Kaya Breakfast: Your Fresh Start

Business Update - Standard Bank Reports Solid First Half Financial Results & An Update On SA Q2 Mining Production

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on what to make of Standard Bank's solid first half financial results. They also gave an update on SA Q2 mining production results.

14 Aug 1AM 5 min

Fresh Fridays With Thabo "T-Bose" Mokwele Reflects On 20 Years At Kaya 959

Fresh and Thato had a seat down with Uncle T, Thabo Mokwele reflects on his career path, celebrating 20 years at Kaya 959, the value his wife brings to life and the importance of nurturing the next radio star. 

14 Aug 1AM 28 min

Kaya Buddies - Thank Me Later Fridays

Every Fridays kids suggest two fun things to do with your children over the weekend. Today we asking, where is the best place to host a birthday party?

14 Aug 12AM 8 min

The Front Page - 14 Years On, Marikana Families Still Seek Justice For Police Killings

Fresh and Thato spoke to Mail & Guardian Politics Reporter, Kenneth Kwadi on their story ahead of Sunday marking 14 years since police killed 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana and still yet to convict a single person. The Mail & Guardian editorial asking whether the justice system shields the powerful,…

14 Aug 12AM 11 min

Stuff About Stuff - Is South African Infrastructure Ready For An Electric Vehicle Surge & Money Permitting Would Go EV?

Fresh, Thato and Mpho spoke on their experience of driving an Electric Vehicles, the best charging routine and on how comfortable they were in driving long distance in remote areas. The guys also opined on SA’s state of readiness for EV infrastructure and are you convinced to getting an EV?

13 Aug 2AM 11 min

Business Update - Earnings Season, Which Companies Are Doing Well?

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi on what to make of the earnings season, specifically Catalogue retailer owner of Home Choice, Weaver Fintech earnings and ⁠Shoprite earnings update.

13 Aug 1AM 5 min

Do You Go Big Or Go Quiet On Your Birthday And Why?

Fresh, Thato and the team opined on new psychological research on people who go quiet on their birthdays, stating that it's actually a sign of quiet confidence, while sometimes going quiet might be a confidence at all, but rather a self-protection from a birthday that let you down before. The…

13 Aug 1AM 12 min

Kaya Breakfast Buddies - Junior Jury Thursdays

Every Thursdays Kids help settle the debates.

13 Aug 12AM 7 min

The Front Page - WhatsApp And Spam Calls Cost Vodacom & MTN Billions

Fresh and Thato spoke to Editor at Large at MyBroadband, Jan Vermeulen on what to make of the state of South Africa's mobile networks losing billions as voice calls decline, this after Vodacom and MTN raised concern on WhatsApp and spam calls forcing consumers to rather stop taking traditional calls…

13 Aug 12AM 13 min

Big Moves With Rapelang Ramatlhodi Founder of Solarev Solutions

She started out cleaning windows during lockdown and ended up building one of South Africa's leading solar maintenance companies. Rapelang Ramatlhodi, founder and CEO of Solarev Solutions, spoke to Fresh and Thato for the Big Moves segment to unpack how a dirty rooftop panel turned into a 100% Black women-owned…

12 Aug 2AM 11 min

Business Update - Unemployment Continues To Increase In SA & ⁠Big Business Continues To Spend Billions On A.I.

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on what to make of the latest unemployment figures. They also looked at what to make of news of ⁠Big businesses continuing to spend billions on A.I.

12 Aug 1AM 6 min

Would You Subscribe To A Monthly Handyman Service Or Call "A Guy" Every Time? 

Fresh, Thato and the team debated the idea of a monthly handyman service subscription just like Dstv or to call a guy who knows a guy every time or to rather fix things themselves. The asked listeners: Would you sign up for a handyman on debit order like it's DStv,…

12 Aug 1AM 7 min

Kaya Breakfast Buddies - Kids Updating Adults

Every Wednesday, kids teach the adults the latest slang, trends and what's cool. Today we asking what was one piece of advice anyone has given you and who was that person.

12 Aug 12AM 7 min

The Front Page - What to expect from the Sowetan today

Fresh and Thato spoke to Editor at The Sowetan, Sibongakonke Shoba on what to make of the progress of Government's mass repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals program which is said to have spiraled to R293m which is said to be over five times Home Affairs' annual deportation budget. With major…

12 Aug 12AM 13 min

Kaya Creators Corner - Simphiwe Dana On Her Craft, New Album "MOYA" And Recent Gallo Renaissance Award

She's been called one of South Africa's most fearless musical storytellers and this week, the industry made it official. Simphiwe Dana has just picked up the Gallo Renaissance Award, presented at the 5th annual Basadi in Music Awards at the Joburg Theatre, as Gallo Record Company marks 100 years in…

11 Aug 2AM 13 min

Business Update - A Message From the PIC CEO On Reinstatement & ⁠Update On The Strait Of Hormuz

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on an update on the PIC with the CEO, Patrick Dlamini using his first public address since returning to office to preach accountability and pledged investigations into allegations against him. They also gave an update on news of concern from the…

11 Aug 1AM 4 min

Have You Ever Quit Something You Enjoy Because You Thought You Were Too Old For It Now

Fresh, Thato and the team weigh in on the idea of stop doing something like due to you believing that you are just too old to still be doing the same thing. They also asked listeners on what they recently had to let go of due to being older now. 

11 Aug 1AM 12 min

Kaya Breakfast Buddies - Kidvice Tuesday

Every Tuesday kids give advice on grown-up dilemmas.

11 Aug 12AM 6 min

The Front Page - Grief, Silence And A Murder Investigation: The St Stithians Teenager's Case

Two teenagers 17-year-old Cameron Waldeck-Cooks and 19-year-old Ethan Coetzee were found dead in a Sabie lodge room on Monday, August 3rd. What began as an inquest became a murder investigation after post-mortem results showed Cameron was strangled, while Coetzee is believed to have taken his own life. Cameron's brother has…

11 Aug 12AM 12 min

Business Update - SAPPI Raises Concerns Over Cheap Chinese Imports & ⁠KZN Manufacturers Struggle With Skills Shortage

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on what to make of Paper producer SAPPI raising concern over cheap Chinese imports. They also discussed the story of ⁠KZN manufacturers struggle with skills shortage after anti-migration protests.

7 Aug 1AM 4 min