Breakfast with Martin Bester

Breakfast with Martin Bester

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Breakfast with Martin Bester episodes

  • Asking For A Friend: My new partner treats his kids better than he treats mine
    Managing blended families and relationships between children and new partners is not always easy.

    That being said, many people manage to build beautiful blended families, bringing together children, parents and partners.

    Unfortunately, that is not always the case, as seen in this week's Asking For A Friend on Breakfast with Martin Bester.

    This week, Anonymous wrote to Breakfast with Martin Bester, saying that her partner treats his children better than he treats hers.

    Not sure what to do, she asked the team and our listeners for advice.

    This is what they had to say.
    15 min
  • 16-year-old Haaland's rap song goes viral
    Manchester City football star Erling Haaland is one of the biggest names in football, and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup he made an even bigger name for himself.

    The Norwegian striker became so popular that fans discovered a rap song he released as a 16-year-old in 2016.

    Using the stage name Lyng, the football star formed a group called Flow Kingz with his Norwegian teammates Erik Botheim and Erik Tobias Sandberg.

    The trio released a song called 'Kygo Jo' and even created a music video to accompany it.

    Globally recognised DJ and producer Kygo, who also hails from Norway, caught wind of the song and decided to put his own spin on it.

    According to USA Today, Kygo promised to remix the song if Haaland scored in the Round of 16 match against Brazil.
    4 min
  • Bobby van Jaarsveld en Anel Alexander maak geskiedenis met ‘Semi-Soet: Die Musiekblyspel’
    ‘Semi-Soet: Die Musiekblyspel’ keer terug na die verhoog, en hierdie keer kan gehore dit van 4 tot 20 September in die Teatro by Montecasino sien.

    Die Suid-Afrikaanse sanger Bobby van Jaarsveld keer terug as 'JP', die manlike hoofrol, saam met Anel Alexander, wat terugkeer in haar rol as 'Jaci'.

    Bobby en Anel het met Breakfast with Martin Bester kom gesels oor die musiekblyspel en hul opgewondenheid oor die groter verhoog.
    12 min
  • Is it right to have an AI actress in a feature film?
    Virtual actress Tilly Norwood, who has not been cast in a film since her career was launched in autumn 2025, may finally be getting her breakthrough role.

    Her creators, studio Particle 6, said on Monday that they will create a feature film for her to star in.

    The film will be produced entirely using artificial intelligence (AI), with help from human writers, human technicians and human actors.
    4 min
  • Future 50: Two employees, one bold decision - The story behind Tensile Rubber Hoses
    Sometimes the biggest business success stories begin with people who simply know their craft better than anyone else.

    For Wayne Da Costa and Gideon Monyelekgau, that journey started on the factory floor of Tensile Rubber Hoses in Rosslyn, Gauteng.

    Long before they became business partners, they spent years learning every aspect of the company.

    Wayne worked his way up to managing the operation, while Gideon’s journey began in the garden before moving into production, studying further and eventually leading product development and quality.

    Then came an opportunity few employees ever receive.

    When the previous owner decided to sell the business in 2014, Wayne and Gideon made a life-changing decision.

    They invested their pension savings and became equal owners of the company they had helped build.
    7 min
  • Asking For A Friend: My boyfriend wants to wait for marriage and I don’t
    What do you do when your partner wants to wait until marriage and you don't?

    Well, this is this week's Asking for a Friend predicament.

    Anonymous wrote to 'Breakfast with Martin Bester and said her boyfriend wants to wait until marriage before they have sex, but she doesn't want to.

    The Breakfast team, listeners and even comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout weighed in on the issue.
    15 min
  • S'dumo Mtshali on 'The Polygamist': 'Us men are not all like Jonasi'
    He is the man behind one of television’s most hated characters, but behind the character is a talented actor with an impressive body of work spanning film, television and streaming platforms.

    S'dumo Mtshali joined ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester’ to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the global phenomenon that is ‘The Polygamist’, his now-infamous character and the real person behind Jonasi Gomora.
    34 min
  • Here’s the new R50 000 Secret Sound and how to enter
    Listeners stand the chance to win R50,000 if they correctly guess the Secret Sound.
    Listen to Breakfast with Martin Bester every weekday from 06:00 to 09:00 to see if you can guess the next sound.
    To enter, all you need to do is WhatsApp "SECRET" to 084 850 0942 and follow the prompts.
    Every day, Martin Bester selects entries at random and puts them on air to try and win.
    Sending a WhatsApp entry for the competition does not guarantee that your answer, whether correct or incorrect, will be taken to air.
    Please note that WhatsApp is the only valid entry mechanism.
    2 min
  • Mexican fans try to keep Ecuador team awake at hotel ahead of World Cup clash
    Social media was set ablaze after video footage of Mexican football fans hooting and making noise outside the Ecuadorian team’s hotel ahead of the match made the rounds.

    Mexican fans attempted to give the team a sleepless night after they gathered outside the Westin Hotel in Santa Fe.

    From midnight until the early hours of the morning, the crowd clamoured outside using loudspeakers, horns and motorcycles.
    4 min

About Breakfast with Martin Bester

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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…