FML - Find Me Love! Part I

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to South African author Deon Meyer about his new book, ‘Scorpio Rising’, and the story behind one of his earlier novels, ‘Fever’, which featured a devastating pandemic years before Covid-19 emerged. The conversation explored how real-life events, research and unexpected connections shape Meyer’s crime fiction…

South Africans who cannot get credit from banks or need money quickly are increasingly borrowing from retailers, microlenders and online lenders, according to new research. The overall ratio of debt to annual net income is rising again and now stands at 126%. For people earning more than R50,000 a month,…

Word Unscrambler is a tool that allows users to find words from scrambled letters. Word-finding experts at Word Unscrambler revealed the 15 words South Africans struggle to pronounce the most. According to Word Unscrambler, South Africa’s three most searched mispronounced words in 2026 were Porsche, Shein and Worcestershire sauce. Together,…

In this week's Asking For A Friend, a listener sparked a debate about roundabout etiquette after asking whether drivers should indicate when they are going straight. The motorist says they regularly see drivers signal right as they approach a roundabout, only to continue straight through. That leaves other motorists unsure…

Canadian rapper Drake has reimagined Ella Langley’s record-breaking hit ‘Choosin’ Texas’ in his new song ‘Solar Eclipse’. ‘Solar Eclipse’ slows down Langley’s hit and gives it a hip-hop- and R&B-inspired sound. While some of the lyrics stayed the same, Drake and Don Toliver, who is featured on the new song,…