Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children's Bernadine Bachar

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children has a vision to create a safe and secure society and a human rights culture where women and children are empowered to exercise their full rights. We caught up with the organisation's director Bernadine Bachar to reflect on the 16 Days of…

29 Nov 2023 5AM 6 min

Kids told us why they're proud of their parents

The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show is Cape Town's favourite destination for families travelling to school in the mornings. We love all our youngsters and the parents that drive them to school who are part of the show every morning. We gave parents the opportunity to tell us why they're proud…

29 Nov 2023 4AM 7 min

Coach Harold "Potz" Johnson hopes to get his team to Sweden

Tramway FC is a dynamic community-based soccer club situated in Southfield, Cape Town, competing in the CTTFA district. Coach Harold "Potz" Johnson started a girls soccer team with the club because his daughter wanted to play soccer. Seven years later they now have three girls teams and one ladies team,…

28 Nov 2023 6AM 8 min

Ard Matthews on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Renowned South African singer and songwriter Ard Matthews popped in to talk about his upcoming performance at Cape Open Air in Muizenberg and his new single "Tell Everyone." The song, featuring collaborations with Ross Learmonth and Jude Kenrick serves as a poignant call to action against ocean pollution and is…

27 Nov 2023 6AM 7 min

Grandpa driving you to school was always an adventure

Do you remember the days when granny or grandpa would give you a lift to school? Ryan remembers the days when getting in the car with his grandfather was quite the speedy adventure.

23 Nov 2023 3AM 4 min

Happy anniversary, Ryan and Karen!

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs O'Connor on their 20th wedding anniversary! We really hope he wasn't serious about the Wacky Wednesday though!

22 Nov 2023 5AM 2 min

Marc Lottering and his new show

Marc Lottering has a brand new show at the Baxter and we couldn't be more excited. The much loved comedian visited the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show to tell us about "So I Wrote That Musical".

21 Nov 2023 5AM 7 min

Ladysmith Black Mambazo live on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

The five time Grammy Award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who have existed for over six decades, perform on Friday the 17th and Saturday the18th of November 2023 at The Artscape Theatre in the Cape Town. The legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo began their SA Legacy Tour in May at The Joburg…

17 Nov 2023 3AM 11 min

Lloyd Harris joins Ryan for a chat

Tennis star and South Africa's number 1 Lloyd Harris is in the country for a few weeks. He's resting up to get ready for the next season and joined Ryan for a chat this morning. He's had a few ups and downs in 2023 but all eyes on the year…

15 Nov 2023 4AM 12 min

Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira isn't slowing down

What does life after rugby look like? We caught up with Springbok legend and 2019 World Cup winner Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira to find out. He told us about his experiencing attending this year's world cup in France, his foundation, and also his latest business venture renewable energy.

14 Nov 2023 1AM 7 min

Stacey called us to set the record straight about her ex

A conversation about what makes a good or bad neighbour got Malcolm to call us and tell us how he came home to find his girlfriend had left him for the guy next door. What's worse is that she had moved in with her not-so-newly acquired lover. Malcolm's ex Stacey…

10 Nov 2023 7AM 4 min

Brent 'the neighbour' aka Mr Steal Your Girl

A conversation about what makes a good or bad neighbour got Malcolm to call us and tell us how he came home to find his girlfriend had left him for the guy next door. What's worse is that she had moved in with her not-so-newly acquired lover. Apparently Malcolm wasn't…

10 Nov 2023 7AM 4 min

"My neighbour stole my girlfriend..."

A conversation about what makes a good or bad neighbour got Malcolm to call us and tell us how he came home to find his girlfriend had left him for the guy next door. What's worse is that she had moved in with her not-so-newly acquired lover

10 Nov 2023 7AM 4 min

Dan Nicholl - travelling the world, charity, and Christmas jumpers

When he's not rubbing shoulders with some of the world's most loved athletes, cycling across Europe, or doing great work to give back, he takes some time to talk to the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show. It's always a treat to have Dan Nicholl around. He's in Cape Town for a…

3 Nov 2023 5AM 13 min

Listen to this before you move in with someone

Moving in with a person is a big step - whether it's a friend, partner, or stranger you met on the Internet through a house-sharing forum. There's a lot you need to keep in mind - but there are a lot of things you need to think about BEFORE you…

2 Nov 2023 7AM 5 min

Nik Rabinowitz bringing laughs for change

Nik Rabinowitz is hosting a stand-up event in support of Waves for Change. He popped into studio to have a chat about the the show and of course had the team in hysterics. Listen to the full conversation with Nik here where he entertained us with his take on Ivermectin…

31 Oct 2023 6AM 5 min

What a Bok Friday it was!

It's the weekend we've been waiting for and the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show got Cape Town ready with the gees we all needed. Ryan and the team decided to tackle a sensitive issue in the rugby world - when you have supporters of different teams living together. That was the…

27 Oct 2023 4AM 4 min

Betway Banter Episode 8

Cape Town wakes up to the Ryan O' Connor Breakfast Show every weekday morning 6am - 9am with a chance to crack Ryan's R 50 000 Noise! Sucess Lekabe on traffic, Ricky Shroeder on sports, Merentia van der Vent on News and Producer Phil De Lange.

27 Oct 2023 2AM 2 min

OMD frontman Andy McCluskey chats to Ryan

Synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) will delight South African fans with a Greatest Hits Tour in April next year! The band takes to the globe in 2024, playing 22 dates across the UK & Ireland, including their biggest ever London headline show at London’s O2 Arena on…

24 Oct 2023 2AM 10 min

Jean de Villiers is feeling the nerves for the Boks

It's Bok Friday and Springbok legend Jean de Villiers was back with the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show to look ahead to the weekend. He doesn't foresee a win for Argentina against New Zealand and predicts a nerve wracking game for the Boks against England. But he does feel that even…

20 Oct 2023 4AM 7 min