5 Breakfast

There are people who spend their early twenties trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives. And then there’s our next guest, who at 20 has apparently decided: “Cool, I’ll just
sing the songs, write the songs AND produce the songs.” Max More has been quietly building some serious momentum in South African pop. His song “High” spent more than 24 weeks on the 5FM Top 40, topped the Indie Chart for three consecutive weeks, and then “Hot & Heavy” went to
number one on the Indie Chart too.

Now he’s back with a brand-new single called “Cherry”; and this one might be the clearest picture yet of exactly who Max More wants to be as an artist. Max, welcome to 5 Breakfast.

With proposed changes to driver’s licence renewal periods currently open for public comment, the 5 Breakfast team explores whether South Africans actually use this channel to have their say. Listeners share their experiences of responding to Government Gazette proposals, including submitting comments through professional bodies and public participation platforms, and whether those submissions made a difference.

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

This Women’s Month, 5 FM is celebrating Women Who Move Us; women whose work, ideas, leadership and personal journeys are helping to move South Africa forward. Xoliswa Mahlangu, is a leader in digital learning, AI and educational technology. With a background in software engineering and experience across teaching, educator development and national innovation programmes, she’s helping shape how South Africa approaches AI in education. She’s also an Anchor Judge for the inaugural South African AI Awards 2026. 

Joining us now is Lara Toselli, a South African writer, performer, director and producer whose career began remarkably early , as a nine-year-old presenter on SABC 1's YoTV. Since then, she's worked across television, film and theatre, and has created award-winning work of her own.

Her latest project is particularly personal. Mother Load is a one-woman show written and performed by Lara and directed by Tinarie van Wyk Loots. It explores motherhood, identity, grief and the often overlooked process of becoming a mother while finding plenty of dark comedy in the chaos.

What happens when an African music legend finally gets a piece of Hollywood real estate Because Angelique Kidjo is officially getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And this isn't just another celebrity getting their name on the boulevard. She is making history.

He started with a college dropout’s dream and turned a simple nickname into a global identity, Made beats before making headlines, Then spent years proving that one man could keep changing the conversation.

He went from making beats in Chicago to making stadiums listen, Crossed fashion, music and controversy like they were separate lanes on the same highway, And now he is almost always in the news.”