaign. Some people make posters. Some people hand out sweets. Some people promise better school spirit. And then there’s Koketso Bogashu from Hoërskool Jeugland, who somehow turned her campaign to become Head Girl for 2027 into one of the biggest things on South African social media this week. The video she made with her best friend Lelo has now pulled i...

5B ON THIS DAY (07 SEPT 26) 1 07.09.2026 3:54 ↓

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SHORTSTRAW ON 5 BREAKFAST 04.09.2026 12:44 ↓

Shortstraw are one of those bands that feel stitched into a particular chapter of South African music; the festivals, the indie scene, the chaos, the singalongs, the songs you somehow still know every word to. And then, for almost five years, things got very quiet. But they weren’t gone. They were living. Building businesses, getting married, starting families, growing up a little; and...