5 Mid Mornings

When the bill arrives at the table, things can get awkward fast. The 5 Mid-Mornings team unpacks the different ways friendship groups handle paying when they go out, from splitting the bill equally and paying for what you ordered to taking turns covering the group. Listeners share their own rules, including how they deal with alcohol, expensive orders, tips and friends who don't pay them back.

For years, we were told not to skip breakfast and to eat three meals a day. But with the rise of intermittent fasting, intuitive eating and other approaches, more people are choosing eating patterns that work differently. 5 Breakfast chats to dietitian Fozzie about whether breakfast is essential, how to know if an eating pattern is right for you, the role of meal timing and when it might be worth seeing a dietitian.

While tertiary institutions are places of higher learning, students are also navigating the early stages of adulthood as well. Yonaka goes to campus and asks fellow students what's the biggest lesson they've learnt while at varsity.

We heard from Jade who had just started a new job and wasn't sure whether she should join her new colleagues for after-work drinks. She was worried about mixing work and friendships, but after hearing your advice, she decided to go. The drinks turned out to be a success, everyone was welcoming, she had a great time, and she left feeling much more comfortable about settling into her new workplace. But now she's back with a brand-new dilemma...

Karabo and Yonaka give updates on the soccer weekend. 

Founder and Chairperson of the SSL Community Hub Sinovuyo Mtshikwe joins us for a conversation about the programmes offered by the organisation and the impact made so far. We also hear about the reason behind the creation of the foundation and how Mzansi can lend a hand