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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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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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5:48

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - LEYONIE MARAIS

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/12/01

In the 7th episode of 16 Days, 16 Voices we hear from Leyonie Marais, the author of the book "Dethrone the Rapist". Her experiences with gender‑based violence (GBV) started at the age of 5. Having been assaulted six times by six different men, she turned her terrifying ordeal into fuel for healing and advocacy.Rather than disappear into silence, Leyonie reclaimed her story, not just for herself but for others who’ve suffered in similar shadows. She wrote her book to give survivors a voice, to

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5:29

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - ALLISON IRIS

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/29

In the fifth episode of 16 Days, 16 Voices we hear from Allison Iris, who is a survivor and musician. Allison explains how a family member sexually assaulted her, and how that changed her perception of how men show woman love.At the age of 13, Allison shared her story with a series of other young girls, all of whom had horrific stories to tell. A group of 13 year old girls needed to comfort her, something a group of young girls should have never had to do.

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3:42

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - NONHLANHLA

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/29

In the sixth episode of 16 Days, 16 Voices We hear from Nonhlanhla, a medical student from Wits who is a poet and activist that focuses on the way woman are treated in south Africa. In this clip we hear her poem “How Dare You?”. A powerful piece of audio, where she explores how woman in South Africa are constantly punished for just existing, how GBV is constant and how men is South Africa do not acknowledge their role.

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5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - NIKITA RUTHVEN

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/28

In the 4th episode of "16 Days, 16 Voices" we hear from Nikita Ruthven, a GBV survivor and speaker. Nikita opens up about staying with her ex even as the relationship turned violent, holding on to the hope that he would change. Instead, things worsened, and one night on the drive home he put her safety at risk and attacked her. It became the moment she realised how dangerous the situation had become.Over the course of a weekend, Nikita found herself trapped in a situation that turned terrifying. Her

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7:42

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - I LOVE YOU

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/27

The words “love you” and “I love you” do not mean the same thing!

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20:03

QOTD - CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/27

What is your earliest childhood memory?

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4:52

YB5 with HTIN

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/27

Helping Those In Need (HTIN)Based in East London, Helping those In Need'sMarion Peake explains how the organisation has been inundated with requests from across the country, but can only prioritise and accomodate the needs of East London residents. The organisation shares their goal to open a new drop-in centre and Marion explains how the Child Protection Register needs to be adapted and implemented better to more effectively protect the children of the nation.

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5:54

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - UMLOBIKAZI

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/27

In the 3rd episode of "16 Days, 16 Voices" we hear from Kazi, a poet and activist. Her work captures the realities of being a woman in South Africa with unflinching honesty. Her piece is structured around the alphabet, each letter unfolding a new truth, a new challenge, or a new fear that women face every day. It’s a poem that is as creative as it is urgent, using language to hold a mirror up to society and demand that we listen, remember, and act.

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5:31

5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - MELISSA SHAWE

5 Mid Mornings ·

2025/11/26

In the 2nd episode of "16 Days, 16 Voices" we hear from Melissa Shawe, who shares the reality of growing up in a home marked by violence at the hands of her stepfather. She speaks about years of sexual assault and ongoing physical abuse, and the fear that became part of everyday life. Melissa describes how she would sometimes barricade her younger sisters in a room with her to keep them safe, the time her step father attempted to burn them all alive, or his violent tirades where he beat her with a

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