Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa
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Heritage Day: CELEBRATING HERITAGE THROUGH FOOD
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Chef Benny Masekwameng, Executive Chef and TV personality, about the connection between food, memory, culture and heritage. The conversation explores how traditional dishes carry family stories and memories, and how South Africa’s diverse history has shaped the food we eat …
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Heritage Day: LANGUAGE, MIGRATION & BELONGING
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Professor Boni Zungu, Head of the School of Languages at the University of Johannesburg, about the role of language in preserving heritage and cultural identity. As South Africans increasingly live in multilingual communities, languages continue to evolve through migration,…
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Heritage Day: LOBOLO, MAKOTI & THE LAW
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Mbuso Khoza, Cultural Historian, Scholar, Singer-Songwriter and Actor, and Musa Xulu, Legal Expert, about the history and evolution of lobolo. The conversation looks at how a tradition once centred on bringing families together and marking the transition into marriage has c…
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Heritage Day: CLAN NAMES, FAMILY & KINSHIP
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Jongi Klaas, Cultural Historian and Author, about the history and meaning behind South African surnames, clan names and praise names. The conversation explores how names can connect families to their ancestors, history and wider sense of belonging, and what happens to th…
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State Information Technology Agency’s Road to Recovery
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Magatho Mello, Managing Director of the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), about the agency’s efforts to rebuild after an investigation found widespread governance, procurement and administrative problems between 2020 and 2025. Mello took office in April under a ne…
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Leo Bozell III on US South Africa relations
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Leo Brent Bozell III, the US Ambassador to South Africa, about the sharp deterioration in relations between Pretoria and Washington. The interview examines the US government’s concerns over South Africa’s policies on land reform, race-based legislation and foreign policy, f…
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Why government policies are not translating into action
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Professor Somadoda Fikeni, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, about the state of South Africa’s public service and the failures that allow corruption and inefficiency to persist. At the Madlanga Commission, Fikeni gave examples of how systems can be deliberately …
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George Galloway on Trump, Gaza and British Politics
Bongani Bingwa speaks to George Galloway, political commentator and former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, about Trump, Gaza, Palestine, Western involvement in the Middle East, South Africa’s ICJ case and his People Power Tour. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, …
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What Is Government Doing to Keep Women Safe?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Lebogang Ramalepe, Chairperson of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide about eight women found dead in Gauteng, the police investigation, women’s safety, prevention and the government response. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 7…
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Tshwane fire trucks: Political failure or ageing fleet?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink about claims that dozens of fire and emergency-response vehicles are sitting at a municipal mechanics yard, the condition of the City’s ageing fleet, maintenance challenges, and whether Tshwane is properly managing its emergency s…
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