Renting chickens and the revival of romance novels

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12 March 2025

Apparently romance novels are making a bit of a comeback. So to help you prepare for your potential new found interest in saucy books, we thought we’d play a game of “Is it a romance novel or not?”

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Chicken rentals

Egg prices in the USA have gone through the roof in the last few months. It’s forced Americans to get creative in how they save money – including companies now renting out chickens so people can have a hen lay eggs for them instead of buying in the shop. Would this idea work in South Africa?

Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.