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Every Mondays kids get things off their chest about grown-ups and get to tell us how they spent the weekend. Kaya 959

Fresh and Thato spoke to Investigative Journalist at Daily Maverick, Pieter-Louis Myburgh on what to make of their investigative on the relationship between new Ticketpro owners and Sports Minister. Ticketpro is now the official ticketing vendor for Cricket South Africa and Safa, was sold in May by Blu Label to a women-owned empowerment consortium with links to the Patriotic Alliance. Its new CEO is Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie’s former chief of staff, Bakang Lethoko, and two of the three directors of the new Ticketpro Group are PA-linked.  Kaya 959

This week on The World Show we take a look at the soulful side of house music with Harley & Muscle. The Milan-based duo's sound is inspired by deep house, funk, soul and jazz.

They’ve kept the groove, the vinyl and the ageless dance floor music alive for 30 years. We’ll be chatting about their journey, and Harley & Muscle will be dropping a special guest mix. kaya 959 · Kaya FM

Santiago de Cuba is a city of percussion and procession, of voices and ceremony, of music carried through generations — sometimes written down, sometimes remembered in the body. And somewhere in that soundscape, a young David Virelles was listening. Listening to Cuban music, to Bach, to the elders and to the piano.

Later, his life would take him from Santiago to Toronto, and then to New York. Along the way, he would sit at the piano with some of the great improvisers of our time — from Andrew Cyrille, Henry Threadgill, Wadada Leo Smith, Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane to Chucho Valdés.

He calls his music traditional. His Igbó Alákorin — The Singer's Grove — reaches deep into the musical history of Santiago de Cuba. His solo work, NUNA, strips the piano back to something intimate and searching. And with ORO, commissioned by Carnegie Hall and premiered at Zankel Hall, he expanded the conversation beyond the piano into a multidisciplinary world.

So perhaps the question is not simply where David Virelles' music comes from but rather: what does a tradition become when it is carried across borders, generations and oceans — and entrusted to an artist who refuses to leave it exactly where he found it?

T-Bose, had a chat with trailblazing football referee Akhona Makalima for a conversation that goes beyond the pitch.

Akhona takes us back to her childhood and shares what it was like being raised by her grandparents, the experiences that shaped the woman she is today, and how her journey in coaching and football eventually led her to the world of refereeing. She also opens up about female empowerment, breaking barriers in a male-dominated space, and what it means to create opportunities for women to thrive in sport. Kaya FM

Khaya Mahlangu is a celebrated South African saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator, born in Soweto in 1954. He began his musical journey on bugle, moved to trumpet and later made the saxophone his signature voice. Over a career spanning several decades, he has performed alongside leading figures including Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim and Jonas Gwangwa, while mentoring younger musicians and contributing to jazz education. His recordings include Streams, Khululeka and Visions. At the 2026 Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Mahlangu led a tribute to Kippie Moeketsi, continuing his work to honour and keep South African jazz history in conversation with the present.

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on what to make of Credit ratings agency, Moodys upgrading Kenya. They also discussed how the Rand is taking a beating because of the U.S. Kaya 959

Today we asking, what is the perfect movie to watch as a family Kaya 959

Fresh and Thato spoke to Satirical Puppet Political Commentator, Chester Missing reflects on some of the headline making news of the week. Chester also spoke on what to expect from the Chester's Got Talent show at the Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino until Sunday.  Kaya 959

Phemelo is joined by acclaimed author Prof Zakes Mda and a live studio audience for the launch of his new book, Chris Hani: A Life of Courage and Compassion. The book takes a fresh look at the life, legacy and political influence of Chris Hani, exploring why, more than three decades after his assassination, he remains one of South Africa’s most influential and widely remembered political figures kaya959 · Kayafm