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
4,770 Episodes
100 – 120

Helping a family through the first Christmas without a mom

Good Morning Angels and Pick n Pay will help lighten Gerrie Kotze's financial burden this Festive Season with R35,000 towards medical bills and other expenses, so he can focus on his children and family in their process of healing.
4 Dec 2024 2AM 5 min

Spreading festive cheer for the elderly residents of Huis Beterskap

Good Morning Angels and Pick n Pay spread some much-needed festive cheer to the residents of Huis Beterskap in Pretoria Gardens. Pick n Pay wants to help the residents of Huis Beterskap to enjoy the magic of the festive season. They will assist the residents with shopping vouchers totalling R30,000,…
3 Dec 2024 1AM 12 min

Assisting single dad Jeff to restore his son's health

This festive season, Good Morning Angles and Pick n Pay assisted single dad Jeff Matthysen in his fight to restore his son Troy’s health and give his boys the best life that he can. Pick n Pay wants to create moments of magic for families this Festive Season and will…
2 Dec 2024 1AM 6 min

Can you guess this Secret Sound for R50,000?

On Thursday, 29 November 2024, Breakfast with Martin Bester launched a brand-new Secret Sound. We went from the most difficult Secret Sound to this one, which is possibly the easiest this year.
28 Nov 2024 2AM 1 min

Kayla, 15, receives support for life-saving transplant

Kayla Storm, 15, is an academic achiever, a great 400m, 800m, and hurdles athlete, and she loves arts and crafts. She has an eight-year-old brother, Kayden, and parents, Eugene and Catherine, who work full-time. In September this year, this happy family’s life took an unexpected turn: Kayla was diagnosed with…
27 Nov 2024 5AM 12 min

South African ASMR to help you relax!

How Hard Can It Be to do ASMR? The Breakfast with Martin Bester team and their amazing listeners tried ASMR for the first time. Here are the results: An entire South African-related ASMR compilation to help you relax.
26 Nov 2024 3AM 2 min

Listener wins R50,000 on the Secret Sound

Breakfast with Martin Bester's most recent Secret Sound has been the toughest one yet this year, but eventually, one lucky listener won R50,000 on Monday, 25 November, after she correctly guessed the Secret Sound.
26 Nov 2024 12AM 3 min

Kids as young as 12 can get married in South Africa

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to attorney and law expert Megan Harrington-Johnson about the confusion surrounding the legal marriage age in South Africa. She explained exactly what age people should be to get married and why.
25 Nov 2024 1AM 3 min

You can hear the full Secret Sound here!

Breakfast with Martin Bester launched a brand-new Secret Sound on October 1, and it has been the hardest one yet this year. To make things a little easier, you can hear the latest Secret Sound in this clip.
24 Nov 2024 11AM 5 min

Here is one of the closest Secret Sound guesses yet!

Breakfast with Martin Bester launched a brand-new Secret Sound on October 1, and it has been the hardest one yet this year. Here is one of the closest guesses we've had so far. Hint: It could be heard on Breakfast with Martin Bester on Monday, September 30.
19 Nov 2024 1AM 1 min

Ontmoet 'Boer Soek 'n Vrou' se tweede gay boer

Rudi Delport het Maandag, 18 November, by Breakfast with Martin Bester gekuier om meer te deel oor die nuwe avontuur wat hy aanpak en sy ervaring as die tweede gay boer op die program. Rudi het aan Martin Bester vertel dat hy in 2014 baie gesukkel het om aan te…
18 Nov 2024 1AM 25 min

Man shot in the chest after spiking incident on N4

Thanks to drone footage from drones supplied by Anglo, community members could locate Niel Coetzer after he was shot in the chest. 49-year-old Niel Coetzer is currently fighting for his life after he was spiked on the N4 and then shot in the chest. Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to…
14 Nov 2024 12AM 12 min

Loufi reveals how he overcame drug addiction

Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to South African musician Loufi about his struggle with drugs and mental health to create a Safe Space encouraging other men to seek help and prioritise their mental well-being over his men’s mental health awareness month.
11 Nov 2024 3AM 32 min

How Trump becoming president Impacts SA resident

Higher inflation rates, a weaker rand, and potential setbacks for South African exports—these are just some of the economic concerns South Africa could face with Trump’s re-election as president of the United States.
7 Nov 2024 1AM 12 min
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