The Alternative Breakfast

FEATURE: The Alternative Family Meeting: Freedom day - do you remember casting your first vote in 1994. We ask the listeners to recall their experience on the road to Democracy.

MONEY: In this week’s Money feature, The Alternative Breakfast explores whether it makes more financial sense to rent or buy property in 2026 as rising living costs, interest rates, lifestyle shifts, and economic uncertainty continue reshaping how people think about home ownership with Cindy Kruger is a real estate agent at eXp South Africa

PARENTING: The Alternative Breakfast speaks to Boitumelo Aphane about whether modern parenting styles are raising emotionally aware but less resilient children — and whether society is protecting young people too much from failure, discomfort, and real-world challenges

NEWS ROUNDUP: The Alternative Breakfast speaks to Nco Dube about why expecting poor people to always make “rational” decisions ignores the psychological, historical, and structural realities of living under constant scarcity and inequality

As ballet collides with skateboarding, BMX, and hip hop in a bold new performance at Fourways, Dirk Badenhorst tells us more about how this unexpected fusion is pushing the boundaries of movement, creativity, and what we define as art.

LEGAL: We increasingly sign contracts, agreements, and financial documents online, this conversation with Cyberlex’s Avathar Soni-Naidoo breaks down the legal power of electronic signatures, the risks of digital fraud, and what it really means to “sign” in a rapidly evolving digital world.

Nco Dube leads a discussion on the contentious appointment of Roelf Meyer as ambassador to the U.S., weighing its diplomatic, political, and economic implications while exploring how South Africa can balance respect, strategic stability, and national interests in a tense international relationship

From Julius Malema’s sentencing developments to the escalating Judicial Service Commission findings against Judge President Selby Mbenenge, this week’s news roundup examines how accountability is being tested across both political and judicial power in South Africa with political analyst, Ongama Mtika. 

Elizabeth Phangela and Jabulile Hlatshwayo share their personal stories of loss in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, as the conversation confronts the ongoing pain, systemic failures, and the unresolved pursuit of justice and dignity for families still seeking healing