5 Breakfast

What happened on this day in history. 

This morning on 5 Breakfast, we’re getting into a new SABC1 documentary series called Born After The Fire. The series marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprisings by looking at South Africa through the eyes of the generation born into democracy - the young people who inherited the freedom others fought for, but are still living with the unanswered questions around education, unemployment, leadership, opportunity and equality.

Across 13 weeks, Born After The Fire uses June 16 as both a historical anchor and a mirror for the present. Each episode connects the legacy of 1976 to the issues shaping South Africa now: education, employment, entrepreneurship, social justice, technology, health, arts and culture, identity and nation-building.

What makes the series powerful is that it is not just looking back. It is asking whether the dreams of the young people who marched for freedom have actually been realised, and what responsibility this generation now has in shaping the next 50 years of South Africa.

A woman in Italy is being declared the “luckiest person alive” after she recovered a
lost lottery ticket worth the equivalent of 18 million rand.

She had initially thrown away her ticket at a shop after thinking it was worthless. When she got home, her family told her that her numbers that she always plays were read out. After rushing back to the shop, they discovered that the bin she threw it in had already been emptied which sparked a 2 day search at a rubbish site with waste workers which eventually resulted in it being found.

How far would you go to find a lotto ticket? What is the most valuable thing you have ever lost?

It’s Monday, which means it’s time to stretch your money mindset on Money Mondays with
Xoli Zondo and Thuli Magubane. This week, because it’s Women’s Month, we’re talking
about something called the female tax. And no, this is not an official SARS category hiding
somewhere between PAYE and VAT.

The female tax is the extra financial pressure women often carry simply because of gender;
from beauty and grooming expectations, to safety costs, caregiving responsibilities, period
products, clothing standards, career interruptions, and sometimes even paying more for
similar products marketed specifically to women.

So the big question is: Is the female tax real? How does it show up in everyday life? And
what can women actually do to reduce it, challenge it, or plan around it?
Because money is not always just about what you earn. Sometimes it is also about the
invisible costs society expects you to carry.