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Saturdays with Jenny

Saturdays with Jenny is about everything under the sun that Afropolitans are interested in. Battles, booze, bhabhalaza or boerewors, the show does it all. The show is all about lifestyle, South African style.
Daily English South Africa Religion & Spirituality
585 Episodes
372 – 392

The Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival

The fifth Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival takes place on November 9 at the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani. This year, the festival will celebrate the late musician’s 80th birthday in his absence. Celebrated South African musician, Thandiswa Mazwai will headline the festival and she will be joined by Masekela’s band with…
26 Oct 2019 4AM 7 min

In Conversation With Author Deon Meyer

Deon Meyer is a South African crime fiction author and screenwriter. His books are translated into 27 languages world-wide. A former journalist, advertising copywriter. Deon has published thirteen novels and two short story collections.
26 Oct 2019 3AM 15 min

Poetry Unlimited - Lesego Rampolokeng

Today we feature South African writer, Lesego Rampolokeng. Rampolokeng came to prominence in the 1980s, a very turbulent time in South Africa. His poetry often criticises the establishment. His first instalment of poetry was Horns for Hondo in 1991 and this was followed by End Beginnings in 1993. Lesego collaborates…
26 Oct 2019 3AM 3 min

The South African Literary Awards

The South African Literary Awards take place on the 7th of November and many authors are hopeful that they will get the nod. The awards have honoured 133 authors and literary practitioners since their establishment in 2005. Take a listen to this clip that we have put together of some…
26 Oct 2019 3AM 12 min

Poetry Unlimited - Finuala Dowling (Boys We Kissed)

Finuala Dowling is a South African poet and writer whose latest offering, Pretend You Don’t Know Me brings together in one volume the best of her funny, poignant and idiosyncratic poetry from four earlier prize-winning collections, with a section devoted to new poems. It introduces this popular South African poet…
19 Oct 2019 3AM 2 min

The Afi Fashion Week

The Sandton Convention Center has been transformed into a fashion hotspot with the renowned African Fashion International Fashion Week.
12 Oct 2019 4AM 15 min

In Conversation With Author, Fred Khumalo - The Longest March

Fred Khumalo has been described as a ‘reluctant Zulu’, ‘clever black’ and an ‘equal opportunity offender’. He completed his MA in creative writing from Wits University with distinction and is the recipient of a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University. A hundred and twenty years ago, seven thousand Zulu mineworkers walked…
12 Oct 2019 3AM 15 min

Poetry Unlimited - Lebo Mashile - We Are The People

Celebrated South African poet Lebo Mashile sees storytelling as a unique tool to inspire others and accelerate change. Through powerful spoken word performance, Mashile highlights the journey of democracy and human rights across the globe. Speaking at the Oslo Freedom Forum she shares her poem…
12 Oct 2019 3AM 5 min

The Weekend Wine With Martin Smith

Winemaker and owner of Paserene Wines, Martin Smith has taken an unusual route in wine making. He has written a crime novel and is using chapters of it as labels for his latest wine collection. Smith was winemaker at the much-lauded Vilafonté in Stellenbosch for seven years before he embarked…
5 Oct 2019 4AM 10 min

Lesego Semenya Reviews Cape, Curry And Koeksisters

In Cape Curry & Koesisters, twin sisters Fatima and Gadija take us on a Cape Malay food trip, which is also a journey of life, as the recipes are linked with memories of their childhood on the Cape Flats. They believe in home cooking and recipes that are quick, easy…
5 Oct 2019 3AM 13 min
372 – 392