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As Bafana Bafana prepares to take on the world at the FIFA World Cup 2026, Rugby World Cup winners Steven Kitshoff and Trevor Nyakane join us to discuss why this is a moment for all Sout Africans to unite behind the national football team. Drawing on their own experiences of representing the country on the biggest sporting stages, they reflect on the pride, pressure, and responsibility that comes with wearing a South African jersey, the power of sport to bring people together, and why supporting South African excellence should transcend sporting codes. Together, they share a message of national pride and rally the nation behind Bafana Bafana's World Cup journey.

What word can you spell perfectly until someone is watching you type it? A new study has revealed South Africa’s most commonly misspelled words, and the results are both relatable and humbling. From "colour" and "favourite" to "jewellery" and "queue", we unpack why these everyday words continue to trip people up and what this says about the wonderfully chaotic nature of the English language. We also explore whether autocorrect and AI are making us better communicators or slowly eroding our spelling skills in a world where typing has become a daily survival skill.

This week on Pap & Politics, Thabo Baloyi speaks to Mbekezeli Benjamin from Judges Matter. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has approached the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to nullify the gross misconduct against him by the Judicial Service Commission, a ruling which paves the way for his impeachment.

In just a few days, the biggest sporting event on the planet gets underway as the
FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on 11 June. For the next month, billions of people around the world will be glued to their screens, and here in South Africa, the SABC will once again be bringing the tour-
nament to millions of homes across the country.

This year promises to be bigger, more accessible and more inclusive than ever before, with live television coverage, streaming on SABC Plus, radio coverage across the country, and for the first time, World Cup broadcasts featuring sign language interpretation.

Joining us this morning is Orapeleng Lebethe to tell us what football fans can expect over the next month and how the SABC plans to bring the beautiful game to all of us.