5MM LOVE LETTER TO GAUTENG (04 SEP 26)

YOUNG BLOOD FIVE - INKOSI IVUMILE COMMUNITY ORGANISATION

Inkosi Ivumile Community Organization is intentional about their focus on Teenage Pregnancy and GBV and we find out more about those programmes from the Founder and Director Ntombi Jacisa. We also learn about the importance of breaking the generational chains of GBV and how that can better impact South African families.

5MM YOUNG BLOOD FIVE - UKHAMBA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Founder and Project Manager at Ukhamba, Nthato Korolosi joins us for a conversation about the core values of the organisation and a strong belief in nurturing the talent found in communities. This Heritage Month, Nthato reminds us that our communities have many interconnected needs and how Ukhamba seeks to meet those needs with the programmes and offerings.

5MM LOVE LETTER TO MZANSI - GAUTENG EDITION

This week, we kicked off our Love Letter to Mzansi campaign by putting the spotlight on Gauteng.  From Tuesday to Wednesday, we asked listeners to send us voice notes telling us what they love most about Gauteng — from the food and music to the people, languages, neighbourhoods, hustle and bustle, and all the little things that make the province feel like home. We’ve started collecting your stories and memories, and this Friday, we’ll bring them all together and play our Love Letter to Gauteng, created with your voices. 

5MM INTERVIEW - AMBER-ROSE BERRY ON BEING THE YOUNGEST SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL (28 AUG 26)

Amber-Rose Berry is an 18-year-old open-water swimmer from Pringle Bay, near Cape Town, who has just made history as the youngest South African woman to swim the English Channel. She completed the gruelling 33km crossing from England to France in an unofficial time of 10 hours and 27 minutes, battling cold water, strong currents, jellyfish stings and exhaustion along the way. This isn't her first major achievement. At just 16, Amber-Rose became the youngest person to complete the 33km False Bay crossing, finishing in 9 hours and 40 minutes. Her journey is particularly inspiring because she was actually frightened of water as a young child after a swimming accident. She is also using her English Channel swim to raise funds for the Ukukhula Institute, which provides scholarships for disadvantaged student-athletes from the Eastern Cape to study at Rhodes University.

5MM WOMEN WHO MOVE US THROUGH THE ARTS - KOKETSO KGOGOME & VUYO RENENE (28 AUG 26)

The final Women Who Move Us Through the Arts, we’re celebrating two women who are making their mark behind the scenes in an industry where we often see men occupying many of the key roles. Vuyo Renene works at the intersection of talent management, music business and entertainment law, helping artists build careers that are not only creatively successful but also properly structured and protected.  And Koketso Kgogome is a producer and storyteller working across sport, culture and entertainment, with credits spanning major brands and sports platforms. They are both currently working on one of the biggest amapiano events, Scorpion Kings Live 2026, and contribute their skills to projects as big as that. Two very different journeys, but both are proof that there is so much power in the women working behind the scenes to make the culture we enjoy possible.

5MM CULTURE SHIFT - IS BEING AN ADULT ACTUALLY HARDER NOW (28 AUG 26)

When we were younger, being an adult looked like the dream. Adults seemed to have everything figured out —they had their own homes, cars, jobs, money, they went on holidays and somehow always looked like they knew what they were doing.  But now that we’re actually the adults, why does everyone seem so tired and stressed all the time? Bills, work, rent, groceries, relationships, trying to maintain friendships, looking after your mental health and somehow finding time to enjoy your life — it feels like there’s always something to worry about. And the funniest part is, the adults we grew up watching were also complaining about how hard life was, but we just didn’t understand it because, from where we were standing, adulthood looked so much better. Maybe adulthood has always been difficult, but the pressure has changed. We’re constantly connected, constantly comparing ourselves to other people and constantly being told where we should be in life. So is being an adult actually harder now, or did we just grow up and realise that nobody actually knows what they’re doing?

5MM REAL TALK, NO FILTER - CAN YOU DATE YOUR FRIEND’S EX? (27 AUG 26)

We all know the unspoken rule: you don’t date your friend’s ex. But is that rule actually reasonable, especially when the relationship is over and both people have supposedly moved on? Because technically, once you’ve broken up with someone, do you still get a say in who they date? And does it make a difference if it was a serious, long-term relationship versus someone they went on a few dates with? What if your friend says they’re completely over them but clearly still has feelings? And then there’s the other side — if you genuinely connect with someone, should your friend’s past relationship with them automatically make them off-limits? Maybe the real issue isn’t whether you can date your friend’s ex, but whether you’re willing to deal with what it could do to the friendship.

5MM CULTURE SHIFT - WHAT ARE YOU OUTSOURCING YOUR BRAIN TO TECHNOLOGY? 27 AUG 26

5MM WELLNESS WEDNESDAY - KARABO'S BIG RACE

Karabo’s Running Era Okay, so I’ve officially entered my running era! I’m taking on the Balwin Run Series on the 20th, which means we’ve got exactly one month to get me ready for #KarabosBigRace.  Now, I’m not just going to wake up and start running without a plan, so we’ve brought in a running coach to help me prepare properly, build my fitness and, most importantly, make sure I’m training safely and sustainably. So, if you’ve ever wanted to get into running or you’re preparing for your own race, hopefully you can learn a thing or two with me along the way!

5MM DOLLY PARTON TRIBUTE (26 AUG 26)

We woke up this morning to the sad news that legendary country music icon Dolly Parton has passed away. Now, even if country music wasn’t necessarily your genre, it’s almost impossible to talk about music history without talking about Dolly Parton. She was a songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, and one of the most beloved figures in entertainment.

5B INTERVIEW - BIG SAVE WORLDS BIGGEST BRAAI - DYLAN JARDIM (MARKETING MANAGER)

5MM REAL TALK, NO FILTER - IS LOYALTY AT WORK DEAD

These days, staying at the same company for years can feel like a risky career move. Job-hopping is often seen as one of the fastest ways to increase your salary, learn new skills and move into better positions. If another company is offering you more money, better opportunities or a healthier work environment, why stay where you are?  But then there’s the question of loyalty - should you feel committed to a company that has invested in you, or is your career ultimately your responsibility? And if your current employer isn’t giving you opportunities to grow, how long are you expected to wait?

5MM CULTURE SHIFT - DO PEOPLE STILL COLLECT THINGS

Do people still collect things? Gretel, a listener messaged in yesterday during our show asking this question and we decided to do some research, because back in the day, it felt like everyone’s parents had something they were collecting. Maybe it was stamps, coins, postcards, fridge magnets, or those photo albums filled with pictures from every family holiday. Collecting was something you physically built over years — you had a box, a shelf, an album, and eventually an entire cupboard dedicated to it. But now, with everything becoming digital and our lives moving so quickly, do people still have that same urge to collect? A 2023 survey found that 46% of people said they owned some kind of collection, so collecting definitely hasn't disappeared. What’s interesting is that collecting today can look very different. You might be collecting sneakers, vinyl, trading cards, LEGO, perfumes, jerseys, figurines, books, watches or even digital items. Social media has also changed the experience — instead of keeping your collection hidden in a cupboard, you can find other collectors, discover rare pieces, show off what you’ve found and even buy and trade with people all over the world. So maybe the shift isn't from collecting to not collecting. Maybe it's from collecting things because that's what people around us did, to collecting things that tell people something about who we are, what we're interested in and what we love.

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5MM CULTURE SHIFT - WHICH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM DID YOU LEAVE AND WHY_

5MM REAL TALK, NO FILTER - WHAT FOOD DO YOU LOVE THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T

There are some foods that people have VERY strong opinions about. Oysters. Olives. Blue cheese. Mushrooms. Tripe. Anchovies. Even coriander. You either love them, or you absolutely cannot understand why anyone would willingly put them in their mouth.  But then there are the foods we’ve convinced ourselves we’re supposed to like. Maybe you order the oysters because everyone else is ordering them. Maybe you pretend to enjoy blue cheese because it feels sophisticated. Or maybe you’ve been saying you love something for years because you feel like you’re supposed to. And then there’s the complete opposite that one food you genuinely LOVE that everyone around you thinks is disgusting.

5MM REAL TALK, NO FILTER - WHAT THINGS DO YOU CONSIDER WHEN BUYING A CONCERT TICKET_

Concert season is officially back, the weather is warming up, and South Africa is becoming a serious stop for some of the biggest names in music. We’ve had artists like Doja Cat bring her show to Pretoria, and now we’ve got names like J. Cole and Limp Bizkit on the calendar, alongside artists like Bryan Adams and Boyz II Men. But with all these concerts, festivals and live experiences happening, we have to ask: how much is too much for a concert ticket? Because the ticket price is only part of the expense. There’s transport, parking, food, maybe accommodation if you’re travelling — and then there are those VIP and hospitality packages that can take the price into another universe. And let’s be honest, sometimes it’s not even about whether you can afford the ticket. It’s about whether that artist is worth spending your money on. Would you rather spend R2,000 seeing your favourite artist live, or use that same money for an entire weekend away?

5MM CULTURE SHIFT - HAVE HOBBIES BECOME ANOTHER FORM OF PRODUCTIVITY_

Remember when hobbies were just hobbies? You read a book because you enjoyed it. You went for a run because it felt good. You cooked because you were hungry. You painted because you felt like painting. And more than that, hobbies were things you took part in for the fun of it and for escaping the stresses of the world.  But now, it seems like everything has to come with a goal attached to it. We’re not just reading anymore — we’re trying to read 50 books a year. We’re not just running — we’re tracking our pace, our distance and trying to beat our personal best. Even cooking can become content for Instagram. Even worse, we are starting to think of ways to monetise our hobbies.  Somewhere along the way, our hobbies started looking suspiciously like work. And maybe that’s the shift: we’ve become so obsessed with improving ourselves that we’ve forgotten how to do things simply because we enjoy them. Have our hobbies become another form ofproductivity, or is there nothing wrong with wanting to get better at the things we love?