BUZZWORD:  BALL

Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain the buzzword.

Ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections, young South Africans are showing up in numbers. The IEC says more than 330,000 people had registered by midday on Saturday during voter registration weekend, and early signs pointed to young people making up the majority of applicants.

This Youth Month on Monday Motivation, we’re shining a light on young South Afri- cans who are not waiting for opportunity to arrive gift-wrapped at the door.

Because in a country where youth unemployment is one of our biggest challenges, the question becomes: what happens when young people are taught to stop only looking for jobs, and start learning how to create solutions?

Marli spoke to Lydia Zingoni, founder and director of the SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation, about building confidence, spotting opportunities in your own community, and why entrepreneurship might just be one of the most powerful tools young South Africans have.

This week, we’re continuing the series: “What They Don’t Want You To Know About Money.” And today, we’re going into the shops. The malls. The online carts. The “add to basket” danger zone. We’re talking about retailers. What exactly is a retailer? How do they make money? And what are the little tricks, layouts, specials, loyalty points, discounts, payment plans and “limited-time only” deals that are designed to make us spend more than we planned?

BUZZWORD: TAIL

Each day a buzzword is announced, and 5 questions are asked to a listener, all of which will contain
the buzzword.

Today’s mystery celebrity could fool you into sounding out a retired drag racer, a rock-documentary obsessive, or the quiet billionaire uncle of digital magic. But the real answer is a filmmaker whose side quests changed cinema almost as much as his main quest did. He did not just create worlds; he redesigned the factory that makes them.

What happened on this day in history?

The 5 Breakfast team battles it out in a game to see who remembers what happened this week.

A listener casually mentioned that she goes to Polokwane 20 to 30 times a week, sending some people into full detective mode trying to figure out the logistics. But regular 5 Breakfast listeners knew there was more to the story. In this episode, we unpack the confusion, the reactions online, and why on 5 Breakfast, Polokwane isn’t always just a place on the map.