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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The Skin We Are In’ Hits the Road for School Tours
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Gerard Bester, Head of the Windybrow Arts Centre, about the return of the production ‘The Skin We Are In’, presented by the...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist – Tackling Illegal Russian Ships
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist on several global developments: the tragic case of 25-year-old Spanish woman Noelia Castillo, who died by eu...
What's gone viral with Khabazela: The humble gift
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Jonathan ‘Khabazela’ Fairban about a viral clip featuring a woman who discovers a gift she once gave a friend at a thrift s...
The Fraud Question South African Banks Avoid
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Rebecca Davis, Senior Journalist at the Daily Maverick, about banking fraud in South Africa, concerns over commercial crime...
The Political Desk: Top Cop Controversy – What Action Should the President Take?
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Professor Mazwe Majola, Leadership & Governance Expert, about South Africa’s top police official remaining in the spotlight...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist – US court’s social media decision
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about President Donald Trump hinting at progress toward a possible Iran–USA agreement, a Los Angeles jury ho...
Man With No Surname: Exploring Belonging and Accountability
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Pakamisa Zwedala, actor and voice artist, and Bonko Khoza, award-winning actor, about their upcoming play written by Mfundi...
What’s gone viral with Khabazela – Retro Rewind
Bongani Bingwa chats with Jonathan ‘Khabazela’ Fairban about a game created by two indie developers that lets players run their own video store in the...
DA MP takes legal action over R637 million missing from ETDP SETA
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Democratic Alliance national spokesperson and MP, Karabo Khakhau, about her party laying criminal charges over the alleged...
SAPS addresses “Dirty Dozen” arrests and summons to National Commissioner
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Ian Cameron, Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Police, about the twelve senior South African Po...
Parliament seeks answers over missing millions at training authority
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Tebogo Letsie, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, about more than R637.6 million in p...
Cash trail sparks new questions about Molefe and State Capture finances
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Pieter-Louis Myburgh, investigative journalist at Daily Maverick, who sheds light on how over R11.3 million in unexplained...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist – China’s extra fuel crisis
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist on major global developments: Russia’s massive new offensive in Ukraine, launching 948 drones in 24 hours; t...
MTN Small Business Awards make a comeback
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Dr. Nkosi Kumalo, MTN’s General Manager for Small and Medium Enterprises and Indirect Channels, about the return of the MTN...
What's gone viral with Khabazela: It a bar, go home
Bongani Bingwa chats with Jonathan ‘Khabazela’ Fairban about a viral clip showing a woman confronting a mother who brought her baby into a bar.
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Unpacking Iran’s long shadow of conflict
Bongani Bingwa talks with Dr. Iraj Abedian, Chief Executive of Pan‑African Investment and Research Services, who explains how Iran’s turbulent history...
Former South African ambassador: “You can’t appease the US President”
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Ebrahim Rasool, Former South African Ambassador to the United States, about his disappointment in how President Donald Trum...
When Comedy Meets Truth
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Kgomotso ‘MoMo’ Matsunyane, award-winning actor and director, about her upcoming comedy, which will be staged at Joburg The...
Last-minute shock in the MasterChef kitchen
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Myles Heneke & Bandziva “Bandz” Madina on being eliminated, MasterChef South Africa after failing in their attempts to ele...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist – An Antisemitic Attack in London
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about London police investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime, after four ambulances belonging to a J...
What’s Gone Viral with Khabazela – The rebuild
Bongani Bingwa chats with Jonathan ‘Khabazela’ Fairban about a man who went viral for sharing his journey of rebuilding his life after facing business...
The rise of professional assassinations in South Africa
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Mike Bolhuis, specialist investigator and crime expert, and Julian Rademeyer, Senior Adviser at the Global Initiative Again...
Camissa Asset Management: Netflix Kills Its Own Business
This week, we explored how Netflix took significant risks to dominate the streaming industry a story of bold, “Black Sheep Thinking,” brought to you b...
Worldview with Adam Gilchrist – The Big BTS Comeback
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about three major news stories: Iran’s recent missile launch toward a US‑UK military base in the Indian Ocea...
Constitution Hill hosts its 8th annual Human Rights Festival
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Rethabile Maifadi about what audiences can look forward to during the event taking place from 26th to 28th March.
What’s Gone Viral with Khabazela – The rival shakes
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairban about a viral clip of American professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau at the LIV Golf South Afr...
Why South Africa needs fewer, stronger municipalities
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Prof Joseph Sekhampu about the 257 municipalities, discussing how their systems are quietly struggling and exploring whethe...
How to dismantle the nexus of evil
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Tebogo Khaas about the arrest of former SAPS Special Task Force member Matipandile Sotheni. He has been charged with the mu...
MXS Kulture Festival 2026
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Laduma Ngxokolo, founder and creative director of MAXHOSA, about the fourth annual MXS Kulture Festival 2026 on 21 March at T...
World View with Adam Gilchrist: The Iran War Latest
Bongani Bingwa speaks the Iran war latest, an amazing baseball result and let’s have a green day off.
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How happy are South Africans, really?
Bongani Bingwa talks to Prof. Talita Greyling from the University of Johannesburg’s C.WAIS about the International Day of Happiness. Despite South Afr...
What’s gone viral with Khabazela: Lion king
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazala about the Lion King.
702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based tal...
Shifting gear: South Africa's transport revamp
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Transport Minister Barbara Creecy about key transport issues from taxi violence to scholar transport safety, passenger rail u...
Treasury launches performance grant to transform metro municipalities
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Treasury Director-General Dr Duncan Pieterse about the National Treasury’s new R54-billion performance-based grant for metros...
The Political Desk: Ad Hoc Committee Reveals PKTT Disbandment, Allegedly Captured Ministers, and Prison Letters
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Kgomotso Modise, Journalist & News creator about the explosive testimonies from the Ad Hoc Committee and more. From the disba...
World View with Vicky Turner: The UK’s meningitis outbreak jumps the Channel to France
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Vicky Turner about the very familiar names that have made a French mayoral election go viral, could the rugby World Cup be go...
Maharishi NextUp Institute of Technology
Bongani Bingwa speaks to David Frankel, South African tech pioneer and philanthropist, about the transformative donation he and Tracey Frankel have ma...
What's gone viral with Khabazela: What's in a name?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazala about how did you decide on your childs name, and who picked their name?
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Historic moment: conjoined twins successfully separated in Limpopo
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Nyaweleni Tshifularo, the paediatric surgeon who led the medical team behind the successful separation of conjoined twins...
South Africa’s economic outlook amid middle east tensions
Guest: Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services.
702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg base...