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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232 episodes
What’s gone viral with Khabazela: Lion escape
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about the lion escape, the pinky toe, do you paint it or leave it?
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Corporates That Care - Pick n Pay
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Sean Summers, Pick n Pay CEO, who'll share insights on the company's ‘Feed the Nation Foundation’ an emergency relief effort...
World View with Adam Gilchrist: No Trump / Putin Summit
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist about a toxic alcohol alert and no Trump / Putin summit.
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Can Johannesburg’s clean-up campaign deliver lasting change?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr. Sibongile Vilakazi, academic, author, and organisational developer, and Deborah Rabuda, lead attorney at the Socio-Econom...
Africa Report: World Bank Lifts Funding Freeze, Commits $2 Billion to Uganda
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr. Thokozile Madonko, Researcher at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies and the Public Economy Project at Wits Univer...
SIB: Dr. Vivienne Ming
Chatting to Clement Manyathela (Standing in for Bongani) is — described by Forbes as a ‘Professional Mad Scientist’, named by the BBC among their 100...
Mi Casa Set to Perform at Old Mutual Music in the Gardens
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr. Duda, J'Something, and Mo-T members of the musical group Mi casa about the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens taking place o...
Celebrating 36 years: Johannesburg pride hits the streets
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Kaye Ally, Executive Director of Johannesburg Pride and founder of Pride of Africa, about the 36th Johannesburg Pride set to...
World View with Adam Gilchrist: A Damaging Fire in Bangladesh
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist about a US Marine celebration went too far, space debris in Western Australia and a damaging fire in Banglades...
What’s gone viral with Khabazela: Who let the dogs out?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about having a needy dog.
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Army Truck Travels 1,200km on Costly “Joyride” to Clean a General’s Yard
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Erika Gibson, senior investigative reporter at City Press, about a shocking report revealing that a South African National De...
DA proposes replacing BEE
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Tebogo Khaas, Chairperson of Public Interest SA, about the Economic Inclusion for All Bill. DA’s argument that Black Economic...
Amazon web services outage triggers global internet disruptions
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Toby Shapshack, tech journalist and editor of Stuff Magazine, about the major outage that hit Amazon Web Services (AWS) yeste...
Jozi Food and Music Festival takes over Constitution Hill this weekend
Bongani Bingwa chats to Mikey Mashila, Head of Marketing for the festival, about what to expect on October 25th, from mouthwatering local cuisine to e...
World View with Adam Gilchrist: America’s Drugs Spat with Colombia
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist about a daring jewellery heist in Paris, Prince Andrew in disgrace, and America’s drug spat with Colombia.
What’s gone viral with Khabazela: What is your nickname, and how did you get it?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about if you have you referred to someone by their nickname in a formal setting by accident?
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Is South Africa becoming a mafia state?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to former Goldman Sachs Sub-Saharan Africa CEO Colin Coleman about South Africa’s growing crisis, rising unemployment, inequalit...
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Is Cancelled
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Clark Gardner, Chief Executive Officer of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon about the cancelation of the Cape Town Marathon.
City of Joburg’s Arts Alive Partners with Award-Winning Play “Ka Lebitso La Moya” for a Powerful Theatrical Return
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Mr Vuyisile Mshudulu, Director of Arts, Culture and Heritage in the City of Joburg, about a major cultural moment for Johanne...
G20 Correspondence Desk with RMB & FNB
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Nokukhanya Mntambo about South Africa’s historic G20 Presidency and what it means for the continent’s future. As the only Afr...
World View with Adam: The tropical rainforest problem
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist for a whirlwind look at global headlines making waves. First, the shocking story of a Polish woman who was loc...
What’s Gone viral with Khabazela: Send me proof
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about the social media moments everyone’s talking about. First up, a viral post has sparked laughs and debates arou...
Ramaphosa suspends SA’s intelligence watchdog
Bongani Bingwa speaks to political journalist Pieter du Toit about the growing storm in South Africa’s intelligence community. President Cyril Ramapho...
Political desk with Asanda Ngoasheng
Bongani Bingwa speaks to political analyst and academic Asanda Ngoasheng about a whirlwind week in South African politics. From the Director-General o...
World View with Adam: China’s map muddle
Adam Gilchrist brings us the top global stories making headlines today. First, growing concern over crime in major U.S. cities is raising eyebrows int...
Global Jazz Fusion: Andy Narell Brings Steel Pan Magic to Sandton’s Artistry Stage
Bongani Bingwa is joined by legendary American steel pannist, composer, and producer Andy Narell, ahead of a musical night to remember at Artistry in...
ACT Awards R600 000 in Scholarships to SA’s Rising Arts Stars
Bongani Bingwa celebrates South Africa’s emerging creative talent as the Arts & Culture Trust’s Nyoloha Scholarship Programme awards two young artists...
What’s Gone viral with Khabazela: Good night love
Khabazela shares the viral stories getting everyone talking online. First up, a sweet (and slightly divisive) clip of a couple who insist on going to...
Fort Hare’s war on Corruption turns violent
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Professor Andries Bezuidenhout, Professor of Development Studies at the University of Fort Hare, about the escalating crisis...
Fix Local: How Orange Farm’s volunteer patrollers are fighting crime and rebuilding hope
Bongani Bingwa speaks to journalist Ufrieda Ho from FixLocal about a grassroots crime-fighting initiative in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg. In a...
Corporates that Care with iZinga Assist
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Derek Lubner, Founder and Chairman of iZinga Assist, about how his platform is transforming charitable giving in South Africa...
World View with Adam: Venezuela’s embassy Issue
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist for a global roundup of the stories making headlines. First, the deepening crisis in Gaza and Israel, where hu...
What’s Gone viral with Khabazela: Identical, but so different
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about the viral moments lighting up social media this morning. First up, a heartwarming (and hilarious) video of id...
Command in Crisis: SAPS leadership meltdown exposes deep fault lines in South Africa’s policing
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Lizette Lancaster, Acting Head of the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS),...
Nando’s and Discovery Vitality bring the heat with the first-ever “Vitality Chicken Run” through Jozi!
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Jessica Wheeler, Marketing Director at Nando’s, about a sizzling new event lighting up the streets of Johannesburg, the Vital...
World View with Adam: Christians arrested in China
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist for today’s World View, covering three major global stories. First, there’s growing international momentum aro...
What’s Gone viral with Khabazela: Oh, so that how it works
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about the top viral stories catching everyone’s attention online. In the first clip, someone hilariously discovers...
Trevor Manuel backs Africa’s fight against crushing debt burden
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Trevor Manuel, former Finance Minister of South Africa, who has joined a global call to “turn debt into hope.” Alongside 30 t...
Court dismisses legal bid against Operation Dudula as anti-migrant campaign gains momentum
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Chris Nissan from the South African Human Rights Commission, after the Durban High Court dismissed an urgent application to s...
City Polo x POLO South Africa redefine Sundays with “Feels Like Polo” – where heritage meets modern luxury
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Nicci Lee Watson, Head of Marketing & Communications at City Polo, about a stylish new collaboration turning heads across Sou...