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JAZZUARY 2020 – Roots and Routes

This month Kaya 959 invites listeners to tune in for a month of exceptional music and masterclasses as we celebrate the Roots and Routes of jazz. With roots originating on the continent,  jazz music has traveled across borders through memory and migration where it has been beautifully reimagined within new localities. As a genre that has evolved greatly over the last two centuries jazz has morphed into a symbol of hope […]

today14/01/2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS

CoP 25’s enhanced Gender Action Plan celebrated with caution over lack of monitoring

By Tunicia Phillips An overlooked victory at the widely criticized CoP25 climate conference in Madrid, Spain earlier this month; was a resolution to enhance the Gender Action Plan (GAP) over the next five years. While countries failed to reach an agreement on important decisions that will ultimately affect millions of climate-vulnerable people, they agreed – at least on paper, to enhance plans to improve gender inclusivity in climate change-related activities. […]

today13/01/2020

LIFESTYLE

#MatricResults2019 We speak to three bright IEB matriculants

By Zuko Komisa This year's matric results came with some incredible results and an outstanding year for many matriculants. In this year's Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate exams 98.82% of 11 818 full-time and 779 part-time pupils passed. Kaya Breakfast spoke to three of the class of 2019 who achieved excellent results. Aspirations Galaletsang Ramolobeng from Ekangala in Tshwane, went to school at St. Martin's School, Rosettenville and […]

today07/01/2020

NEWS

What to expect as City of Joburg hosts this year’s SA Open

By Zuko Komisa   The golfing community will be kicking off the year on a high note as the 2020 S.A. Open is heading to the city of Johannesburg. City of Johannesburg Event Management Director and Tournament Promoter, Bongi Mokaba recently joined the Drive-Thru with Mosibodi Whitehead and Sandile van Heerden to discuss what will be happening. She spoke about the growth of the sport in the city and how […]

today07/01/2020

LIFESTYLE

‘Time is money.’ How important is time to you?

By Zuko Komisa The quest to have more time seems to be every person's pursuit. We spend our days, get exhausted and sleep so we can relive the same day every day. The reality with time is that you can't buy time, you can't grow time, you can't ask for more time, you can only lose time. The sad thing about losing time is that we have absolutely no idea […]

today01/01/2020

my top 10 at 10, aka on Kaya 959,

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The best of My Top 10 At 10 2019

By Nomali Cele My Top 10 At 10 profiles are a mixture of things T-bose Mokwele does incredibly well: Getting to the bottom of a guest's story as told through music. Whether they are high profile figures, musicians or ordinary people, he always finds a connection when leading the conversation. Here are a few interviews from 2019 and the guests who made the feature memorable this year. In 2019 we […]

today30/12/2019

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2019 in Uncaptured family meetings

By Nomali Cele Every Monday to Thursday after the 16:00 news, a song that's been selected by the Uncaptured team to reflect or hint at that day's family meeting topic pays. Then after the song, two simple words ring out: "Hello, family!" And so the Uncaptured family meeting begins.  For the uninitiated, the family meeting is about twenty minutes during which the co-hosts, Kgomotso Matsunyane and Ndumiso Ngcobo, along with the […]

today27/12/2019

Kaya Lunchtime, Zozibini miss sa interview, zozibini tunzi and bridget masinga,

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2019 in Kaya Lunchtime interviews on The B-Side

By Nomali Cele Kaya Lunchtime on The B-Side with Bridget Masinga is where Afropolitans gather to have invigorating conversations on culture, the arts and lifestyle. 2019 was o different. Whether chatting to young performance artist Manthe Ribane about her then-upcoming big showcase to talking to Basetsana Kumalo about her legacy, 2019 has seen been a treasure trove of conversations. Teboho Mahlatsi's filmmaking CV reads like a South African pop culture […]

today23/12/2019

LIFESTYLE

2019 Rides I’d buy

By: Melinda Ferguson    After spending the year test-driving over 50 vehicles, here are 6 rides I seriously contemplated buying:  1. VW T-CROSS Specs The current model available is the 3-cylinder, 85kW turbocharged 1.0 litre auto transmission. With 200Nm of torque available, it sips just under 5litres. Why I'd buy it The T-Cross ticks all the boxes. Reasonably priced, great to look at, with that brilliant 7-speed  DSG gearbox, some […]

today19/12/2019

blom blom, good friday on kaya

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The best of Blom Blom in 2019

By Nomali Cele 2019 is coming to a close. Even on the airwaves, we've toned things down in favour of more music time. Bless our music department. 2019 was the second year of Good Friday on Kaya, our Skhumba-helmed Friday breakfast show. From the very first day, the #GoodFridayOnKaya team, Skhumba, Ndumiso, Mbali, Mosibodi and Juliet, have brought a chemistry that sets the tone for the Kaya Weekends programming offering. […]

today19/12/2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS

CoP25 puts Paris Agreement at risk of being even more toothless

By Tunicia Phillips As floods ravaged through parts of South Africa’s economic hubs and mop-up operations began in Kwa – Zulu Natal after a tornado hit the south coast, South Africa’s environment minister, Barbara Creecy landed in a bustling Madrid, Spain to lead a continental fight for renewed support to address the impact of global warming at the Conference of the Parties (CoP) 25. As my daily off – record […]

today19/12/2019

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