Candice and Benjie Battle for the MasterChef SA Crown

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Candice and Benjie about their journey, the pressure of reaching the final, and what it would mean to be crowned South Africa’s next MasterChef.   702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station.   Bongani makes sense of the…

World view with Adam Gilchrist: President Putin Angers Japan

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist about by visiting the disputed Kuril Islands, people want to expel the U.S. ambassador and the cruise ship that woke up a polar bear.   702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station.   Bongani makes sense of…

What's gone viral with Khabazela: The photo pose

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about if you look in your photo album, what do you mostly take pictures of?   702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station.   Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds …

Parliament takes on gang violence

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Ian Cameron, Chairperson of Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee, about the inquiry, and his call for South Africa to reconsider bail for certain gang-related offences, particularly where repeat offenders are involved. Next Wednesday, Parliament’s Police Portfolio Commit…

The Political desk: Madlanga Commission & Phala Phala

Bongani Bingwa speaks to constitutional law expert Pierre de Vos about the explosive allegations emerging from the Madlanga Commission, including alleged police links to criminal syndicates, possible extra-judicial killings and suspicious payments involving senior KZN officer Lieutenant Colonel Dee…

Chef Nokx taking the UK kitchens by storm

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Chef Nokx about her inspiring journey from South Africa to making her mark on the UK food scene. She has earned recognition from renowned chefs including Gordon Ramsay and Helen Goh and is currently Chef in Residence at London’s Fallow restaurant. She is now bringing her cu…

World view with Adam Gilchrist: Iran rargets Ecxercising Americans

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Adam Gilchrist about the result of an app security lapse, a US citizen freed by Russia and the Danube unmasks more history.   702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station.   Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the…

What's gone viral with Khabazela: Cinema etiquette

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Khabazela about why did you stop going to the cinema, and what are the etiquette rules people should know?   702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station.   Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers o…

America’s power problem: Is Trump just the symptom?

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Ismail Lagardien, Columnist and External Examiner at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, about whether Donald Trump is really the problem or simply the latest expression of a much older pattern of American power. In his latest column, “Trump isn’t the problem…

Is deportation solving the illegal immigration crisis?

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Rebecca Walker, Senior Research Consultant at the African Centre for Migration & Society at Wits University, about South Africa’s growing spending on the repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals. The government has spent R292 million, with almost 90,000 people repa…