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The dark truth about children’s online lives with digital law expert Emma Sadleir
2026/10/29 | 34 mins.Social media can expose children to serious harm, while posts, messages and even shares can carry legal consequences.
Speaking to Breakfast with Martin Bester, digital law expert Emma Sadleir urged parents to understand the risks and make sure their children know they can ask for help.Springbok Kwagga Smith on joining the Vodacom Bulls, how he got his name and his road to recovery after an injury
2026/10/28 | 20 mins.Breakfast with Martin Bester caught up with two-time Rugby World Cup winner Kwagga Smith after he joined the Vodacom Bulls.
He also explained how he got his name and spoke about his road to recovery after an injury.- If you've spent even a few minutes on the internet in 2026, you’ve probably come across the word “maxxing”.
It has become so popular, in fact, that the term has earned Dictionary.com’s 2026 Word of the Year title.
The term comes from "maximising" and describes taking something as far as possible. Asking For A Friend: How do I tell my boyfriend I don't want him to be friends with someone?
2026/10/27 | 22 mins.An anonymous listener is asking for advice after becoming uncomfortable with one of her boyfriend’s friendships.
She wrote to Breakfast with Martin Bester to share her concern.
Speaking to the team on air, she explained that the friend would not let her and her boyfriend leave when they visited, and tended to drink too much.- Poppy’s Cresta, a restaurant in Randburg, Johannesburg, is calling out customers who allegedly left without paying their R3,000 bill.
The restaurant called on the patrons to “do the right thing” and settle their outstanding bill.
“If you are reading this, you know who you are. We are giving you the opportunity to do the right thing and settle your outstanding bill,” the restaurant said in a Facebook post.
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