In this Africa Day special in collaboration with Facebook, we sit down with Nomzamo Mbatha to talk about what it means to be Made by Africa, Loved by the World. From her early journey in entertainment to starring in global productions like Coming 2 America and reconnecting with her roots through Shaka iLembe, Nomzamo opens up about identity, ambition, community, and the realities of building an international career as an African creative.

Because We Said So turns ONE! In this special anniversary episode, we reflect on the highs and lows of building the podcast from scratch, introduce our new Sip Happens segment with L’Orange by Brutal Fruit, and get into some pop culture moments including the Met Gala, The Devil Wears Prada SA premiere, and the Michael Jackson movie review. Not for persons under the age of 18. Enjoy responsibly.

This week on Because We Said So, we’re asking: is closure a scam or do we actually need it to move on? We talk relationships, ghosting, and why unanswered questions hit so hard. Plus, The Trials of Winnie Mandela, Metro FM Awards highlights, and Megan Thee Stallion’s breakup

This week, we’re talking money habits and how the “live now, suffer later” mindset is affecting our generation’s finances. We also touch on saving and how we learned to save. Plus pop culture updates from Bieberchella and more 

All this and more, enjoy!

This week, we’re joined by our very first celebrity guest, The beautiful Nadia Nakai. We dive into the art of reinventing yourself as she opens up about her transition from music and reality TV into fashion, beauty, and business. Plus, our weekly dose of dilemmas and our weekly musings. Enjoy Bwssties🎙️

It’s Landzy’s birthday, and we’re celebrating with a conversation about age gap relationships, are they realistic, and do they actually work? We also get into this weeks pop culture, weekly musings and your dilemmas.

Sit back and enjoy!

Landzy is back, and we’re catching up on all things pop culture! From Latto’s pregnancy announcement to the Hannah Montana 20-year anniversary and the latest headlines, there’s a lot to unpack. Get comfortable and catch up with us!

For the final episode in our March features, we’re joined by a guest we know you’ll love, Xoli Gcabashe - social media content creator and business owner. This week, we dive into “the business of being you”, unpacking what it really means to build a platform in South Africa. We chat about how we got started, the highs and lows, and what the future might look like for us in this space.

Hey there Bwssties! This week on Because We Said So, we’re joined by a return guest, Kele Khoza and this time we’re unpacking soft parenting, what it looks like in practice, how it compares to how we were raised, and whether it can actually produce excellence in children.

This week on Because We Said So, we’re talking about group friendships dynamics, the good, the complicated, and everything in between. On the pop culture side, we discuss global tensions between the US and Iran, the passing of Eric Dane, and current cultural moments including the lineup of concerts in South Africa and MaXhosa Africa’s recent Fashion Week showcase.