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As university application season heats up ahead of the 2027 academic year, prospective students face the important decision of which qualification and higher education institution will be the right fit for them – and although the choice can feel overwhelming, an education expert says the key to making an informed commitment is to ask the right questions and carefully research options. Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise talk to CEO of Wealthy Money and author of What's Your Money Personality, Vangile Makwakwa about money questions you should ask.

The Democratic Alliance in Limpopo has told Nghamula Chauke that it welcomes the precautionary suspension of the Limpopo Legislature Secretary, Dr. Timothy Maake following allegations of irregularities including alleged procurement scandal of R12.5 million paid to a law firm with alleged family ties to him. The party is calling on the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to probe the allegations of irregularities which occurred during Dr. Maake's tenure. Both Advocate Franco Marx who is the DA provincial spokesperson on Legislature Oversight and the Limpopo Legislature speaker Dr Makoma Makhurupetje had this to say about this matter.

Banks are now apparently offering loan deals where you pay the interest first before starting the capital reduction. In South Africa, a few financial institutions offer "interest-only" or reduced-payment periods. During this time, your monthly instalments cover only the interest, giving you lower payments so you can free up cash flow. Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise are joined by Broker and Owner of Remax, Phillip Schoeman to talk about this.

Experts are concerned at how much modern workplaces are increasingly defined by an ‘always-on’ culture. People are expected to remain available, responsive, and efficient. This is where people start to link their value to their productivity and growing accustomed to the notion that rest must be earned. However, the evidence offers a different perspective. Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise talk to Nonhlanhla Mbokane, Founder & CEO of NSP Occupational Therapy Services about why employees need to slow down.

On this edition of Breakfast Champion, Jones Netshipise and Mpho Mashita celebrate Nyaniso Tutu-Burris, Founder and CEO of OneThread.Africa, a new fashion technology platform launched to help African fashion brands measure, verify and showcase their sustainability efforts.

WhatsApp will soon allow users to create unique usernames, reducing the need to share phone numbers when chatting with new contacts, businesses or large groups. The Meta-owned platform says the feature is designed to improve user privacy. Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise are joined by Social Media Legal Expert, Lerato Ntwampe to talk about what you need to know regarding this change.

Deal Match is a South African vehicle procurement and lead generation platform connecting vehicle buyers, businesses, fleet operators, dealerships, finance institutions, and vehicle service providers. It's founder, Paul Paunde joins Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise for an elevator pitch to potential investors. They are also joined by Business Coach, Thabelo Raphala to help him craft his message.

South Africa’s history is layered with trauma: apartheid, dispossession, violence, poverty, gender-based violence, family breakdown and the constant grind of economic insecurity. Many experts say that today is just a symptom of all those untreated issues and continuous failures of the government. Valerie Govender, the Executive Director of Institute of Healing Memories talks to Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise as the organization calls for calm during the June 30th protests taking place across the country

Every last Friday of the month, King Bash invites into studio an upcoming artist from the province to come and share their story, this time he is joined by a man of many talents, he is a rap artist, a poet and a marketing guru, he goes by the name of Mpho Thekweng, some call him Murph the poet but today he comes to you as “M4TK”. M4TK speaks about his love for music, how he started, his challenges and how he overcomes them. He also shares with the listeners his creative writing process and why he felt Rap would best showcase his creativity. M4TK speaks on PLK's Finest and  his plans to unite Polokwane creatives from across all genres. Catch up on this podcast and be in the know!

In this podcast, King Bash is joined on the line by motoring journalist Prashirwin Naidu, who recently took for a ride Volkswagen’s latest sweet treat, the legendary Golf 8.5 GTI. Prashirwin talks about his first impressions, what stands out, and how it compares with the outgoing model. Prashirwin also dives into pricing and where it fits into the hatchback market. The conversation is wrapped up with his experience of the Mercedes-Benz GLC 220d. Catch up on this podcast and be in the know!