



Does new Trump policy prove Rasool right?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to John Mattison, Former Senior Official at the United Nations about Donald Trump, United States President latest foreign policy document and what it entails. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sen…

Season for holiday travelling
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Minister of Tourism and GOOD Party leader Patricia De Lille about the peak holiday travel season and what it means for tourism in South Africa. They discuss favourite local getaway destinations, whether some places should remain best-kept secrets, and the must-see sites vis…

How poor Is South Africa really?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke following Statistics South Africa’s latest release on poverty trends between 2006 and 2023, which details how many South Africans are living below the food, lower-bound and upper-bound poverty lines. Maluleke explains what these poverty…

KZN Finance MEC Francois Rodgers discusses the province’s recovery strategy
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Francois Rodgers, KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC, about the allegations of mismanagement in the province and the plans to address and recover from its financial crisis.Tags: Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa, 702 Breakfast, Bongani Bingwa, 702WalkTheTalk, KZNMEC, 702 Breakfast…

Family of Brakpan Man Killed in Alleged Torture Demands Justice After Madlanga Commission Revelations
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Barry Bateman, Communications Manager for AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, about Emmanuel Mbense’s family, who are seeking the unit’s assistance in pursuing justice after he was allegedly killed by law enforcement officers in 2022. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bing…

Joburg’s security crisis: Millions spent, yet looting continues
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Democratic Alliance councillor Shakes Chabalala about Johannesburg’s security concerns, as the City spends over R16 million each month on outsourced private security — including more than R1 million to guard the condemned Metro Centre, a building so unsafe it cannot even …

Australia bans social media for under-16
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Sarah Hoffman, Social media lawyer and founder of Klikd on Australia’s rollout of the world-first social media ban for teens and the measures being used to enforce it. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bon…

Freedom Under Law challenges Menzi Simelane’s NDPP reappointment nomination
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Chris Oxtoby Independent legal consultant and research consultant for Freedom Under Law about the organisation’s objection to Menzi Simelane’s nomination for re-appointment as National Director of Public Prosecutions. Simelane is set to be interviewed this week by a presi…

Whistleblower safety under scrutiny after Van der Merwe murder
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Mmamoloko Kubayi, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister regarding the murder of Marius Van Der Merwe, who testified as Witness D before the Madlanga Commission, exposing corruption within the Ekurhuleni Metro Police and the private security sector. The discussio…

Is a positive reset still possible for U.S.–South Africa relations?
Ray White speaks to Prof Danny Bradlow, international relations expert and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria, about whether South Africa and the United States can still find a path toward repairing their strained relationship. Tensions…