Breakfast with Martin Bester

Word Unscrambler is a tool that allows users to find words from scrambled letters.

Word-finding experts at Word Unscrambler revealed the 15 words South Africans struggle to pronounce the most.

According to Word Unscrambler, South Africa’s three most searched mispronounced words in 2026 were Porsche, Shein and Worcestershire sauce. Together, they accounted for around 30% of the top searches.

In this week's Asking For A Friend, a listener sparked a debate about roundabout etiquette after asking whether drivers should indicate when they are going straight.

The motorist says they regularly see drivers signal right as they approach a roundabout, only to continue straight through.

That leaves other motorists unsure when it is safe to enter.

“Since when do we indicate to go straight around a roundabout?” the listener asked.

This prompted other listeners to share their burning questions about the things people do wrong on the road.

Canadian rapper Drake has reimagined Ella Langley’s record-breaking hit ‘Choosin’ Texas’ in his new song ‘Solar Eclipse’.

‘Solar Eclipse’ slows down Langley’s hit and gives it a hip-hop- and R&B-inspired sound.

While some of the lyrics stayed the same, Drake and Don Toliver, who is featured on the new song, took some creative liberties with other lines.

What if the secret to protecting farmers’ crops was to interfere with insects’ love lives?

That’s exactly what Insect Science, based in Tzaneen, Limpopo, is doing.

Founded by Gerhard Booysen, the business uses chemical signals called pheromones, which insects use to communicate and find mates, to develop targeted pest management solutions.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Judge Navi Pillay joined Breakfast with Martin Bester to reflect on her lifelong fight for justice, the pressure on international law and why accountability, education and public action remain essential to protecting human rights.

Judge Navi Pillay was “speechless” when she learned she had won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, she told Breakfast with Martin Bester in an exclusive radio interview.

She reflected on international law and the work still to be done.