5 Nights

Trending Chats on 5Nights with Smash Afrika at 20:15 tonight only on 5FM. The cost of raising a child, how can both parents contribute to a good livelihood for their children. Joined by Felicity An Guest, a maintenance activist and founder of  Child Maintenances Difficulties in South Africa

Lady Du is a rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, radio presenter and dancer who hails from Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.

Smash Afrika was joined by Sylvester Mashilo, Founder of Sylvester Mashilo Foundation which raises awareness on the absence of fathers and mentoring boys so they grow up to become better men.  

Leading story for this week's Trending Chats was Lizzo and the fat-phobic comments she continues to receive, especially after she dropped the music video for her new single, featuring Cardi B, 'Rumours'. 

At just 22, BLXCKIE is already taking the S.A Hip Hop scene by storm with hit after hit and features from some of S.A's biggest acts including Nasty C, the multi-talented, rapper, singer and producer joined Smash Afrika to chat to him about the Deluxe version of his album - B4Now, just before it's released.

On this instalment of Selfcare Sessions we’re looking at waiting and not rushing into having sex, and how that can impact your relationships. Smash Afrika was joined by Sipho who vlogs with her husband on ‘Happily Ever Ditibane’ about love and relationships, also joining Smash was Just Samke vlogger, who is currently on a journey of celibacy with her partner. 

To commemorate Women's Day, we wanted to put a spotlight on women vocalists in dance music in particular, and the gender dynamics that exist in that space of music. Smash Afrika was joined by musicians and activists - Jackie Queens, as well as Msaki.

Priddy Ugly has just dropped his sophomore album with a clear vision to make a RAP album that would bring something the game was missing and to share his journey as a young African family man. He joined Smash Afrika  to chat about the album and the RAP activism journey he's on. 

DJ and presenter Lamiez Holworthy has dropped her new single titled -“Sthokoze”. She features star producers The Lowkeys, with vocals from Drip Gogo who weaves catchy refrains between saxophone tones and melodic keys. She joined SMash Afrika to chat about this 5fm Exclusive. 

For this instalment of Relationship Tuesday we’re taking a look at the hero/saviour complex. Are you dating people because you feel like you can save them? That’s one of the questions we’ll be asking this evening as we explore this topic. Smash Afrika was joined by Sean, who is a Senior Social Worker.

Without a doubt, amapiano is the biggest movement in South African music & popculture right now and over the last few months we’ve seen it gaining popularity in other parts of the continent and the globe. What is it about the yanos and when did it all begin? Smash Afrika was joined by editor & writer Setumo-Thebe Mhlomi, as well as DJ & Music producer Kutloano Da Kruk.

Benny Afroe is ready to take on the S.A music scene with his eclectic sound and unique viewpoint. He’s turned many heads over the last year with his singles and has been putting in the work in studio leading to him having no choice but to drop his EP, ‘Yours Truly’. Smash spoke to him about the EP on the eve of its release.

For Relationship Tuesday, Smash Afrika, inspired by a listener's story, had the conversation around sex work & intimate relationships. He was joined by Yonela from the Sisonke sex workers movement, as well as, adult entertainer - Marlon67 who gave an insight to this topic. 

For producer's pick this week, the team went in to find the details on Kanye's, highly anticipated album, 'Donda' - including where he has taken residency to finish the album after fans were left disappointed when the album wasn't released on Friday 23 July. 

How should social media influencers go about posting when it comes to societal issues? On this instalmentof Trending Chats we focused on influencer marketing and the conversation around how influencers should/could position themselves when it comes to different societal issues, and general influencer & influencer campaign sensitivity. Smash Afrika was joined by Pieter Groenewald, CEO of influe...

Sizwe Alakine aka Reason joined Smash Afrika, for an exclusive drop of his new amapiano track, alongside top producer - DJ Maphorisa, titled 'Khanda Shisa'. The track sees the rapper introduce the dance music side of him. He spoke to Smash about making the transition and working with Maphorisa. 

One of the hottest South African rappers out there right now, 25k is without a doubt, one to watch in the hip hop game. He joined Smash Afrika for a listening session of his new album titled, 'Pheli Makaveli', just before it dropped and shared the stories behind the music, including the heartfelt story of how his collabo with A-Reece came about. 

Comedy and comedians are often walking the line of being funny without being offensive to anyone, in 2021 we find ourselves in a more enlightened world with more issues being scruitinised more deeply, how has this impacted the world of comedy? Smash Afrika joined by comedians, Tsitsi Chuimya, Yaseen Barnes & Lihle Msimang for more on this.

Mr Pink Panther himself, Tshego, joined Smash Afrika, on the eve of the release of his new EP titled ‘3 Piece’. The last time we got a full project from him was in 2019, he has since continued to soar in the South African music landscape. He spoke to Smash about the story behind the EP and let us in on his future plans. 

Romantic relationships are about being able to depend on your partner, but where is the line and when are you too dependent on your relationship and how can you go about having a more healthy dependence on your partner? On this Relationship Tuesday, Smash spoke about codependent relationships, Smash Afrika was joined by Registered Counsellor who focuses on relationships – Shirley Masemola.

On the final instalment of the Love-ish Series 2021 we were chatting about the big C-word in all relationships – COMMUNICATION! We looked at how good the communication is between you and your friends and also dived into social media and the impact that has on communication between friends.

Trending Chats this week focused on chatting to some experts to dive deeper into the images of looting and unrest that we’ve witnessed in South Africa. To chat about public order policing in S.A, Smash Afrika was joined Ziyanda Stuurman - the author of ‘Can We be Safe: The Future of Policing in South Africa’

What are the psychological impacts of poverty and inequality and how that can lead to social unrest and the looting of private property. Smash Afrika was joined by Senior Social Worker and Employee Wellness Expert – Sean.