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Relationships, especially toxic relationships, can leave many emotional and mental scars. Many of us then carry this baggage into our next relationships without even noticing. Tonight we’re chatting about how to go about identifying and healing from past relationship baggage. Smash Afrika was joined by friend of the show – Registered Counsellor, Shirley Masemola.

Student protests have once again erupted all over the country over fees, as many struggle with paying for their fees and in some cases struggle to get access to student loans. Smash Afrika was joined by Independent analyst – Jamie Mighti to expand further on the Fees Must Fall movement and the current situation for students.

At only 20 years of age, TNS has made quite the name for himself in South African music, and internationally, as a top producer and vocalist. He’s dropped his sophomore album titled 'Phupholethu' and joined Smash Afrika to chat about the album, titled after his son, and the struggles he's faced in his career.

One of the things that get mentioned when one is getting over and moving on from a broken relationship is closure. How should we go about getting closure and what does it look and feel like? Karabo (in for Smash Afrika) was joined by Tracy Ziman Jacobs of Totally Me, Intimacy & Relationship Coach.

On this instalment of Campus Chat: Orientation Month, we focused on mental wellness for first year students as they enter their varsity life. To help with this conversation, Karabo (in for Smash Afrika) was joined by Vanisha Gordhan, Projects Manager at the South African Depression and Anxiety Group.

A claim that has made the rounds lately is that brands are purposely doing offensive things in order to get talk-ability about their brand, but is this a real thing and can that “bad-publicity” strategy work? For more on this Karabo (in for Smash Afrika) was joined by communications expert and founder of Jarred Doyle consulting, Jarred Doyle.

Multi-award winning artist Prince Kaybee dropped his much anticipated fourth studio album and it’s titled ‘The 4th Republic’ on March 5th 2021 and he joined Smash Afrika for a listening session of the album on Live At Night.

Austin Malema is a top South African photographer whose work has seen him become a household name, and a much sought after photographer. In 2019, Forbes Africa included him on their 30 under 30 list of young inspiring people, and he has continued to go from strength to strength. Karabo (in for Smash Afrika) spoke to him in depth to get to know the man behind the lens.

Over the years our Instagram timelines have become a world where everyone lives in the most expensive neighbourhoods, drinks premium liquor and shops designer threads. The pressure is so real and many of us find ourselves wondering why we can’t afford any of it. Well, a closer look reveals that life is not as golden as it appears on our phones. On this instalment of Trending Chats we’re talking ab...

MaBlerh is one of SA’s favourite social commentators, who’s tongue-in-cheek voice has had many talking and in stitches over the years on radio, social media and as host on SABC ‘s Trending SA. He’s also a musician and joined Smash Afrika to chat about his career and share about the behind the scenes of the industry.

The “educate us” argument tends to turn up any time there’s an incident of discrimination, be it racism or sexism or any other “ism”. This argument calls on those who are offended by such acts to teach the offender and everyone else why what’s being done or being said is offensive. On this instalment of 'Trending Chats', we unpack this argument; Smash Afrika was joined by award winning tv director...

Love back is a real thing and many of us have found ourselves getting back together with someone we’ve broken up with. On this edition of Relationship Tuesdays we were not looking at whether it’s a good idea, or not, to get back together with your ex. We were looking at what to do once you've decided to get about getting back together with your ex. Smash Afrika was joined by Louis Venter from Coup...

Zingah’s been in the game for about 10 years, and still at it, bringing the hits. The former Cashtime Fam rapper has now dropped his second album, titled Sessions at the Crib, and is poised to skyrocket him back to the top of the charts. He joined Smash for a listening session of the new project.

Smash Afrika spoke to 5fm listeners about what success in life means to them. The question was that simple, however the answers were more varied and complicated.

Multi award-winning produce & all round good guy - Sun-EL Musician, has just released his sophomore album at midnight tonight. The two-disc album, titled To The World And Beyond, has 31 tracks & features 26 collaborators. He joined Smash Afrika to chat about this new album in a 5fm exclusive.

Sho Madjozi is by far one of S.A’s top acts, constantly flying the flag high while releasing hit, after, after hit. Since dropping her album in 2018 Sho Madjozi has performed on the worlds best stages, won multiple international and local awards, & done a lot for representation of African music across the world. She’s dropping her mixtape tomorrow, and you’ll get a chance to have a listen here on...

Simmy, real name Simphiwe Nhlangulela, has been a fan favourite for a number of years in the music industry and continues to grace us with her subtle voice and spine chilling lyrics. She recently dropped her sophomore album, titled 'Tugela Fairy - Made For The Stars' and joined Smash Afrika on Live At Night to chat about the project.

We’ve touched on this in the past with regards to romantic relationships, and today we’d like to focus on friendships. Do you feel like some of your friendships are one-sided? What does that even really mean? We’ll try to answer these and other questions about the balance in friendships. Smash Afrika was joined by Registered Counsellor, specialising in relationships – Shirley Masemola.

Taking at an app called Spongein, the app assists matriculants in revising for their upcoming exams. It covers different subjects and they’ve included some inspirational messages from some of your favs. Smash Afrika had a conversation with one of the creators of the app - Lebone Segolodi.

As we reach the end of the school year, many of you are still trying to figure out what to study further and which career route to take. The process of making a decision on career can quickly become stressful if not managed well. Nicole Da Silva, in for Smash Afrika, was joined by Johan Louw, Educational Psychologist specialising in Career Guidance and Counselling.

Kaylow is arguably one of the top vocalists in S.A, having spent a decade serenading S.A and the rest of the world with his heartfelt songs about love, pain and everything in between. We haven’t heard from him in a while and now he’s back a brand new single titled 'Something'. He joined Nicole Da Silva, who was standing in for Smash Afrika, to chat about his new journey in music.

Addiction can be a really difficult thing to deal with and fighting the bad habits can be a life-long journey. The stigma that often surrounds addicts and addiction can make dealing with an addiction even more difficult. Drug, alcohol and sex addiction bear the brunt of addiction stigma and so we’ll be highlighting those this evening. Smash Afrika was joined by Maritsa Lubbe, Clinical Psychologist...

Compromise in relationships is probably one of the hardest parts of being in one – how much is too much, what can you and can’t compromise? Those questions will come up at many moments in the life of your relationship – Smash Afrika was joined by Louis Venter – founder of Couple’s Help, for more on this topic.

Many know J Molley as a leader of the new wave, and over the last few years he’s proven that he is a force to be reckoned with. He recently dropped a new album, and sat down with Smash Afrika to chat about this project and his journey this far.

The body positivity movement has been around for years, gaining momentum and becoming a buzz phrase on social media and society at large. However, many now question if it’s fulfilling its initial purpose, worried that the movement has become diluted. Smash Afrika was joined by this is features writer & social commentator - Paula Andropoulos