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- 265 - "I recycle my toilet paper!"
What are the things you do when you're alone but you don't want to admit to someone? It's a simple question right? When Zweli asked this on the show he was expecting cheeky but normal, he got a response that needed it's own stage to stand on...
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Fri, 03 May 2024 - 264 - Rent the famous house from Pixar's "Up" on Airbnb!
Remember "Up"? The feel-good 2009 Pixar film with the story of Carl fulfilling his late wife's wishes with help from the energetic boy scout Russell has had a soft place in our hearts ever since it was released. Now it seems you can make your dreams come true by renting the famous house in the movie from Airbnb!
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Thu, 02 May 2024 - 263 - Jamie Fine joins Zweli in studio!
Canadian singer, songwriter Jamie Fine joins Zweli at 947. They chat about her success in South Africa and across the world. The impact of her huge single "If Anything's Left" on her career and Zweli tests Jamie's music knowledge in a round of the Shazam Challenge.
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Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 262 - One cost is covered for life, what cost would you choose?
Let's play a game called "Free For Life"! If you could have one cost covered for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Zweli would love for his hotel expenses to be covered for life but maybe for you it's groceries, data or even the one that all hate paying for...petrol.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 261 - Man was arrested for stealing sweaty tennis racquets because "he likes the smell"...
A man in Japan was arrested for stealing 3 used tennis racquets from a men's tennis team because "he likes the smell of the sweat seeping into the handles". As odd as this is it does spark a conversation of unconventional smells you might enjoy. Is the smell of a burnt matchstick, bleach, etc.?
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 260 - Should your partner have unrestricted access to your phone?
Ever heard of the “Open Phone Policy” in relationships? It’s a rule stating that both persons can go through each other’s phones. That means browsing history, chats on WhatsApp, all social media accounts, DMs, etc. This might seem as something that should already be happening in relationships but it can be a deal breaker for some people. Zweli asks for your say in this...
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 259 - This restaurant is offering to give you a bottle of wine in exchange for you phone!
In Verona Italy, Al Condominio restaurant has a unique offer: trade your phone for a free bottle of wine. Diners can lock their phones upon arrival and retrieve them with a key while claiming their complimentary wine. is that a fair trade for you?
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 258 - Mikel Arteta in DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win" song!
After suffering a bad loss to Aston Villa over the weekend, Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta had an uncomfortable press interview to face where he mentioned that the team can't simply "win and win and win and win". This line gave Zweli an idea...was it a good idea? You decide.
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 257 - International Wear Your Pyjamas To Work Day!
The comfiest day of the year! International Wear Your Pyjamas To Work Day seems like a great idea until you ask the question if people actually still wear pyjamas or are we just wearing normal comfortable clothes? What's your choice?
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 256 - Lenny Kravits is wearing leather pants while working out in the gym.
An instagram post was shared of Lenny Kravits working out in the gym, normal enough right ? Not when he's doing the full workout in a pair of leather pants and a fishnet vest! He's not the only working out in weird outfits in the gym though, you've seen someone walk past while you're putting that work in and you have to take a second look because what are they wearing?!
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 255 - Your first thought when waking up, what is it?
The day starts, the birds are chirping, you slowly open your eyes and you think of something...what is it? That's what Zweli wants to find out here. Is it about work, your friends, family or is it something weird such as "I wonder what happened to my Grade 1 crush..." ?
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 254 - Travelling can go wrong so fast!
Zweli went to KZN for a friend's wedding, the ceremony was beautiful but the journey there was nothing short of a movie! Getting stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere in the pitch black of night, next to an open field...how did he end up in this?! The thing is he's not the only one with a travel fail story, what's yours?
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 253 - It's that time of the year where you need to bring out those warm, comfy meals!
You've felt it right? The cold breeze that creeps up on you in the evening, wondering if jeans are a better idea than shorts, winter is coming! Zweli wants to check with you about what comfort meals are in winter. A nice beef stew with samp? Maybe a warm soup? Let's see what you said!
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Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 252 - Kanye West is trying to reopen his school.
Remember a couple years ago there was the Donda Academy? An elementary school opened by Kanye West with many controversies involved in the running of it including parents having to sign NDAs about the curriculum and everything that happens within the school. Seems like Kanye West is trying to get it back open again, Zweli has all the details for you.
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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 251 - What was Cindy trying to say in this clip?
A first in South African radio, Anele And The Club is coming from you live from Montecasino as a live theatre experience! We have tickets to the magical night but like everything on this show, you need to play a game to win. We're playing Out of Context: Anele and The Club Edition!
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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 250 - When your parents have "the talk" with you...
Ever had the "Birds and the Bees" chat with your parents? Zweli shares the story of how his mom waited until she dropped him off a party when he was in grade 8, proving that sometimes timing is everything!
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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 249 - Win tickets to Anele and The Club Live at Montecasino!
A first in South African radio, Anele And The Club is coming from you live from Montecasino as a live theatre experience! We have tickets to the magical night but like everything on this show, you need to play a game to win. We're playing Out of Context: Anele and The Club Edition!
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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 248 - Watching horror movies to destress...does it work?
Zweli was chatting to his friend and all he could hear was screaming in the background...turns out after a long day's work they watch horror movies to destress. Now this is very weird but they can't be the only one with weird techniques to destress from the day, what are your bizarre ways to relax after a long day?
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Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 247 - Shekhinah gives Zweli some details on her new music coming out!
Following the release of her latest single "Risk". Shekinah has stated in the past that the trouble from "Trouble In Paradise" is over and that the new music is coming from a brand new background. Zweli also tests Shekhinah's music knowledge of the music that came out in the year she was born!
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 246 - The final day of getting in orders for the Temu Shopping Experience!
Have you ever seen an app called Temu? Zweli has been saying it's been popping up on his socials media for the past few weeks and it looks like really good deals on the site...almost too good. Zweli wants to test out the app by doing a shopping spree on Temu for you, every day he will get a random category and you can send in your voice note of what you want from that category. We have our full order list and the order will be placed to see if we get what we bought!
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 245 - Getting lost as a grown adult...
Getting lost as a kid is common but you thought by the time you're a grown adult that you would be mature enough to not let that happen...well that may not be true. Have you ever gotten lost as an adult? What happened? How did you get out of that situation?
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 244 - What electronics are we buying from Temu for the shopping experiment?
Have you ever seen an app called Temu? Zweli has been saying it's been popping up on his socials media for the past few weeks and it looks like really good deals on the site...almost too good. Zweli wants to test out the app by doing a shopping spree on Temu for you, every day he will get a random category and you can send in your voice note of what you want from that category. Let's see how it goes when we have our full shopping list on Thursday!
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 243 - "I have an irrational fear of my husband's feet!"
Zweli was talking to his sister and she brought up the irrational phobia she has always had of Hadedas, she is terrified of them! This prompted Zweli to ask you what irrational fear you have even if people don't understand it. From driving on the highway to pieces of paper, you need to hear these answers!
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 242 - All the details of Diddy's house raid by Homeland Security.
News coming out about P Diddy has been dominating the social media for the last 24 hours while Homeland Security performs house raids on his houses in the US. Zweli breaks down everything we know so far about the events that are currently ongoing.
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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 241 - The Temu Shopping Experiment continues!
Have you ever seen an app called Temu? Zweli has been saying it's been popping up on his socials media for the past few weeks and it looks like really good deals on the site...almost too good. Zweli wants to test out the app by doing a shopping spree on Temu for you, every day he will get a random category and you can send in your voice note of what you want from that category. Let's see how it goes when we have our full shopping list on Thursday!
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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 240 - You spend 180 hours a year doing this at home!
Zweli was relaxing this long weekend while watching TV and he realised that he was spending a lot of time looking for things to watch instead of actually watching, turns out he's not the only one! People spend on average 180 hours a year scrolling on TV trying to find something to watch only to go back to the series or movie that they have watched many times before. The real question though is what is that TV series or movie you've seen many times but still go back to?
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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 239 - Zweli is doing a Temu shopping spree for you this whole week!
Have you ever seen an app called Temu? Zweli has been saying it's been popping up on his socials media for the past few weeks and it looks like really good deals on the site...almost too good. Zweli wants to test out the app by doing a shopping spree on Temu for you, every day he will get a random category and you can send in your voice note of what you want from that category. Let's see how it goes when we have our full shopping list on Friday!
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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 238 - Is Rihanna getting ready to finally release new music?
Fans are speculating that Rihanna could be gearing up for a music release soon, there are hints all over social media and Zweli is here to piece them all together for you. He also gives a breakdown of Tyla's massive success this weekend due to her album being released on Friday.
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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 237 - A British lady is stuck in Gambia after being scammed into a marriage!
Have you ever been scammed and too embarrassed to tell your friends or family? Could be something small or quite a big one, just like a British lady who has found herself stuck in Gambia, out of money and scammed into a marriage with a man who has a wife and 2 kids. Zweli shares this crazy story as well as some stories from listeners.
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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 236 - Lee Cole makes Zweli give 2 tickets for his upcoming show to one lucky fan!
Lee Cole came into studio to chat with Zweli about his new single "Blind". He also gives us an insight into what we can expect from him this year and how much growth, change and evolvement he's felt as he grows in this industry.
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Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 235 - Ariana Grande is breaking records all over the place!
Ariana Grande recently dropped her 7th studio album, "Eternal Sunshine" last week and the results are in for what impact it's making on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her new single "We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)" is doing extremely well and even her grandmother is breaking records on the chart!
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Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 234 - Should you leave your phone on silent or loud?
Zweli was talking to a co-worker and while they were talking, their phone just kept going off all the time, the worst part is that it was on loud! Zweli found this annoying so the question is, are you leaving your phone on loud or silent? And why?
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Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 233 - Producer Liam has a challenge while he is in Dublin for St Patrick's Day.
Producer Liam is currently in Dublin and Zweli wants to take advantage of the situation and give him a challenge from the listeners! Wearing a Springboks shirt, doing an Irish dance, finding a pot of gold, etc.
Let's put him to the test!
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Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 232 - New music is on it's way from some of your favourite artists!
In this episode of News It or Lose It, Zweli is going through new details on artists dropping new music, Dua Lipa, Flo Milli, etc.
Take a listen to see if your favourite artist is dropping new music soon!
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Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 231 - We don't need anymore remakes of classic movies!
A recent study has stated that both millennials and Gen Zs are over remakes and sequels. The market has been flooded with remakes of classics, The Lion King, Mean Girls, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and the list goes on!
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Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 230 - Beyoncé has released more details about her Country themed album coming soon.
Beyoncé has announced more details of Act II of Renaissance which will be country-themed and has some surprises in store for her fans, Zweli has all the details for you in this episode of News It Or Lose It!
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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 229 - Giving a warning about your ex!
Zweli was at a festival this weekend and noticed that a lot of new relationships had started which means some exes were created since the last time he saw them, what one sentence warnings can you give about your exes? He asked the festival-goers for their warniings...
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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 228 - Is it rude to not have a conversation with your Uber driver?
A debate has broken out on the show...is it rude to select the "no talking" preference on your Uber ride? Zweli doesn't seem to think so but other people have their own opinion on this...let's find out!
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Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - 227 - Zweli chats to Mo-T from Mi Casa about his success from the 2023 summer smash "Horns In The Sun".
Zweli phones up incredible musician and one third of Mi Casa, Mo-T to chat about the band headlining Bacardi Holiday Club this weekend as well as his success with DJ Kent this past summer on the hit single and summer anthem, "Horns In The Sun".
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Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - 226 - Faux Fables on International Book Day!
Zweli continues to try and trick you with his vague storytelling shenanigans, yesterday was way too easy and everyone got it correct. He was challenged to make it more difficult, will he succeed?
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Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 225 - Some Oscar updates before the ceremony this weekend.
The 96th Academy Awards are happening this weekend and some more info about the ceremony is coming out from the executive producer of the event, Ben Kapoor. This includes some special appearances from previous winners as well as a few other surprises.
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Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 224 - That person in your life who never answers their phone...
Zweli came to spill the beans on a fellow 947 presenter...Mamohau. You hear her on your radio, you have a great time with her but do you know that she takes 3-5 business days to reply to a message and also NEVER answers her phone. Zweli is asking who in your life actually doesn't deserve a phone because they never answer?
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Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 223 - Zweli gets roasted by the listeners for making today's Faux Fables way too easy.
This week Zweli has been doing Faux Fables, he tells you a very famous fairy tale in a very vague way to see if you are able to tell what the fairy tale is. Clearly today's fairy tale was way too easy according to the listeners!
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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 222 - New music from Zayn Malik and Camila Cabello is on the way!
In this episode of News It Or Lose It, Zweli takes you through the new music announcements that have been coming through for this month and the year as a whole. Overnight we learnt that Zayn Malik and Camila Cabello are both dropping new music, Zweli has all the info you need!
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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 221 - I can't go to bed until I do this...
The Cape Town Saga continues as Zweli explains an interesting thing he saw at Producer Liam's house on New Year's Day at 4 in the morning, what night chores do you have to do before you can go to bed?
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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 220 - Can you guess this sleepy fairy tale in today's Faux Fables?
This week Zweli is doing some storytelling, he's going to telling you a famous fairy tale in a very vague way. Your job? Try and identify what the actual fairy tale is!
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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 219 - Taylor Swift is making more money with Disney +
Taylor Swift has taken over the concert movie scene as well as Beyoncé's Renaissance Movie and Taylor seems to be pushing her movie to Disney Plus with 4 addtional acoustic songs.
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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 218 - I was chased by a dog when I tried to go to the bathroom at night!
In December Zweli spent a night at Producer Liam's house with his dogs, however, the one dog had it out for Zweli. Constantly barking at him, didn't even let him go get some water from the bathroom in the middle of the night! Zweli's asking about your encounters with dogs, have you had any bad experiences?
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Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 217 - Can you find out what fairy tale Zweli is talking about in Faux Fables?
This week Zweli will be vaguely reading famous fairy tales to see if you can name them from the small giveaways within his story-telling
This one has to do with a certain size shoe and a certain foot to fit in it...
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Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 216 - Raye makes history at the Brits 2024 Awards!
This past weekend the Brits Awards took place and all eyes were on Raye, walking into the room with 7 nominations and walking out with a record-breaking 6 wins, a first ever!
Zweli breaks down how the night went down.
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Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 215 - 4 tickets to Ultra South Africa up for grabs!
Zweli has Ultra South Africa tickets that he can no longer use...so he wants to give them away to one lucky listener, they however need to win the most intense game played on the show. Can they get 6 out of 6?
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Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 214 - The most time consuming tasks as an adult...what are they?
When you're growing up you can't wait to be older, have your own rules, buy your own things, live in your house. What we didn't realise is there are a lot of time consuming tasks adults have to get done before any fun starts. Laundry, cooking, cleaning, buying groceries, working, etc.
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Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 213 - Zweli is giving some "Extra Lovin" to a couple of his colleagues thanks to McDonalds!
With this year having an extra day, McDonalds wanted to spread some Extra Lovin on Afternoons With Zweli by letting Zweli choose a colleague to give a R200 voucher to, who will he pick?
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Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 212 - "I'll wear the same clothes for 2 days...I don't mind"
Is it okay to wear the same outfit for 2 days? Is it that much of a big deal? Zweli gets you to be the judge of that on this episode of "I'm Not The Only One".
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Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 211 - Who are you partnering up with if you were on the Amazing Race?
Anele from Anele And The Club has had a very eventful time trying to get back home from Nigeria, being stuck in the Kenya Airport, planes delayed, lounges being closed while she is still in there, etc. which inspired her to tweet that she could never do Amazing Race.
Is there someone in your life you would choose to come with you if you were in the Amazing Race? Who and what skills do they bring to ensure you're going to win?
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Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 210 - Is it okay to lick your plate once you're done eating?
In this episode of "I'm Not The Only One", we answer the question that a listener sent through:
"I’m know I’m not the only one…who thinks it’s fine to lick the plate once you’re done eating."
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Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 209 - Someone stole that idea from me!
Ever had a great idea for someone to just come and take all the credit for it or even worse, steal the actual idea? Zweli wants to find out about your horror stories of co-workers, friends or even family stealing your ideas or taking the credit for your work, it's time to come forward to name and shame!
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Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 208 - Kanye West is being sued yet again...
Kanye is back in the news again...The estate of Donna Summer filed a copyright lawsuit against Kanye West yesterday, accusing him of “shamelessly” using her 1977 hit “I Feel Love” without permission in his song “Good (Don’t Die).
Zweli has the news and the clips of both songs for you to take a listen to and decide if Kanye is really guilty...
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Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 207 - The toilet paper debate that needs to be settled once and for all...
This week on Afternoons With Zweli, we're asking for voice notes of weird things you do but you actually think others do as well. The city then will let the person know if they are the only one or not! Today we deal with an bathroom debate many have fought over, does it matter which way the toilet paper roll faces?
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Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 206 - Ariana Grande has a message for the hackers that leaked her music!
Ariana Grande recently went on the Zach Sang show in the US where she spoke about what music hackers had stolen off of her computer and how that affects her upcoming album, Eternal Sunshine, set to drop on the 8th of March.
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Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 205 - Is this causing problems at the dinner table for you and your family?
Zweli was watching a reality tv show and saw that there was a huge fight on the show caused by one of the family members not ordering a full meal for dinner but a small plate of food instead...is this really that big of a deal? I didn't think you could cause these fights by just not being hungry, what's your opinion?
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Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 204 - "I'm not the only one who goes through my partner's phone when he's not looking...right?"
Zweli's is bringing back a fan favourite game on the show, I'm Not The Only One! Share your weird/embarrasing thing you do that you don't actually think is weird and we'll let the city decide if you're the only one or not.
We start off the week with a sneaky snoop...
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Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 203 - Everything you need to know about the new documentary taking X by storm!
This weekend "Where is Wendy Williams" aired for the first time and showed an insight into the accomplished presenter/broadcaster albeit, in a very sensitive way. The scenes shown of how it portrays Wendy Williams and her recent diagnosis has been a hot topic on the internet over the weekend of whether this should've actually been aired or not.
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Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 202 - Quitting a job for no reason at all!
Zweli wanted to go out with a friend for the Liverpool Vs Chelsea final but unfortunately the friend said no because if he gets into work feeling fragile from the night before he could get fired! Whether it's being fired suddenly or quitting out of the blue, it's happened around you, maybe even to you.
Shimoné shares her quitting story on the show today.
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Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 201 - "I forgot to fetch my child from school!"
Zweli has been forgetting that he had meetings this morning and had to rush to make in time, however, the day before he forgot about another meeting he had, there seems to a pattern forming here. Have you ever forgotten to do something that was extremely important?
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 200 - Kyle Deutsch is bringing a new energy with his new single "Dangerous"!
Kyle Deutsch joins Zweli on the show to chat about his new single Dangerous, what we can expect from the next phase of his music journey and just great banter between these two!
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 199 - "I lied to my girlfriend about how much rent it so she ends up paying for me!"
A story was coming out of Canada where a student is flying home every night after his classes at University in Vancouver because it's actually cheaper than renting a place to stay in the city! This sparked the conversation of how you're saving money these days...the reply Zweli got back is shocking...
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 198 - Work benefits that would help you in your everyday life
Some jobs come with the best perks, petrol, WiFi, medical aid, etc. Zweli wanted to find out from you, what work benefits would actually help you in your everyday lives? Do you have any work benefits that are even better than we think?
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 197 - Cop Dresses Up As Giant Teddy Bear To Catch Drug Dealer!
A crazy story of a cop in Peru dressing up as a teddy bear to catch a drug deal leaves Zweli stunned and sparks a conversation with Joburg, "What's the worst job you've ever had?". The results are shocking!
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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 196 - Is there a Tooth Fairy inflation going on?
With the budget speech happening this week, we need to look at certain expenses and there is one expense where parents have had to deal with an increase, the Tooth Fairy inflation. Zweli asked the parents this afternoon, what is the going rate for a tooth from the Tooth Fairy these days? Back in his day it was R5, maybe R10 if you're lucky!
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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 195 - Normani busted for running her own Instagram fan account!
X (Formerly known as Twitter) was going crazy this morning as it was discovered that Normani is running her own fan account on Instagram. Zweli is here to unpack all the madness and make some sense of it!
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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 194 - TikToker Bryce Hall is taking a shot at Billie Eilish.
A video has surfaced of Billie Eilish apparently complaining to Kylie Minogue at the People's Choice Awards that there are TikTok stars at the event. Whether this is what she actually said or not is still up for debate but Zweli breaks down a response from one of the TikTok stars in attendance, Bryce Hall.
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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 193 - 3 year-old toddler gets stuck inside a claw machine!
Recently in Australia, there was a story of a toddler crawling inside of a claw machine to get their prize where they got stuck and the parents had to call the police to come and help get their son out! This got Zweli thinking of the time that we were all toddlers and got into trouble for just being...well, toddlers...
What tricky or sticky situations have you caught a toddler in?
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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 192 - Canadian pop-duo Neon Dreams explain why the love they receive from South African fans is the best!
Zweli had Canadian pop-duo Neon Dreams in the studio to chat about everything music before their Joburg-leg of the Milky Chance tour that they're supporting. The duo opens up about the love they've received from South Africa and what it means to them.
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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 191 - South Africa doesn't actually use these anymore...
Zweli was going through his photos from his recent trips overseas and noticed that there are a lot of things that other countries still use that we don't use here in South Africa. Could be mailing letters, parking meters, paying with cheques, etc. What do other countries still use that we don't right here in SA?
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 190 - Are you single? Then this advert is for you!
After the chocolates have been eaten, the flowers have been posted on social media and the romantics of Valentine's Day come to an end, we reach a very important day...the 15 of February, Singles Awareness Day. Are you single? Struggling to see the benefits of it? We might have just the thing for you!
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 189 - The best valentine's day plans for the year!
The Be Real challenge is a common feature on the show where we play an alarm and at that moment you tell Zweli what you are doing at that exact moment. For Valentine's Day, we decided to switch it up with a new alarm and asking you what your plans are for this steamy Valentine's Day!
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 188 - Catching your partner being unfaithful!
Nicki Nicole who is a huge Latin rapper at the moment and Peso Pluma (who has got one of the biggest streaming songs of the year so far) were dating. Then he was seen in Vegas over the weekend holding hands with another girl.
Nicki claims that she found out with the internet. She confirmed it on socials...
Zweli thought that on Valentine's Day of all days it would be perfect to ask this question, how did you find out your partner was being unfaithful?
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 187 - Our parents were right about this...
We all heard it growing up..."You'll understand when you're older". Always shrugging it off, rolling our eyes and carrying on, until you grew up and realised that your parents were actually right and only now you understand. What were those things that you only realised your parents were right about when you were an adult?
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 186 - The Climax Challenge! (It's not what you think...)
On Superbowl Sunday, Usher performed a variety of his popular smash hits and bangers for all to enjoy, however, there was one missing...his 2013 hit "Climax". Now fair enough that song has some crazy vocals and to do them live would be quite tricky right? Zweli got you involved in his choir to sing the parts that Usher didn't sing on Superbowl Sunday...here are the results!
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 185 - Everything we know about Beyoncé's next act for Renaissance!
On Superbowl Sunday, Beyoncé used the opportunity to announce her brand new album that is on it's way, Act II of the Renaissance trilogy! She also released 2 new singles with the news, what can fans expect? What sound will she be going for now? Zweli breaks down all the info we have so far on this episode of News It or Lose It.
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 184 - Beyoncé stole the spotlight from Usher at the Superbowl!
After Usher's performance at the Superbowl, you would think that he would be the most talked about artist right? Definitely not, right after his performance went to announce act II or her Renaissance Trilogy along with 2 new singles, clever but brutal! When did someone steal your thunder or your spotlight? Vent right here on 947!
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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 183 - How many points did Zweli get on the S.O.N.A Bingo Card?
The all-important State Of the Nation Address happened and to make things more interesting, Zweli thought it would be fun to make a bingo card to see how many points will be raised, how many things he can predict will happen or just what craziness will occur, this is the result...
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Sat, 10 Feb 2024 - 182 - Educating Gen Z who Usher is for the Superbowl Half- time show
Ahead of his performance at the Superbowl, Zweli wants to educate the youth on the man who is regarded as one of the best in R&B, an icon in the music scene, an unstoppable force in the 90's and early 2000 even up to now...It's Usher Baby.
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Sat, 10 Feb 2024 - 181 - What is your excuse for always being late?
Time management as an adult can be tricky, life happens! Zweli gets into detail with you about why you are always late and excuses you're using to justify this to your friends, family, co-workers, etc.
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Sat, 10 Feb 2024 - 180 - Do you know what is happening in this clip?
We use random clips all the time but when they're out of context, it's tricky to know what is actually happening. Where is the clip from? What was happening in the clip? Zweli puts you to the test with a round of Out Of Context.
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Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 179 - Introducing the SONA Bingo Game!
It's that time of year again where we have our president present the State Of the Nation Address. Here comes the drama, the eye rolling, the chaos...it's all happening and Zweli wants to play a game with you at home to make the speech a little bit more exciting...
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Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 178 - You win $ 5 million if this person in your life is late.
Is there someone in your life who is always late? No matter the event, day, time, etc. they can never arrive on time! Zweli is giving a reward in this hypothetical scenario, if you would receive $5 million if your friend or family member is late, who would you count on?
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Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 177 - Will Linley makes super-fan cry with surprise phone call.
Will Linley was live in the studio with Zweli ahead of his performance at Calabash SA. They then decided to phone a super fan who won tickets to the concert and loves Will Linley, the reaction is something you have to hear!
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Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 176 - 40% of people don’t how to use this on their phone...
On Monday, Zweli was involved in a survey for the elections coming up which started a feature on the show this week called "Survey Week". Zweli has a random survey generator that could give any statistic, today's stat is:
40% of people don’t how to use this on their phone...
Do you know what it is?
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Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 175 - People are stealing underwear off of washing lines!
Zweli discovered recently that his friend had their clothing stolen off the washing line in the complex they live in! Surely this can't be that common? Zweli asked you to tell your story of clothing being stolen off the washing lines to see if this actually happens...the response is shocking.
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Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 174 - Zweli explains the Nicki Minaj vs Megan Thee Stallion Twitter Beef.
Nicki Minaj is going out on a full attack against Megan Thee Stallion after her latest release called "Hiss". What is the issue though? Why is Nicki Minaj so upset? Zweli is here to help you understand what is going on in today's episode of News It Or Lose It!
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Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 173 - Zweli deals with the tragic news of Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool FC.
It's been nearly 10 years that Jürgen Klopp has been the captain at the helm of Zweli's beloved football team, Liverpool FC. In shocking news, it was announced that he will be leaving at the end of the season in May 2024. Zweli has to come to terms with the tragic news and say farewell soon to his precious Jürgen.
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Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 172 - Meduza's Most Successful Single Was Nearly Not Released!
Ahead of the musical spectacle, Calabash SA taking place on the 3rd of February at FNB stadium, Zweli got to chat to Mattia Vitale, one-third of the Italian dance group, Meduza who will be headlining their first show is South Africa. They chat about what people can expect from Calabash SA, how the group got it's start and how their most successful song was nearly not played for the label to hear!
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Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 171 - Taylor Swift's stalker gets arrested for the 3rd time in 5 days!
In this episode of "News It Or Lose It", Zweli brings all the pop culture news you might have missed lately such as Coachella struggling to sell tickets, Dua Lipa teases new music and Taylor Swift's stalker saga that has been going on for 5 days now after just being released from prison.
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Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 170 - Zweli gives his 947 take on one of Doja Cat's Hit Singles!
It's very awkward to play Doja Cat's "Paint The Town Red" when 947 is now pink and is painting your summer pink. We need a new version of the song and Zweli from Afternoons With Zweli went into the recording booth to perform a new smash hit.
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Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 169 - Why is Zweli phoning Anele at 2:00 AM?!
Recently Zweli went on a trip to Cape Town but has faced many different scandals. One of them being that he was trying to get into a club but only one person could get him the access he needed, one phone that could change his night but did she answer?
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Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 168 - What’s the latest you have walked into your house after a wild ?
So in case you haven’t heard, I’m a runner now. While everyone else is
sleeping, I am out there being my best, fit self. I went for an early 5am run yesterday and by half 5 I got to Cocoon at 24 Central in Sandton… The club was still PACKED!!
What’s the latest you have walked into your house after a wild
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Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 167 - Tribute to Zahara - Award-winning musician Zahara has passed away
Tributes are pouring in for South African singer Zahara, real name Bulelwa Mkutukana
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Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 165 - When was the first time you saw your mom/dad cry ?
What a weekend for sports, not just the Rugby but a crazy weekend for
tennis with the US Open. I was watching the riveting women’s final
between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka where Gauff walked away
victorious! In a beautiful post match interview, Coco Gauff revealed that today was
the first time she saw her dad cry.
It’s like when I was made head boy and my dad couldn’t hold back the
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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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