Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu
Music Corner: The making of “Ngiyabheja Ngawe” by Sbahle x Mawelele
Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend each Saturday and Sunday morning on 702. She is your weekend wake-up companion, with all you need to know for your weekend. The topics Gugs covers range from lifestyle, family, health, and fitness to books, motoring, cooking, culture, and what is happenin…
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Wellness: Exploring self-concept inertia: Is your identity blocking your growth?
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Resident Clinical Psychologist, Dr Khosi Jiyane e about self-concept inertia, why we resist change even when we want it and shares practical ways to challenge limiting beliefs, shift identity, and embrace growth. Gugs Mhlungu gets you ready for the weekend each Saturday and…
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In the Profile- Prof Bongani Ngqulunga
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Prof Bongani Ngqulunga, respected political thinker and intellectual, writer and historical academic, about chat about his slow Sundays, his music taste, the moment he discovered his passion for politics and writing, and his insights on current political trends and how the w…
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Film & TV: The battle for your favourite shows
Gugs Mhlungu chats with TV and entertainment critic Thinus Ferreira about the looming risk of HBO and other Warner Bros. Discovery content disappearing from Showmax and DStv, what the carriage dispute could mean for M-Net and Showmax, why the potential loss is so significant, and how DStv viewers c…
05:52
Personal Finance: Reframing the 75% rule for South African retirees
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to resident Certified Financial Planner Paul Roelofse, about why the 75% retirement income rule no longer works for many South Africans, exploring how healthcare costs, inflation, longevity, debt, and market volatility are reshaping retirement planning. Gugs Mhlungu gets you r…
08:47
The Nature Diary: After 50+ years missing: The blue-tailed Sandveld lizard is back!
Gugs Mhlungu chats with Resident CSI and nature conservationist Tim Neary and Darren Pietersen, Herpetologist specialising in African reptiles and amphibians about the rediscovery of the blue-tailed Sandveld lizard, where it had been hiding, what it was up to, and its fascinating characteristics. …
20:05
Sustainable Living: What long-term Grassland experiments teach us
Gugs Mhlungu is joined Prof Sally Archibald, Researcher, South African scientist and Professor at the University of Witwatersrand discussing what decades of grassland experiments have revealed about fire, grazing, and soil health, how these long-term studies show ways to keep grasslands healthy and…
08:22
Literature Corner: Steve Biko translated: Is this a milestone for indigenous languages?
Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Dr Athambile Masola, writer, researcher, poet, and lecturer in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town, about translating the acclaimed Steve Biko book I Write What I Like. They discuss how the translation marks the 21st anniversary of its publicat…
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Future Of: AI Predictions and lessons from GROK
Gugs Mhlungu speaks with Dr Mark Nasila, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at First National Bank Risk about the recent changes to Elon Musk’s Grok AI following sexualised deepfake backlash, and to explore key AI predictions for 2026, including the ethical and regulatory challenges shaping the futur…
27:51
Happening in 702 Land: EXPRESSED: A One-Act musical giving voice to women’s stories
Gugs Mhlungu is joined by Mthokozisi Zulu, Director of Expressed, discussing his powerful one-act musical that tackles the cycle of violence faced by women, the emotional cost of survival, and the urgent stories behind Gender Based Violence, and what audiences can expect when the show hits Joburg …
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