DJ and presenter Lamiez Holworthy has dropped her new single titled -“Sthokoze”. She features star producers The Lowkeys, with vocals from Drip Gogo who weaves catchy refrains between saxophone tones and melodic keys. She joined SMash Afrika to chat about this 5fm Exclusive. 

For this instalment of Relationship Tuesday we’re taking a look at the hero/saviour complex. Are you dating people because you feel like you can save them? That’s one of the questions we’ll be asking this evening as we explore this topic. Smash Afrika was joined by Sean, who is a Senior Social Worker.

Without a doubt, amapiano is the biggest movement in South African music & popculture right now and over the last few months we’ve seen it gaining popularity in other parts of the continent and the globe. What is it about the yanos and when did it all begin? Smash Afrika was joined by editor & writer Setumo-Thebe Mhlomi, as well as DJ & Music producer Kutloano Da Kruk.

Benny Afroe is ready to take on the S.A music scene with his eclectic sound and unique viewpoint. He’s turned many heads over the last year with his singles and has been putting in the work in studio leading to him having no choice but to drop his EP, ‘Yours Truly’. Smash spoke to him about the EP on the eve of its release.

For Relationship Tuesday, Smash Afrika, inspired by a listener's story, had the conversation around sex work & intimate relationships. He was joined by Yonela from the Sisonke sex workers movement, as well as, adult entertainer - Marlon67 who gave an insight to this topic. 

For producer's pick this week, the team went in to find the details on Kanye's, highly anticipated album, 'Donda' - including where he has taken residency to finish the album after fans were left disappointed when the album wasn't released on Friday 23 July. 

How should social media influencers go about posting when it comes to societal issues? On this instalmentof Trending Chats we focused on influencer marketing and the conversation around how influencers should/could position themselves when it comes to different societal issues, and general influencer & influencer campaign sensitivity. Smash Afrika was joined by Pieter Groenewald, CEO of influencer marketing company – The Salt.

Sizwe Alakine aka Reason joined Smash Afrika, for an exclusive drop of his new amapiano track, alongside top producer - DJ Maphorisa, titled 'Khanda Shisa'. The track sees the rapper introduce the dance music side of him. He spoke to Smash about making the transition and working with Maphorisa. 

One of the hottest South African rappers out there right now, 25k is without a doubt, one to watch in the hip hop game. He joined Smash Afrika for a listening session of his new album titled, 'Pheli Makaveli', just before it dropped and shared the stories behind the music, including the heartfelt story of how his collabo with A-Reece came about. 

Comedy and comedians are often walking the line of being funny without being offensive to anyone, in 2021 we find ourselves in a more enlightened world with more issues being scruitinised more deeply, how has this impacted the world of comedy? Smash Afrika joined by comedians, Tsitsi Chuimya, Yaseen Barnes & Lihle Msimang for more on this.