Political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga joins The Alternative Breakfast to unpack three of the biggest political developments of the week and what they reveal about Parliament, the GNU and the increasingly competitive road to the 2026 Local Government Elections.

Attorney and Director of Dubuzane Attorneys, Nthabiseng Dubazana joins The Alternative Breakfast to unpack what the law says when someone threatens your life, what police are required to do when you report a threat, and what you can do when your complaint is not taken seriously.

MOTORING WITH NICO SMIT

Miriam Altman joins The Alternative Breakfast for a reflective conversation about reinvention, identity and the courage to return to the parts of ourselves we once put aside, exploring what it means to evolve beyond the roles, careers and expectations that have defined our live

SOCIALS: Resident Gen Z Ocean L unpacks two uncomfortable realities of social media culture — the way appearance can turn friendship and self-worth into competition among young women

SOCIALS: Resident Gen Z Ocean L unpacks two uncomfortable realities of social media culture —  the way appearance can turn friendship and self-worth into competition among young women

REFLECTIONS: Professor Daniel Le Roux reflects on whether we are genuinely teaching people to become responsible digital citizens, or whether the normalisation of online humiliation, harassment and cruelty is quietly reshaping how we treat one another. 

REFLECTIONS: Professor Daniel Le Roux reflects on whether we are genuinely teaching people to become responsible digital citizens, or whether the normalisation of online humiliation, harassment and cruelty is quietly reshaping how we treat one another. 

THOUGHTS: Professor Chrysis Sofianos examines the shift away from exaggerated cosmetic enhancement towards a more individualised idea of ageing, where the aim is to look refreshed and well while preserving the features that make a person recognisably themselves.

THOUGHTS: Professor Chrysis Sofianos examines the shift away from exaggerated cosmetic enhancement towards a more individualised idea of ageing, where the aim is to look refreshed and well while preserving the features that make a person recognisably themselves.

FOOD: Registered dietitian Lerato Radebe unpacks why changing the way we eat is rarely as simple as knowing what is healthy, and where nutrition ends and psychology, culture, emotion and readiness for change begin.

FOOD: Registered dietitian Lerato Radebe unpacks why changing the way we eat is rarely as simple as knowing what is healthy, and where nutrition ends and psychology, culture, emotion and readiness for change begin.

NEWS ROUNDUP:Nco Dube examines President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest objection to Advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader in the Phala Phala impeachment process, and asks whether constitutional procedure is being used to protect due process — or to repeatedly delay accountability.

NEWS ROUNDUP: Nco Dube examines President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest objection to Advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader in the Phala Phala impeachment process, and asks whether constitutional procedure is being used to protect due process — or to repeatedly delay accountability.

Dr Ralph Mathekga joins us to make sense of three developing political stories — the increasingly difficult testimony at the Madlanga Commission, President Cyril Ramaphosa's objection to Advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader in the impeachment inquiry, and the unexpected cooperation between March and March and AfriForum.