Breakfast with Martin Bester

By Jacaranda FM

Martin Bester has been driving Mzansi to work and keeping us company, or in stitches, or in tears, every Monday to Friday from 06:00-09:00. The Breakfast family, or rather your morning family, takes a... more

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Breakfast with Martin Bester episodes:

September 08, 2026 Asking For A Friend: Why am I not allowed to date my colleague?
Is there really anything wrong with dating a colleague?

That is what Anonymous wants to know in this week’s Asking For A Friend on Breakfast with Martin Bester.

Anonymous wrote to Breakfast with Martin Bester, asking: “Why am I not allowed to date my colleague? What’s so wrong with that?”

This is what the team and listeners had to say.
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28min
September 08, 2026 Future 50: Dragonfly Aerospace - South African innovation reaching for space
South Africa's future isn't only found beneath our soil. Some of it is being designed in Stellenbosch and sent into space.

Dragonfly Aerospace, founded by Bryan Dean and his colleagues in 2020, designs and builds sophisticated Earth-observation cameras and the satellites that carry them.

It is an extraordinary South African business story, one built on decades of hard-won experience.

South Africa developed valuable satellite engineering expertise around Stellenbosch University, but as projects ended and companies closed, that knowledge risked being lost to other industries.

Bryan and his team saw an opportunity to keep the capability together and turn it into a sustainable product business.
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7min
September 08, 2026 Joburg woman wins R2.6m water bill dispute
Justice prevailed for a Johannesburg woman after her two-and-a-half-year battle over a municipal water bill ended in her favour.

Following an investigation by the Public Protector, it was revealed that a faulty water meter had been behind the billing dispute.

According to eNCA, more than R2.6 million has now been credited to Bot’s municipal account.
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4min
September 07, 2026 New R50 000 Secret Sound: Can you guess the sound?
Can you guess the latest Secret Sound on Breakfast with Martin Bester?

Breakfast with Martin Bester has launched a brand-new R50 000 Secret Sound. Can you guess the sound?
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3min
September 07, 2026 SA chef risks his life to save woman trapped in burning building
A Durban chef has been hailed as a hero after repeatedly running into a burning building to rescue a 74-year-old woman trapped upstairs.
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12min
September 07, 2026 SA principal cancels matric dance after students’ poor academic results
North West school principal Sam Lupuwana recently informed students and parents about his decision to cancel his school’s matric farewell dance this year.

Lupuwana’s decision comes after matric students performed poorly academically at Milner High School in Klerksdorp.

Lupuwana described the pupils’ performance as “critically concerning” and called them “arguably the most disappointing group of Grade 12s” after 72 of the 186 matric pupils failed the Term 2 exams.
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8min
September 01, 2026 Anaya Sounds relives moment she performed national anthem at rugby match
Breakfast with Martin Bester discovered young Anaya Sounds during the Jacaranda FM Feel Good Tour and has held her hand as she takes South Africa by storm.

Recently, it all came full circle when Anaya performed the national anthem during the Lions vs All Blacks match.

We can't wait to continue on this journey with her and see what she does next.
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6min
September 01, 2026 Oryx Desert Salt: Taking a South African story to the world
For most of us, salt is one of the simplest ingredients on the table.

For Samantha Skyring, it became the foundation of Oryx Desert Salt, a South African brand that is increasingly finding its way onto international shelves.

Oryx Desert Salt founder Samantha Skyring turned pure Kalahari salt into a growing South African brand by finding the right customers, embracing sustainability and taking action despite self-doubt.
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6min
August 31, 2026 The brand-new R50 000 Secret Sound winner!
On Friday, 28 August, Breakfast with Martin Bester made another listener richer after they correctly guessed the R50 000 Secret Sound.
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5min
August 26, 2026 Massive R50 000 Secret Sound clue!
Martin Bester dropped a brand-new clue for the latest Secret Sound clue!
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3min

FAQs about Breakfast with Martin Bester:

How many episodes does Breakfast with Martin Bester have?

The podcast currently has 4,057 episodes available.