Siz the World with Sizwe Dhlomo
Siz the World with Sizwe Dhlomo on Kaya 959 weekdays, 06h00 to 09h00. Supporting Sizwe on the breakfast show are Sol Phenduka, Mpho Maboi, and Mfundo Mabalane.
Second hand clothing or thrifting, is it your thing?
Due to the ever-increasing price of clothes, many South Africans have turned to the second-hand clothing market to go shopping and flip old garments into cash. Sizwe Dhlomo relays a story about her sisters making money with “thrifting”. Sol Phenduka and Mpho Maboi, as well as listeners share experiences with…
Business Update - Battle of the “Takis” brand name.
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi joined Sizwe Dhlomo to speak about the latest Anglo American Platinum results. They also discussed the battle of the “Takis” trademark.
Decisions that change your life.
Former Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, says she now regrets her decision to decline the nomination for Deputy President offered at the ANC conference at NASREC in 2017. The team deliberate on accepting the nomination could have done for her political career. They also share, together…
#FirstThingsFirst - Action SA makes an about-turn on working with the ANC.
Action SA will support, work with ANC in Joburg. But on the condition that Kabelo Gwamanda steps down as the Mayor, amongst others. How do you feel about this as citizen of Joburg? Is Herman Mashaba and his party flip-floppers? Are you sad that we'll be getting another Mayor? Were…
Business Update - Latest on Tongaat Hulett business rescue.
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke with Sizwe to provide an update on Tongaat Hulett business rescue process. They also touched on the backstory to the IT global outage experienced last week.
Kamala Harris has her work cut out, says Prof Landsberg.
U.S. President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump while endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the party's candidate. University of Johannesburg’s Politics & International Relations Professor Chris Landsberg joined Sizwe…
#SingItBack - 22 July 2024
Today's theme is songs with Man in the title.
#FirstThingsFirst - Culture and representation at the centre of Miss SA finalist outrage.
The Miss South Africa organization is speaking out in response to the comments made on social media about Top 16 finalist Chidinma Vanessa Adetshina. The popular finalist was reportedly born in Soweto and currently lives in Cape Town, and viewers of the show are questioning her nationality because both of…
Business Update - VBS liquidators recover almost R150m
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi joined Sizwe Dhlomo to speak VBS liquidators recovering almost R150 million siphoned from the bank. They also touched on South African Reserve Bank MPC keeping interest rates unchanged.
#OpenLine - Africa’s economy, road safety, child trafficking, and more.
Boosting Africa’s economy, Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament, warning on road safety, child trafficking syndicates, changing title deeds and more were discussed on today’s open line.
#FirstThingsFirst - Kobe Bryant wasn’t a good person, according to childhood friend.
Kobe Bryant’s childhood friend labelled him as a bad person who didn’t take care of his friends and family. The team discuss the dynamics of Kobe’s relationships with his parents as well as his wife. They also asked listeners, “do you blame Kobe Bryant for the state his parents were…
Business Update - Seriti launching the country’s biggest wind farm
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi joined Sizwe Dhlomo to cover the plans undertaken by Seriti to launch the country’s biggest wind farm, as mining houses invest heavily into renewable energy. They also previewed economic data, with retail sales and repo rate announcements scheduled for today.
No gala dinner for MPs at opening of parliament
Despite an estimated R6m to R14m being budgeted for the opening of parliament later today, there will be no gala dinner for parliamentarians. In a media briefing in Cape Town on Wednesday, parliament’s presiding officer and chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane confirmed that there would…
#FirstThingsFirst - Is the ANC dead?
Former President Jacob Zuma, the leader of the uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party, was a no-show at his ANC National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) hearing, which was held virtually on Wednesday. He did however send ANC member Tony Yengeni, to attend on his behalf and represent him. On the sidelines of this,…
#SingItBack - 17 July 2024
Today's theme is tribute to South African Queens and Kings
Sol’s 3-minute shower
Sol Phenduka overslept this morning. By the time he woke up, it was time for his 05:40 traffic update and had only 20 minutes to quickly get ready for work. He claims he took 3 minutes to shower. After making fun of Sol, the team asked the questions, “have you…
Business Update - Knorr recalls its brown onion gravy
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi joined Sizwe Dhlomo to speak about SARS using AI to auto process taxpayers returns as current tax filing season continues. They also spoke about Knorr recalling its brown onion gravy.
#FirstThingsFirst - Indigenous games: Yay or Nay?
Minister of Arts, Culture & Sports Gayton McKenzie, and his Deputy Peace Mabe delivered the department’s budget vote on Tuesday in a debate that saw McKenzie answering questions about the inclusion of Die Stem in the national anthem and being invited to visit the Voortrekker Monument. Moreover, he uttered how…
Business Update - Inflation in Nigeria recorded above 34%
On Business Update, Gugulethu Mfuphi joined Sizwe Dhlomo to speak about Sasfin and Bell Equipment delisting from the JSE. They also spoke about the inflation in Nigeria recording above 34%.
Humans vs Machines
South African consumers are complaining about declining customer support quality in the country. One of the major causes of this trend is making it increasingly difficult to speak to a human operator and attempting to handle most support queries with automated systems. The team, together with listeners, shared their frustrations…