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.
#FirstThingsFirst - Tshwane has a new Mayor!
The team and listeners reacted to the developments in Tshwane, where Action SA's Dr Nasiphi Moya was voted as new Mayor of the capital city.
#SingItBack - 09 October 2024
Today's theme is songs with a colour in the title
Business Update - Why won't you pay your TV license?
On Business Update, Refilwe Moloto joined Sizwe Dhlomo to speak about Minister of Communications, Solly Malatsi, revealing yesterday that there is a 87% avoidance rate keeping SABC broke when it comes to paying of TV licenses. They pondered, "is R22 a month really that much for the protection of democracy…
Giving colleagues their flowers
The team showed appreciation for a valuable member of the Kaya 959 team. They opened the lines to listeners, asking, "in your workplace, who is it, when that person is not around, things fall about? And what makes them so indispensable?"
#FirstThingsFirst - Is there judicial overreach in SA?
A heated debate ensued between Sizwe Dhlomo and Mfundo Mabalane over DA (and EFF) seemingly governing through courts. The former thinks that the three spheres of government do not exist anymore, remarking that matters that happen in the legislature end up in judiciary lately. The latter maintained that gaps that…
#SingItBack - 08 October 2024
Today's theme is songs about the Sky
Business Update - Old Mutual launches mobile phone service
On Business Update, Refilwe Moloto joined Sizwe Dhlomo to discuss gap claims showing a widening gap in medical aid coverage. They also spoke about Old Mutual launching mobile phone service with data packages starting at R5.
Resistance to change
MaBlerh got a surprise call from Sizwe Dhlomo this morning. The new Kaya 959 studio has new chairs but the chair used by the presenters that drive the respective shows gets changed to an old one every morning. It turns out the culprit is MaBlerh. He says it's more supportive…
#FirstThingsFirst - Are you for or against Lesufi?
An attempt to charge Gauteng ANC chairperson Panyaza Lesufi with bringing the party into disrepute appears to have fallen flat on Monday after Lesufi presented the "facts", and, according to an insider, disarmed ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. This is according to a News 24 story published this morning. The team…
#SingItBack - 07 October 2024
Today's theme is feel good songs
Business Update - Presidency spends R500m on medical bills
On Business Update, Refilwe Moloto joined Sizwe Dhlomo to speak about Presidency spending R500 million on medical bills, as NHI approaches.
Are you a homebody or a straatmate?
The team held a lighthearted discussion about things that keep people away from home. They spoke about dynamics that lead people to opt to hit the streets rather than enjoy their homes.
#FirstThingsFirst - IPPs bleeding Eskom dry
The Citizen reports on its front-page story that Eskom’s financial woes remain, despite the national electricity grip stabilising. During bouts of heavy load shedding in recent years, which adversely affected households and brought businesses to a halt, South Africa’s power utility was forced to enter into multimillion rand 20-year contracts…
Business Update - NPA wins on white collar criminals
On Business Update, Refilwe Moloto joined Sizwe Dhlomo to shine a spotlight on some of the NPA wins after Steinhoff's Ben le Grange took a deal yesterday. They also spoke about medical inflation not being just a Discovery thing, with Bonitas premiums set to rise by as much as 14%.
#OpenLine - Sizwe vs Vusi exhibition fight, Maskandi Music, Iran vs Israel, Raymond Ackerman, Voice over artists, etc
On today's #OpenLine, Mfundo Mabalane answered a question on the Iran vs Israel war; Sizwe Dhlomo spoke about whether he would fight Vusi Thembekwayo in an exhibition match, and also shared his love for Maskandi music. Also featured were questions on Raymond Ackerman's reported legal troubles; failure of railway system;…
#FirstThingsFirst - Mixed feelings on Chris Brown performing in SA
Last week, the news of American singer and dancer Chris Brown's scheduled performance on South African shores spread like wildfire. And though many look forward to watching him perform, others are against the musician coming to the country. Women's advocacy group Women For Change wants Chris Brown to be barred…
#SingItBack - 03 October 2024
Today's theme is songs artist who shout or have their names mentioned in song
Business Update - First electric minibus taxi set to hit roads in 2025
On Business Update, Refilwe Moloto joined Sizwe Dhlomo to discuss eKamva, South Africa's first electric minibus taxi that was launched at yesterday's Smarter Mobility Africa Summit and set to roll out in late 2025. They also spoke about the PIC reporting record high assets under management at R2.7 trillion in…
How safe and secure is your home?
Nkululeko Dunga, EFF Gauteng Chairperson and former Ekurhuleni Finance MMC, is said to have been a target of an assassination attempt at his Johannesburg home yesterday. The attempt was thwarted by a security officer who engaged in a gunfight with at least three gunmen who had been hiding on the…
#FirstThingsFirst - "DA showing their colours, and they are white."
Former Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams has slammed the DA for how the party treated him during his tenure. Williams accused what he calls a faction of a “few white councillors” within the DA, of being responsible for his exit from the metro. The team discussed Williams' utterances, with listeners sharing…