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
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First same-sex couple for this popular kids show

The popular British kids' show 'Peppa Pig' has introduced its first same-sex couple. The characters, two lesbian polar bears, were introduced after a long-awaited petition to include more LGBTQ representation in the show.
8 Sep 2022 1AM 3 min

KZN pupil sets principal's car alight

After reprimanding a grade 10 student for being on his phone, the deputy principal's car was allegedly set alight by the student. Reportedly, the student, who remains unknown, was caught with his phone, which is against school policy.
8 Sep 2022 1AM 3 min

A sister shares the horrific accident that left her brother in need

Hennie, a man from Modimolle, was working on a roof when he lost his balance and fell from the roof. During the fall, the corrugated iron he was doing the roofing with cut open his head, scalping him from the jaw to the top of his head. Today he received…
7 Sep 2022 3AM 6 min

R100,000 to help a Modimolle dad back on his feet #GoodMorningAngels

Hennie, a man from Modimolle, was working on a roof when he lost his balance and fell from the roof. During the fall, the corrugated iron he was doing the roofing with cut open his head, scalping him from the jaw to the top of his head. Today he received…
7 Sep 2022 2AM 12 min

We found Trevor Noah's TikTok 'girlfriend'

TikTok user Elyse Cizek, otherwise known as @elyse_just_elyse, gained a lot of traction from South Africans on TikTok after she released a video asking South African-born comedian Trevor Noah to be her boyfriend. In an exclusive interview with Martin Bester, Cizek shared more about her viral TikToks.
6 Sep 2022 3AM 4 min

Misuse of phones is "an adult problem"

Our listeners weigh in on the misuse of phones in schools. This comes after a discussion of whether phones should be banned from schools.
6 Sep 2022 2AM 10 min

Should phones be banned in schools?

On Breakfast with Martin Bester, the team discussed whether phones should be banned in schools. Our listeners also weighed in and seemed to be torn on this topic.
6 Sep 2022 12AM 3 min

Juan Boucher shares horrific details of Namibian prison

Musician Juan Boucher and his band member Rudolf Kleingeld were arrested on stage while performing at a music concert in Namibia on Saturday. The pair was charged with "contravening" the Immigration Control Act in Namibia.
5 Sep 2022 11PM 10 min

Joe and Prudence share ALL about their Comrades wedding proposal

As he was completing the 90km Comrades Marathon last Sunday, Joseph Kagiso Ndlovu proposed to his girlfriend. Ndlovu pulled out a sign which read, “Prudence, will you marry me? Run 90km for you”, as he finished the marathon. On Tuesday 30 August, he revealed on Breakfast with Martin Bester that…
5 Sep 2022 2AM 6 min

Eben Etzebeth and Allan Alaalatoa "make up" after rugby altercation

Saturday's rugby match in Sydney saw a fuming brawl between South African rugby player Eben Ezteneth and Wallabies player Allan Alaalatoa. After a heated altercation on the rugby field at Saturday's match in Sydney, Eben Etzebeth and Allan Alaalatoa were seen making up in true rugby style!
5 Sep 2022 1AM 2 min

Finally! Prudence and Joe have six wedding venues to choose from

As he was completing the 90km Comrades Marathon on Sunday, Joseph Kagiso Ndlovu proposed to his girlfriend, Prudence Dick. Ndlovu pulled out a sign which read, “Prudence, will you marry me? Run 90 km for you”, as he finished the marathon.
5 Sep 2022 12AM 9 min

"Which brother?" - Ons vind meer uit oor broer-duo droomsindroom

Kirsten en Kyle Schlebusch, saam bekend as 'Droomsindroom' het Suid-Afrikaners behoorlik op hol gehad met hulle eerste enkelsnit 'Hey Sonneblom'. Die broer-duo het Vrydag op Breakfast with Martin Bester luisteraars bederf met 'n optrede van hulle bekende enkelsnit.
2 Sep 2022 2AM 4 min

Martin Bester tries his best Irish accent

Amazon Prime Video's 1 billion dollar gamble "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," hits screens today. It goes back to J R R Tolkien's fictional Middle Earth world, thousands of years before the events of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Today the team discussed…
2 Sep 2022 2AM 2 min

Martin Bester comes out as a proud dunker!

Martin Bester and the team discussed what people call dunking. Dunking refers to dunking food in drink, usually coffee. Martin Bester admitted that he is a proud dunker
2 Sep 2022 2AM 4 min

R50,000 for a special "mother" of 12 disabled children

Mpumeleo Sikhosana is a professional nurse from Etwatwa/Daveyton on the East Rand. She has always had the heart to serve and help those most in need. She became particularly aware of the plight of disabled children, who were left abandoned at hospital. Mpumeleo Sikhosana started the Siyathanda Stimulation Centre to…
31 Aug 2022 2AM 6 min

"These kids are easy to love" #GoodMorningAngels

Mpumeleo Sikhosana is a professional nurse from Etwatwa/Daveyton on the East Rand. She has always had the heart to serve and help those most in need. She became particularly aware of the plight of disabled children, who were left abandoned at hospital. Mpumeleo Sikhosana started the Siyathanda Stimulation Centre to…
31 Aug 2022 2AM 9 min
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