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5 Mid Mornings

Hosted by the vivacious Stephanie Be, get a different flavour on 5 Mid Mornings. Current affairs, updates, news, views and all things entertainment!

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3:10

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS 16 VOICES - CONSTANCE

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/10

In the 13th episode of "16 Days, 16 Voices" we hear from Constance in Tembisa. Her story begins with a husband who controlled her every move, refusing to let her go to work and accusing her of cheating whenever she did. One evening, after taking a taxi home from work, she was attacked and gang raped by seven strangers. She went home in shock and could not bring herself to speak. Instead of recognising her trauma, her husband beat her, accused her of being unfaithful, and forced himself on her. When

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3:24

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - BONNIE

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/10

Bonnie’s story begins when she was 9, in a home where the person meant to protect her became the source of her fear. After a run in with older boys in her neighbourhood, he dragged her by her hair and screamed at her. That moment was the beginning of a pattern. She grew up with insults thrown at her like they were normal, and with a hand striking her face whenever he lost control. The damage from those years did not stay in the past. It shaped how she understands safety, how she sees men, and

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3:15

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - PROMISE

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/10

Promise represents many women in South Africa whose childhoods were marked by abuse they could not name at the time. In the story, she is harmed by a family member and grows up carrying the weight of it alone. Years later an outreach worker from POWA visits her community, opening a door she never had before. Through counseling sessions she finally spoke out about how she was groomed, harmed, and then pressured into silence through manipulation and bribes, revealing the quiet endurance that shaped

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5:47

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - BALISA

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/10

In the 16th episode of "16 Days, 16 Voices" we hear from Balisa. Her story, like so many others, begins with a controlling and abusive relationship. Her partner tried to dictate every part of her life, from where she worked to how she grieved a loss in her family. Tensions escalated and in a moment of unimaginable violence, she was shot in the eye and left unconscious, sustaining life‑changing injuries. The trauma meant that she lost one of her eyes, and her hearing in one ear. When she was finally

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4:04

YB5 with COTD

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/09

Expanding our understanding of vulnerable children to include tertiary students, CEO Palesa Matuludi speaks on how the organisation is supporting them as a part of the vulnerable youth. Palesa further elaborates on the use of sport as a means to instill positive life values and promote well-being.

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16:00

QOTD - SEXIEST JOBS

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/09

What is the sexiest job?

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11:42

QOTD - ERASING BAD MEMORIES

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/08

If you had the ability to erase bad memories, would you do it? Or do you think bad memories make up who we are?

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5:14

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - JES FOORD

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/08

In the 14th episode of 16 Days, 16 Voices we hear how Jes Foordis out walking with her father in Kwa Zulu Natal when 5 armed men held them up. They tied her father to a tree and threw her into a ditch where she was gang raped. When the attackers fled, she had to find the strength to report what happened. At the police station she's told there is no private room available, so she waits in the staff lunch area until she can give her statement. She is eventually taken to a clinic in Pinetown where she

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24:36

QOTD - YOUR YOUNGER SELF

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/08

What would your younger self not believe about your life today

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4:04

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - MICHAELA VAN...

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/05

Michaela van Nierop shares a story that begins in her 1st year of university, when a night out with friends ended in her being drugged, abducted, and taken to a BnB where she was raped. She was a virgin with a strict Catholic upbringing, carrying shame that was never hers to carry. Years later she met someone online and was raped again. Like so many women featured in "16 Voices", the justice system offered her nothing. She turned to alcohol to cope and eventually checked herself into rehab. Today

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3:58

YB5 with Implilo Collections Foundation

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/04

This 16 Days of Activism, Impilo CollectionFoundation'sfounder, Angela Yeung brings a conversation about period poverty to the airwaves. We learn about the organisation's EmpowerHer initiative and the symbolic display of bras at Constitution Hill.

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6:33

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - CONFIDENCE EQUALS HAPPINESS?

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/04

The key to happiness is confidence.

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16:18

QOTD - POPULAR QUALITIES

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/04

What are some of the qualities that make someone popular?

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3:06

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - MERLIZE JOGIAT

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/04

In the 10th episode of 16 Days, 16 Voices we hear from Merlize Jogiat. She is a survivor of gender based violence and now works as the Advocacy and Operations Coordinator for Woman For Change. Her story began in a home where her father used violence and fear as discipline, shaping her earliest understanding of love and authority. As an adult she entered a marriage where the cycle continued. She and her son were abused emotionally, physically and financially. Today Merlize uses her voice and her work

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4:42

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - ANONYMOUS

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/03

In the 9th episode of 16 Days, 16 Voices we hear from a survivor who can't share her name because the violence she lived through still threatens her safety. She was on set to film a gospel music video when a group of men armed with guns and knives stormed in. They dragged her and her friends into the bushes and gang raped them repeatedly, she was four months pregnant at the time. She did everything a survivor is told to do; opened a case, trusted the system, yet not a single arrest was made. Police

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4:49

YB5 with South African Federation for Mental Health...

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/02

3 December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities and Michel'le Donnelly joins us for a conversation about inclusivityand how communities can observe this day. She also tells us about the efforts of the organisation to fight for the rights of persons with disabilities and how we can look after our mental health as we approach the new year.

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19:46

QOTD - TRUE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCES

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/02

What are the things you need to experience to be a true South African?

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4:46

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - BULELWA ADONIS

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/02

In the 8th edition of 16 Days, 16 Voices we hear from Bulelwa Adonis. She is a psychology student and former Woman for Change spokesperson who has used her own experience to fuel her activism. Bulelwa has been a driving force in calls to recognise GBV as a national emergency, lending her voice to push for real change.

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12:04

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - LOVE YOU BUT I DON'T LIKE YOU

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/02

You can love someone and still not like them!

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18:49

QOTD - DOWNLOADABLE SKILL

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/01

⁠If you could instantly become an expert in any field, which one would you choose and why?

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