The Best of Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa
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The Best of Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa
Get all the news you need to know each day with Bongani Bingwa’s Breakfast Show. Stay updated on developing stories and hear from the newsmakers making headlines as well as ordinary listeners affected by the stories.
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Joburg Zoo lights up December with music, culture and family fun
Bongani Bingwa speaks to African indigenous music artist and drumming teacher Esther Maumela as Joburg Zoo’s popular Festival of Lights returns this D...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist: Security fears and sporting controversy
Bongani Bingwa is joined by Adam Gilchrist to unpack three major international stories making headlines, starting with a violent attack at Australia’s...
Deregistration of Major Private Colleges Raises Concerns for Students
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Minister of Higher Education Buti Manamela following the department’s decision to deregister three well-known private college...
December water disruptions hit Gauteng as Rand Water begins major maintenance
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Rand Water spokesperson Makenosi Maroo as planned maintenance work continues across Gauteng this December, leading to widespr...
How poor Is South Africa really?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke following Statistics South Africa’s latest release on poverty trends between 2006 and 2...
MEC Jacob Mamabolo highlights infrastructure turnaround and service delivery improvements
Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Jacob Mamabolo, joins Bongani Bingwa to discuss his department's latest annual report, which highlights a...
Short film ‘First Beach’: South Africans encountering the ocean for the first time
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Peri van Paapendorp, director of the short film.
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Worldview with Adam Gilchrist: Dead Drunk on a Cruise Ship
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about the wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Royal Caribbean following the death of 35-year-old Michael Vi...
KZN Finance MEC Francois Rodgers discusses the province’s recovery strategy
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Francois Rodgers, KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC, about the allegations of mismanagement in the province and the plans to addres...
The Political Desk: National Director of Public Prosecutions interviews hears
Bongani Bingwa speaks with legal expert Melusi Xulu on this week’s political desk, discussing the interviews to find a successor for Shamila Batohi, w...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist: Bike on the run
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about several news developments: the United States seizing a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuel...
Makhelwane Festival Makes a Comeback in Soweto Celebrating Music, Art, and Township Culture
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Sifiso Dlangamandla, the festival organiser, about the Makhelwane Festival returning for its eleventh edition, taking place...
What’s Gone Viral with Khabazela: Sacked for being too punctual
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn about the worst-performing bikers and whether action is needed regarding these biker deliver...
Family of Brakpan Man Killed in Alleged Torture Demands Justice After Madlanga Commission Revelations
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Barry Bateman, Communications Manager for AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, about Emmanuel Mbense’s family, who are see...
Joburg’s security crisis: Millions spent, yet looting continues
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Democratic Alliance councillor Shakes Chabalala about Johannesburg’s security concerns, as the City spends over R16 million...
EWN WEEKLY WRAP: ANC’s National General Council concludes
Bongani Bingwa speaks with EWN reporter Thabiso Goba, who provides the latest details and insight into the crisis facing the African National Congress...
Festival of Lights Turns Johannesburg Zoo into a Dazzling Holiday Spectacle
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Jenny Moodley, spokesperson for Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo, about the annual Festival of Lights, running every Thursda...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist: Lithuania’s state of emergency
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist on Lithuania declaring a state of emergency after balloons, allegedly sent from Belarus and used by cigarett...
What’s Gone Viral with Khabazela: How to spot a South African
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn about how to recognize a South African when abroad.
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Australia bans social media for under-16
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Sarah Hoffman, Social media lawyer and founder of Klikd on Australia’s rollout of the world-first social media ban for teen...
Freedom Under Law Challenges Menzi Simelane’s NDPP Reappointment Nomination
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Chris Oxtoby Independent legal consultant and research consultant for Freedom Under Law about the organisation’s objection...
Rapid collapse of Benin coup sparks broader concerns for West African democracy
Bongani Bingwa speaks with international relations expert Dr Charles Sinkala about reports that people in Benin are living in “total fear” following l...
Mzansi National Philharmonic Kicks Off “Voices of Home” Tour
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Marin Alsop, Conductor of the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, about maintaining her status as one of the world’s mo...
FlySafair’s Santa Sleigh Soars Across South African Skies
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair, about the airline’s Christmas initiative, “Santa’s Sleigh,” including e...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist: Ceebrating 1 year of Freedom in Syria
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about several major international developments: the mass displacement of thousands of civilians along the Th...
What’s Gone Viral with Khabazela: Lost money
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn about experiences and stories related to losing money.
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Saulsville in Shock After Deadly Tavern Shooting Amid Fear, Silence, and Recurring Violence
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Hannes Coetzee, the City of Tshwane’s MMC for Community Safety and Nomcebo Dlamini, Southern African Alcohol Policy Allianc...
Batohi Separates Herself from Terms of Chauke Inquiry
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Donda Attorneys Managing Director Melusi Xulu about NPA Head Shamila Batohi’s appearance before the inquiry into Johannesbu...
Freedom Park launches Gallery of Leaders exhibition
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Thami Ka Plaatjie, Council Member at Freedom Park on Freedom Park preparing to open something that feels deeply overdue in...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist- Donald Trump’s Flag Day
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about Indonesia’s devastating flood disaster, the U.S. National Park Service’s decision to remove Martin Lut...
What's gone viral with Khabazela: Turn that light off
Bongani Bingwa chats with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn about what many dim unnecessary fear their parents passed down to them.
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Young spelling champions head to Sun City for national finals
Bongani Bingwa in conversation with CEO of the South African Spelling Bee, Roger Dickinson on about the country’s top young spellers heading to Sun Ci...
Whistleblower safety under scrutiny after Van der Merwe murder
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Mmamoloko Kubayi, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister regarding the murder of Marius Van Der Merwe, who testifi...
The fight against crime and the price of speaking out
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Yusuf Abramjee, eNCA presenter and Anti-crime activist on the lack of protection for whistleblowers in the country followin...
Play Café: Giving children a safe space to play
Ray White speaks to Dean Weil, Team Lead for Social Engagement at Jozi My Jozi, about the launch of the Play Café, a safe, supervised creative space f...
World View with Adam Gilchrist: No End to the War in Ukraine
Ray White speaks to Adam Gilchrist about no end to the war in Ukraine, a Eurovision song boycott and Canada’s santa protests.
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Who’s the Safest Behind the Wheel? Holiday Driving Insights Revealed
Ray White speaks to Precious Nduli, Chief Commercial Officer at Discovery Insure, about who really drives better at home and what South Africa’s festi...
What’s gone viral with Khabazela: Girl dad question
Ray White speaks to Khabazela about how parents should handle bathroom situations when out with their young daughters, especially in public spaces whe...
Is a positive reset still possible for U.S.–South Africa relations?
Ray White speaks to Prof Danny Bradlow, international relations expert and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship at the...
Gauteng’s 2026 school placements underway as department freezes 496 posts
Ray White speaks to Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane about the department’s plans to start automatic school placements within the next seven days...