Jacaranda FM Breakfast with Martin Bester

Breakfast with Martin Bester

Martin Bester has been driving Mzansi to work and keeping us company, or in stitches, or tears, every Monday to Friday from 06:00-09:00. The Breakfast family, or rather your morning family, takes an authentic approach to storytelling. Martin Bester's in-depth radio knowledge ensures that Breakfast with Martin Bester remains an annually award-winning show; but more importantly, he knows what his audience wants to hear. Martin responds with beautifully crafted storytelling that genuinely builds anticipation and a community around that "What's next?!" moment.

The team keeps his listeners grinning from ear to ear as they try to figure out what the 'Secret Sound' was this week, or which music powerhouse will play live during 'Friday Live.' Tune in on Tuesdays and find out 'How Hard Can it Be?' as the team giggles their way through trying their hand at something new. Imagine Martin Bester playing the didgeridoo or tattooing someone live on air…for the first time! Too funny!

Show Features:
• Good Morning Angels
• Secret Sound
• Friday's My Day
• Morning Family Quiz
• Throwback Thursday
• How Hard Can It Be
• Friday Live
• Confession Session
Daily English South Africa News Commentary · Entertainment News
4,844 Episodes
1 – 20

Bok van Blerk praat oor vliegtuig-noodlanding toe brandstofprop afkom

Die Suid-Afrikaanse sanger Bok van Blerk het onlangs 'n skokkende plasing op sosiale media gedeel. In sy plasing het die 'Lemoene'-sanger foto's van ’n vliegtuig gedeel en bekend gemaak dat hy ’n noodlanding moes maak nadat die vliegtuig se brandstofprop afgekom het. Breakfast with Martin Bester het met die sanger…
12 Nov 1AM 5 min

Ontmoet Suid-Afrika se sterkste 16-jarige vrou

Veané Nel is 'n 16-jarige Strongman-atleet van Rustenburg wat tans Hoërskool Bergsig Akademie bywoon. Nel het op Breakfast with Martin Bester gekuier om meer te deel oor haar passie en wat dit vat om een van Suid-Afrika se sterkste vroue te wees.
11 Nov 1AM 19 min

SA comedian Vafa Naraghi roasts Martin Bester

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to South African comedian Vafa Naraghi about his one-man comedy show, ‘Becoming South African’, which traces his journey from growing up as a Persian boy in Mahikeng at the tail end of apartheid to becoming a multilingual performer who has lived and worked across South…
10 Nov 3AM 24 min

Liquideep reunites on Breakfast with Martin Bester

The iconic South African duo Liquideep is back after more than a decade! Ahead of their much-anticipated reunion on stage, the duo joined Breakfast with Martin Bester for a live performance at the Jacaranda FM headquarters. The duo also spent time with some Jacaranda FM listeners who brought the vibe…
30 Oct 6AM 10 min

How the AARTO licence demerit system will really work

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Monde Mkalipi, spokesperson for the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA), an entity of the Department of Transport, who explained the newly implemented AARTO demerit system.
23 Oct 12AM 22 min

How well do Jesse Clegg and Msaki know each other?

There's a new musical duo on the scene! Asanda Lusaseni Mvana, known professionally as Msaki, is a South African composer, singer, and songwriter. She has joined forces with another SA music star, Jesse Clegg, and together they are creating magic. Their first collaborative EP, 'Entropy', is "a deeply personal work…
13 Oct 5AM 8 min
1 – 20