5 Mid Mornings

Founder and Chairperson at The UnLearning Children Foundation, Zanele Njapha joins us for a conversation about the mental health of teenagers and what schools can implement to safe-guard their mental health rights. We also get to understand why it is so crucial in today's world to protect the mental health rights of young people.

Stability is more important than passion

What little thing (habit, nuance, saying or doing) that you picked up from your parents?

The 5 Mid Morning team went through to Black Dragon Forge in Lanseria to learn blade smithing. In this clip Neels van den Berg - Master Smith & Founder of Black Dragon Forge Takes us through exactly how the forge was founded and Steph explores how people are moving more to making things with their hands again. Neels van den Berg is the beard behind the blade. An ABS Master Smith with an eye fo...

What is something you are kinda dramatic about? What is something that is that deep?

Saurell Boyers tells us about the Orphaned and Vulnerable Children project and why it's important for women to gain entrepreneurship skills. We also learn the different ways that communities can help curb GBV and that it is everyone's responsibility, because it affects everyone.

The early bird is the Koo Koo bird!

What’s an experience that changed you, and you think everyone should have too?

Being in an unfulfilling relationship is still better than being alone

What’s something you’re convinced we’re all getting ripped off on? The price doesn’t make sense so much so that it’s now basically a scam…

Having celebrated World Teacher's Day on the 7th of October, the CEO of the Jakes Gerwel Fellowship has a candid conversation with us about "Who is supporting the supporters". We learn how we can appreciate the teachers in our communities and how qualified teachers can join the NQT Induction Programme.

All bicycle riders need licenses for riding on roads.

If you could cancel one daily life struggle (like a chore, inconvenience, frustration) what would it be?

Celebrating 21 years of Soweto Pride, FEW's Media Advocacy Coordinator Relebogile Setshedi reflects on the 2025 march this past September. We further expand the conversation on GBV, speaking about the significance of an intersectional feminist approach. Relebogile also shares how the organisation is capacitating government officials with the toolkit to be inclusive and sensitive when dealing...

Biltong is gross, it just tastes like wet meat!

What is the moment you experienced when you wished the world would just swallow you whole?

You should not be talking about your relationship with your friends and Family!

Greenpop reflects on their efforts during Arbor Week this September with one of the organisation’s Directors, Zoë Gauld-Angelucci. We learn more about the importance of planting indigenous plants for climate resilience as well as the Forests for Life programme beyond the borders of Mzansi.

If you could thank one person for where you are right now who would it be?

Taking a phone call in public is rude.

Is there a skill that you would desperately like to improve on?

Raisins do belong in the salads (coleslaw and potato salad)...

The Monitoring and Evolution Manager at ADAPT joins us for a conversation about involving perpetrators into the conversation as a means to combat GBV-F. He tells us how community leaders can capacitate themselves and through the organisation to raise GBV awareness and further prevent domestic violence.

One last thing to say before your life's credits roll. What are you saying?

What are your non-negotiables at a braai?