Smile FM Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Cape Town wakes up to the Ryan O' Connor Breakfast Show every weekday morning 6am - 9am with a chance to crack Ryan's R 50 000 Noise! Sucess Lekabe on traffic, Ricky Shroeder on sports, Merentia van der Vent on News and Producer Phil De Lange.
Daily English South Africa News Narrated by Success Lekabe, Ricky Schroeder
677 Episodes
500 – 520

Geordin Hill-Lewis

Cape Town can officially start paying people for the power they sell back to the city. Smile Breakfast spoke to mayor Geordin-Hill Lewis about the initiative and how residents will be able to make some extra cash if they invest in solar panels.
25 Jan 2023 1AM 3 min

Money savvy or stingy?

The Smile Breakfast team asked our listeners to call in and tell us about the stingiest behaviour they've ever done or witnessed. We were most surprised by some of the ways two of our listeners' husbands were with money
24 Jan 2023 6AM 2 min

Bobby gets more bag out of his trash can

It's no secret that most of us struggle a few days before the next paycheck. We find ourselves getting quite creative to scrape our last pennies together. But when does it go too far? Bobby recons he can double savings on rubbish bags.
24 Jan 2023 6AM 1 min

Lindy's grandfather - a money saving genius

Lindy told us about her grandfather and his antics that made his money go a bit further. Did you know it was possible to get a sneaky 2 for 1 deal out of an optometrist?
24 Jan 2023 6AM 1 min

Bobby laughed at a skelling uncle

You know when someone is angry and they say something that makes you laugh? Bobby found himself in this situation as a youngster and it turns out he was playing with his life. All because of one mispronounced word.
24 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

Lindy - the queen of malapropism

Malapropism - the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect. Lindy seems to fall victim to this quite a bit.
24 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

When people get phrases slightly wrong

Sometimes your brain and your mouth don't cooperate. You know when you want to say a certain word but you get it slightly wrong? Or how about when you hear someone say a phrase and mess it up while you're just there keeping in your laughter? It seems to be…
24 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

South Africa's top performing matric talks to Smile Breakfast

Kelly Grace Prowse from Rustenburg Girls’ High School emerged as the country’s top matric candidate in quintile 5 for 2022. She spoke to Smile Breakfast about her future in actuarial science, where she'll be studying, and the prospects of her solving loadshedding.
23 Jan 2023 2AM 4 min

The strange consequences of loadshedding

With the announcement by Eskom that loadshedding will likely be here to stay for the next 2 years, the average electricity user continues to feel the brunt of rolling blackouts. It's effects on small businesses, industry, traffic, and our daily routine continues to suffer. There are also some things that…
22 Jan 2023 11PM 2 min

Parental free time equals me time

By now you should have gotten into the swing of the school run. This one is for those of you who work from home, as well as the stay at home moms and dads. You probably find yourself with some extra time on your hands when the kids are school,…
20 Jan 2023 12AM 1 min

How lunchboxes changed

Lunchboxes are a big part of your first day of school. Callers told us about what their lunchboxes used to look like when they were in school. They've changed quite a bit with what you give your kids these days.
19 Jan 2023 2AM 2 min

A grade one teacher with a big heart

Lindy accompanied Ilyaaz to his first day of school. We caught up with his teacher who will be there for all the grade ones. Sometimes we forget what a special person it takes to welcome all those little pupils and get them comfortable with the start the academic year.
18 Jan 2023 3AM 2 min

Lindy takes Ilyaas to his first day of school

Lindy got to experience her very first school run. Her own child isn't old enough for school yet, but she did get to accompany little Ilyaas to his very first day of grade one. She was greeted with excitement, nerves, warm breakfast, school uniforms, and of course those oversized school…
18 Jan 2023 2AM 2 min

Things that get men red in the face

We're all adults but there are certain things that really embarrass us even though they shouldn't. That's a conversation Smile Breakfast had and Lindy was very amused to hear about some of the things men feel shy about.
16 Jan 2023 2AM 1 min

A new way to talk to your pet

Ever wondered what you dog is really thinking? Maybe you've always wanted to find out what your cat's trying to say when it gives you that long death stare. Bobby has a look at a device that can get your pets actually talking to you.
15 Jan 2023 11PM 4 min

How to get more leave out of your leave

It's the first work week of the year in South Africa and if you're already thinking about your next holiday we can help. Here's how to hack 2023 and get more leave out of your leave.
13 Jan 2023 2AM 3 min
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