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Tax season is coming, and SARS has a new boss. In this edition of Pap and Politics, Thabo Baloyi speaks to Dr Johnstone Makhubu, the new SARS Commissioner, about making tax less terrifying, chasing the illicit economy, closing the tax gap, and what young workers, freelancers, side-hustlers and first-time taxpayers need to know. Less panic. More compliance. Fewer eFiling nightmares.

Joining us on 5 Breakfast this morning is 14-year-old Jordyn Barrett, a Grade 8 learner from South Africa who has just earned an invitation to compete at the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.

Joining us now is one of the entrants into the 5 Breakfast Theme Song Search, Ethan Ramiah.

What happened on this day in history?

She changed a name before she changed a room, then kept slipping between microphones, cameras, and boardrooms like one lane was never enough. Part screen siren, part hook specialist, part reinvention artist, she made early-2000s cool feel glossy and bilingual without announcing the lesson. Who is this Jersey-born shapeshifter with rhythm, range, and a professionally strategic glow-up?”

Nick hamman is looking for people that have been to rehab before.

Throughout Mandela Month, Slegs Afrikaans is inviting listeners to learn South Africa's national anthem one verse at a time. Each week focuses on a different verse, its language, pronunciation, and meaning, with the goal of encouraging more South Africans to embrace the country's linguistic and cultural diversity by the end of July.