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Get It Off Your Chest March, April and May mark the Autumn months in South Africa. South Africa’s current weather patterns are no longer “normal” and reflect the growing impact of climate change. The country is experiencing multiple extremes at once, with intense heat in the Western Cape and KZN, severe flooding in Limpopo, and unstable, stormy conditions in Gauteng.  Guest: Mr Lehlohonolo Thobela (Mediashift Forecaster)

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on yourm business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. Guest: Tumi Nkosi (Founder) Balloon Maven is a custom balloon décor and event styling creator known on Instagram as @balloonmaven_.

Big Guest  The theme for Human Right Day 2026: Reaffirm Universal Rights: Show how human rights are positive, essential, and attainable for everyone. Alliance for Rural Democracy A civil society organisation that empowers rural communities to assert their rights and participate in decision-making. The organisation supports the use of legal tools and grassroots action to challenge unfair land practices and promote rural democracy. Guest 1: Mpho Tiny Lebelo is a Programme Officer at the Alliance for Rural Democracy and an MCom student at Wits’ Southern Centre for Inequality Studies. Louisa Jokia is a Programme Officer at the Alliance for Rural Democracy and a human rights advocate empowering marginalized communities

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Just Ask The Kids Energy Performance Certificate Professionals (EPC). EPCs are an emerging career path in energy and sustainability South Africa introduced EPC regulations around 2020 under the National Energy Act Building energy efficiency impacts costs, comfort, environment, and property value EPCs are increasingly required for large buildings (offices, schools, restaurants, gyms, universities, theatres) EPCs help identify ways to reduce energy waste and improve. Guest: Claudia .A. Naidoo-Hedley - Energy and Sustainability

Trend Wednesday  You're older and you're watching your parents grow old as you grow older too.

Trending Wednesday  Yvonne Chaka Chaka is a South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher.

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. CVP Holdings is a family-owned swimming pool maintenance and renovation company operating since 2013, providing services to both residential and commercial clients. The company offers services including new pool construction, pump installation, pool plumbing repairs, fibreglass and marbelite renovations, mosaic tiling, waterproof piping and reinforced concrete repairs. Guest: Rendani Mashau - Founder  

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Trend Tuesday  An outstanding performer, teacher and creator of a vibrant, elegant form of dance, Gregory Maqoma is considered to be one of the most talented artists of the new generation in South Africa.

Big Stories  Police arrested a suspect believed to have shot and killed witness Marius van der Merwe after a special task team investigated cases linked to the commission. Guest: Spokesperson of South African Police, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe

Big Stories  From ‘beauty and legal empire’ to ‘stealing to survive’

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Hard Hitters Nomsa Chabeli is the Group CEO of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, leading a transformation focused on digital innovation, financial sustainability and rebuilding public trust. She is driving a commercially focused turnaround strategy to modernise operations, expand digital reach and position the public broadcaster competitively in a rapidly evolving media environment.

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. Educational organization focused on promoting African culture, heritage, languages, and history across the continent. The initiative aims to give learners a deeper understanding of African belief systems, identity, and the historical contributions of Africa to global civilization.    

Big Stories  Tshedi Mholo is demanding answers after her 21-year-old daughter was allegedly sexually harassed during an overseas theatre production. Guest: Tshedi Mholo

Get It Off Your Chest  World Maths Day (tomorrow 14/03). World Mathematics Day, also called International Day of Mathematics, is celebrated every year on March 14. The date aligns with Pi Day, which honours the mathematical constant pi. 

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Business2Business Plug| Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. The 14th Buy Local Summit & Expo ● 16–17 March at the Sandton Convention Centre, focusing on challenges facing local industries. ● The event, organised by Proudly South African, will highlight issues such as illicit trade, tariff hikes on exports to the US and the growing impact of offshore e-commerce retailers. 

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Tickets for RADIO 2000 Family Day 2026  The 2nd edition of the Radio 2000 Family Day is scheduled for March 28, 2026, at The Legacy on The Dan in Hartbeespoort. This event celebrates music, food, and family, featuring live performances from artists like Mafikizolo and Trompies, along with a KidsZone. T  

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Big Stories  In his 2026 SONA, President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted gang violence and illegal mining as major threats to South Africa and announced that the SANDF would support the police in high‑crime areas, especially the Western Cape and Gauteng, under a coordinated tactical plan.  

Big Guest  World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March.

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. Director of Magabe Capitao Enterprise, a construction company contributing to community development. Promotes women’s participation in the traditionally male-dominated construction industry. Focuses on job creation, skills development, and infrastructure benefiting local communities Highlights entrepreneurship as a driver of economic empowerment and equality

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Big Stories  Fuel Price Hike Expected For April  Guest: Mr Tseliso Maqubela, DDG Mineral and Petroleum Regulation  

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand.  Jacobs Couture is a Johannesburg-based fashion brand specializing in, bespoke, and tailored menswear, often showcasing stylish and intentionally crafted designs. Known for modern, comfortable clothing, the label operates in the South African market and is frequently active on Instagram. Jacobs Couture (Johannesburg/General): Often features on social media (@jacobs__couture) highlighting luxury menswear, including suits and, bespoke items.

JustAskTheKids   Get ready, parents! We’re sitting down with Africa’s top children’s talent agent and coach from the continent’s premier child agency; here to reveal how to unlock your child’s full potential and shine on TV, media, and stage Guest Natasha Brickman  

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Trend Tuesday  Speech Therapist and Audiologist with more than 20 years of experience in clinical practice, hearing technology, and professional leadership.  Guest: Clementine Phale   

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand.  Relebogile Mofokeng Foundation  Malefane Motsiri  Co-founder and Deputy Secretary ● Collaboration between the Relebohile Mofokeng Foundation and my foundation on a children’s book aimed at educating and empowering young readers. 

Big Stories  As of March 2026, Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi is intervening in cases where life-saving blood transfusions are refused on religious grounds, advising hospitals to seek court orders to save patients, particularly minors. He emphasizes that the right to life takes precedence in legal and ethical considerations.

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Hard Hitters  Award-winning economist and Chief Executive of the National Youth Development Agency, with previous experience as CEO of KH Equity Partners and advising multinational companies across banking, mining, pharmaceuticals, ICT and the public sector. 

Get It Off Your Chest  Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi says the presence of chemicals in sanitary products does not mean they are harmful. A study by the University of the Free State found endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as phthalates, parabens and bisphenols in 16 menstrual products.  Guest: Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi  

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Big Guest  South Africa’s unemployment rate of about 32% has intensified the search for sustainable job creation solutions. Franchising, a sector worth around R1 trillion, is emerging as a proven model for creating scalable and sustainable businesses.  Guest: CEO of the Franchising Association of South Africa since June 2021. Holds a BProc Law degree from the University of Natal and an MBA from Milpark Business School, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Banking. 

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand.  Nthabiseng +27 (71) 080-6022 The Ngwathe Easter Experience Festival Organiser ● The Ngwathe Easter Experience Festival will take place on 4 April 2026 at Fezile Dabi Stadium in Tumahole, Parys, Free State, with gates opening at 10:00 AM until late.   

Just Ask The Kids World Book Day First celebrated in 1998, promotes reading for fun and provides book vouchers to children in the UK and Ireland each March. Guest: ● Tlotlo Tsheka is a six-year-old author and illustrator from Johannesburg. ● She has written two children’s books: I Remember When… (featuring “Mommy is Sick” and “My Arm Hurts,” written

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Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. Innocentia Mahlangu A civil engineer and author who has written a children’s book encouraging girls to pursue STEM careers. Fortis X is a South African company that has developed a world first plastic bottle made from sugar cane. The bottle is environmentally friendly and designed to biodegrade naturally within a few days  

Big Stories  The Moshoeshoe Walk 2026 is a 3-day, 116 km hiking and cultural event taking place from 05–07 March 2026. The walk starts at 6:00 AM on Thursday, 05 March 2026. Participant departure/check-in is scheduled for 04 March 2026 at 10:00 AM from Pioneer Mall. The route retraces the historical footsteps of King Moshoeshoe I from Menkhoaneng to Thaba Bosiu Cultural Village in Lesotho.

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Trend Wednesday  Agriculture is still a Smart and Sustainable Career for youth in SA”. South Africa’s unemployment rate remains above 30%, with youth unemployment exceeding 40%, highlighting the urgent need for scalable, job-creating sectors. Agriculture contributes approximately 2–3% directly to GDP, but its extended value chain (processing, logistics, retail and exports) has a far greater economic footprint.  Guest: Ayanda Mnguni General Manager of the South African Agricultural Awards 

Business2Business Plug Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. Olebogeng Leserwane  Phokgamane Group Community leader from Kuruman focused on uplifting underserved communities. His work centres on youth job creation, skills development, mentorship and supporting vulnerable families.    

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#TRENDTUESDAY  Last Wednesday, 25 February, Samsung  announced the Galaxy S26 series, powered by the most proactive and adaptive Galaxy AI experiences yet and designed to simplify the tasks people do on their phones every day.  Incredible performance, an intuitive camera system and Galaxy AI, the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra gives users the confidence to depend on their phone throughout the day without compromising security or privacy.   Guest: Zahir Cajee MX Lead for Product and Commercial, Samsung South Africa

Business2Business Plug B2B on The Big Breakfast Show: Get ready for Business 2 Business, the ultimate B2B segment on The Big Breakfast Show! This is your chance to shine a spotlight on your business, connect with other entrepreneurs, and grow your brand. Kholofelo Sehlare Founder of K Village Sports Academy who is also a Professional Golfer