The Kaya Breakfast team and listeners debate where respect ends and sucking up begins. Katlego Sekhu Image by DC Studio on Magnific If you've ever hesitated before greeting a colleague at work, wondering whether the term of endearment on the tip of your tongue reads as respect or as sucking up, Kaya Breakfast's recent Fresh Talk was for you. The conversation was sparked by a moment that's been doing the […]
Katlego Sekhu From energy loss to misdiagnosed anxiety, Dr Mpume Zenda unpacks the symptoms women write off as "just stress." Image by stefamerpik on Magnific Most women wait until their late 40s to think about menopause. Dr Mpume Zenda says that is often already too late to catch the phase that matters most. The obstetrician and gynaecologist joined DJ Fresh, Thato and Mpho for this month's instalment of After 40 […]
After losing his Metro FM radio gig and spending four months at home, Thabo “T-Bose” Mokwele says the experience taught him to prioritise radio and appreciate the 20 years he has spent at Kaya 959.
Fourteen years after 34 mine workers were killed by police during the Marikana strike, their families are still waiting for justice, with no successful prosecutions secured over the shootings. By Mapaballo Borotho Image @Youtube video screenshot On Sunday, 16 August, it will officially mark exactly 14 years since the bloodbath deaths of mine workers in Marikana. Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) killed at least 34 mine workers […]
Four years after her first client, Rapelang Ramachodi reflects on breaking into a technical industry as a non-engineer Katlego Sekhu From cleaning windows in lockdown to the boardroom: Rapelang Ramachodi's SolarRev journey For Rapelang Ramatlhodi, MD of Solar Rev Solutions, the road into renewable energy started somewhere far less glamorous: a bucket, a squeegee, and a lockdown-era window-cleaning business. Speaking to Fresh and Thato on Kaya Breakfast's Big Moves, Ramatlhodi […]
Dana speaks to Kaya Creator's Corner about the season of loss that shaped her sixth studio album Katlego Sekhu Image: Instagram/@simphiwedana She's been called one of South Africa's most fearless musical storytellers, and this week the industry made it official. Simphiwe Dana picked up the Gallo Renaissance Award, presented at the 5th annual Basadi in Music Awards at the Joburg Theatre. DJ Fresh and Thato caught up with Dana on […]
Cameron Waldeck-Cooks was found dead alongside 19-year-old Ethan Coetzee at a lodge in Sabie, Mpumalanga, last week.