



The Africa Report: Nicholas Hwende eyes historic second Brave CF world championship
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Zimbabwean mixed martial arts fighter Nicholas Hwende about his return to the global stage in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for BRAVE CF 105, where he will once again challenge for the world title at the end of May. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johan…

The Africa Report: Defence Minister killed as Mali faces major security escalation
Ray white speaks to Dr Adeoye Akinola, Head of Research and Teaching at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg about the latest deadly escalation in Mali. The country was rocked by intense fighting as armed groups including jihadists and rebel forc…

The Africa Report: Ghana’s UN Resolution on Transatlantic Slavery
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Kenneth Kgwadi, Political Scientist and Research Fellow at the Middle East Africa Research Institute, about a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution led by Ghana. The resolution declares the transatlantic slave trade and the racialised enslavement of Africans…

The Africa Report: The China-Africa trade leap
Ray White speaks to Henico Schalekamp, CEO HLB CBS Group about how zero tariffs could reshape Africa-China trade. 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 h…

The Africa Report: Starlink hits regulatory roadblock
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Tech Central editor Duncan McLeod from TechCentral about Starlink being denied a licence in Namibia over local ownership rules, delaying rural internet access. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani mak…

The Africa Report: The Moth returns celebrating African stories
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Lebo Mashile, storyteller and TV personality, about the return of The Moth to Johannesburg, bringing with it a collection of powerful, real-life African stories set to captivate, move, and inspire audiences. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Joha…

The Africa Report: Focus on literacy in the classroom
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Nompumelelo Mohohlwane, Director of the Reading Directorate at the National department of basic education, as the Africa Report turns its focus to early literacy in the classroom. Early literacy skills are a strong predictor of future reading achievement and overall scho…

The Africa Report: Why uterine health must be central to Africa’s development
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Sindiswa Mzamo, Director and Global President of the Circle of Business Women about women’s health with a focus on uterine health, from menstrual wellbeing to overall reproductive function and the ability to carry a pregnancy, an issue affecting millions of women across th…

The Africa Report: Burkina Faso bans political parties
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Koffi Kouakou, a member of the OECD Foresight Expert Group, strategic foresight practitioner, and analyst of African and Global South geopolitics, about Burkina Faso’s military junta banning all political parties, describing the move as a “reset.” 702 Breakfast with B…

The Africa Report: South Africa’s geopolitical balancing act
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Koffi Kouakou, member of the OECD Foresight Expert Group, strategic foresight practitioner, and analyst of African and Global South affairs, to unpack what it truly means for South Africa to navigate the pressures from the United States, China, and Russia. 702 Breakfast…