Stacey & J Sbu

J Sbu unpacked Eskom handing out R5.4 billion in bonuses, around R128,000 per employee, after recording its first profit in years, while electricity bills keep rising.

J Sbu debated whether big bonuses actually drive performance or whether they've simply become an expensive expectation and you weighed in. Missed it? Listen in...

We keep hearing about this Hantavirus, and now it has hit a lot closer to home. The Department of Health has confirmed a case right here in South Africa, after a critically ill British passenger was airlifted off a cruise ship and taken to a private hospital in Sandton.

The ship, the MV Hondius, had been on quite the journey, stopping at Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, St Helena and Ascension Island, among others. And sadly, two other passengers from that same ship have died. A 70-year-old Dutch man passed away at St Helena and his wife collapsed at OR Tambo Airport and did not survive.

Now, the Department of Health is saying: please do not panic. Contact tracing is underway and they are pointing out that only two passengers from that ship actually set foot on South African soil. Hantavirus is not easily spread between people, it mainly comes from contact with infected rodents.

We need to learn far more about this and one person who is a step ahead of is Nushera Soodyal from ECR Newswatch. Nushera spoke with an epidemiologist about the virus and everything we need to know about its origins.

It is a long weekend and for many of us that means getting on the road. Whether you are heading up to the Drakensberg, down to the South Coast, or making your way back home, the roads across KZN are going to be busy.

J Sbu caught up with the KZN Department of Transport spokesperson Mr Ndabezinhle Sibiya. The department launched a campaign called #NenzaniLaEzweni, which is aimed at encouraging all road users to make responsible choices this long weekend.

Here’s how that went…

Every Thursday, we detail some of the wildest confessions from the streets of Mzansi. We get YOU to weigh in on your unfiltered thoughts.

Today, Stacey received a confession from Mark, who said:

"My partner is amazing, supportive, loyal, good to my family… but I’m not attracted to them anymore. We have a long history together and I'm comfortable but bored. Do I stay because they’re my comfort zone or should I leave to find the fire I need?"

You weighed in with advice and experiences. If you missed it live, listen in...

Graduate season is here, and across South Africa, thousands of young people are stepping off campus and straight into a storm. After years of sacrifice, student debt and deferred dreams, they're entering a labour market that is increasingly indifferent to their qualifications. Graduate unemployment has nearly doubled over the past decade and a half, from 5.8% in 2008 to 10.3% today. Meanwhile, the world of work is shifting faster than any university syllabus can keep up with.

We're watching a generation do everything right and still struggle. But does that mean the degree is broken or that the system around it is…So the question Stacey and J Sbu had for you was: Is a degree still worth it in South Africa or are we chasing a paper dream?

You know that feeling. It hits you out of nowhere. Maybe it's a Sunday afternoon, and somewhere in the back of your mind, you can smell the smoke of a braai you're not at. Or you're standing in a foreign supermarket, staring at shelves that don't have biltong, and suddenly your chest feels... heavy. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. Not even close.

A new global study has just confirmed what so many South Africans living abroad already know in their bones: we are the second most homesick nation on the planet. Nearly every single South African living overseas, a staggering 96%, says they feel the pull of home.

And it's not just the big things. Yes, we miss our families. We miss our friends. But we also miss the sound of our own language. We miss the sunshine. We miss understanding how things work, the way they just work back home. We even miss sleeping in our own beds.

The study found that homesickness hits hardest during the moments that matter most. A birthday you couldn't get back for. A tough week when you needed your mum. A holiday where a video call had to do, but it didn't, not really.

What keeps South Africans going? Calling home. Hearing a familiar voice. Finding a restaurant that does a proper boerewors roll. Watching Generations or a sport replay just to feel something recognisable again.

Every Wednesday the little ones of our province melt our airwaves with their cuteness. It’s a chance for the kids of KZN to share something with us.

This week, aunty Stacey and uncle J Sbu asked the kiddos of KZN to warm up their vocal chords and send a voicenote singing their favourite song.

Here's how it went...

Relationships are complicated, but betrayal? That cuts different. We live in a world where loyalty is preached on every podcast, every playlist, every late-night voice note to your best friend, and yet, cheating remains one of the most common relationship ruptures we know. Throw in the reality of emotional disconnection, that slow drift where you feel invisible in your own relationship, and the lines get even blurrier. Here's the real question we're asking you on the drive home: Is cheating ever truly forgivable… or are we just dressing up "understandable" to make it easier to swallow?

Here's what you had to say...

here's something that might surprise a few of you out there. We all know drink driving is illegal, but did you know that jumping on your bicycle after a few too many is also against the law? It's not just a grey area either. This was actually put to the test over the weekend when a man cycling in Estcourt was stopped at a roadblock and breathalysed alongside other drivers.

Apparently, when the Department of Transport posted a photo of that cyclist being breathalysed, it caused quite a stir online, with many questioning whether authorities were actually allowed to do that. But the KZN Transport and Human Settlements MEC was very clear on the matter.

He confirmed that under the National Road Traffic Act, Road Traffic Inspectorate officers are absolutely within their rights to breathalyse cyclists on public roads, and yes, cyclists can be arrested if they are found to be over the limit. Same rules, two wheels or four.

This past weekend in Gauteng, what started as a minor car accident ended in death. Two drivers got into an argument, it turned physical and then the guns came out. A man is dead. A woman is in hospital. Another driver is walking away with minor injuries and a murder charge hanging over him.

Police are now investigating murder and attempted murder.

And this is not an isolated incident. According to the Institute for Driver Safety, more than 1,000 South Africans died in road rage incidents this year alone.

Think about that. Over a thousand people. Gone. Not because of the accident but because of what happened after.

Stacey and J Sbu asked you if road rage is an anger management issue or a blatant lack of respect. We heard from you before, registered counsellor Linda Turner looked at what is really going on inside our heads when we lose it on the road.