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She was given a heavenly name because of an elephant, Learned to disappear first through ballet, then beneath somebody else’s face, And eventually won gold while wearing a nose history remembered better than hers.

This morning on Game On: Woza Weekend, Xoli is joined by Proteas wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta; fresh off a major honour at the Cricket South Africa Awards. Sinalo has just received the Makhaya Ntini: Power of Cricket Award, an award that recognises players whose journeys speak to perseverance, humility, resilience and the transformative power of cricket. And for Sinalo, this one is deeply p...

The Commission for Gender Equality is a key chapter 9 institution that plays a key role in supporting and protecting constitutional democracy. This week on Pap & Politics, Thabo speaks to HRH Eurika Mogane, a commissioner from the CGE to learn more about the institution.

A Western Cape prison warden has allegedly been arrested after members of the Anti-Gang Unit stopped and searched his vehicle outside Goodwood Prison, reportedly finding drugs, cellular phones, USB sticks, condoms and libido tablets. The unusual haul has the 5 Mid-Mornings team wondering what exactly gets smuggled into prisons and what some of the strangest things listeners have seen or heard abou...

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He signs laws he does not write, opens parliaments he does not govern, Then goes home to paint hills and argue with modern architecture, A constitutional figurehead with surprisingly strong opinions about compost.

This morning on 5 Breakfast, we’re is joined by Chef Nokx Majozi; a South African chef who has taken the flavours of home all the way into some of London’s most serious kitchens. Nokx grew up around food in KwaZulu-Natal, learning early from the rhythms of a home kitchen near Richards Bay before building a career that took her from South Africa to the United States and then to London,...

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An island boy was named after an American cowboy in a different arena, Had his heart repaired before making millions race faster than his own, Then turned seven characters into one of sport’s most valuable signatures.”

The 5 Breakfast team wants to know just how outrageous a Karen can get. Listeners share the biggest and most unreasonable public confrontations they've witnessed, from customers demanding managers over ridiculous complaints to people causing scenes in restaurants, shops, gyms and even sporting events. From the service industry to everyday encounters, the stories prove that unreasonable behaviour c...

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He learned Shakespeare before the streets learned his face, Carried a revolutionary inheritance into microphones, courtrooms and movie sets, Then became more difficult to bury than almost anyone in pop culture.

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