NightTalk with Gushwell Brooks: Recent Episodes
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Gushwell Brooks is an LLB graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand who wandered onto radio and never looked back. His voice can now be heard on 702.
Frauline Mothlaga, former SAA flight attendant reformed drug smuggler turned author after twelve years as a drug mule has just release her new book, The Vow of a Flight Attendant Drug Smuggler, which will soon be turned into a movie, and how her life has now turned to world wide charity organisations, including opening her own ‘Favorline’ to raise awareness about drug trafficking and domestic violence.
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Pieter-Dirk Uys, South African satirist, performer, author, and social activist for another special profile interview + navigating to the lighter side of life for all South Africans.
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Justice Edwin Cameron - Hailed by Nelson Mandela as "one of South Africa's heroes", former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa and HIV/AIDS and gay-rights activist joins us for a special profile interview + perspective of the times.
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Ashraf Garda, Founder: Champion South Africa movement, Host of the Ashraf Garda Show & Marketing Wars Podcast, and Webinar moderator, speaker and media trainer who is also the former talk show host on SAfm Radio & Special Assignment SABC 3 has taken to social media platforms to help others by sharing his personal story of survival as a South African with Covid-19.
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Walter Harry Willies, Emeritus Professor of Narrative Studies: Western Orthodox University and European American University and Founder of The Story Clinic and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioner Saint du Barrys on healing the Covid-19 Story through healing your own story.
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Gaurang Tanna, Project manager of CovidConnect and Head of Policy co-ordination and Integrated Planning at the National Department of Health on the breaking new mobile technology solution that allow citizens to screen for COVID-19, support those who have tested positive for COVID-19, and anonymously alert people who may have been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19.
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Danny Diliberto, Founder: Ladles of Love on how 2020 is the year that Mandela Day brought a whole city together to break a world record by making hundreds of thousands of sandwiches for people in need for 67 minutes on Mandela Day.
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Gerald Chemunorwa Mwandiambira - “Mr G” - Financial Expert, Entrepreneur, Author and Financial Planner on the financial fears to hit South Africans as Covid cards continue to fall across all industry sectors, begging the predominant questions: Who is being affected, what are we looking at, and where to from here?
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Louw Breytenbach, Director of National Arts, Mental Health Activist and social media influencer on his personal journey to break the silence and stigma around mental health matters as South Africans hit breaking point #Covid-19
Follow Louw on social media or go to louwbreytenbach.com
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From domestic worker to graduate and published author, we are joined by Ntombizodwa Mahlangu on her soon to be published book inspiring others through her journey growing up in a mud hut in Tonteldoos without electricity, living in a shack in KwaMhlanga, being a teenage mother and working as a domestic worker for a feel good #ProudlySA story – at a time we need it the most.
The book will be released in August for Woman's Months via Amazon and Takealot
Follow Ntombizodwa via Twitter: NtombizodwaMer1 | Instagram: ntombizodwa281 or email: angelkazodwa@gmail.com
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Professor Charles Parry, Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Research Unit at the South African Medical Research Council on the measures the South African Medical Research Council were involved with to advise the government that have now determined the re-implementation the ban.
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Professor Salim Abdool Karim, Chair of the government’s Covid-19 ministerial advisory committee | Epidemiologist and Director of the Center for the Aids Programme of Research in SA follows up on President Cyril Ramaphosa's latest breaking nation address and the severity of the situation regarding the upcoming measures to be taken.
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Jonny Steinberg, Professor of African Studies at Oxford and award-winning author on his recent win, the Recht Malan 2020 Prize for One Day in Bethlehem described by Judge Dennis Davis as “luminously revealing the depressing reality of the country’s criminal justice system.”
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Samantha Cowen, Bestselling Author, Recovery Coach, Broadcaster and Speaker on her latest title that uncovers a dark history at one of South Africa’s leading boys' school, described as a searing exposé of the casual evil lurking in a community founded on fear and depravity” by Chris Gibbons.
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Thabo Masebe, Spokesperson for Gauteng Government on yesterday's meeting with the Gauteng Executive Council to discuss possible state of emergency interventions in the follow up to Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku’s proposal for an 'intermittent' hard lock-down as South Africa swiftly snakes up to 20 000 cases. Yesterday, Saturday, 4th July 2020, hitting the 100-day lock-down landmark.
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Landa Mabenge, alumnus of the Prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship, TedX speaker of "Raising the rainbow: Decoding the gender code at home" and author of ‘Becoming Him - a trans memoir of triumph’ is the first known transgender man in South Africa to successfully motivate a medical aid for the payment of his gender alignment surgeries.
We celebrate Landa as we celebrate the month of Pride which went virtually viral across the globe yesterday, Saturday 27th June 2020 under the hashtag #GlobalPride2020.
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Coenie Middel, Middel & Partners founder and Chairman on the team that has worked together since March 20 to address the global challenges presented by the pandemic ensuring that countries, which may be at different stages of the spread of the disease, can learn from each other via the structured FORTH Innovation method.
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Yusuf Abramjee, Director: Justice SA (TJSA) accuses Government of “running away from justice” after British American Tobacco (BATSA), cigarette ban case was not only dismissed with costs this past week but postponed to August. The Government welcomed the judgments.
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Dick Forslund, Senior Economist at the alternative information and development center (AIDC) ¦ Member of the budget justice coalition (BJC), follows up on last week’s Supplementary Budget announced by Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni, stating that the evidence shows that the government has failed to live up to COVID-19 socio-economic relief promises.
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Long-John Berksie’ or Berksie, John Berks, inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame and honored with a lifetime achievement award, joins us for a fun forty years flashback to celebrate SA’s first talk radio station’s as it hits it’s big 40th birthday today and the 'power of the spoken word.'
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Stuart Taylor, Award winning stand up comedian, MC, entertainer, magician, actor and tv host on his latest on line Father’s Day show #LearnerHusband for some Father’s Day fun insights into the man brain.
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Brad Shorkend - Co-Chief Executive Officer: ‘STILL HUMAN’ ...agitator, thought provoker, executive and business wingman, high performance junkie, leader, entrepreneur, innovator & curiosity bad-ass on his latest talk ‘WTF’ –and as based on his book, ‘Still human’ as we ask ‘What the Future?’
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Endorsed by Siya Kolisi, we are joined by co-founders of #BoysForAction, both 18 years old Daanyaal Ballim, depth head boy of st John’s college and Wanagwa Nyasulu, Executive Head of Student Wellness of St Stithians college on an initiative that stretches across nine South African boys schools to unite against GBV for a proudly SA Father’s Day.
Follow and get involved with BoysForAction:
insta - boysforaction_ Twitter - boysforaction boysforaction1@gmail.com
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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister of Small Business Development on the impact, strategy, and objectives moving forward nearly three months later for South Africa’s small business shutdown now being moved into an advanced level 3.
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Story of the week if not 2020, is the breakthrough Covid-19 Dexamethasone RECOVERY trial treatment discovered by Oxford University in Britain.
We are joined by Dr. Zweli Mkhize, Minister of Health who followed up in a second statement on Friday around the department’s “excitement” on the drug that is, in fact, manufactured in South Africa.
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Lydia Zingoni, Founder and Director: SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation on the exciting NPO SA Teen entrepreneur Trust that has a number of programs that are aimed at teens and in particular those in High Schools and outside this framework, focusing on instilling a culture of entrepreneurship and Community Entrepreneurs societies.
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Tell all interview with Johann Van Loggerenberg, Former SARS Boss: Group Executive in Enforcement, Private Consultant and Author of Tabaco Wars: Inside the Spy Games and Dirty Tricks of Southern Africa's Cigarette Trade, hits center of "rogue unit" storm calling on police and prosecutors to act against spies, journalists and players in the tobacco industry he implicated in serious criminal conduct in 2014.
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Prof Anthony Turton, Professor of Environmental Management: Center for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) made history in South Africa last week becoming the first to extract COVID-19 RNA from various sewage samples in the country.
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Professor Francois Venter, senior member of the Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) | Head of the Ezintsha health unit at the University of the Witwatersrand in reflection of Covid-19 since the first positive case to hit SA, (100 days marking Friday 12th June), and the future, which is now calling to stop mass Covid-19 testing from top Ministerial Advisory Committee and scientists.
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Crossing over to Los Angeles, XPat Bradley Steyn, Anti-Apartheid Struggle Hero | Geo-political Risk and National Security expert | Author: The Double Agent for Freedom: Inside Mandela’s Spy Unit who was shot in last week’s LA rally, joined by Siya Jentile, Chairperson of NotInMyName who kicked off SA protests on Friday against law enforcement brutality on the uprising of international as well as local protests now specifically around South Africa’s dark history.
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Tell All interview with Herman Mashaba, Founder of The People’s Dialogue | Former Mayor of Johannesburg referred to as The Disruptive Mayor on Carte Blanche earlier this evening on his new book as well as follow up statement to #BlackLivesMatter.
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Guest 1: Reyno De Beer, President: Liberty Fighters Network on last Monday’s court ruling by High court Judge Norman Davis who ruled that the national lock down regulations for level 3 and 4 were "irrational", unconstitutional and invalid”, and what this “’David VS Goliath' case now faces with the backlash from government.
Guest 2: Joselynn Fember, Attorney and Managing Partner at J Fember Attorney in Sandton explaining the follow up appeal and potential actions from cabinet around the lock-down regulations as determined in the winning verdict by the Liberty Fighters Network. What we do know is that government extended the State of Disaster by a month to 15 July in response.
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Although marijuana has been legalized and the equally dangerous substance being alcohol ban lifted in South Africa, today the deputy minister declared a proposal for 100% ban on smoking in public for South Africa, for an extra twist in lockdown Covid because it is World No Tobacco Day (today, 31 May 2020).
We chat about spies, Lies and MegaProfits as exposed in this new book.
Guest: Telita Snyckers, author of Dirty Tobacco | tax and customs lawyer who holds a master’s degree in Constitutional law and fundamental human rights has worked closely with Pravin Gordhan and Ivan Pillay during her tenure at the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
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Maurice Smithers, Director of the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in South Africa (SAAPA SA), on lifting the ban on one of the most frightening mind-altering substance for South Africans, and at what may probably be the worst time to do so, in light of the stay home affects such as domestic violence, including adherence to Covid safety regulations.
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Solly Krok, one of South Africa’s iconic citizens, has committed to raising R108 million from international and local communities to help feed vulnerable people in South Africa, coinciding with his 91st birthday which took place on the 28 May 2020.
Contributions to Keep the Wolf from the Door can be made by EFT to the below account with a tax benefit which can be enjoyed by corporate donors.
Bank: First National Bank Account Name: Afrika Tikkun NPC Account Number: 62196064100 Branch Code: 261251 Swift Code: FIRNZAJJXXX Reference: “Keep the wolf from the door”
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Father Anthony Egan SJ, Ethicist: Jesuit Institute South Africa on their statement, (which includes additional religious bodies who have followed up in the same vein), opposing the relaxed regulations.
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Dr Anban Pillay, Acting Director-General of Health for a summary of SA’s Level 3 coronavirus regulations coming into effect from tomorrow, 1st June 2020.
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Johann Van Loggerenberg, Former SARS Group Executive in Enforcement, Private Consultant and Author of Tobacco Wars: Inside the Spy Games and Dirty Tricks of Southern Africa's Cigarette Trade who joins us on the burning questions around Level 3 taking South African smokers to a whole new level in lows as tobacco sale ban continues although alcohol is lifted.
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Cito, Lead Singer of Wonderboom Band has taken the opportunity to use their first live stream performance as a platform, in solidarity with Gift Of The Givers, to do something positive for our country in this extreme time of need. We catch up with one of SA’s most notorious bands for a profile interview, with a focus on the SA entertainment business at this time, a brand new single drop, and of course, their exciting #coronareliefsouthafrica live streaming show end of this week.
We are also joined by Imtiaz Sooliman, Chairman and Founder: Gift of the Givers on the on going work this organisation continues to do, more so than ever, at a time of crisis for South Africans Covid-19.
We highlight the on the ground work they are implementing over this time, and the upcoming show with Wonderboom band for a proudly SA story.
Don't miss the show: Friday 29th May 2020, at 8pm (ZA time), on YouTube Live, Facebook Live, and Instagram Live
FOR DONATIONS, please go to: https://www.wonderboom.co.za/Gift of the Givers
Gift of the Givers Hot Line: 0800786911
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Professor Shabir Ahmed Madhi, currently serves as the Chair of the National Advisory Group Immunization in South Africa | Director of the Medical Research Council Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit and Research Chair at Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation in Vaccine Preventable Diseases at the University of the Witwatersrand
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Mr G: Gerald Mwandiambira, Financial Expert, Entrepreneur, Author and Financial Planner
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Mandla L. Isaacs | Political Economist and the Managing Director of Zehuti Advisory
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Max Hurrell, 24-year-old music producer and DJ from Cape Town has taken Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to No.1 with his #ProudlySouthAfrican parody hit #Zol that hit the top 100 Apple Music chart over the weekend after going viral as a result of the zol reference to tobacco ban U-turn.
Watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/MaxHurrell/videos/586307631985899/
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Larry Hodes, SA restaurant owner on restaurant survival tactics in lockdown - Innovate or die. Hodes switches his kitchen lights back on after a heart wrenching public letter around the downfall for the hospitality sector as a result of Covid-19 lockdown.
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Dr Dorman Chimhamhiwa, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Planning department head at healthcare NPO Right to Care on GIS mapping technology has been key to limiting the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa by providing access to real time information and ensuring that vulnerable communities stay safe.
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Professor Glenda Gray, award-winning internationally recognized scientist, medical doctor, and first female President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), who is currently on the NDOH Ministerial Advisory Committee for COVID 19 on her comments followed that of other scientists such as Professor Shabir Mhadi who publicly said the continued lockdown is flawed, as followed up over weekend by a meeting with the health department
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Professor Corné van Walbeek, Director of the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP) at University of Cape Town on a major new study that shows that almost all smokers have been able to buy cigarettes during lockdown despite the Government’s prohibition of all tobacco sales.
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Johann Hari, New York times bestselling author, TEDx global London speaker and journalist on his award-winning books that are taking the world by storm, as they hit core issues and solutions around the real causes of depression, addiction, and the lack of connection, which has never been more prevalent than ever before.
thelostconnections.com chasingthescream.com
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Mark Heywood, Maverick Citizen editor, in conversation with Professor Shabir Madhi, Professor of Vaccinology at Wits University on their Daily Maverick Live Webinar to navigate the war on Covid-19 Stage 4.
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Rehad Desai, Producer and Director | CEO: Uhuru Productions on one of his many acclaimed documentaries, ‘How to Steal a Country’ - the story of the Gupta family’s massive black owned business empire in South Africa.
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Jacques Pauw, Award winning investigative Journalist | Author on the controversy that has South Africans up in smoke after the reversed cigarette sale lock-down legislation, raising old questions and claims although being disputed by the ANCWL around Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Julius Sello Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters and the notorious self-confessed illegal trade cigarette smuggler Adriano Mazzotti, as highlighted in the relationship claims between all of them, (with photo’s to prove it), made years ago in his book 'The President's Keepers'.
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Andrew Mokete Mlangeni, South African political activist and anti-apartheid campaigner who, along with Nelson Mandela and others, was imprisoned after the Rivonia Trial.
We pay tribute to the late Denis Goldberg and to Andrew Mokete Mlangeni as the last Rivonia Trialist to tell the story.
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Tibor Szana, Chief Inspector: Occupational Health & Safety on The Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi media briefing on Sunday 3rd May, in terms, of what South Africans can and cannot do as they prepare to return to the workforce from Monday 4th May 2020.
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Is this the New World Order for digital footprints?
Believe it or Not!
Although we tread lightly with what is an extremely serious if not sensitive subject, we delve a little deeper into conspiracy theory conversations #Covid-19 for something completely different with Ian Dobson, Founder: Truth-Seekers SA.
Contact: 083 880 2378 | venus196777@icloud.com
www.truthseekers.joburg
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In spite of the impact for restaurants world-wide, Chef Wynand du Plessis, owner of Extreem Kwizeen in Cape Town’s Mowbray and Peter Goffe-Wood, Celebrity Chef decided to turn wooden spoons to gold by inspiring Chefs to don their whites to feed the hungry for this week’s #ProudlySA story, calling on other SA restaurateurs to do the same.
It started with a decision to donate the 300 litres of spare soup in his freezer to the needy on day four of lockdown.
To get involved with Soupathon 1,000 contact soup@extreem.co.za | 021 447 5774
https://www.facebook.com/extreemkwizeen/
http://www.extreem.co.za
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Professor Priscilla Reddy, Deputy Executive Director: Human and Social Capabilities Division in the HSRC and study Strategic Leader on the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) second part of the public perception survey on the impact of the coronavirus on South Africans released today by Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and the implications as South Africa gears up to stage 4 lock-down lift
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Tracy Todd, inspirational speaker and author of ‘’brave lotus flower rides the dragon’, who landed up in a permanent physical lock-down when she was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident with no chance of ever going back to “normal” inspires, motivates and guides South Africans to what will in fact just be their temporary new normal in the Stayhome lock-down.
www.tracytodd.co.za
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Comedians Nik Rabinowitz & Rob Van Vuuren give us the lighter side of the #Lockdown as based on their new weekly podcast that navigates through life, family, comedy and more against the backdrop of a world gone mad.
Follow them here: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/and-now-podcast/id1505356200
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Adv. Rod Solomons, Convenor: SA1ST Forum on different approaches to deal with the food crisis - the new trending plight VS Covid-19 for South Africans as lock-down hunger begins to drive vulnerable people to desperation.
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Ruth Hopkins, author and investigative journalist
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Thiago Ticchetti, Co-editor and columnist for UFO Truth magazine and Presidente: Comissão Brasileira de Ufólogos (CBU)
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Yusuf Abramjee, Director: Tax Justice South Africa
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Patricia Pillay, Head of legal, regulatory and sustainability division at the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa
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Nelisiwe Msomi, Journalist at Health News
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Douglas Kruger, business consultant, author and professional speaker on the book he wrote in exactly seven days to assist small businesses to survive Covid19.
The E-book launches on the 14th of April. Pre-orders are available via www.douglaskruger.com
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Arthur Goldstuck MD: Worldwide Worx South Africa's leading independent technology market research organization | journalist, media analyst and commentator on his new virtual media Training in an era of social distance and beyond: "Facing the webcam".
Join the LinkedIn Group: bit.ly/facethewebcam
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We follow up with Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo, Spokesperson: National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NAT JOINTS) on the hard-core implementation levels from SAPS and SANDF to enforce the #stayhome lockdown, but also find the good side of the law with the decline of crime.
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Dynamic duo James Bassingthwaighter, Musical Director and Darren Hayward, Award winning Broadcast and Event director & creative on their #AnthemChallengeRSA collaboration that already boasts over 50 Performing Artists in a Sound the Call for South Africa to Come Together mass national anthem project to create hope through the Lock-down.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fySNIZ9WrHM)
Any South African can submit a video of themselves singing our national anthem in a performance that showcases the powerful spirit of our country, reflecting together on the anthem as a source of inspiration in this very complicated time.
To submit a video, simply click on the link http://bit.ly/AnthemChallengeRSA and follow the instructions for performance and uploading by midnight on Monday 6th April 2020.
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Brooks Spector, Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick on the state of the USA, the fear that US exports clampdown could hamper SA's effort to ramp up testing, and mainly what South Africans can learn from as well as be grateful for as the city of liberty crumbles under the highest numbers of positive cases.
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Dave Scott, founder of three time SAMA nominated SA band, The Kiffness, who has gone viral with up to a million hits in less than a week and counting, with his feel good - strong message "Stay home South Africa" cover song of Toto, Africa.
Although his Toto - 'Africa' cover has taken the net by storm, he continues to belt out many more song covers to try flatten the curve across South Africa.
Check out the rest of his trending tracks here: www.facebook.com/thekiffness/
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Dr Jonathan D Moch, Specialist Psychiatrist, Cognitive Therapist Founder and Managing Director: Project I.R.T.H. If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, despair, fatigue, relationship issues, loneliness, or burnout, the Lockdown may be the ideal time to encounter the core of the problems and implement fundamental solutions.
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Dr Graeme Codrington, Scenario planner and futurist at TomorrowToday to evaluate the future of now and what that means as the world and everything we think we know changes forever + how to survive by looking at the countries that have been in lock-down and what we can learn from them.
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Ayanda Allie, Spokesperson: Ministry of Transport on the amendment for Public Transport Directions in order to accommodate grant beneficiaries as announced by minister of transport Fikile Mbalula for this coming week.
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StayHome #Lockdown or get Locked up
With multiple arrests for gatherings, liquor trading and South Africans refusing to stay home since the lock down on Thursday midnight, we talk to Brigadier Mathapelo Peters, Gauteng Provincial Head of Corporate Communication: South African Police Service (SAPS) on the situation, issues, and laws on the ground which the public need to know and adhere to or face the consequences, SAPS and SANDF (South African National Defense Force), policing will have to implement to keep South Africans safe in the stay home lock down.
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Dr Alison Henlin, Author | Center for Climate Systems Research, Earth Institute, Columbia University, NY, USA / Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA, NY, USA
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Kevin Fraser, DJ / Comedian
With Viral SA comedian’s tour postponed like the rest of the world, what has the comedian come up for us now – when we may need him the most?
Drop the pressure Kevin Fraser - We want answers!
His question: Is COVID-19 the end of the world as we know it?
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Thabiso Molelekwa, Spokesperson: SANTACO on the vital procedures that need to be taken at this time by public commuters, and what SANTACO is implementing to ensure this.
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Dr. Leaza Jernberg, who has a PhD in International Relations from Wits and has previously worked at the South African Institute of International Affairs, currently focusing on Cities and International Security talking to the Corona Virus national disaster as developments and strict regulations continue to hit SA a week to the day after the President’s announcement, with a follow up nation address now pending.
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Patricia Pillay, Head of legal, regulatory and sustainability division at the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa on reporting businesses that are hiking prices, specifically in accordance with the government prices and distribution regulations along with hefty fines that those that abuse.
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Oliver Hermanus, Moffie Film Director, Kai Luke Brummer, Moffie Film lead actor, Casper de Vries, Comedian and actor, Christiaan Grobbelaar, Assistant Director: CASOppieKASSIE and Phumlani Kango, Contributing Writer: MTV Shuga ¦ LGBTILP advocate
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Captain Vusi Khumalo, chief pilot at SAA: South African Airlines and commander of the Airbus A340-600 Series flight who flew South Africans home from Wuhan for a feel-good story.
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Mukon-dleteri Dumela, Founder & Lead Researcher: Xitsonga translator on a series of automated bots designed to help people learn and translate between Xitsonga and English using the most popular social messaging services which launches tonight.
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Dr. Sue Goldstein, Deputy Director for SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science Priceless SA.
With the post Corona Virus nation address media briefing taking place tomorrow, Monday 16th March 2020 to consolidate moving forward with all, as government officials are thereby unable to comment at this time, we chat to Dr. Goldstein about what she picked up from the President’s talk, along with guidance, specifically towards anti-hysteria, prevention and pre-cuation of COVID-19, and risk of infection, as the country continues to escalate in confirmed cases along with a WITS University student who has tested positive with 350 others now “instructed to self-isolate”, hand in hand with schools now officially closed until the end of the Easter weekend and gatherings with over 100 people on shut down.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius, one of the world's foremost psychological profilers | Psychologist, Author and Academic and Speaker | First profiler to be appointed to the South African Police Service and founder and commander of the Investigative Psych Unit, Serious and Violent Crimes Component of the SAPS, gives us a sneak peek into her world and work that researches the mind of a serial killer and criminals at large. We get the teaser to her upcoming talks in both Cape Town and Johannesburg so make sure to listen for the details
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Susan Scott, Director, researcher and filmmaker and Bonne de Bod, presenter, researcher and filmmaker on the local documentary that has hit international circuits as it hit’s its 27th award and up for yet another one for the ground-breaking film: ‘Stroop – a journey into the rhino horn war’
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Professor Helen Reese and The Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize join us on the panic to hit South Africans as first case of Corona lands in SA. To panic or not, + all the precautions you need to take to stay safe.
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Dr. Barbra d’Engle, Astrologer, Astronumerologer, Numerology and Tarot
Barbra is a qualified Astrologer, and having been involved in the esoteric field for more than 40 years, is an expert on every aspect. Barbra consults privately as well as counselling people in their personal and business relationships. She teaches change management, conflict resolution and relationship skills to both corporate and private individuals as well as being a motivational speaker and write. She teaches Tarot and Psychic development courses, both designed to help people be more powerful and effective in all aspects of their lives.
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Dr. Barbra d’Engle, Astrologer, Astronumerologer, Numerology and Tarot
Barbra is a qualified Astrologer, and having been involved in the esoteric field for more than 40 years, is an expert on every aspect. Barbra consults privately as well as counselling people in their personal and business relationships. She teaches change management, conflict resolution and relationship skills to both corporate and private individuals as well as being a motivational speaker and write. She teaches Tarot and Psychic development courses, both designed to help people be more powerful and effective in all aspects of their lives.
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Anuysha Naidu, Executive Manager in the CEO’s office: HIGHER HEALTH (formerly known as HEAIDS) on the opening of universities and TVETs, highlighting programmes and activities for post school education
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Melanie Burke, Chairman: StreetSmart South Africa, an organisation dedicated to helping South Africa’s street children - changing children’s lives R5 at a time through restaurant partners as based on similar ‘dine and donate’ initiatives overseas.
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Dr. Lwazi Manzi, Spokesperson: Ministry of Health on today’s Ministry of Health’s media briefing on evacuation of citizens from Wuhan/ Hubei- Hon and the latest in #CoronaVirusUpdates for South Africans.
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Tanja Lategan, CEO of digital transformation consultancy Enlight Strategic on why 2020 the year should be we stop fearing ‘the robots.
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Kabelo Witness Matlou, composer, performer and band leader who is a recipient of the program who now speaks at the career days, on the amazing news that South Africans who were denied access to advanced education by the apartheid system can now study for free, in Boston, Massachusetts, through the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program.
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Ulrike Hill and Zanele Chakela, Authors on their new book on the Challenges and Triumphs of Building a Mandela Legacy and the journey of bringing the stories behind the building of one of the finest pediatric facilities on the African continent – The Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital
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Brooks Spector, Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick on the headline that stole SONA with ‘proof that apartheid crime is now in FW De Klerk’s hands’- (Sunday Times), and “The four ages of Former president FW de Klerk who became the object of ire at the most recent SONA speech, for showing up after publicly arguing against the idea apartheid had been a crime against humanity.”
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Megan De Beyer, world-renowned parenting expert and psychologist on her new book, How to Raise a Man, a modern mother's guide to raising her son.
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Dorothy Ann Gould, SA actress and Founder of Johannesburg Awakening Minds (Jam) and Michael Mazibuko, Performer, follow up on their new rent free home at the Market Theatre to ensure they continue uplifting the homeless through the power of theatre...namely Shakespeare.
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Mandla L. Isaacs | Political Economist and Managing Director of Zehuti Advisory on the sham of SONA and all the headlines to follow for just another week in SA politics. This also follows up on Isaac’s open letter to the President preceding the 2020 State of the Nation
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