5B WHEN CONTENT BECOMES AN ECONOMY - WEZA MATOMANE (24 AUG 26)

This weekend, the nominees for the 2026 South African Social Media Awards were unveiled in Rosebank, and the list tells a much bigger story than simply who might leave with a trophy in November.  Creators are now building audiences and businesses across education, gaming, podcasting, fashion, food, sport, photography, radio and kasi content. In a country where almost one in every two young people in the labour market cannot find work, social media is becoming more than somewhere to be seen. For some South Africans, it is becoming a workplace, a storefront, a production studio and an entry point into the economy.  But how much of the creator economy is a sustainable industry, and how much of it is still built on unpredictable algorithms, unpaid labour and the hope that something goes viral? Joining 5 Breakfast is media entrepreneur, voice-over artist and Co-Founder and Director of the South African Social Media Awards, WEZA MATOMANE.

5B MONEY MONDAYS - MORE MALE THAN FEMALE MILLIONAIRS WITH THULI MAGUBANE (24 AUG 26)

5B MARLIS MONDAY MOTIVATION - JUSTINE MABUZA (FOUNDER OF FRAGRANT MOMENT)

5B I BET YOU CAN'T FIND - BAD SALON EXPERIENCES (24 AUG 26)

5B ON THIS DAY (24 AUG 26)

5B GUESS THE CELEBRITY (24 AUG 26)

He carried two revolutionaries on his skin and one nation on his back, Was kicked twenty-three times in a single afternoon yet still became the danger, Then inspired enough devotion for football fandom to start behaving like religion.”

5B BUZZWORD - BOUND (24 AUG 26)

BUZZWORD: | BOUND Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain the buzzword.

5B GAME ON, WOZA WEEKEND - RUGBY JOURNALIST KHANYISO CHWARU ABOUT RUGBY’S GREATEST RIVALRY

Xoli chats to rugby journalist Khanyiso Chwaru about one of rugby’s greatest rivalries, as the highly anticipated clash officially kicks off tomorrow afternoon at 17:10.

5B I BET YOU CAN'T FIND - SHAVED OR NOT (21 AUG 26)

5B ON THIS DAY QUIZ (21 AUG 26)

5B ON THIS DAY (21 AUG 26)

5B GUESS THE CELEBRITY (21 AUG 26)

She learned to balance numbers before learning to command a close-up, Then crossed oceans to enter a fictional palace in someone else’s kingdom, Before returning home to help resurrect one of Africa’s most famous dynasties.

5B NEW MUSIC INTERVIEW - MAX MORE

There are people who spend their early twenties trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives. And then there’s our next guest, who at 20 has apparently decided: “Cool, I’ll just sing the songs, write the songs AND produce the songs.” Max More has been quietly building some serious momentum in South African pop. His song “High” spent more than 24 weeks on the 5FM Top 40, topped the Indie Chart for three consecutive weeks, and then “Hot & Heavy” went to number one on the Indie Chart too. Now he’s back with a brand-new single called “Cherry”; and this one might be the clearest picture yet of exactly who Max More wants to be as an artist. Max, welcome to 5 Breakfast.

5B I BET YOU CAN'T FIND - HAVE YOU EVER SUBMITTED A PUBLIC COMMENT TO GOVERNMENT

With proposed changes to driver’s licence renewal periods currently open for public comment, the 5 Breakfast team explores whether South Africans actually use this channel to have their say. Listeners share their experiences of responding to Government Gazette proposals, including submitting comments through professional bodies and public participation platforms, and whether those submissions made a difference.

5B GUESS THE CELEBRITY (20 AUG 26)

5B ON THIS DAY (20 AUG 26)

BUZZWORD - READ

Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain the buzzword.

5B WOMEN WHO MOVE US: XOLISWA MAHLANGU

This Women’s Month, 5 FM is celebrating Women Who Move Us; women whose work, ideas, leadership and personal journeys are helping to move South Africa forward. Xoliswa Mahlangu, is a leader in digital learning, AI and educational technology. With a background in software engineering and experience across teaching, educator development and national innovation programmes, she’s helping shape how South Africa approaches AI in education. She’s also an Anchor Judge for the inaugural South African AI Awards 2026. 

5B SLEGS AFRIKAANS (19 AUG 26)

5B INTERVIEW: LARA TOSELLI

Joining us now is Lara Toselli, a South African writer, performer, director and producer whose career began remarkably early , as a nine-year-old presenter on SABC 1's YoTV. Since then, she's worked across television, film and theatre, and has created award-winning work of her own. Her latest project is particularly personal. Mother Load is a one-woman show written and performed by Lara and directed by Tinarie van Wyk Loots. It explores motherhood, identity, grief and the often overlooked process of becoming a mother while finding plenty of dark comedy in the chaos.