The Top 40 on 5
Top 40 on 5 is 5FM’s definitive chart show, counting down the biggest hits every Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00. Hosted by Harrison Mkhize, the show is more than just a ranking—it’s a full-fledged experience of stats, trends, and listener-driven moments.
Episodes
SSC ULTIMATE DOOMSCROLLER
Who will be this weekend's ultimate doomscroller?
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
Who is on your list of suspects this weekend?
SSC SOCIAL ICON - BUHLE JAFTA
Buhle Jafta is this week's Social Icon
SSC SOCIAL STREETS - FATIMA ALI
Fatima Ali is the guest on The Social Streets
5FMT40 AMY JONES
Harrison chats to Amy Jones about her new single.
SSC ULTIMATE DOOM SCROLLER
Who has been scrolling non-stop this week?
SSC GOT THE RECEIPTS
We spoke about Austin and his latest antics of sending people money in the AMs. We also touched a bit on the enquiry around where he gets the money to lead the luxurious life that he presents on Social Media.
SSC THE SOCIAL STREETS - GOOD PEOPLE
We spoke about the things that people do when you meet them for the first time that suggest that they are good people.
SSC SOCIAL ICON - KEITH JULUKA
Our social Icon for the week was Keith Juluka who is a comedian, author and content creators. We spoke about his journey in the content creation space, his creative process and how he negotiates with brands.
SSC THE SUNDAY SUSPECT
Are you this week's suspect?
5T40 ANELE ZONDO
We had a chat with Anele Zondo about her latest single “Royalty”, her journey in the enetertainment space and her up coming album 'A-Z'.
SSC GOT THE RECEIPTS
Tom and Mtha have all the receipts this weekend.
SSC SOCIAL ICON - DONALD NKOMO
Donald Nkomo does corporate comms all week and makes content for more than 400 000 followers after hours. He tells us which job is harder, takes on the cold hot takes, shares the song he keeps off his public playlist, and retires a trend in the Trend Forecast.
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
Are you this weekend's Sunday suspect?
SSC WATSE YOUR TIME PHONE LINE
Who's on the line with Tom & Mtha today?
5T40 DEENA G
Botswana-born, Persian roots, and a debut EP that opens with Sun-El Musician. Deena G joins Tom and Mtha in studio to talk about how “Stay” came together, the Transcend EP, why Afrohouse connects people wherever they’re from, and what’s coming next.
SSC GOT THE RECEIPTS 1110
We covered the story of Ash Dyke who currently has the world anxiously invested on his trip discovering the Congo Basin. We also uncovers the amazing work that Grace Mondlana is doing via donating 5 of her luxurious gowns to Matric learners across South Africa. We also uncovered how Grace called out another influencer for stealing her content.
5FMT40 SHARP SHOOTER 1010
SSS SUNDAY SUSPECT 1110
Are you the Sunday suspect?
5FMT40 FRANK FROM NEON DREAMS
We had a chat with Frank from Neo Dreams about their latest single “Sunday Morning”. The track is an Afro House Track that is different to their normal pop/food genre. We spoke to Frank about the single and why they decided to step into this genre. Frank opened up about how this new sound of their captures the essence of South Africa and what the global music scene needs right now.
SSC ULTIMATE DOOM SCROLLER 1110
Nomondla completely dominated the quiz and mopped the airwaves with Mark in the quiz and reigned supreme as the Ultimate Doomscroller of the week.
SSC Self care Sundays
We spoke to 19 Year Old Cloe Jade who is South Africa Model that recently worked at the Paris Fashion week. We spoke about how hard she has worked to get international recognition and how other South Africans can get into international modeling.
SSC SOCIAL STREETS
We unpacked the discourse around why Gen-Z are not getting employed because of being ice-coffee to interview.
SSC SOCIAL ICON - TITUS
We had a chat with Titus who is a South Africa content creator about what makes him stand out as a content creator, how his life has changed since starting out as a content creator as well as how he uses his formal training in dramatic arts to create content.
SSC ULTIMATE DOOMSCROLLER
Who will be this weekend's ultimate doomscroller?
SSC SOCIAL ICON - ANAZI
Anazi is this week's social icon.
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
Are you the Sunday suspect?
5T40 DEAN DE JONGH
Dean De Jongh has a new entry on the top 40 today.
5T40 THROWBACK DOUBLE PLAY
We rewind the clock to and look at some of the biggest pop culture moments from yesteryear/
SSC SELF CARE SUNDAY
5T40 SASHA BURN
Harry cjats to Sasha Burn about her new track - Mirror.
SSC SOCLIAL ICON - SIBZ_JOLIE
Sbahle Sihole is this week's social icon.
SSC THE LUMP SUM
What would you do if you won a big load of cash?
SSC ULTIMATE DOOMSCROLLER
Are you the ultimate doomscroller?
SSC GOT THE RECEIPTS
We spoke about Kay Yarm’s pregnancy announcement and how the internet reacted.
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
Are you the Sunday Suspect?
SSC SOCIAL ICON Ashley Preguerio
Ashley Preguerio was our social Icon for the week. She is a football content creator who gave us insights on how to protect our social media pages. How she got into content creation and how brands have supported her in her content creation journey.
5FMT40 JIMMY NEVIS
Jimmy Nevis has a new song with Dwson titled “In my bed” we had a chat with him about the new single, the process of putting together the song as well as how working with Dwson was.
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECTS
Are you the Sunday Suspect?
SSC GOT THE RECEIPTS
Casper Nyovest is being dragged for speaking on Elon Musk's attempts to bring satellite internet to SA.
SSC SOCIAL ICON - MPRUE
WE hung out with Mprue who is content creators, influencer and digital entrepreneur. We covered her journey as a content creator, what sets her apart and makes brands work with her, the business side of content creation and what it takes to work with brands in this day and age.
5FMT40 THROWBACK DOUBLE PLLAY
We rewinded the clock to 2016 and looked at biggest pop culture moments from that year as well as the 2 biggest songs from August 2016.
5FMT40 MOONGA K
We hung out with Moonga K to chat about his song 'Strut' that is on the Top40 On 5. We spoke about the process of putting the song together and what this moment means to him as an artist. We also spoke about what is next for him in his career as he continues to create music in 2026.
SSC SOCIAL STREETS
What subjects did you do in high school that you had no business doing
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECTS
Are you a suspect?
SSC GOT THE RECEIPTS
We got a famous twitter user Chase to explain his tweet that trended this week on Twitter. His stood on business insisting that people must have 2 silent days in a relationship.
SSC SOCIAL ICON - THANDI
We hung out with Thandi who is a content creator, digital entrepreneur and a girl's girl. We spoke about her impact within the digital space. Why brand love working with her and what it takes t be an influencer in this day and age.
5FMT40 SHARP SHOOTER
5 clues for the sharp shooter and listener responses.
5FMT40 EASY FREAK
We hung out with Easy Freak to chat about their latest single " Only Like you do". We spoke about their musical journey, what putting together this new project was like and what to expect from them now that they are signed to an internation record label.
5FMT40 THROWBACK DOUBLE PLAY
Do you remeber these hits?
5FMT40 Espacio Dios
We hung out with Espacio Dios a South African Musician with a Global foot print, we spoke about his journey as an artist, his new single “human” and his up coming EP.
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
Are you the Sunday Suspect?
SSC GOT THE RECEIPTS
We spoke about the SAMAs. Zanele Potelwa meeting the moment with the correct energy and Tyla display maturity as she received her award.
SSC THICK DUDLE
We hung out with Thick Dudle one of the most relatable content creators at the moment. We spoke about why brands trust her so much and what it takes to remain relevant in the digital era. We also spoke about how she navigated everyday life as a content creator, mom and teacher.
SSC I'VE GOT THE RECEIPT
We covered how a study is showing that Gen-Z’a drinking habits. Why there are drinking far less alcohol than other generations.
SSC ULTIMATE DOOMSCROLLER
Lisa went head to head with Mark on the Ultimate Doomscoller quiz. 5 hot questions were asked and Lisa got the title of the Ultimate Doomscroller of the week, being the most knowledgeable person on what’s happening on Social Media this week.
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
Are you a suspect?
5T40 THROWBACK DOUBLE PLAY
We got into 5 pop culture moments from 2015 and the songs that we got around August 2015!
5T40 PIPER CONNOLLY
We had a chat with Piper Connolly, a 15 year old America singer song writer whose single, ‘Beautiful Life’ debuted at No. 40 on the Top 40 On 5. We spoke about the power of social media, the journey on putting together the single and how she collaborated with Esjay Jones , a South Africa producer on the record.
SSC SOCIAL ICON - MMULE SETATI
Mmule the founder of ‘Feed My Tribe’ is our social Icon for this week. We spoke about what makes brands work with her, how food is connects people. We spoke about how she negotiates with brands and her brand new show on SABC 2.
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
Are you the Sunday Suspect?
SSC I'VE GOT THE RECEIPTS -Ayra Starr vs Tyla
The streets are saying Tyla might have stolen Ayra’s song… but did she though?
SSC SOCIAL ICON - Siyamthanda Ndamase
We hung out with Siyamthanda Ndamase who is content creator and respected influencer in SA. We spoke to her about what keeps her going during tough times, why she started running and the importance of maintaining good relationships with brands in this day and age.
5FMT40 HARRISON CRUMP
We hung out with Harrison Crump and Sim Tornado and spoke to them about their new single “Fana Fana”. What to expect next from the due and their journey in the music space individually and collectively.
SSC I'VE GOT THE RECEIPTS
Grace Mondale hosts a birthday celebration for her dog.
SSC Social Icon - Katlego Pilane
We hung out with content creator and digital entrepreneur Katlego Pilane as our Social Icon. We spoke about his journey as a content creator, what sets him apart from the other content creators and why brands find it easy to work with him.
5FMT40 PRINCE KAYBEE
We had a chat with Prince KayBee about his new single Heno Babayo. We spoke about him joining a new record label and how that has helped with his creative process and his general sound. We also covered how he handles the different audiences through the globe.
SSC SOCIAL ICON - DOPEZULUBOI
Harrison Mkhize hung out with DopeZuluBoi who is a content creator, Founder of DopeZuluboi productions and a digital entrepreneur. They spoke about content creation in SA, building a reputable brand in the digital age and the importance of story telling.
SSC I'VE GOT THE RECEIPTS
Nonhle Athena is not lying, she really is that girl
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
SSC SUNDAY SUSPECT
SSC SOCIAL ICON - SWEET GULUVA
Sweet Guluva - We sat down with Sweet Guluva reality TV star, Musician , Actor and content creator. We spoke about his journey as an artist, actor and reality TV star. We also spoke about the power of having a team to keep your brand strong and active. He also shared how he carries his late sister with him everywhere he goes as well as what's next for him.
SSC I'VE GOT THE RECEIPTS
The confusion around the Durban July)
SSC - SOCIAL ICON KYLE CLARK
Harrison Mkhize chats to Kyle Clark live in the 5FM studio.
5FMT40 APPLE GULE
Harrison Mkhize chats to Apple Gule live in the 5FM studio.
SSC SOCIAL ICON
We hung out with Dr Katlego who is an award winning content creator and digital entrepreneur. We spoke about her journey as a content creator, how to find you voice in the content creation space as well as how she negotiates with brands in this day and age.
5FMT40 MUZI
We hung out with Muzi who had his track titled Thetha currently on the Top40. We spoke about his creative process, the importance of developing and authentic sound that makes space for you in international stages.
SSC Ultimate Doomscroller
SSC I’ve got the receipts
SSC Sunday Suspect
