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Nico Katzke, Head of Portfolio Solutions at Satrix, South Africa's leading index-tracking provider
Herman Mashaba - South African politician, entrepreneur and ActionSA Joburg Mayoral Candidate
Proffessor Willie Chinyamurindi - Department of Applied Management Administration and Ethical Leadership at the University of Fort Hare
Cassie Pillay - Project Lead: Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid at Imbumba Foundation
Professor Marloes Janson - Professor of West African Anthropology, SOAS, University of London
Lori Lake - Communication and Education Specialist at the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town
Guest: Nick Medupe (Mokgalajwe Tau Di a rora) writer, a Publisher, a Screen writer, a Filmmaker (Director and a Producer) and a traditional Healer
Thembisa Fakude - senior research fellow and director at Afrasid (Africa Asia Dialogues)
Luyolo Lengisi - Hawule, Executive Director of Ithongo likaNtu, Founder and Managing Director of #Langaformen, Founder and Director of Emthonjeni Arts Production, a praise poet and a traditionalist.
R2.7 billion has been paid in compensation to sick mineworkers affected by silicosis and TB.
Peter Major, Mining Analyst
Golden Miles BhuduThe South African Prisoners' Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) president
Motshidisi Mojapelo, Founder of Mint Health & Wellness, Certified Personal Trainer, Breathwork & Sound Bath Practitioner
Na’eem Jeenah Senior, Researcher (MISTRA) Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection
Tshegofatso Mabilane (16), Learner at Thuto Ke Maatla Engineering School of Specialization in Tembisa and National Learner Representative (Board member) at I_Menstruate Movement.
Matthew Parks - Parliamentary Coordinator for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
Guest: Robert T. Nyamushosho - Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Queens College, City University of New York
Dr. Tinyiku Ngoveni, a Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Criminology & Security Science Department at UNISA's School of Criminal Justice.
Tshepo Matseba - thought leader, Pan-African business advisor, and reputation strategist
Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow And Director At Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
Busisiwe Charlotte Nkuna - Specialist Wellness Counsellor & Primary Counsellor At Healing Wings South Africa
Guest: Bishop Paul Verryn - ordained minister of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
Niall Kramer - National Spokesperson For The Offshore Petroleum Association Of South Africa (OPASA)
Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow And Director At Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
GUEST: Juandre Vorster (Weather Hooligan) - meteorological hobbyist and social media personality
Guest: Abraham Nunbogu - Researcher, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
Guest: Jerome Amir Singh - Full Professor in Clinical Public Health, and Honorary Research Fellow at the Howard College School of Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal., University of Toronto
Dr Theo De Jager - President Of The World Farmers Organisation (WFO) And Chairman Of The Board Of Saai
Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow And Director At Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
Dr Suhayfa Bhamjee, the head of public law and a senior lecturer in criminal law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Rainbow Nation: Judaism – faith, practice, and contemporary relevance
Guest: Rabbi Dovid Hazdan
Cape Town's congestion tax: A long-term strategy for urban mobility
Sandra Dickson - GOOD Party Councillor
Union Calls for National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s Suspension After Court Appearance
Mpho Kwinika – former high-ranking officer and general secretary general of IPUSA (Independent Policing Union of South Africa)
Health feature: Kidney disease is growing in Africa
Guest: Segun Fatumo - Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity, Queen Mary University of London
Constitutional Court to review Northern Cape's controversial booze law
Kashifa Ancer - Campaign Manager of DG Murray Trust
SA Human Rights Commission’s directives not legally binding, ConCourt rules
Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane - human rights lawyer
Dr Melvyn Greenberg - SAVA South African Veterinary Association President-Elect and a Director of SAVA Board.
Department of Agriculture raises concerns over slow vaccination progress against Foot and Mouth Disease
Prof Metjie Makgoba - Independent Political Analyst
ANC issues 10-day ultimatum to dual SACP members ahead of local polls
Guest: Mbali Mapholi - recognised registered dietitian and head of her wellness company MiNutrition ZA
GUEST: Antonis Chaldeos -an historian, writer and Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg.
Kalnisha Singh - a Development Economist and Strategic Industrial and Economic Transformation Specialist
Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow and Director at Africa Asia Dialogues (AFRASID)
Guests tonight:
· Eugene Herbert - Chairperson of Road Safety Partnership SA
· Ntombomzi Ngada - admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and the Managing Director at Ngada Attorneys
Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow and Director at Africa Asia Dialogues (AFRASID)
Fran Hilton-Smith's journey in women's football is marked by her unwavering commitment and resilience.
Professor Narnia Bohler-Muller - Divisional Executive In the HSRC's Developmental, Capable And Ethical State Research Division And Acting Group Executive
Wayne Duvenage - CEO of the South African corruption-fighting civil action organisation, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)
Mpiyakhe Dhlamini -a libertarian, writer, programmer, and contributing author to the Free Market Foundation.
Theo de Jager - South African agricultural leader, serving as the president of the World Farmers Organisation and the chairman of the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI).
Ntombomzi Ngada – Managing Director at Ngada Attorneys and Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Bani Kgosana - The Treasurer STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) Business Forum NPO
Guest: Siyabulela Mama - Spokesperson for the Cry of the Xcluded
Decent work will not be delivered by market fundamentalism. It will be won through organised struggle, democratic planning and a decisive shift in whose voices matter.
From 23 to 25 February, beneath the vaulted ceilings of St George’s Cathedral, grassroots organisations from across the country will gather for a People’s Assembly on Unemployment, Austerity and the Fight for Decent Work. Convened by the Assembly of the Unemployed and Cry of the Xcluded, this meeting comes on the eve of yet another anti-poor, pro-capitalist Budget – one that is likely to deepen austerity in a country already buckling under crisis.
Just weeks later, a high-profile unemployment conference hosted by News24 and opened by Cyril Ramaphosa will bring CEOs, policymakers and experts together to debate the same issue. The contrast is stark. At the people’s assembly, the microphone shifts from boardrooms to breadlines. From policy abstractions to lived reality. Because unemployment should not be discussed about us, without us.
Guest: Celeste Rushby - Parenting Coach, Occupational Therapist, Owner of Munchkins Parenting
Corporal or physical punishment of children is highly prevalent, both in homes and schools. Globally, an estimated 1.2 billion children aged 0–18 years are subjected to corporal punishment at home each year. In some countries, almost all students report being physically punished by school staff. The risk of being physically punished is similar for boys and girls, and for children from wealthy and poor households. Evidence shows corporal punishment harms children’s physical and mental health, increases behavioural problems over time, and has no positive outcomes.
All corporal punishment, however mild or light, carries an inbuilt risk of escalation. Studies suggest that parents who used corporal punishment are at heightened risk of perpetrating severe maltreatment. Corporal punishment is linked to a range of negative outcomes for children across countries and cultures, including physical and mental ill-health, impaired cognitive and socio-emotional development, poor educational outcomes, increased aggression and perpetration of violence.
Siyabulela Mama - Spokesperson for the Cry of the Xcluded
Decent work will not be delivered by market fundamentalism. It will be won through organised struggle, democratic planning and a decisive shift in whose voices matter.
From 23 to 25 February, beneath the vaulted ceilings of St George’s Cathedral, grassroots organisations from across the country will gather for a People’s Assembly on Unemployment, Austerity and the Fight for Decent Work. Convened by the Assembly of the Unemployed and Cry of the Xcluded, this meeting comes on the eve of yet another anti-poor, pro-capitalist Budget – one that is likely to deepen austerity in a country already buckling under crisis.
Just weeks later, a high-profile unemployment conference hosted by News24 and opened by Cyril Ramaphosa will bring CEOs, policymakers and experts together to debate the same issue. The contrast is stark. At the people’s assembly, the microphone shifts from boardrooms to breadlines. From policy abstractions to lived reality. Because unemployment should not be discussed about us, without us.
South Africa’s official unemployment rate is at crisis levels, and the expanded rate – counting discouraged work seekers – is more than 40%. This is not a temporary downturn. It is not a statistical anomaly. It is the predictable outcome of decades of liberalisation, privatisation and neoliberal restructuring that have hollowed out the productive capacity of the economy.
For years, mainstream commentators have insisted that unemployment is the result of a “skills mismatch”, excessively high wages or rigid labour regulations. These myths are repeated so often that they acquire the veneer of truth. Yet they collapse under scrutiny. Millions of people with qualifications cannot find work. Young graduates join the ranks of the unemployed alongside those with incomplete schooling. Wages for the majority remain poverty-level, and labour protections are weakly enforced. The problem is not that workers cost too much; it is that an economy built on financialisation, extraction and crony capitalism does not generate decent work.
The people’s assembly will confront this reality directly. It will reflect on how mass unemployment has widened inequality, fractured communities and entrenched despair. But it will also move beyond diagnosis to alternatives – debating state-led reindustrialisation, expanded public employment and a decisive break with policies that prioritise ratings agencies over residents
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-01-south-africas-jobs-crisis-will-not-be-solved-by-dialogue-for-the-elite/?utm_source=socialshare&utm_medium=whatsapp
Debbie Collier - Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work, University of the Western Cape
Professor Corné van Walbeek - Professor at the School of Economics, and the Director of REEP, at the University of Cape Town
Professor Corné van Walbeek -Professor in Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Director of the Research Unit in the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP)
Dr Clement Moyo - economist at Ntiyiso Industrialisation Consulting, part of the Ntiyiso Consulting Group
GUEST: Ngaatendwe (Ngaa) Murombedzi - AIDS Healthcare Foundation Regional Advocacy and Policy Manager Southern Africa
Dr Clement Moyo - Economist at Ntiyiso Industrialisation Consulting, part of the Ntiyiso Consulting Group
Luvuyo Maseko - Project Manager Of The Youth Innovation Portfolio At The Bertha Centre For Social Innovation And Entrepreneurship
How to choose the right farm insurance to protect your business
Lunga Njara - Agricultural Economist And Land Bank Insurance Strategic Partnerships Manager
Families of trapped Lily Mine victims finally get hope after nearly a decade of waiting
Guest; Harry Mazibuko - Lily Mine family spokesperson
Guest; Goodenough Mashego -Independent Political analyst
South Africa’s showdown with Israel has spilled into Washington’s corridors of power, where the Trump administration weighs punishing Pretoria without severing ties.
Analysts warn exclusion from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) and targeted sanctions against outspoken leaders could follow, yet the US is unlikely to risk a full diplomatic rupture.
At the heart of the clash lies South Africa’s defiant stand at the International Court of Justice and its parliament’s vote to shut Israel’s embassy – moves that have turned a bilateral spat into a test of international law, trade politics and moral resolve.
Independent political analyst Sandile Swana said the US might sanction ANC officials, as well as some anti-US and anti-Israel leaders such as EFF’s Julius Malema and those from Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe party.
“I do not expect them to issue blanket sanctions against South Africa. But they will target individuals,” Swana said.
He said the US didn’t want to impose blanket sanctions because such action would also hurt the white population.
In a diplomatic spat, South Africa declared Israeli chargé d’affaires to South Africa Ariel Seidman a persona non grata, giving him 72 hours to leave the country.
In retaliation, Israel did the same with South Africa’s ambassador to Palestine, Shaun Edward Byneveldt. “For Israel to expel a foreign ambassador from a neighbouring sovereign nation is against international law,” said Mashego.
“The South African ambassador submitted his credentials to the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, rather than to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“By law, Israel should not have the right to expel an ambassador of another country.”
The Israeli chargé d’affaires allegedly violated diplomatic protocol by insulting President Cyril Ramaphosa on social media on a few occasions in response to the president’s statement that sanctions do not work.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/south-africas-israel-stance-risks-agoa-fallout/
Guest: Emre Uygun - Freedom Front Plus councillor City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has passed an adjustment budget that will see R115m spent on building a security wall on the N2 ‘Hell Run’, as well as pedestrian crossings, improved lighting, landscaping and access control.
It’s official: the City of Cape Town has allocated R115-million towards the N2 safety project, including for a security wall, following attacks on motorists.
On Thursday, 29 January, during a virtual council sitting, the city’s adjustment budget, which includes this allocation, was adopted.
Local commuters and tourists have been attacked on a portion of the highway near the airport that has become known as the “hell run”. In some cases, GPS directions have led motorists astray and into the hands of attackers armed with stones and firearms.
Last year, when the city announced its plans for the wall, they were criticised for a lack of community consultation, shielding tourists from the poverty experienced by communities living next to the highway and failing to address the root causes of crime.
On Thursday, during his council speech, Cape Town’s mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, said the budget of the city’s Urban Mobility Department had been increased by R7-million for the design of the N2 Edge project. A further R108-million would be allocated in the 2027 financial year “to cover the bulk of the construction in that year”.
The existing security wall along the stretch of highway in question was “just completely dilapidated, and there is nearly nothing left of it”, the mayor told the council. It needed to be replaced, he said, but did not provide details of the new wall’s dimensions, nor what it would be made of.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-01-29-cape-town-to-spend-r115m-on-wall-to-protect-motorists-on-n2-hell-run/
Guest; Ndithini Tyhido - Regional Chairperson and Leader of Opposition in the City of Cape Town, serving under the African National Congress (ANC)
Cape Town’s long-anticipated plan to upgrade safety along the N2 highway has taken a decisive step forward, with fresh details emerging during council’s first working meeting of 2026, reports Cape {town}Etc.
City leadership confirmed this morning, 29 January, that funding has now been formally shifted to move the N2 Edge project into its detailed design phase, marking tangible progress on a safety intervention first flagged last year amid rising concerns from daily commuters using the corridor near Cape Town International Airport.
The project centres on replacing a deteriorated barrier along the N2, a structure city officials say no longer provides effective protection.
Guest; Democratic Alliance Gauteng shadow MEC for education- Michael Waters
DA accuses department of denying the cut with semantics, while confirming reduced allocations in the legislature. Government schools in “wealthier” areas of Gauteng face slashing cuts to their operational budget from 1 April – the Gauteng government says this is a “realignment” or “stabilisation” because of national budgetary pressures.
The Gauteng department of education (GDE) has denied arrangement amounts to cuts in funding at quintile 5, or former model C public schools, by 64%, pushing back against claims by the DA and insisting the changes amount to a funding realignment driven by national budget pressures.
However, replies provided by the department to questions in the Gauteng legislature, together with official budget allocation tables, show quintile 5 schools are being moved from their funding levels directly to the national minimum funding threshold, resulting in reduced allocations from 1 April.
Princess Eurika Mogane - Princess Royal (Rakgadi) of the Mogane Royal Family and Mogane Traditional Council in Moremela
Thando Mahlangu- African Cultural Activist, Ndebele Art Painter. Author & Radio Personality.
Traditional leadership in South African governance serves as a vital connection between the state and local communities, particularly in rural areas. Recognized by the Constitution, traditional leaders influence community decision-making, conflict resolution, and the administration of customary law, thereby preserving cultural heritage and promoting social cohesion. The article explores the evolution of traditional leadership, its historical influences, key functions in governance, and the challenges it faces in the modern political landscape. It also examines the relationship between traditional and modern governance structures, highlighting the importance of collaboration and adaptation for traditional leaders to remain relevant in contemporary society.
Traditional leadership in South African governance serves as a crucial link between the state and local communities, facilitating cultural representation and social cohesion. Traditional leaders, recognized by the Constitution of South Africa, play a role in local governance structures, particularly in rural areas, where they influence community decision-making and conflict resolution. They are involved in the administration of customary law and the preservation of cultural heritage, which is essential for maintaining social order and identity among various ethnic groups. The Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act of 2009 further formalizes their role, ensuring that traditional leaders participate in local government processes, thereby enhancing democratic governance at the grassroots level.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://ancarchives.org.za/the-role-of-traditional-leadership-in-south-african-governance/
Guest; Wayne Duvenage - Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) Chief Executive Officer
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes recent threats by Eskom and certain municipalities to fine or disconnect electricity supply for failing to register their small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems (Solar PV) are impractical, irrational and unfair. We have also notice significant amendments to earlier supposed requirements and deadlines by the authorities, which is generating more uncertainty and ambiguity on their demands and threats to households with solar installations.
OUTA has received a surge of queries and concerns from the public, following threatening communications from Eskom and certain municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg, demanding registration or prior approval for SSEG installations under 100 kW, which do not feed electricity back into the grid.
This has created unnecessary uncertainty, confusion and anxiety for households, installation companies and other industry stakeholders.
“What is at stake here, are the rights of citizens who have gone to significant personal expense to protect themselves against years of escalating electricity prices and an unreliable power supply,” says OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage. “People have installed gas appliances, solar power systems, generators, inverters and other alternatives, in direct response to Eskom and Government’s calls - as well as incentives - to reduce electricity demand.
The uncertainty also has knock-on effects, leading to solar installation projects being delayed, with some solar installation financiers, insurers and installers being unsure how to proceed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
https://www.outa.co.za/blog/newsroom-1/solar-users-shouldnt-register-with-eskom-or-municipalities-1466
Guest; Harry Joffe - Head of Legal at Discovery Life
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has found that a divorced couple’s antenuptial contract, signed after their customary marriage, is invalid because it was never formalised through the courts.
The judgment was delivered on Wednesday, 21 January, bringing clarity to the legal position governing matrimonial property regimes where couples enter into both customary and civil marriages.
The case involved a couple identified as J.R.M (plaintiff) and V.V.C (defendant), who entered into a customary marriage on 5 August 2011.
At the time of their marriage, no antenuptial contract was concluded.
This resulted in the marriage being in community of property, with both spouses acquiring equal, undivided shares in their “joint estate”.
Several years later, on 19 February 2019, the couple signed an antenuptial contract.
The document stipulated that a civil marriage they intended to conclude in the future would be out of community of property, subject to the accrual system.
The civil marriage was eventually concluded on 10 June 2021.
The relationship subsequently deteriorated, with both parties stating that the marriage had irretrievably broken down and could not be restored.
In court proceedings, J.R.M contended that it had always been the mutual intention of the parties for their marriage to be out of community of property and governed by the accrual system.
A constitutional challenge against Section 10(2) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act was later launched.
Section 10(2) provides that when spouses to an existing customary marriage conclude a civil marriage, their matrimonial property regime remains in community of property unless an antenuptial contract provides otherwise.
However, V.V.C argued that the effect of the Section 10(2) caused her to lose ownership rights over assets registered in her husband’s name, despite those assets forming part of the joint estate created by the customary marriage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/concourt-customary-marriage-antenuptial-contracts-valid/
Dewald Olivier - Dewald Olivier - International Meat Secretariat
Organised agriculture has cautiously welcomed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s 10-year phased plan to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which continues to cripple the beef and dairy industries in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Farmers have been battling the disease for more than a year. Restrictions on the movement of cattle, imposed to curb its spread, have halted auctions and dealt a severe blow to the rural economy. Dairy farmers have been particularly hard hit, as FMD directly affects milk production.Steenhuisen’s plan begins with immediate mass vaccination in hotspot provinces. The target is to vaccinate 90% of South Africa’s commercial cattle, 80% of communal cattle, and 100% of feedlot and dairy cattle within 12 months.
Vaccines will be imported from Argentina, Botswana and Türkiye, supplemented by local production at the State-owned Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP). OBP is expected to produce 20 000 doses a week from March, with capacity set to increase towards a target of 960 000 doses.
South Africa is also expected to receive five million imported vaccine doses by March. The department has applied to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority to authorise the importation and registration of the Biogenesis vaccine.
More than two million cattle have been vaccinated since the current outbreak began in 2022. Despite this, the livestock industry has suffered an estimated R5.6 billion in export losses since the start of 2025.
Steenhuisen said a memorandum would soon be submitted to Cabinet to declare FMD a National State of Disaster, allowing government to rapidly deploy resources, strengthen movement controls and fast-track regulations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://www.citizen.co.za/northern-natal-news/news-headlines/local-news/2026/01/22/farmers-cautiously-welcome-fmd-plan-as-industry-pressure-grows/
https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/steenhuisen-sets-out-stringent-10-year-strategy-to-contain-and-eradicate-fmd/
Guest; Goodenough Mashego -Independent Political Analyst
South Africa is currently in a transitionary phase where the ruling party no longer holds majorities in a number of metropolitan, district or local councils across South Africa. This has resulted in many coalition governments being formed at local government level. The 2024 National elections have also resulted in the ruling party slipping below 50% of the votes. What this means for South Africa is that coalition governments will now be the ‘‘new norm’’, at a national, provincial and local government level. Parties and Independent Candidates will have to come together and form workable coalitions for the good of the Republic of South Africa.
However, the current issue with coalition governments at local government level is that a high number of political parties are needed to join together in order to gain a majority in the council. What this means is that coalition governments are sometimes made up of up to 10 or more political parties, the majority of these parties having obtained only one seat each in the council. Often, in practice, some of these parties gain a seat without even first obtaining the requisite votes needed for such seat (namely, the seat quota). Instead, such a seat is obtained through the next stage of the highest surplus calculations. The effect of this is that opposition parties continuously lobby these smaller parties to retract from coalitions in exchange for positions or favour. These ‘‘one person’’parties who obtain a fraction of the votes required for a seat, now become ‘‘king makers’’, which can destabilise entire governments which, in turn, affects service delivery to the very people who voted these parties in.
1.3 The Local Government: Municipal Structures SecondAmendment Bill, 2025 (‘‘the Bill’’), aims to prevent circumstances such as these from occurring by providing for an electoral threshold into the calculation and allocation of seats in councils.
1.4 Thepractice of electoral thresholds is not a new concept. Electoral thresholds (albeit expressed in percentages) are used in a number of countries such as Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, Turkey, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and more.
1.5 The Bill also seeks to extend the period within which the first meeting of the council must be called after it has been declared elected, thereby extending the period within which the speaker, whip, an executive mayor, executive deputy mayor, mayor and deputy mayor can be elected in the council to provide more time for parties to engage with each other to form stable coalitions.
OBJECTS OFBILL 2.1 The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of 1998) (‘‘the Act’’), so as to provide an electoral threshold into the calculation and allocation of seats in councils so that parties must first obtain the number of the votes equal to the seat quota +1 before they are even entitled to be considered for seat calculations and allocations. This will ensure that smaller parties, who do not enjoy the confidence of the voters, are not let into council through ‘‘the back door’’ by way of the second-round highest surplus calculations.
2.2 TheBill also seeks to amend theAct by extending the period within which the f irst meeting of the council must be called after it has been declared elected, such meeting to be called within 30 days after being declared elected, as opposed to the current 14-day period provided for in theAct.This will, in turn, extend the time period within which the speaker and whip should be elected in 5 council as such election will take place at the first sitting. The Bill also extends the time period within which members of the executive committee must be determined and the time period within which an executive mayor and executive deputy mayor may be elected. These extended periods will provide more time for parties to engage with each other to form stable coalitions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
ActionSA to announce merger with two political parties today.
With the local government election expected later this year, ActionSA will announce a merger with two political parties.
Consolidation
Party spokesperson Matthew George said the two political parties will be joining ActionSA in “consolidating a credible and united alternative.”
“Monday’s announcement marks another important milestone that highlights ActionSA’s growing appeal to South Africans across provinces who resonate with our fight to fix South Africa.
“This fight requires the consolidation and strengthening of a unified alternative capable of displacing the failed establishment parties ahead of the upcoming Local Government Elections,” George said.
George said the announcement will be led by ActionSA President Herman Mashaba, alongside Deputy President Dr Mbahare Kekana, National Chairperson Michael Beaumont, National Spokesperson Lerato Ngobeni and the leaders of the respective political parties.
“They will be joined by key leadership from both ActionSA and the merging political parties.”
Declining support
ActionSA has experienced a significant decline in electoral support following its peak in the 2021 local government elections, particularly in the 2024 national and provincial elections, where its support plummeted to 1.2% countrywide.
In the 2021 local elections, ActionSA attracted a healthy 296 345 votes in Johannesburg. That 16.05% translated to 44 out of 270 council seats. Mashaba’s party did not win any wards.
Although ActionSA’s support has shrunk, its representation in the Joburg Council remains 44 until the 2026 local elections.
Uniting smaller parties
In January 2025, ActionSA declared its intention to unite smaller opposition parties under one banner.
The party announced it would be absorbing Forum 4 Service Delivery (F4SD), which won 18 523 votes in the 2024 national elections.
At the time, ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont illustrated how his party did not align with the “colossus” that is the government of national unity (GNU) while also not forming part of the Progressive Caucus which is made up of liberation forces.
Residence-based tax system
Michael Kransdorff from the Institute for International Tax and Finance.
Greenlandic politician and co-founder of the territory's liberal Cooperation Party, Tillie Martinussen
Greenlandic politician and co-founder of the territory's liberal Cooperation Party, Tillie Martinussen, has thanked European countries for standing behind the island as it faced down takeover threats from US President Donald Trump.
"I have to say the Greenlandic people are so grateful to all our European allies as well as Canada. They have really stepped up in this question here and we have seen them learning from past mistakes. And I think that's wonderful. We're very, very happy with the European Union as it is right now and Europe as a whole," she said in an exclusive interview with Euronews Romania.
In recent weeks, Trump said the US must take control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, citing its strategic importance for national security.
Those demands almost brought the transatlantic alliance to collapse, particularly after he threatened punitive tariffs on European countries that rallied around Greenland
Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow And Director At Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)An urgent diplomatic intervention is awaiting President Donald Trump in Davos after days spent hurling threats at US allies over Greenland.
Top European officials are planning to use this week’s annual summit of global elites as their staging ground for averting a fast-blooming crisis that has put the continent on edge — and may now threaten the survival of its seven-decade alliance with the United States, three people familiar with the discussions told CNN.
That push from allies comes as even some in Trump’s orbit have expressed private misgivings over the president’s rhetoric and have sought an off-ramp.
Guest;Claire Waldeck - Attorney at Waldeck Attorneys, Gauteng
Trade marks play a crucial role in the economic landscape, and its significance for businesses operating in and from South Africa cannot be overstated.
A trade mark is a distinctive sign or symbol used in the marketplace to identify and differentiate identical or similar goods or services of one trader from those of another. This article explores the importance of trade marks for businesses operating in and from South Africa, highlights the benefits trade marks provide and the role it plays in fostering economic growth. This article also demonstrates why an intellectual property (IP) strategy – which encompasses trade mark protection – is needed by businesses, in addition to a company registration.
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, protecting your brand is essential. Registering a trademark in South Africa is a powerful way to secure your intellectual property and safeguard your unique identity. Whether you’re a start-up or an established business, trademark registration ensures that your logo, name, or slogan remains exclusively yours, setting you apart from competitors. Among the various forms of intellectual property, trademarks are essential for differentiating products and services and creating a sense of brand identity in the marketplace. It is impossible to overestimate the significance of trademark protection in light of South Africa’s ongoing rapid economic growth and innovation in a wide range of industries. Individuals and organisations can confidently manage the complexity of trademark registration by being aware of the appropriate legislation, existing case law, and the step-by-step process.
GUESTS Angus McKenzie - Bonteheuwel Ward Councillor Peter Helfrich - Ward Councillor for Ward 109
Guest : Goodenough Mashego - Independent Political analyst
Guest : Chris Hattingh MP – DA Spokesperson on Defence and Military Veterans
Dr Sonja Theron - Lecturer of Department of Political Sciences Faculty of Humanities at University of Pretoria
Michael Bagraim – Practicing Attorney as A Consultant with Bagraim Attorneys and A Member of The Democratic Alliance
Basil Manuel - Executive Director at NAPTOSA (National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa)
Guest: Advocate Tshiliso Thipanyane - Chairperson of the Southern African Institute for Responsive and Accountable Governance and former CEO of the SAHRC
Corruption and Behaviour Change: Tracking Social Norms and Values in South Africa
Dr. Steven Gordon - Chief Research Specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
DRC, Rwanda Leaders In Washington Sign Peace Deal
Guest: Dr. Claude Kabemba - Executive Director of The Southern Africa Resource Watch.
Bernadette Beyers - from Purple Cap, a drug rehabilitation centre in Pietermaritzburg
Craig Freese - from Men Fighting Against Domestic Abuse
Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow And Director At Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
Dr. Keitumetse “Tumi” Mashego - Clinical & Sports Psychologist, Speaker, Author, Mindset, Performance & Life Coach
Mike Bolhuis - Specialist Investigator for Serious Violent, Economic, And Cyber Crimes.
Professor Kaitano Dube -Specialist Tourism Geographer at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT)
PRINCESS EURIKA MOGANE - Rakgadi of the Kraal (Princess Royal) for the Mogane Royal Family based in Moremela, Mpumalanga
LUVUYO SUME - amputee and engineer who now manufactures the first silicone prosthetic liners and sleeves in Africa
GUEST: EMMA L NYERERE. PAN AFRICANIST - THE PRESIDENT OF WOMEN LEADERS’ MOBILIZATION COMMISSION OF PAN AFRICAN FEDERALIST MOVEMENT IPC-PAFM AFRICA/DIASPORA
GUEST: BONOLO MAKGALE - PROGRAMME MANAGER, DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT UNIT, CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CONVENOR
GUEST: BATHANDWA NOMTSHONGWANA - SHE IS AN ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, CONVEYANCER & NOTARY AT FAIRBRIDGES ATTORNEYS.
GUEST: BASIL MANUEL - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
GUEST: DR. KEITUMETSE TUMI MASHEGO CLINICAL & SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST ALSO, SPEAKER; AUTHOR; MINDSET, PERFORMANCE & LIFE COACH
GUEST: DR SHIMMY KOTU FROM ANTI RELIGION REGULATION SUMMIT
GUEST: REVEREND KENNETH MESHOE – PASTOR AND FOUNDER OF AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GUEST: THEMBISA FAKUDE – SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND DIRECTOR AT AFRICA ASIA DIALOGUES (AFRASID)
Make your ballsiest move yet- Prostate cancer awareness
GUEST: ANDREW OBERHOLZER – CEO, PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION
ActionSA’s proposed law to control political public opinion polls has elicited mixed reactions – but experts agree some polls are unreliable and biased to serve certain agendas.
The Electoral Laws Amendment Bill 2025 proposes that political opinion polls and exit polls be regulated by an ombud, who would be appointed by the Electoral Commission’s chief officer.
GUEST: MICHAEL ATKINS - INDEPENDENT ELECTIONS ANALYST
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment regarding the publication of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) following a two-day hearing on the matter
From 27 to 28 October 2025, the Information Regulator (IR) and the DBE returned to the High Court for their case, which had been set down for argument before the full bench.
GUEST: BASIL MANUEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS’ ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (NAPTOSA)
During the 2024/2025 financial year, 11 survivors of trafficking received support through shelters funded by the Western Cape Department of Social Development.
This was revealed by MEC for the Department of Social Development (DSD), Jaco Londt while attending the West Coast District Municipality (WCDM), in partnership with several key stakeholders, hosted a Human Trafficking Conference in Moorreesburg under the theme “Global Crisis, Local Action: A Community United Against Trafficking.”
A particularly impactful moment came from Advocate Zelda Swanepoel, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, who shared her insights and experiences from the Joshlin Smit case, a case that captured national attention and laid bare the devastating realities of human trafficking within local communities.
The event brought together government officials, justice representatives, community leaders, and advocacy organizations to confront one of the world’s most urgent human rights challenges — human trafficking.
GUEST 1: JACO LONDT - MEC FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (WESREN CAPE)
GUEST 2: CAITLIN DE JAGER – A21 REPRESENTATIVE
The City of Tshwane say the R777 million spent on water tankers is a “myth,” but when you unpack their own data, the truth is just as worrying:
The R156 million “pending cancellations”
They claim these purchase orders should be excluded — but they’re still on the books. Until those cancellations are formally processed, that money is still committed. Taking it out now is pure window-dressing — a bookkeeping trick to shrink the total on paper.
The accruals from 2023/24
Accruals are a standard accounting process — invoices for services already delivered but paid later. Whether paid in June or July, the expenditure is real. Removing them to make the current year’s spend look smaller is misleading.
The “previous administration” comparison
They want to frame this as an improvement. But even after stripping away all their creative accounting, actual spending on tankers remains massive — roughly R400 million, and up to R600 million if you include pending cancellations. That’s hardly the turnaround they’re trying to sell.
So yes, maybe it’s not exactly R777 million — but slicing off accruals, backdating invoices, and re-labelling pending orders doesn’t change the bottom line: hundreds of millions are still being poured into water tankers instead of permanent water infrastructure.
And as for the claim that tanker costs “correlate” with outages — of course they do. More outages mean more tankers. The real question is why those outages keep happening and why there’s no long-term fix.
If anything, this press briefing confirms what residents already know: money keeps flowing, but water doesn’t.
Their argument, quite frankly, doesn’t hold water. at the end of the day - it really is not about the parties did this or that - the bottom line is that the water is still not fixed in Hammanskraal
GUEST: DR FERRIAL ADAM – WATERCAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
COSATU STANDS WITH ZCTU AND THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE IN REJECTING THE MUTILATION OF THE COUNTRY’S CONSTITUTION TO EXTEND THE STAY OF THE PRESIDENT
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in calling for the defence of democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law in Zimbabwe and throughout the SADC region.
The ZCTU’s call comes after the resolution taken at the recent Conference of ZANU PF, the ruling party of Zimbabwe, to call for the extension of the term of the incumbent President, Emmerson Mnangagwa. ZCTU made it clear that this is an affront to democracy, good governance and respect for the sanctity of public office.
COSATU expresses unwavering solidarity with the workers and people of Zimbabwe in their efforts to defend democracy, advance constitutionalism and ensure good governance. To that extent, COSATU as part of the Southern African Trade Union Coordinating Council (SATUCC) family and the broader international trade union movement remains a key part of the struggle for democracy, social justice, accountability and end to corruption and abuse of public office.
GUEST: ZANELE SABELA - COSATU SPOKESPERSON
ZUMA MAY PURSUE DAMAGES CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OVER R28.9M JUDGMENT
Former president Jacob Zuma will continue to fight for his constitutional rights and to seek justice from “fair-minded courts that remain true to the principles of our constitution” and may seek damages from the state.
This is according to the Jacob Zuma Foundation, in response to the R28.9 million that Zuma has to repay to the government for his legal fees.
GUEST: IAN ALLIS –
CRIMINAL DEFENCE
ATTORNEY
GUEST: NICOLE MIRKIN - FOUNDER OF FIGHT BACK SA, CO-FOUNDER OF HEROES ACADEMY SA AND ALUMNI OF MILNERTON HIGH SCHOOL.
GUEST: DR BRENDA MATTHEWS - SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATIONIST
GUEST: MICHAEL BAGRAIM - PRACTICING ATTORNEY AS A CONSULTANT WITH BAGRAIM'S ATTORNEYS AND A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
GUEST: MIKE BOLHUIS - SPECIALIST INVESTIGATORS INTO SERIOUS VIOLENT, ECONOMIC, AND CYBER CRIMES
GUEST: HEROLD LEKHULENI - HISTORY SUBJECTED ADVISOR IN BOHLABELA DISTRICT, BUSHBUCKRIDGE & A SENIOR MEMBER OF ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
GUEST: SIYABULELA JENTILE - HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER, AUTHOR, AND FOUNDER OF THE NOT IN MY NAME INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT
GUEST 1: DR. KEAMOGETSE MORWE - LECTURER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VENDA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPECIALIZING IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WORK
GUEST 2: DR. THIERRY LUESCHER - AUTHOR, RESEARCHER, AND PROFESSOR WITH A DIVERSE BACKGROUND IN ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ROLES
GUEST 3: PROF TEBOHO MOJA - A RENOWNED EDUCATIONIST, ACADEMIC, AUTHOR, AND ACTIVIST
The Johannesburg High Court has granted alleged crime kingpin Katiso “KT” Molefe bail of R400,000, overturning an earlier decision by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court that denied his release.
Judge Brad Wanless handed down the ruling of his bail appeal on Friday.
“The order granted in the regional court of Gauteng, held at Alexandra, whereby the appellant’s application for bail was dismissed, is set aside and is substituted with this order,” he said.
“The appellant is granted bail in the amount of R400,000. This amount is in addition to the bail granted by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, in the sum of R100,000.”
GUEST: IAN ALLIS –
CRIMINAL DEFENCE
ATTORNEY
https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2025-10-10-alleged-crime-kingpin-katiso-kt-molefe-granted-r400000-bail-after-appeal/
The DA in Gauteng is demanding answers from Premier Panyaza Lesufi about the legitimacy of the province’s Crime Prevention Wardens.
This comes after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhanazi told parliament that the unit is illegal and should not exist.
A day after Mkhwanazi made this statement, the Gauteng provincial government confirmed that the unit has not been incorporated into the Police Act.
GUEST: SOLLY MSIMANGA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE’S GAUTENG LEADER
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/da-demands-answers-on-amapanyazas-legitimacy/
GUEST: SOLOMON CHIBAYA - LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT, POLICY, AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
GUEST: DR THIERRY LUESCHER – DIRECTOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
GUEST: THEMBISA FAKUDE – SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND DIRECTOR AT AFRICA ASIA DIALOGUES (AFRASID)
GUEST: MBULUNGENI MADIBA - DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY.
GUEST: MICHAEL BAGRAIM - PRACTICING ATTORNEY AS A CONSULTANT WITH BAGRAIM'S ATTORNEYS AND A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
GUEST: - LEETO NTHOBA - POLITICAL COMMENTATOR AND CUT (CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY) LECTURER
GUEST: PARAMOUNT CHIEF WILLIAM MOSES - FOUNDER AND LEADER OF THE GONNEMOA HOUSE OF KWOE !XAM OF THE COCHOQUA TRIBE
GUEST: BRANCO BHORHOLO- :ISINDEBELE TRADITIONS AND ORAL HISTORIAN AND HOST OF SITHINI ISINDEBELE
GUEST: TSELISO MOHLOMI - SENIOR DIRECTOR, TUT’S INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK (IFOW)
GUEST: SOLLY MOENG - HOLISTIC BRAND MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST.
GUEST: GOODENOUGH MASHEGO - CULTURAL ACTIVIST, ORAL HISTORY RESEARCHER, AN AUTHOR AND YOUTUBER ON ASAP - A SOUTH A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
GUEST: THEMBISA FAKUDE – SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND DIRECTOR AT AFRICA ASIA DIALOGUES (AFRASID)
GUEST: GOODENOUGH MASHEGO - CULTURAL ACTIVIST, ORAL HISTORY RESEARCHER, AN AUTHOR AND YOUTUBER ON ASAP - A SOUTH A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
GUEST: DR XITHUTHUTHU VUMA - SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES AT UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO
GUEST: Jean Ray Pearton - Director-Public Law and Commercial Litigation Department at GMI Attorneys
GUEST: Prof Quentin Williams – Professor and Director of Multilingualism and Diversities Research (CMDR) at University of the Western Cape
GUEST: Comrade Madala Masuku – First Deputy Secretary of SACP (South African Communist Party)
GUEST: Mukundi Budeli - LLB student at the University of Witwatersrand and Associate of the Free Market Foundation
GUEST: Motlatsi Tsubane - COSATU’s provincial chairperson (Western Cape)
GUEST: Jaco Londt (MEC) - Western Cape Minister of Social Development
GUEST: Jean-Ray Pearton - associate at Gildenhuys Malatji Incorporated’s General Litigation Department
GUEST: Prof Nirmala Gopal - criminology and forensic studies expert at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
GUEST: Malipo Mbalanga - Regional Secretary General of the Southern Africa Refugee Organisations Forum (SAROF) and the founder and Executive Director of African Refugee and Migrants Aid (ARMA)
GUEST: Essop Sather. An Executive member and Chairperson of the Coalition Committee
GUEST: Mamosweu Tsoabi - founding member of Serapeng sa Ditlhare and Environment also Extinction Rebellion Vaal
GUEST: Mdu Tshabalala - community environmental activist residing at Waterdal, Vaal.
GUEST: Mr Mothunye Mothiba - former CEO of Productivity SA and Secretary General of the Pan African Productivity Association
GUEST: Herman Mashaba - South African politician, entrepreneur and the current president of ActionSA
GUEST: Connie Mashaba appointed as president of Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI).
Patrick Bond - Distinguished Professor at the University of Johannesburg Department of Sociology
GUEST: Dr Sonja Theron - Lecturer of Department of Political Sciences Faculty of Humanities at University of Pretoria
GUEST: Professor Alex van den Heever - Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand
Guest :Dr Bongiwe Ncobo -of the University of South Africa's Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs
GUEST: Doctor Steven Mathetsa - senior lecturer at Wits Business School’s African Energy Leadership Centre.
GUEST: Prof Hartmut Winkler - Professor of Physics at university of Johannesburg
Guest: Jacob Mamabolo - MEC For Department of Infrastructure Development (Did) & Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
GUEST: Xola Nqola - Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development
GUEST: Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba
GUEST: Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana -Chairperson of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders
GUEST: the spokesperson for MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Ndabezinhle Sibiya
GUEST: Herman Mashaba -the leader of ACTION SA
GUEST: Nqabayomzi Kwankwa - United Democratic Movement Deputy President
Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa - National Assembly Deputy Minister of Transport Party: Inkatha Freedom Party
GUEST Prof Steve Cornelius -from the Department of Private Law at the University of Pretoria
GUEST: Bruce Kidd, O.C., OLY, Ph.D., LL.D., FRCGS Professor Emeritus University Of Toronto
GUEST: Patrick Bracher - Director Norton Rose Fulbright, Caster’s South African lawyer in the proceedings over the last six years through the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Swiss Federal Court and finally the European Court of Human Rights
GUEST: Captain Heather Rossouw – Disaster Response Coordinator, The Salvation Army, Western Cape Division
GUEST: LEBOGANG SEOHENG -Advocacy and Communication Manager the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SAGF)
GUEST: SIYANDA KATE -ANCYL Deputy Chairperson in the Nelson Mandela Reion. -Also, a PhD candidate in political studies at Nelson Mandela University and Lecturing Political studies at Walter Sisulu University
GUEST: Prof Peter Baur is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics in the University of Johannesburg
GUEST: Matthew Parks-COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator
JAY NAIDOO Elder, Activist, Minister in Nelson Mandela Cabinet, founding General Secretary of COSATU
TULANI NGWENYA - Investigative journalist and editor at Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism
Prof Chris Isike - Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria (ACSUS-UP)
MK Party has had 7 Secretaries-General in under a year
Zakhele Ndlovu, political science lecturer at UKZN
Leeto Ntoba - Lecturer and Political commentator
Pearl Matibe, International Security Expert, Geopolitical Analyst, and Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi will tomorrow appear before The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies to brief the committee on the draft policy directive relating to the Equity Equivalence Investment Programme and applications for licencing in the ICT sector.
Guest: Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
The Minister of Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) today addressed a press conference regarding the Cabinet’s approval of South Africa’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy, as well as the approval for the publication of the Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB) of 2025 for public comments.
Guest: Kagiso Menoe, Director Beneficiation Economics - Department of Minerals and Energy
Judy_Marie van Noordwyk wrote for her PhD dissertation a very interesting research titled “Confronting heritage of shame: Approaches to cultivating anti-racist praxis among younger generations of white Afrikaans speaking South Africans’.
Guest: Judy Marie van Noordwyk, Researcher - Nelson Mandela University
Guest: Neri Singh, Women’s Space Project Co-ordinator - Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa
Guest: Prof Anthoni Van Nieukerk, Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs.
Guest: Solly Molayi - Acting DDG for Population and Social Statistics - Stats SA
South Africa’s official unemployment rate increased by one percentage point to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025. The data shows an increase of 237 000 in the number of unemployed people, bringing the total to 8.2 million
Annabel Fenton - Research Communications Officer at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE
Gen Z, politics and polarisation
Guest: Tara Ross, Politcal analsyt and Unesco Youth ambassador
President Ramaphosa was in Nelson Mandela Bay in the past two days alongside some ministers. He engaged the Eastern Cape provincial government. The civil society organisations in Gqeberha were hoping they could address some of their grivances with the President (which never happened).
Guest: Zukile Madikane, Member of Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition
Commissioner at the The SA Human Rights Commission responsible for land reform, food sovereignty and the national preventive mechanism Philile Ntuli argues in her recent piece that a time has to really reconsider the role of tenure trusts in South Africa.
Guest: Philile Ntuli, Commissioner - SA Human Rights Commission
The Free State asbestos case involving, among others, former Free State premier Ace Magashule and businessman Edwin Sodi. Sodi pleaded not guilty.
Guest: Karryn Maughan, Jounalist - News 24
Various groups have raised concerns regarding the Minister of Public Works Dean McPherson and the issues with the Independent Development Trust with some accusing him of targeting black executes. He has instituted a number of investigations.
Guest: Kganki Matabane, BBC CEO
Former deputy Finance Minister and MTN chair Mcebisi Jonas has been appointed as South Africa’s envoy to the United States.
Guest: Prof Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, International relations expert - Wits University
Gauteng MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela hfor transport said she is considering shutting down some taxi ranks for at least six months until the solution to taxi violence in Gauteng is resolved. 59 people have been killed so far since January in taxi related deaths.
Guest: Dr Siyabulela Fobosi, Senior researcher - Fort Hare University
Guest: Gundo Maswime, Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering - University of Cape Town
Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane today released the report on the George building collapse which killed 34 people.
China has responded to the US government's trade tariffs on imported goods, increasing tariffs on US goods into the country to 84% (from 34% previously announced). This is after the US President Donald Trump yesterday increased US tariffs on goods imported from China by 50%, increasing the country's total tariffs to 104%.
Guest: Dr Oscar van Heerden, International relations expert - University of Johannesburg
Where is it all going?
Guest: Manabela Chauke - Director: PSIRA
Understanding the proposed Private Security Industry Regulation Act
Minister Tau notes with concern the United States decision to impose a 25% tariff on imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts
Guest: Ayabonga Cawe, Commissioner - International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC)
Dr. Miriam Altman - Economist, Director at Altman Advisory, Professor of 4IR at UJ and former National Planning Commissioner
Dr Blessing Ivan Vava - Political commentator and Director: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
Lukhanyo Vangqa - Minister Gwarune’s Spokesperson - Department of Basic Education & Kimberly Khumalo - Researcher: Equal Education
Thumbi Ndung’u, the director for basic and translational science at the Africa Health Research Institute
Sibongile Simelane-Quntana - Executive Director of the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation
Thokozile Madonko - Senior researcher at Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at Wits University
Thokozile Madonko - Researcher at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at Wits University
Guest: Eric Stoch - Chairman of the North West Umbrella Fire Protection Association (NWUFPA)
Dr Skhumbuzo Mabunda - Global Human Resources for Health Expert AND Public Health Medicine specialist
Rich Sicina - Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union - HAITU
Oscar van Heerden is a scholar of International Relations (IR), where he focuses on International Political Economy, with an emphasis on Africa, and SADC in particular.
Guest: Tinashe Sithole - Postdoctoral research fellow: African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, University of Johannesburg
Guest: Prof Christopher Isike, Professor of African Politics and International Relations - University of Pretoria
DRC / M23 / Rwanda - the solutions.
Joburg Crisis Alliance met about the state of Joburg - the challenges and solutions
Guest: Phumla Williams - Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Board Member
Guest: Prof Christopher Isike - Professor of African Politics and International Relations - University of Pretoria
Themba Godi - President of the African People's Convention [APC] and former Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts [Scopa]
Mlungisi Ndlovu – Provincial Manager: KZN Public Servants Association
Sanele Zondo – Member of the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and President of the IFP Youth Brigade
Guest: Russell Rensburg - Division Director at Rural Health Advocacy Project Division of Wits Health Consiortium
Guest: Dr Phiwokuhle Mnyandu -Assistant Director: Center for African Studies; Department of African Studies. Howard University
Guest: Dr Oscar van Heerden - Senior research fellow for African diplomacy and leadership at the University of Johannesburg.
Guest: Thabile Nkunjana - Agricultural Economist at the National Agricultural Marketing Council
Oliver Wright- CEO: South African Private Ambulance and Emergency Services Association (SAPAESA)
Guest: Derek Hook & Leswin Laubscher Editors: Darkest Before Dawn - Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
Guest: Leanetse Matutoane - CEO of the SA Institute of Electrical Engineers
Nersa public participation on Eskom tariffs hikes
Guest: Tara Ross - Policy Writer, Researcher and Political Analyst
The search for coloured identity
Tu Nokwe - Singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, composer, recording artist, author, teacher, and musical storyteller
Gillian Schutte - is a film-maker, social justice and race-justice activist and public intellectual.
Prof Abel Esterhuyse - Associate professor of strategy in the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University
Prof Christopher Isike - Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria
Guest: Prof Prof Vally Padayachee - Energy expert, former Eskom and City Power executive
Professor Joji Mercier - Practicing doctor and leads a team that conducts cancer research at the University of Pretoria in the of Physiology in the School of Medicine
Tendai Mbanje is a Project Officer at the Centre for Human Rights and PhD student at the University of Pretoria.
Prof Puleng Segalo - Chief Luthuli Research Chair and a professor of psychology at the university of South Africa.
Guest: Dr Feriel Adam - Head of the WaterCAN initiative for the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)
Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa - Budget Researcher - Section27
Guest: Isaah Mhlanga - Chief economist and Head of Research - Rand Marchant Bank
Guest: Prof David Monyae - Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg
Guest: Bheki Ma-Events Twala - Founder and President: Township Economic Commission SA - TECSA
Warrant Officer John Mokoena speaks to Oliver Dickson after cracking the case that secured the conviction and sentencing of serial rapist to over 800 years in prison
Guest: Warrant Officer John Mokoena
Guest: Isobel Frye, Executive Director - Social Policy Initiative
The Social Policy Initiative says the Universal Basic Income grant is the most feasible solution to tackle the country’s high levels of poverty and inequality. A
What is the UBI grant and how different is it from other grants?
Guest: Mr Viwe Mlenzana, Acting DG - Labour and Employment Minister
The Department of Labour says it plans to hire about 20 000 inspectors to crack down on con-compliance. The department says it is intensifying its campaign on rouge employers.
Guest: Zukiswa, Author
A new book by celebrated author Zukiswa Wanner titled Love Marry Kills is out. It’s her fifth novel and its been described as a thrilling tale of scorned love, resilience, healing love, retribution, losing yet finding oneself in love, and consequences.
Guest: Itumeleng Mothlabane, Equal Education Deputy General Secretary
Equal Education will conduct a mock swearing-in ceremony in Pretoria tomorrow saying -School learners will present the People’s Performance Contract to Basic Education Minister Siviwe Grawube.
Guest: Prof David Monyae, International Relations expert and Director: University of Johannesburg Centre for Africa-China Studies
President Ramaphosa address the UN General assembly just a few hours ago. Some of the things he touched on his speech include….
Guest:Yamkela Spengane, Technology and telecommunications researcher.
One of the people The President got to see yesterday is Elon Musk and there’s been this talk around Starlink operation in SA. But, what are the regulatory hurdles for this to happen in SA?
The Department of Labour conducted a "blitz" inspection at Babel restaurant, Menlyn, Pretoria following a viral video by a former worker who detailed her experience at her place of work.
Guest: Sidney Moshoadiba, Education officer: Casual Workers Advice Office
Guest: Gaopalelwe Phaleatsile, Mom vlogger, content creator: Mommy_Feminist and founder of: Abortion Support South Africa
Miscarriage and depression.
The Gauteng Health Department says it is busy rolling out a programme of refurbishment for all public hospitals. It was responding to a viral video of Tom London, a patient that was admitted at Helen Joseph Hospital. Tom London described the conditions as deplorable
Guest: Rich Sicina , President of Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union - HAITU
A big concern in SA regarding aspirant chartered accountants and their struggles to pass. A recent report states that only 14%, or 189, of the 1 333 candidates who sat for the first of two qualifying board exams to become a chartered accountant (CA) passed it.
Guest: Khaya Sithole, Chartered accountant, academic and activist
GUEST: SAMANTHA FILBY, Research Officer at the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of Cape Town
Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill goes back to parliament for more deliberations
GUEST: SAMANTHA FILBY, Research Officer at the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of Cape Town
GUEST: DR ZAMOKUHLE MBANJWA , Political analyst and academic
Placing Public Works projects under government and doing away with tenders
Guest: BASIL MANUEL , Executive Director OF Naptosa (the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa)
The Western Cape Education Department issued a circular to principals, educators and school-based staff at public schools about post allocations for 2025. The provincial department said it faces a R3.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years and consequently, 2,407 educator posts will be cut effective from January 2025.
GUEST: TEBOHO MARUPING, UIF Commissioner
THE STATE OF THE UIF - WHY ARE CLAIMS AND PAYOUTS NOT BEING PROCESSED TIMEOUSLY
Guest: Dr Sysman Motloung, Political scientist, North West University
The Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke revealed yesterday that only 34 of 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23.
Guest: Thabo Shole-Mashao, Social commentator and journalist
It’s known as one of the hotly contested tenders in the country, the R180bn national lottery tender where the new winner is supposed to announced soon.
Joburg has a new mayor and same old problems. Another building burning this past weekend, infrastructure collapsing and the Bree Street (the street that blew up) still not fixed. Apparently, Joburg needs about R200bn to fix its infrastructure.
Guest: Brian McKechnie, Joburg architect and heritage consultant
Bree Street repairs delayed to 2026 after 'non-compliant' contractor fired
Lillian Ngoyi Street, which exploded on 19 July 2023, will only be completed on 30 June 2026 – if all goes according to plan.
The road, formerly named Bree Street, is one of the main arterial routes in Johannesburg's inner city.
It has endured traffic chaos since the 450-metre road was closed after being destroyed in a methane gas explosion.
According to the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), two phases still need to be completed.
When reconstruction began on 11 January 2024, the former mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, said the repairs would be completed by 15 December 2024.
Capitec Bank says the surge in sports betting in SA is something that the country has to have a conversation about…saying sports betting had taken root in SA with more people looking to lay their hands on extra money.
Guest: Ms Sibongile Simelane-Quntana, Executive director of the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation.
Capitec flags surge in sports betting
As a nation we should definitely think about the issue, says the bank’s Francois Viviers
The surge in sports betting in SA is something that the country has to have a conversation about, says Capitec, the country’s biggest bank by customers.
Guest: NOMZAMO ZONDO, Executive Director · Socio-economic Rights Institute of South Africa
Johannesburg Emergency Services personnel suspect illegal electricity connections may have led to the blaze that gutted an abandoned building in Jeppestown in Johannesburg.
Four people have died, with three others being treated for their wounds, after fire gutted a building in Jeppestown, Johannesburg on Sunday morning.
- What's happening in the City of Joburg? (I know it's an open needed question but it's one of those 'kwenzakalani' asked out of frustration)
- It's been 11 months since the fire at the Usindiso Building - has government been laxed with improving services, law enforcement and putting pressure on the Usindiso Inquiry commission?
Guest: VICTOR MAVHIDULA, Limpopo Provincial Manager · South African Human Rights Commission
Police have arrested a Limpopo pig farmer, his farm supervisor and a worker after they allegedly shot dead two women scavenging for expired food and then threw their bodies in a pigsty.
Official accounts and eye witnesses said the pigs had already started feeding on the upper parts of one of the corpses by the time police arrived on the scene a few days later last week.
Families of the women – mother of four, Maria Makgato (47) and Kudyai Lucia Ndlovu (34), were still reeling in shock at the weekend over the incident.
Guest: Zanele Njapa, Founder and CEO of The Unlearners
- It is reported that one in three employees who have experienced a toxic workplace culture said they have used sick leave to avoid it…
- According to a poll of 800 HR leaders and full-time employees who have faced toxicity in the workplace, said they would take a pay cut to work for a company that had a less toxic atmosphere…
- Tonight we look at what it means to unlearn a toxic workplace culture…
- Do you even know when your work environment is toxic?
- What role do you also play in that environment?
- First, you call yourself an Unlearning Lady - what does that mean?
- Personally, what have you learned in your unlearning journey?
- Why it is so important to unlearn some of the habits we have?
- Tonight we’re talking about a toxic workplace culture - what kind of culture is this?
- If you are moving jobs or companies, can you take your toxicity with you?
- What would you say are some of the signs of a toxic workplace culture?
- What you are the perpetrator of the toxicity around the office, how do you first acknowledge that and how do you unlearn it?
- As a victim of a toxic environment, how do you unlearn that when you join a new company?
- How do we, in general, cultivate new habits in our lives?
Guest: Zukiswa Zimela, Communications Manager - Healthy Living Alliance
- The Healthy Living Alliance says it it calling for an affordable and nutritious food for all….
- It is urging the government to adopt vital regulations to support the improvement of health and wellbeing of all, particularly women and children.
- It is calling for government to prioritise food justice.
What does this all mean?
Joining me is
- When we talk food justice, what are we talking about?
- Why is this topic so important to be raised especially now, around the Women’s month?
- Your recent statement, you painted the story of Siyakholwa Mkoka from Khayelitsha…can you take us through that story and its message?
- What are some of our biggest struggles in SA regarding the food we are consuming?
- The obesity challenge?
- I read that obesity cost our health system about R33bn a year?
- You also say - For decades, the food and beverage industry has fed the public the myth that what we eat is our choice alone.
- What role does advertising play in our food choices?
- The regulation of food labelling - what difference will it make?
- A healthier South Africa - what would it look like?
Guest: Pinky Mashiane, Founder and president of the United Domestic Workers of South Africa
The latest report by SweepSouth reveals that South African domestic workers are still facing a myriad of challenges including economic hardships and mental challenges. The report says the living cost of domestic workers has increased by 15% over the past year, completely dwarfing the 5% earnings increase, according to SweepSouth
- Happy Women’s month but it seems a difficult for domestic workers in South Africa. What do you do make of this report?
- How would you do describe the state of domestic workers in SA at the moment?
- This report says about 46% of domestic workers still earn less that the legally prescribe minimum wage?
- Why are we still struggling to enforce the minimum wage rule when it comes to domestic workers?
- A number of domestic workers are foreign nationals, does that open them to abuse?
- What are other types of abuses are they facing on top of the underpayment they receive?
- The report also talk about their struggles with mental health
- Are their struggles the same whether working in a suburb or a township household?
- What about the domestic workers are part of the gig economy? The ones that get to be employed for one day via different apps like SweepSouth, do they face the same struggles?
- What do we need to protect domestic workers in SA and for them to get what they deserve?
- What is the role of government or the Department of Labour to make this possible?
Guest: Mbali Tshabalala, Artist
They say - FOREWOMEN” is an exhibition that redefines and enriches contemporary art through the lens of its talented participants. The title, a play on the word "forewoman," signifies women who are at the forefront of artistic innovation and cultural dialogue. These artists are not merely participants in the art world; they are visionaries shaping the evolution of South African art.
The inspiration behind “FOREWOMEN” is drawn from Nina Simone's iconic song "Four
Women," which tells the poignant stories of four African women in America. This narrative
pays homage to Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa, and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn,
the courageous women who led the historic march to the Union Buildings on August 9, 1956,
in protest of apartheid laws. The exhibition weaves together the diverse yet unified voices of
our featured artists, each contributing their unique story to the broader tapestry of South
African art.
Nina Simone's "Four Women" is a powerful commentary on the complex interplay of race,
gender, and identity. In “FOREWOMEN,” this narrative is paralleled by the work of our
contemporary South African artists, who address themes such as cultural identity, social
justice, and the reimagining of traditional narratives. Through their distinct practices, these
artists explore the intersections of their personal and communal histories, challenging
stereotypes and redefining their place within the societal and artistic spheres.
Guest: Richard Poplak, Journalist - Daily Maverick
EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has resigned from the EFF to join the MK party.
Shivambu confirmed his move at a press briefing on Thursday.
Reading from his letter of resignation sent on Wednesday, Shivambu said he would not be renewing his EFF membership.
He added that his resignation was not a vote of no confidence in the EFF.
EFF MP Mzwanele Manyi would also be leaving the party to join the MK Party, Shivambu stated. Manyi resigned on Monday at 12:00.
Shivambu added:
Please be informed that I will not renew my membership of the EFF in Ward 44 which is one of the best performing Wards of the EFF in Johannesburg region. I also request to resign my position as member of Parliament and all positions I hold in the EFF.
"I will only do so after receiving a go-ahead from the organisation because it is the EFF that deployed me to Parliament," he said.
Shivambu said he would always cherish and appreciate the work that had been done collectively in building a formidable organisation.
"I believe the aspirations and vision contained in the Organisational Redesign document of the EFF can still be achieved. My non-renewal of membership of the EFF is not a vote of no confidence in the organisation, but a revolutionary act that will allow progressive forces to unite and work toward the agenda for progressive and revolutionary change," he said.
EFF president Julius Malema accepted Shivambu's resignation, but added that the door would always be open if he wished to return.
Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa, Senior budget researcher at SECTION27 and chairperson of the Budget Justice Coalition
A thought provoking article written by Matshidio Lencoasa and Siphumelele Duma (senior post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation) on why SA need to reflect on how our industrial policy can be a powerful tool to ensure that we do more than pay lip service to gender equality and work towards a more equitable society.
Taking policy decisions that empower women
As the world increasingly faces polycrises, there has been an industrial policy renaissance, with many anticipating industrial policy’s big opportunity to inspire inclusive economic growth and development.
Considering South Africa’s current context of weak economic growth, this renaissance could be a moment to grow the economy in an inclusive manner and mobilise resources to better fund public services.
Guest: Tessa Dooms, Political analyst
Political changes taking place in the City of Joburg as mayor Kabelo Gwamanda submitted his resignation today. Used to be called ‘the world class African City’, Gwamanda was the ninth mayor of the city since the 2016 local government election—and the fifth since 2021.
- Political instability
- World Class African City?
- Gwamanda’s tenure
- Parties like EFF & PA under Gwamanda’s leadership - the performance.
- Infrastructure
- The role of COJ as an economic powerhouse
- Dada Morero urgent tasks
- 2026 elections
Joburg is crumbling – and the hole is R221 billion deep
Johannesburg, billed as Africa’s richest city because of its concentration of businesses and millionaires, needs R221 billion to catch up on maintenance and overdue upgrades across its collapsing road, power and water networks.
The city council discussed the shortfall late last month and detailed it in documents seen by Bloomberg.
It comes at a time when regular power outages — the result of distribution network breakdowns — hit large swathes of Johannesburg.
Officials left potholes unattended for months, and parts of the city had no water for as long as 11 days in March.
The work pileup “highlights significant risks to public safety, economic safety and the environment if not addressed,” the city said of the road network in the documents.
“Ignoring the backlog could lead to deteriorating roads, unsafe bridges, flooding and increased accidents.”
Financial and political turmoil in recent years have beset the city of about 5 million people, which has had eight mayors since 2019 due to constantly shifting coalitions.
While the African National Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters are the largest parties in the ruling coalition, with 119 seats between them, they have installed a mayor from the Al-Jama-ah party, which has just three seats. There are 270 councillors in total.
Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools
Guess: Dr Jaco Deacon CEO - The Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools, Fedsas.
Electricity debt + prices
The South African National Civic Organisation, SANCO, in Joburg is proposing an electricity flat rate of R150 for poor households in Joburg. They apparently submitted this memorandum to City Power.
How possible is this?
Guest:Thomas Thaga, Chairperson - SANCO Johannesburg branch
Guest: Brian Kamanzi, Researcher at Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
Thomas Thaga, chairperson of the Johannesburg branch of the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco), has proposed a significant change, which he says will help alleviate the financial burden on poor households. In a memorandum submitted to City Power, Thaga advocated for a flat electricity rate of R150 per month for underprivileged families.
This initiative, according to Thaga, is not only aimed at easing the cost of living for these households, but also at addressing broader systemic issues faced by power utilities such as Eskom and City Power, including the rampant problem of illegal connections.
He said that, as an organisation, they identified the gaps and challenges that the power suppliers or producers faced.
Guest: Bhuti Manamela, ANC NEC Member
Former ANC President and current Umkhonto Wesizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma has 21 days to appeal the expulsion from the ANC handed by the ANC Disciplinary Committee. The ANC found him guilty for contravening rule 25.17.17.4 of the ANC constitution.
- The rule contravened
- The impact of this contravention
- JG Zuma Foundation tweeted a couple of hours ago: “The Zuma Law is back, alive and well…No transparency in the ANC DC, No opportunity to be heard, No opportunity to mitigate sentence….”
- What happens during the appeal?
- The expulsion, does that mean erasing him in the history of the ANC?
GUEST: WILLIE AUCAMP - DA MP AND SPOKESPERSON ON THESE MATTERS
DA on Electoral Court challenge with Ramaphosa: 'We have a duty to defend the Constitution'
In May this year, the DA opened a case against Ramaphosa for allegedly violating the Electoral Code of Conduct. The party refused to drop the case despite being in a Government of National Unity with the ANC.
DA on Electoral Court challenge with Ramaphosa: 'We have a duty to defend the Constitution'
JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) and President Cyril Ramaphosa are set for a showdown in court on Thursday in what appears to be the first crack in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
In May this year, the DA opened a case against Ramaphosa for allegedly violating the Electoral Code of Conduct.
The DA said Ramaphosa's televised speech, three days before the elections, was a political campaign advertisement disguised as an official speech from The Presidency.
However, the president's office denied this, saying it was protocol for the sitting president to address the nation towards the end of his political term.
The case will be heard in the Electoral Court sitting at the Johannesburg High Court.
DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp said the party was not going to drop the case because of its newly formed relationship with the African National Congress (ANC).
"Being in a GNU with the ANC doesn't mean we all of a sudden stop defending the Constitution. It means we even have a greater duty to do so," said Aucamp.
Guest: Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka, PhD candidate in health sciences at Stellenbosch University
Guest: Russell Rensburg, Director of the Rural Health Advocacy Project
An interesting article written by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka, a PhD candidate at Stellenbosch University on the need for indigenous midwives as part of the rural healthcare.
How do we make this possible and what is the current state of rural health care in SA?
There should be a way for indigenous midwives to be recognised and allowed to complement the national health system. They are physically closest to the people and usually the first point of contact when there are birth emergencies.
Indigenous midwifery is as ancient as humanity itself. I am a second-year Health Sciences PhD candidate at Stellenbosch University, and living between Bulungula, Xhorha Mouth, and Mqele in Elliotdale, Eastern Cape as I do, my research focuses on indigenous knowledge health systems, looking into the resilience of the indigenous healers of AmaBomvana in Elliotdale.
- Hombakazi’s article + argument
- The state of the rural health care
- The support so far (hospitals, clinics, community health workers)
- Rural health care and NHI
Guest: Funzi Ngobeni, Action SA Gauteng Chairperson
Action SA says it will support and work with the ANC in the Joburg metro saying it has given the ANC three conditions to make this possible.
The party announced the controversial decision on Monday during a press briefing that it held after an ActionSA Senate meeting on Saturday.
Party president Herman Mashaba said that even though the party had vowed to never work with the ANC, it could not sit on its 44 seats in the Johannesburg council because of its principles.
The governing coalition in Johannesburg, the government of local unity (GLU), is made up of the ANC, EFF, PA and minority parties.
Divisions in the GLU were made clear at the last sitting of council on 9 July when the EFF voted against the R2.5 billion loan from the Agence Francaise de Developpement. The loan forms part of the 2023/24 R80.9 billion budget, but it is missing from the budget because it was not passed by the council.
On Monday, Mashaba made it clear that ActionSA was not in a coalition with the ANC. Instead, he said, the party would work with the ANC on a case-to-case basis and throw its weight behind any decision that would benefit the residents of Johannesburg. ActionSA is the third-biggest party in Johannesburg, after the ANC, with 91 seats in council, and the DA, with 71 seats. Mashaba said the decision to work with the ANC came from its constituencies, which were concerned about the city's degradation. Johannesburg is marred by crumbling infrastructure, which has seen water and electricity outages, crumbling roads and bridges, and rampant crime. Mashaba said once the City of Johannesburg was stabilised, they would move on to the City of Tshwane and then to Ekurhuleni, which is marred by infighting between the ANC and the EFF.
Guest: Mmusi Maimane, BOSA Leader
Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane is the new chairperson of the Parliament's Standing Committee on Appropriations. What’s the mandate of this committee and what is it that he hopes it achieves?
We talk to him about this and other things;
Mmusi Maimane
Leader: Bosa / Chair - Parliament's Standing Committee on Appropriations
- Starting a political party - that whole journey
- Bosa’s performance in the past elections
- The mandate of this committee
- What would make it a success?
- How Bosa plans to grow
- The future of politics in SA / the future of coalitions
Artists & finances
Musa from Soweto, one of our regular callers spoke to us last night about the issue of artists and their financial struggles. Research was recently conducted on this on why some artist die in poverty.
Joining me is
Joseph Gaylard
Head - Pro Helvetia Johannesburg (they commissioned the research).
Why musicians die in poverty – South African study reveals battle to make ends meet
https://theconversation.com/why-musicians-die-in-poverty-south-african-study-reveals-battle-to-make-ends-meet-231388
I head Pro Helvetia Johannesburg, the sub-Saharan office of the Swiss Arts Council,responsible for facilitating connection and collaboration between the Swiss arts scene and the regional arts ecosystem.
We commissioned the IKS research report that Gwen’s article hinges around on the basis of data that came out of an income relief fund that we set up with finance from a private foundation in Switzerland during COVID, which supported more than 700 jazz musicians across South Africa over a 6 to 12 month period with monthly income payments of between R5000 and R15000 per month, based on a simple assessment of needs.
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What are some of the immediate tasks by the new minister of Trade, Industry and Competition as he takes over this department? The Department is responsible for a number of economic politics including those seeking to redress the racing imbalances.
Guest: Parks Tau, Minister: Trade, Industry and Competition
- His plans
- Attracting FDI / investment in general
- Industrial policy
- Black industrialists
The Rand has been reported to be struggling and some report that it’s due to the cabinet delays. Or, anxiety over what the cabinet might look like…especially if the Democratic Alliance doesn’t join the GNU.
Guest: Dr Phali Lehohla, Economist and former Statistician General
Rand plunges after DA threatens to walk away from GNU
The rand tumbled to an almost two-week low on Thursday after the DA threatened to walk away from the Government of National Unity (GNU) over a disagreement with the ANC over the proposed composition of Cabinet.
SA's currency, which was already under pressure in morning trade due to a stronger dollar, weakened to R18.4139/$ before recouping some losses to trade at R18.3915 at 11:10. As recent as last Friday the rand had traded as strong as R17.90/$, near the strongest level in almost a year on optimism the GNU would usher in much needed economic reforms.
"The rand will remain in cautious terrain while the cabinet negotiations play out," Bianca Botes, a director at Citadel Global said in a client note. "With no decision in the bag yet, we can expect the rand to take its cues from the global market."
Celebrated artist and activist Qondiswa James is performing at the National Arts Festival from tomorrow. The play is titled “All my ex-lovers are dead”. And from the 7th of August her play, Amaxelegu, will be at the Market Theatre.
Guest: Qondiswa James, Artist / activist
- Her background / being an cultural worker
- Staging public art interventions
- Her play at the National Arts festival + market theatre
- The role of an artist in SA today
QONDISWA JAMES
Qondiswa James is a freelance cultural worker living between Cape Town and Johannesburg. She is an award-winning writer and theatre-maker, performance artist, film and theatre performer, installation artist, arts facilitator and activist. She has received her Masters in Live Art, Interdisciplinary and Public Art and Public Spheres at the Institute of Creative Arts. Her work engages the socio-political imagination towards mobilising transgression.
She has staged public art interventions at Infecting the City, Live Arts Festival, FNB Art Joburg, Centre for the Less Good Idea, Les Rencontres a L'échelle (France), Arcade (Makhanda), and Live Art Network Africa. Her onscreen appearances include High Fantasy (DIFF 2018 Best South African Film Award, Artistic Bravery Award), and Letters from the Continent (Holland Film Festival).
In 2023 she staged Retch, a new original solo work, as part of the inaugural Kippies Fringe season at Market Theatre. She was also a resident artist at AiiA Lab (Switzerland), where she created a new work in process, What He Has Done.
President Ramaphosa is probably busy consulting as we speak as her prepares to announce his cabinet maybe in the next few days. In his speech today, he vowed to work with all the parties as the leader of the GNU.
A confusion has emerged after Helen Zille’s SABC interview last night… it seems there are power struggles already.
Guest Richard Poplak, Editor at Large- Daily Maverick
The GNU is a historic opportunity to address the challenges we face
Congratulations to the members of parliament who were sworn in last week. It was a confidence-building moment for the country as we watched the culmination of what has been a difficult few weeks for political parties to find each other. My congratulations to President Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election as president by our new MPs. As BLSA wrote over the weekend, this is a strong signifier of continuity and ongoing progress in the reforms we urgently need to turn around the performance of our economy
Apparently, big business is very much happy with the proposed Government of National Unit. What does this mean for the country and the business community at large
Guest: Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO - Business Leadership South Africa
Western Cape Department of Health reported that from1st of January 2024 to 12 June 2024 public health facilities across the province attended to 333 children for firearm related injuries
Now that the ANC failed to received an absolute majority in these recent elections, what does it mean for its relationship with its alliance partners? An ANC without power, is it worth it for the SACP, Cosatu and Sanco? Is this an opportune time for this entities to really consider going on their own?
Guest: Molaodi Wa Sekake, Author and Researcher
Shell and Impact Old and Gas, its SA partner, have lost their appeal at The Supreme Court of Appeal regarding the exploration rights in the Wild Coast. They have invested R1.1 bn on the project.
Guest: Wilmien Wicomb, Attorney from the Legal Resources Centre
Guest: Sinegugu Zukulu, Program manager at Sustaining the Wild Coast
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the majority of the companies’ and energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s appeal bids on Monday after they challenged a high court order that denied them the right to conduct seismic blasting off SA’s coasts.
Environmental activists and small-scale fishing communities successfully argued that the oil companies had failed to provide proper notice and engage with fishing communities, whose livelihoods would be threatened by the exploration activities in the ocean.
A full bench of the Makhanda high court ruled in 2022 that the oil companies’ exploration right in the Wild Coast — which they shared and was granted by the department of mineral resources & energy — was unlawful.
The SCA confirmed the findings of the high court.
The 2024 national and provincial final elections results were announced last night. No party received any outright majority. Now, it’s up to the parties to talk to each other and form a coalition government.
Guest: Ebrahim Fakir, Analyst at EISA (Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa)
- The SA mood after these elections
- The dispute by different parties
- Coalition talks and parties demands
- MKP readiness to lead KZN
- What gonna take place in the next two weeks
We’ve been chatting to different independent candidates for this upcoming election.
Guest: Faith Phathela, Independent candidate from Limpopo
Faith Ntakadzeni Phathela, a devout believer, is driven by a mission she believes stems from God’s will.
Born on Halloween (31 October), Phathela sees her birthdate as symbolic of a divine purpose: to cleanse South Africa of the corruption that plagues its government.
The 37-year-old independent candidate from Limpopo is taking on established political parties, armed with her unwavering faith and a vision for a better South Africa.
“For me, being born on that day shows I was born to destroy the works of darkness,” she told City Press this week.
Born in Thohoyandou and now living in Louis Trichardt, she is one of only two independent candidates contesting the election in Limpopo. Despite lacking formal political experience, she is undeterred, driven by her belief in a “godly government” that prioritises the needs of the people.
A new study by two researchers, Ihsaan Bassier from London School of Economics and Political Science and Vimal Ranchhod and Prom Vimal Ranchhod from UCT says minimum wage for South African farm workers has helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor…
To talk about this and other issues faced by farm workers, 30 years after democracy
Guest: Colette Solomon, Director of Women on Farms Project
- State of farmworkers - 30 years after democracy
- The next elections - if farmworkers issues are raised
- Female working in the farms - the conditions
- The latest study on farmworkers and minimum wage
The International Criminal Court said today it is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Defence Minister, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other two Hamas leader on war crimes charges. It stated that the charges relate to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group, and to Israel’s military response in Gaza. A panel of ICC judges will consider whether or not to accept the application.
Guest: Prof Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, Professor in International and Diplomacy Studies at the The Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, UNISA
We continue our conversation with different parties that will partake in this year’s National and Provincial elections. For the past few weeks we have been speaking to different Independent Candidates who will be participating in this year’s elections.
Guest: Tshepo Mogano, Independent Candidate
- First, who is Tshepo Mogano Jr?
- What led you to consider standing as an independent for these elections?
- What are the challenges in general campaigning as an independent?
- You are an independent in Gauteng…are you campaigning to go to the Gauteng legislature and what do you need or number votes for you to make it?
- Let’s break down your manifesto: First, what does your manifesto represent?
- You start by saying you want to implement the “Talion Law” - what’s that?
- Talk to me about some of the promises you carry in your manifesto (spend at least 10 min on this)
- Why people should vote for you?
- What kind of Gauteng do you see in the next 5 years if you could win?
The Treatment Action Campaign says according to its latest that - government’s HIV treatment strategy of supplying clinics with medications for only a month to three months stops patients taking their medicine. The TAC has also been protesting in different regions on this:
Guest: Morongwa Ntini Spokesperson - Treatment Action Campaign
- As the TAC you’ve been protesting, tell us more about that and research you conducted?
- You also mention people stopping because of the poor conditions in clinics…talk to us about that.
- What is government saying about this?
- If this policy could change, what kind positives do you hope to see?
- How are we as the country at the moment in terms of HIV infections and management?
- As we approach elections, and we read manifestos, is HIV management still a priority among the parties who are contesting elections?
- Today, the President signed the National Health Insurance Bill into law - what’s the view of the Treatment Action Campaign on it?
- How do we strengthen our health system in general?
“Many have started on treatment and then stopped because of the poor conditions and unwelcoming environment in clinics,” said TAC spokesperson Morongwa Ntini.
He said offering a six-month plan will motivate patients to stay on treatment as there will be no need for them to visit clinics often, while the clinic staff will not have to deal with long queues.
President Ramaphosa will tomorrow sign the National Health Insurance Bill into law paving the way for what some believe will be the universal health access for all. It’s a controversial bill as some are threatening to go to court saying it is unimplementable and unconstitutional.
Guest: Russel Rensburg, Director at Rural Health Advocacy Project
- The NHI becomes the law tomorrow but some of us are still not really understanding it…can you break it down for us?
- Will it cover everyone or do I need to subscribe to be covered?
- Practically, how will it go…if I am sick does it mean I can go to any hospital including private?
- If I have medical aid, will it still give me advantage?
- But, why the controversy around it and some people feel it will be hard to be implement?
- Is this something South Africans should celebrate?
- Why the NHI Bill?
The objective of the NHI Bill is to provide universal access to quality health care for all South Africans as enshrined in the Constitution. The Constitution recognizes healthcare as a fundamental human right. It states that “everyone has the right to have access to health care services… the state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of these rights and no one may be refused emergency medical treatment.” The NHI Bill seeks to achieve this by ensuring that:
- No one is deprived of the above mentioned rights because of their socio-economic status;
- One public health fund is created with adequate resources to plan for and effectively meet the health needs of the entire population, not just for a selected few; and
- The ultimate goal is to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
What is the NHI Bill and how will NHI benefit South Africans?
- The NHI fund will cover South Africans of all races, rich or poor and legal long-term residents.
- There will be one pool of healthcare funding for private and public healthcare providers alike.
- The cost of our healthcare system, which is currently the most expensive in the world, will be reduced.
- When people visit healthcare facilities, there will be no fees charged because the NHI fund will cover the costs of people’s medical care in the same way that medical aids do for their members.
- NHI will narrow the gap between the rich and poor in terms of standards of healthcare.
- South Africans will no longer be required to contribute directly to a medical health scheme to get quality health care. The NHI Fund will be funded from:
✔ General taxes,
✔ Contributions of persons earning above a set amount, and
✔ Monthly contributions made by the employees to the fund.
Statistic South Africa released the latest national unemployment figures today saying the first-quarter unemployment rate rose by 0.8 of a percentage point to 32.9% from 32.1% in the fourth quarter.
The question we are asking tonight is; how do we bring more young people into the mainstream economy especially those in the townships.
Guest: Bulelani Balabala, Founder: Township Entrepreneurs Alliance.
- Surprised by these new figures?
- The issue of youth unemployment, how critical is it for these upcoming elections?
- Even political party promises to address it, but why is it stubborn?
- Our education and skills - what role do they play in driving unemployment
- As an expert on township economy, how do we bring unemployed people in the township into the mainstream economy?
- Young people in the township sometime believe there are no opportunities?
- When we think of township economy, sometime we only think of spaza shops. Can you break it down for us?
- The National Development Plan would like to see about 11 million jobs created by small businesses by 2030 - do you see that happening?
- What intervention do we need?
What role can the supermarkets and small businesses play in fighting obesity in the country? It is estimated that Almost half of adult South Africans are overweight or obese, according to the the country’s 2023 National Food and Nutrition Survey.
Guest: Liezel Engelbrecht, Innovation Manager for the All children on track portfolio at DG Murray Trust
- First, the obesity problem in South Africa. How rife is it now?
- Here you are saying, we can’t beat it by preaching healthier habits alone…what do you mean?
- What’s the role played by big supermarkets in obesity?
- You are saying the overweight problem is not just people overeating…?
- What’s the relationship between stunting and obesity?
- What’s the role of supermarkets and spaza shops in this situation?
- But, do you see these big businesses sacrifice their income for a healthier nation…do they need incentives?
- A health nation - what role does it play in our economy?
- If everyone especially big business can follow this advice, what kind of nation could we see in about 10 years from now?
Personal fraud like banking scams, job application, identity theft etc have been around for sometime but seems they’re intensifying. The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), says there has been a 32% increase in fraud incidents reported to it last year just last year alone.
Guest: Roy Retief, Head of Operations at the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service
- 32% last year, what’s behind the rise?
- What are the types of frauds / scams you are seeing right now?
- 45% in banking fraud?
- How would you rate the steps our banks have taken to prevent fraud and are they effective?
- Which provinces would you say are leading with these?
- Online scams that sounds too good to be true is still a problem?
- Why as consumers or people in general are we still scammed no matter how many warnings we receive?
- How can we be more vigilant?
- What about people who run small businesses - are they also at risk in terms businesses information?
- But, criminals are becoming smarter now and always one step ahead?
- I understand you have a Fraud Summit coming up, what will you be discussing there?
Guest: Sihle-Isipho Notshokweni, Author, storyteller, scholar. Her work in general
The success of her first book, Wanda.
Writing children’s books.
Her work with Eastern Cape writers
Her TV show - The Ultimate Book Show Head Producer (Cannes Selected)
Her work with the United Nations Development Programme Timbuktoo project
Her writing course
Her next production, the Storytellers Studio alongside Lilian Dube
Creativity at large and producing more SA writers
A unifying theme in my research and work at the University of Cape Town, Peking
University and KU Leuven has been the motivations for and barriers to youth aspirational
goals and the effects of race-based stereotypes on educational and career expectations in
the post Apartheid schooling landscape.
Today, President Ramaphosa signed into law or given his approval to the Preventing and
Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which criminalises hate crimes and hate
speech.
To break it down for us
Ben Winks
Independent advocate specialising in media, constitutional and international law.
President assents to law Bill criminalising hate crimes, hate speech
President Cyril Ramaphosa has given his approval to the Preventing and Combating of Hate
Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which criminalises hate crimes and hate speech.
The law also outlines the prosecution process for individuals who perpetrate these offences.
“This legislative measure gives effect to South Africa’s obligations in terms of the Constitution
and international human rights instruments concerning racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance, in accordance with international law obligations,” the
Presidency explained in a statement on Thursday.
Guest: MacIntosh Polela, Spokesperson - RAF
- The state of RAF in general
- The backlog
- The foreign claimants
- Fraud claimants / lawyer collusion
- Bias by the judges against the Fund?
- SIU investigations
- Statement released by the Law Society of SA in December last year - agains the fund
South Africa’s Road Accident Fund being bled dry – this is who’s to blame
The Road Accident Fund’s (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo says the fund fears being bled dry by ‘suspicious, exorbitant’ claims – but the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has pointed to multiple failures, including corruption.
The RAF, which recorded a R8.43 billion deficit for the 2022/23 financial year, recently revealed that it is struggling to get on top of mounting claims, recording a backlog of over 321,000 – largely due to missing supporting documents.
Letsoalo largely laid the blame for ailments in the fund’s fiscal position at the feet of non-South Africans for having “exorbitant” and “suspicious claims.”
The Khampepe Commission Judicial commission of enquiry headed by Judge Sisi Khampepe handed its report to the Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi yesterday. The commission heard testimony from witnesses and survivors where 77 people died.
Guest: Osmond Mngomezulu, Attorney The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI)
An underground fire in Joburg cbd recently that took hours to control, the Usindiso buildings, blasts in the CBD, crime, hijacked buildings etc Joburg, regarded as the richest city in Africa…is it really on the state of decay or is it exaggerated? Can the city still be saved?
Guest: Brian McKechnie, Architect & heritage consultant
Guest: Ms Thato Ramaili - CEO: PPRA ( Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority)
Interview
On Friday, a number of people and survivors of the Usindiso Building fire that killed 77 people in August last year marched to the Joburg Mayor’s office tabling a number of demands including decent and affordable housing for victims of building fires and an end to “inhuman” temporary emergency accommodation for the Denver building fire victims. They were marching as Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign.
Mametlwe Sebei, Co-ordinator & President: General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (Giwusa)
The IEC says it wants the police to speed up the investigation into reports that the MK Party forged some signatures that it submitted to the IEC.
This report has led to some believing that there’s an implosion taking place within the MK party. This includes the expulsion of its four senior leaders. With less than four weeks before the elections, can this impact the party? What’s the real issue taking place here?
Guest: Lorren de Kock - Head of Circular Economy - WWF
Today, 22 April, is also known as Earth Day - meant to show support for environmental protection. The theme for this year is Planet vs Plastics. How far are we as a country in winning this battle? Whether we’re talking about environmental pollution, food waste or plastic pollution.
Apparently, South Africa is considered to have the highest plastic waste generation rate in Africa
Guest: Monde Nqulwana - Acting Chair: Khayelitsha Development Forum
The people of Khayelitsha township in Cape Town are still reeling from another shock after witnessing another mass shooting in their township, leaving eight people dead. Mass shootings are not uncommon in this area. Last year around October, 26 people were killed in separate incidents within four weeks.
Khayelitsha - is regarded as one of the most violent townships in the country…how does this impact the development of the township?
Guest: Lorren de Kock - Head of Circular Economy - WWF
Today, 22 April, is also known as Earth Day - meant to show support for environmental protection. The theme for this year is Planet vs Plastics. How far are we as a country in winning this battle? Whether we’re talking about environmental pollution, food waste or plastic pollution.
Apparently, South Africa is considered to have the highest plastic waste generation rate in Africa
International: Iran attacks Israel with over 300 drones, missiles: What you need to know
Guest: Zeenat Adam - the Deputy Executive Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre
Guest: Richard Poplak is an award-winning author, journalist, and filmmaker. He has become one of the most widely read and political journalists
POLITICS:
Is The Democratic Alliance threatened by Rise Mzansi’s growing appeal among young voters?
Guest: Dr Bruce May - Senior Lecturer in the School for Science and Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of the Western Cape.
Four out of five Grade 8 pupils in Free State fail crucial test
GUEST Jack Bloom, the DA's shadow MEC for health
As the country battles with a shortage of doctors and over a thousand medical graduates are unemployed, Health Minister said there are about 100 Cuban doctors working in the country.
This is despite there being more than 1 000 qualified in the country who are unemployed. according to the SA Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu).
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has condemned the regional health department for recruiting Cuban doctors at a time of significant unemployment among local doctors. Jack Bloom, the DA's shadow MEC for health, expressed dismay, arguing that unemployed local doctors should be prioritised for employment opportunities.
He criticised the Gauteng health department for favouring Cuban doctors over qualified local professionals, whom he deemed more deserving.
Bloom insisted that the department should terminate all contracts with Cuban doctors and focus on utilising local talent
Guest: Ian Allis- criminal lawyer with 20 years of experience in law
Understanding the PRECCA act in relation to the asbestos case with former Free State premier Ace Magashule
Guest: Ian Allis- criminal lawyer with 20 years of experience in law
Guest: Patrick Kulati is the chief executive of Good Governance Africa’s Southern African regional office.
Road to Election 2024; Election Manifestos and Rallies:
The need for informed policy solutions beyond election rallies
Remembering South African struggle hero Chris Hani
Dr Gregory Houston, former Chief Research Specialist in the Developmental Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research Council
Guest: Rutendo Matinyarare, Chairman of Zimbabwe Anti Sanctions Movement.
Guest: Bishop Joshua Maponga-Motivational Speaker, Social Entrepreneur, Philosopher, Musician And Leader with a keen passion for community development.
Zimbabwe’s new ZiG currency strengthens on second day of trading
- Zimbabwe introduces new gold-backed currency to tackle inflation
In South Africa, the extent of sexual exploitation of children has increased drastically and its nature has changed over time.
Let’s talk Child Sextortion in South Africa
CyberSecurity Advisor Andy Mashaile
Dr Shaheda Omar, director of the Teddy Bear clinic
What’s God Got To Do With It: let’s speak Politics and Religion in South Africa
Is Religion a threat to elections?
Guest: David Jeffery-Schwikkard, is a PhD candidate at King’s College London. His research explores how the ANC navigates a secular state with a religious electorate in South Africa.
Guest: Pholoso More, Religious scholar doing their final year masters in Theology specializing in New Testament and Early Christianity at UNISA.
Guest: Ismail Lagardien is a writer, columnist and political economist with extensive exposure and experience in global political economic affairs. He was educated at the London School of Economics, and holds a PhD in International Political Economy.
POLICE in the Western Cape have said they were still investigating the death of businessman-turned-fraudster Markus Jooste, who reportedly died a day after the Financial Service Conduct Authority (FSCA) slapped him with a fine for fraud.
Guest: Narend Singh, IFP Chief Whip
Opposition parties petition the president: electoral matters amendment bill is unconstitutional.
Ten political parties in Parliament have petitioned the president over the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill passed by the National Council of Provinces last week. They are appealing for him to not assent to the bill - saying it’s unconstitutional.
It will give the president the power to determine a new threshold for declaring donations and set the limit for such donations. But it’s the way State funds will be allocated to parties that has led to the outrage.
Guest: Matshidiso Lencasa, Budget Researcher at Section 27
Guest: Isabella Frey, Founding and Executive Director of Social Policy initiative
Senegal's President Macky Sall hails his country's democracy as being in good health as he and his ruling coalition concede defeat to the anti-establishment opposition candidate. Just 10 days after being released from jail, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become Senegal's youngest president.
Guest: Amadou Barry, Channel Afrika’s correspondent in Dakar, Senegal
The ANC says it will accept and comply with the electoral court ruling, dismissing its bid to have the uMkhonto weSizwe Party deregistered.
The electoral court has ruled that the MK party met all the IEC requirements, before the prescribed time for registrations. This means that the political newcomers can contest the upcoming elections.
Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin, Researcher at Judges Matter
In a significant development in South African politics, the Electoral Court has delivered a resounding blow to the African National Congress (ANC), dismissing the party’s attempt to invalidate the registration of the newly-formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party.
The unanimous judgment of the court reaffirms the integrity of the electoral process and underscores the importance of upholding democratic principles in the face of partisan manoeuvring.
The ANC's efforts to challenge the registration of the MK Party represents a troubling trend of using the courts for electoral purposes, rather than engaging in open and fair competition based on ideas and policies.
Guest: Dzvinka Kachur - research fellow at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and co-founder of the NPO ‘Ukrainian Association of South Africa’
Guest: Oleksandra Romantsova - Executive Director at the Centre for Civil Liberties
Interview Infidelity: Why is it not criminalised in South Africa and what would the
criminalisation thereof entail?
Guest: Elton Hart - Senior Partner Hart and Associates AND
Attorney at UJ
Guest: JC van der Merwe - Philosophical practitioner (in private
practice in JHB)
The National Assembly votes on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill
Guest: Nkululeko Tselane - Attorney at the High Court
Guest: Mmoni Seapolelo, Acting Group Executive for Corporate Affairs and Marketing at the SABC
Guest: Bongiwe Zwane, SABC’s Full View Anchor
Want to invest in the latest lucrative, money-spinning scheme that is all the rage online? You want to but you’re skeptical?
Ok what if the person encouraging you to jump in is a face or voice you are used to, say, a credible broadcast journalist? If people who normally bring you the news tell you it’s ok – what could go wrong?
How could it be a scam if Devi Sankaree-Govender or Leanne Mannas says you should invest? Or the face of the evening news Bongiwe Zwane?
There are even investments being touted by Elon Musk you may not like him, but he sure knows how to make money, right? As people around the world grapple with fast advancing technologies, artificial intelligence and the coming future, criminals are eager to pounce on naïve and unsuspecting members of the public.
Guest: Tessa Dooms, Director of Programs at Rivonia Circle
South Africa has some 400 political parties and independent candidates who will be vying for South Africans favor at the upcoming polls. According to the IEC- it has received 70 new applications making this the biggest number of parties at the polls.
Themes
- Why the need for so many parties?
- And what will an increase of new party entries mean for the ruling party and oppositions?
- New parties in the mix?
- African Congress for Transformation (ACT) by Ace Magashule,
- African Radical Economic Transformation Alliance (Areta) by Carl Niehaus
- Rise Mzansi, Xiluva, the South African Rainbow Alliance (SARA)
- Roger Jardine’s Change Starts Now party which registered in December has officially pulled out of the running.
- Many political commentators have indicatedthat the upcoming elections will usher a wave of coalition governments.
Guest: Roger Jardine, Change Starts Now
New Political Party - Change Starts now kicks off 2024 election drive with pledge to make South Africa work and restore dignity to its people.
Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa, Budget Researcher at SECTION27
Guest:Isobel Frye, Founding and Executive Director of Social Policy Initiative
Guest: Dr. David Makovha is a registered Chartered Accountant, and holds a PhD in Project and Infrastructure Finance. He is CEO of Mr Mak, a dynamic education platform
Compounding the problem is the slashing of school infrastructure allocations by R1.7-billion, which according to Equal Education, could have easily provided 2,991 additional classrooms.
Guest: Marks Maponyane, Former Bafana Bafana player and Football commentator
Guest: Brian Mofokeng, Football Commentator
GUEST: Matshidiso Lencoasa ,Budget Researcher at SECTION27
A broad coalition of civil society organisations has fired a salvo at President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday, urging for strong leadership that embraces bold, transformative measures to navigate the country towards a future where equality, care, and the wellbeing of all citizens are paramount.
As South Africa prepares to commemorate 30 years of constitutional democracy, an open letter by 15 organisations that include; the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), Budget Justice Coalition (BJC), Children’s Institute, UCT, Corruption Watch, Equal Education, Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), Health Justice Initiative (HJI), National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU), #PayTheGrants, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD), RightfulShare, SECTION 27, Social Policy Initiative (SPI) and the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), have urged Ramaphosa to centre this week’s Sona around the needs of the country's most marginalised communities, advocating for policy and implementation efforts to be realigned to address these critical concerns.
Calling Thursday’s Sona a “watershed moment”, the letter calls on the government to adopt a unified approach in advancing and adequately funding key policy priorities to ensure the promotion of constitutional rights.
Highlighting discrepancies between commitments made in previous Sona events and the actual allocation of resources by the National Treasury, the letter criticises the trend of unilateral budget cuts that threaten socio-economic rights, economic growth, and previous government achievements.
These actions, perceived as part of a broader austerity agenda, have sparked calls for accountability and a re-evaluation of funding strategies to support South Africa's developmental goals.
“In recent years, we have observed that while the Sona has made certain commitments, National Treasury has either failed to resource these programmes or has deliberately cut funding to them without any accountability.
“In 2023, National Treasury unilaterally issued instructions to all departments and state entities to make widespread and devastating budget cuts, later repudiated by cabinet. National Treasury continues to pursue hyper-austerity in critical economic and social services. This curtails the realisation of socio-economic rights, hampers economic growth, and undermines the gains made through recent government interventions. We call on you to hold the Minister of Finance and National Treasury to account and ensure that policy priorities will be allocated adequate funds and that the macroeconomic policy stance is supportive of your developmental agenda,” the open letter reads.
The President's initiatives, such as the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant and the Presidential Employment Stimulus, have been acknowledged for their positive impact on combating unemployment and poverty.
However, concerns about the sustainability of these programmes amid financial constraints are growing. The letter stresses the importance of continued investment in public employment programmes and social grants, which are vital for the country's socio-economic stability.
Noting a study by 42 countries published in 2023 by researchers at the University of Sao Paolo that found that social protection spending has a high multiplier effect on GDP growth, and that the effect is much more pronounced in low-income countries and countries with high levels of inequality, the open letter says these benefits are being consistently undermined by National Treasury’s “ideological choice to reduce the grant’s budget allocation from R44 billion in 2022/23, to R36 billion in 2023/24, and now to R33 billion in 2023 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement”.
“This has resulted in less than half of working-aged people living below the food poverty line receiving the grant, whose value has remained stagnant, in the context of rising hunger. Other social grants — lifelines for the poor and those who cannot work — have also not kept pace with the cost of living. For example, the Child Support Grant received a year-on-year increase of just 4.2% in April 2023, at a time when food inflation soared to over 14%. Already, there are signs that child stunting and mortality rates are rising”.
Guest: James Ndlebe - Chief Director, Planning and Monitoring Support at the Department of Education
Guest: Elleck Nchabeleng - Committee Chairperson
Guest: Adele Kirsten, Gun Free SA Director
Gun Free South Africa says murders caused by shooting have been increasing for the past ten years. It's expressed concern about firearm-related violence after the release of the latest crime statistics. The organisation is calling on government to use its crime data to save lives.
Themes
- Licensed versus illegal guns
- Illegal guns have been predominantly used in firearm murders and other types of violent crimes in South Africa.
- Beyond controlling guns
-The Firearms Control Act has been one of many firearm violence reduction measures in South Africa.
- The police have reported that they destroyed 1,189,884 firearms between and 2018/20
- Firearm violence remains a problem
-Statistics produced by the police and mortuary surveillance systems in South Africa have consistently shown that firearms are the most commonly used weapons to commit murder and other violent crimes, such as carjacking and house robberies.
-With this in mind, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Services which serves as the technical advisory agency to the Minister of Police, wants to have the Firearms Control Act amended to introduce more stringent firearm licensing measures.
Guest: Mphumelelo Zikalala, Legal Expert
Why knowing political manifestos is critical in SA’s election
-We will be seeing many political parties and independent candidates publishing their election manifestos in coming weeks.
- These manifestos are the party’s DNA, showing voters exactly the direction they will take on critical issues.
-The paths they will walk to deal with the many challenges we are faced with, from crime to unemployment and the economy, as well as the environment and energy.
- So it is critical that you get to know these manifestos and not vote purely on sentiment as has been the trend in this country in previous elections.
- Rise Mzansi is one of the first to launch their manifesto.
- Key issues are good leadership and governance, which has been at the heart of the ANC’s failure as a government.
- Do citizens still have trust in the promises made by different political parties
Guest: Adv Ouma Rabaji-Rasethaba, Head of Assets for Future Unit at the National Prosecuting Authority and Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions
Guest: Wayne Duvenage is CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse
The South African revenue services has been given the go ahead to install CCTV cameras in big tobacco warehouses.
The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA), took SARS to court with the aim of stopping the installation of the surveillance.
FITA represents 80 percent of licensed cigarette manufacturers in Southern Africa. An estimated R8-billion is lost annually to the fiscus as a result of illicit trade of tobacco.
Guest: Nsika Masondo is the CFO of the National Stokvel Association of South Africa, as well as the NASASA Financial Co-Operative.
In South Africa, a stokvel is an invitation-only club of twelve or more people serving as a rotating credit union or saving scheme.
In a Stokvel scam, fraudsters advertise the club/scheme on social media platforms. They will entice others to join by having other people, who are part of the scam, show interest and praise the club. The invite to join the Stokvel club will be on social media platforms.
Guest: Dr William Mpofu- Researcher at the university of the Witwatersrand, political analyst and Senior Research Associate at Good Governance Africa
President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo's election, which has been condemned as a "sham" by several opposition candidates demanding a rerun. Tshisekedi won about 73% of the vote, with his nearest challenger, Moise Katumbi, on 18%. About two-thirds of polling stations opened late, while 30% of voting machines did not work on the first day of the vote, according to an observer group. Meanwhile opposition parties say the problems were part of a deliberate plan to allow the results to be rigged in favor of Mr Tshisekedi.
Guest: Garron Gsell from The Men's Foundation
At least 54 councillors and 103 municipal officials have been gunned down since 2011
Following a commission that was established in 2016, In 2018, commissioners, advocate Marumo Moerane, advocate Vasu Gounden and Professor Cheryl Potgieter completed the task and submitted the report to the then premier.
In part, the report identified serious weaknesses in the criminal justice system as kne of the reasons behind this. What then needs to be done to put an end on the political violence in the province?
Guest: Chairperson of the South African Local Government Association in KwaZulu-Natal Cllr Thamsanqa Ntuli
Guest: Lebogang Ramafoko - Executive Director - Oxfam
South Africa’s national Health Department has raised concerns following the increasing rate of teenage pregnancies across the country. It has been recorded that over 145 teenagers have given birth in public hospitals on Christmas Day alone, while just over 1,700 babies were delivered.
More than 100,000 adolescent girls give birth in South Africa each year. Under South African law, a pregnant or teenage mother can continue her schooling through and after her pregnancy, but unfortunately due to lack of support or socio economic issues, many drop out of school….
Guest: Dalene Sechele-Manana, HR Director of Mercantile Bank
Burnout is well-recognised for its negative effects on a person's life and wellbeing, but less well-known is boreout - another sub-optimal state that is prevalent in workplaces and characterised by low motivation, low challenge, and low interest. It usually results from having too little to do, too little autonomy, or too few opportunities to use one's skills and passions in a way that helps you live up to your full potential at work.
Guest: Kwezi Mngqibisa, a senior research fellow at the University of Johannesburg
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Independent National Electoral Commission has published the preliminary election results. The first session focused solely on the diaspora vote by Congolese in South Africa, the United States, Canada, Belgium and France. Only 5,300 of the expected 11,000 voters turned out at the polls, with incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi taking lead followed by opponent Moise Katumbi.
Guest:Buyisile Mncina-Clinical Psychologist
Seasonal depression or SAD is a type of depression that happens during a certain season of the year—most often fall and winter. According to Experts, there is no clear cause for it
Guest: Na'eem Jeenah - Senior Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)
Today marks 80 days since the start of the Israel and Palestine war. As people around the world celebrate Christmas day, the people of Israel and Palestine are reeling from the war stricken country. Israeli forces have killed some 8,000 Palestinian fighters in the Gaza war. Meanwhile United States President Joe Biden says he did not ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in a telephone call between the two leaders
Guest: Guest: Robert Mulaudzi - Spokesperson of the City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services, Trained Fire Fighter/EMT
In preparation for the festive season, the Department of Health has intensified Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with over 1 540 ambulances deployed across the country’s major routes and strategic points and hotspots.
According to the department, this move aims to accelerate a turnaround time for emergency medical response during the festive season, a period associated with a high demand for emergency medical services.
Guest: Dr Corrin Varady - CEO of IDEA
Classroom demand for 2024 exceeds available space at schools across South Africa. Of concern is that school infrastructure allocations have been slashed. This, even as over 400,000 children with special needs, are said to not in school due to inadequate accommodation caused by overcrowding and a lack of one-on-one attention from educators.
Dr Varady, my next guest, urges the Government to offer virtual schools and virtual school models to remedy the situation and provide more democratised learning.
He has outlined a proactive approach – looking to technology as an immediate solution to support educators, he joins us this evening to share this approach.
Guest: Susan Tolmay is the governance and justice manager at Gender Links
Guest: Gugu Dlamini Xulu - African Transformation Movement (ATM) Women's League National Spolesperson
Guest: Chris Nissen -Commissioner responsible for civil and political rights at the SAHRC
Guest: Tshepo Mahlangu | President of LASCA/
Guest: Dr Ferrial Adam | Executive Manager: WaterCAN – OUTA
Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse initiative WaterCAN and AfriForum are raising their concerns over the latest results from the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) full Blue and No Drop reports, as well as the Green Drop Progress report, which shows the deteriorating state of South Africa’s drinking and wastewater operations.
The Blue and No Drop reports indicate that there has been a decline in drinking water quality and an increase in nonrevenue water since the last reports were issued in 2014. The Green Drop Progress report meanwhile indicates a deterioration in the performance of municipal wastewater treatment systems.
We are joined by Tshepo Mahlangu, President of LASCA/TSHWANE PARLIAMENT.
Tshwane Parliament is a Non-Political Civic Association representing Tshwane Townships. We are the Vanguard of the Communities
Tshepo to give an eye witness account of Hamanskraal residents…
We are also joined by Dr Ferrial Adam, Executive Manager: WaterCAN a network of citizen science activists who are committed water guardians and willing stewards advocating for clean, safe and sustainable water.
Guest: Geoffrey Moatshe | NUM Rustenburg regional secretary
Impala Bafokeng Platinum Mine has issued a warning of legal consequences against employees involved in an unauthorised underground sit-in.
The mine management’s declaration comes in response to a reported workers’ protest addressing various concerns, including alleged unfair distribution of shares among the workforce.
Some protesting employees claim to have faced suspension as a result of voicing their grievances.
The mine, through a memorandum disseminated to all employees and obtained by SABC News, asserts that the unsanctioned underground sit-in not only violates Impala Bafokeng’s Code but is also linked with criminal activities.
According to the memo, the mine management vows to pursue legal action and criminal charges against employees engaged in planning or facilitating the unauthorised sit-in.
The charges mentioned include kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, hostage taking, sexual harassment exposure, threatening behavior, harassment, and victimisation.
Guest: Richard Mambolo - Spokesperson POPCRU
Guest: Mpho Kwinika - IPUSA General Secretary
Guest: Athlenda Mathe - SAPS National Spokesperson
Guest: Gregory Wilpert - A German-American sociologist, co-founder of the website VenezuelAnalysis.com
Guest: Bulelani Mkhohliswa - Executive Director New Nation Movement (NNM)
Guest: Londiwe Mntambo - Programs Manager at the Rivonia Circle
Guest: Peter Major –Mining Analyst and Director for mining at Modern Corporate Solutions
Guest: George Kahn - A human rights lawyer and director at Richard Spoor Inc Attorneys, specializing in occupational health and safety law and related industrial human rights law.
Guest: Professor Chris Landsberg of African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg
Guest: Boitumelo Tumi Katisi - Founder of Aviation Development in Africa, NPO, and a commercial pilot.
Guest: Christopher Shabangu - Deputy President of South African Cabin Crew Association
Guest: Diale Mabitsela, Chairman of the NMSA Board
Guest: Lukas Ligeti, the Artistic Director of the Festival
Guest: Karabo Khakhau - DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Guest: Dr Azar Jammine - Economist
Guest: Rob Rose - Editor of Financial Mail and the author of the 'The Grand Scam: How Barry Tannanebaum Conned South Africa's Business Elite and Steinheist'
Guest: Nkosinathi Sixabayi - Heartlines - Fathers Matter Project Community Mobilization Lead
Guest: Professor John Kieger - Former Research Director in the Department of politics and International Studies - University of Cambridge
Guest: Robbie Raburabu - IPID Spokesperson
Guest: Richard Mamabolo - Popcru Spokesperson
Guest: Professor Patrick Bond - Director of the Center for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg's Department of Sociology
Guest; Prof. Saths Cooper is the Pan African Psychology Union, Former Political Prisoner and leader of the black Consciousness Movement.
Guest: Professor Nhlanhla Cyri Mbatha - Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University
Guest: Mr Mikatekiso Kubayi is a researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA
Guest: Dr Dale McKinley - Research & Educational Officer at the International Labour , Research & Information Group
Guest: Miyelani Mkhabela Economist and Funding Director and CEO at Antswisa Management Group
Guest: Nazley Sharif - Member of Parliament DA Spokesperson on Womxn, Youth and People with Disabilities
Guest: Thato Ramaili - Acting Chief Executive Officer for property Practitioners Regulatory Authority
Guest: Prof Hartmut Winkler - From the Department of Physics (Solar Energy and Energy supply/ Astrophysics 7 energy analyst
Guest: Tim Brauteseth - National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Spokesperson for Public Works
Guest: Roland Henwood - Political Scientist and commentator based at the University of Pretoria
Guest: Ephriam Mtjila - Driver officer from E-Hailing Partners Council (EPCO)
Guest: Kagiso Khaple - General Manager of Uber
Guest: Fredrick Mamabolo - Productivity and life Coach , Speaker and Corporate strategist
Guest: Dr. Eddie Mahembe - Pastor and Development Economist and is currently a Council Member of the Zimbabwe Economics Society (ZES) and Editor of Zimbabwe Journal of Economics (ZJE)
Guest: Chifi Mhango - Chief Economist Director of Research and Strategy Don Consultancy Group
Guest: Themba Godi - Former standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) chairperson and Leader of the APC
The African People's Convention is a South African political party formed by Themba Godi, former deputy leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC).
The African People's Convention (APC), which Godi lead, lost its only seat in Parliament following the elections.
He however has the confidence that he can get the party back in parliament.
This evening we reflect on his plans for the renewal of the party, aiming to get back in parliament, reflections on Eskom as former SCOPA chair and the relevance, according to him of his political party today.
Guest:- Jonathan Schwrtz - A journalist in Israel
The war in Israel / Palestine has entered its fifth day in the Middle East. Israel has formed an emergency government and war cabinet in the wake of Hamas' surprise attacks on border communities
Guest: Dzvinka Kachur from Ukrainian Association of South Africa
It is not only the lives of these people that are affected, but the families, the communities, the psycology of the country that is impacted.
This evening we reflect on the Russia Ukraine war,and speak particularly about how the human lives affected, how the war has disrupted many families and communities, as well as get a picture of the shocking number of people who are displaced and whose whereabouts are unknown
We are now 20 months of the full-scale invasion. We get a picture of the state Ukraine finds itself in today?
Guest: Pearl Moabelo -Director for Social Crime Prevention and Victim Empowerment Programmer at the Gauteng Department of Social Development
Over 160 Social Workers were capacitated in the 2022/23 financial
year with training to be able to identify trafficking victims, particularly among vulnerable groups such as children, individuals in commercial sex labour exploitation and internally displaced persons.This evening we find out more about this, as well as understand the interventions employed by the department to assist victims of human trafficking.
Guest: Masizole Mnqasela - President of Alliance of Citizens for Change (ACC)
Every Wednesday on #SAfmNightTalk we put a focus on a political party in South Africa, getting to know them, finding out what makes them relevant as well as find out what is their party's promise to you, the electorate.
This evening we get to know Alliance of Citizens for Change (ACC) under the leadership of leader is former Western Cape Legislature speaker, Masizole Mnqasela.
The A.C.C. says it aims to eliminate the financial barriers created by economic disparities in the educational system, they further commits to implementing more equitable funding distribution for essential resources, thereby improving the quality of education for students in disadvantaged communities.
Guest: Dr. Matome Kganakga - Coordination Committee Member Of The South African National Aids Council Civil Society Forum
NGOs play an indispensable role in South Africa, many times bridging the gap between governments and citizens, particularly in the provision of basic services, such as health, water, sanitation, and education, to name but a few.
However, government has faced criticism, particularly relating to the lack of support for the NGOs, which has resulted in poor collaboration between the government and the NGOs.
Guest: Guest: Matakanye Matakanye, General Secretary of the National Association for School Governing Bodies
Researchers from the Pretoria and Johannesburg universities have been commissioned to investigate unusual behavior and “strange experiences” at schools in South Africa. The department of basic education says the surveys will cover 3-thousand schools across the country after reports of strange behavior in learners. Schools reported unusual behavior such as screaming uncontrollably and hallucinations.
While briefing the media, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that the department has established policies to address the issue of unusual behaviour in schools, including some who went to the extent of committing suicide.
There were times were some of these behaviors were attributed to 'spiritual callings.
Guest: Johanna Leblanc, Partner at Adomi Advisory Group, PLLC
The United Nations Security Council has voted to authorize a Multinational Security Support mission to the gang-controlled island-nation of Haiti for 12 months. 13 countries voted in favour of the text with abstentions from Russia and China. The country's leadership asked the Council almost a year ago for an international force to support the under-equipped Haitian National Police in stabilizing a country faced with unprecedented violence and lawlessness, including murders, sexual violence and kidnappings for ransom. Almost half the country's population is food insecure.
Guest: Phinah Kodisang CEO of the Soul City Institute
Current statistics on adolescent/teenage pregnancy show that there has been a significant increase in young girls falling pregnant since then. These statistics reveal that over 150 000 young girls were pregnant in the 2022/2023 financial year.
According to the Health Minister, health workers are now obliged to report cases of pregnant underage girls, but we wanted to discuss some of the blindsides on governments part to deal and address this as it would seem their methods are largely reactionary.
Guest: Andile TLHOAELE. -B-BBEE and Transformation Analyst
This evening we discuss the black industrialists policy and look at what it has achieved since inception in 2015, and how it has changed the landscape of our economy, and how sustainable it has been in terms of the entrepreneurs and enterprises created.
Guest: Mary de Haas - Independent researcher and violence monitor
South African police Minister Bheki Cele briefed the media in Pretoria, and he highlighted some of the South African Police Service’s (Saps) recent successes.
Amongst other things:
-Police Minister Bheki Cele says academics, members of the media, and certain forces within the police have an agenda to undo their work
- Cele says he is working hard to bolster
Cele also Parliament recently gave crime intelligence the green light to use certain technology in their fight against crime.
Should this inspire the nation's confidence?
Guest: Rumbi Chidoori Regional Advocacy and Policy Coordinator at sonke Gender Justice
South Africa could soon have a new gender-neutral parental leave policy. A case against the Minister of Employment and Labour recently heard at the Gauteng High Court recently, is seeking a gender-neutral parental policy that enables all employees to take parental leave regardless of their gender.
Current laws entitle birthing parents to at least four consecutive months maternity leave - while fathers are entitled to 10 days of parental leave.
Parental leave may also be applicable in circumstances where an employee legally adopts a child or when a child is placed by a court in the care of a prospective adoptive parent.
Guest: Dave Steward - Chairperson of the FW de Klerk Foundation
Guest: Mr Julius Dantile -PanSALB Executive Head of Languages
Heritage Day on 24 September recognises and celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation. South Africans celebrate the day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make up the population of South Africa.
As we mark heritage day, we put a focus on language as the indicator of the country's national identity and a part of a person's heritage or a nation.
The FW de Klerk Foundation has released its 2023 report card on Cultural, Religious and Language Rights in South Africa. The foundation is of the view that government has failed to implement the Official Languages Act.
The Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012) strives to give effect to the constitutional obligation of multilingualism.
Guest: Stella De Kock - Managing Director at TELL
Approximately 4700 people are waiting for a life-saving organ or cornea transplant in South Africa, but only 0.2% of our population are registered organ donors. Organ and tissue donation is a simple choice that will cost you nothing but a few minutes of your time to register.
How can attitudes towards organ donation be changed?
Our guest today is from an organisation called TELL -Transplant Education for Living Legacies) was created in part to educate South Africans about organ and tissue donation. Two of the three founders received lifesaving lung transplants which not only gave them a second chance at life but also put them in the unique position to make a difference in the transplant community.
Website: tell.org.za
Guest: Carin Bosman - Independent water governance advisor.
Rand Water and Johannesburg Waterrecently made a call to consumers and citizens, cautioning them to use water sparingly due to an alarming deficit between supply and demand.
In the begginning of this year, the country saw the community of Hammanskraal struck by a deadly cholera outbreak, Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink has come out to say that will cost about R2.5-billion to fix the Hammanskraal water infrastructure.
We reflect a bit on that - what has been happening?
More recently, the SA Human Rights Commission report has revealed that Kwa Zulu Natal municipalities have violated human rights by failing to ensure clean water to locals. The commission conducted an investigation after receiving hundreds of complaints about the failure of the municipalities in the province to provide clean water to the communities.
Guest: Mathew Parks - Spokesperson for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)
Do labour movements still have significant influence over electoral politics outcomes?
Also touching on the role we can expect them to play, as SA's political landscape moves towards being that of coalition government?
Guest: Thandeka Chauke - Statelessness Project Manager at Lawyers for Human Rights
The Minister of Home Affairs had previously revealed in Parliament in the year 2020 that his department was dealing with more than 800,000 blocked ID cases, involving alleged duplicates and what it claims are “fraudulent” IDs.
In response to this, Lawyers for Human Rights launched a campaign: “My ID, Unlock My Life” to raise awareness around ID blocking and they have taken Home Affairs to court over its practice of blocking IDs it thinks are in some way fraudulent
Guest: Sandile Swana - Political and Governance Analyst
South Africa has released a draft law that is aimed at facilitating the creation of a holding company which will house struggling SOE Such as power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.
But some experts have said that this newly published National State Enterprises Bill- aimed at re-organizing SOEs, is not immune to state capture.
Does this bill aim to solve the wrong problem?
Guest: Roland Henwood - Lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria
While delivering the country statement to the United Nations General Assembly in New York., President Cyril Ramaphosa made a call to transform the global financial architecture. He also says urgent action is needed to address the effects of the covid-19 pandemic - and climate change. The President says the poor and the most vulnerable - are carrying the brunt of the global challenges such as economic meltdowns. He also appealed for equal access to world markets.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a large South African delegation in New York this week, where the developing world is expected to lay out its expectations on the international stage.
Guest: Dr Simon Howell - Senior Researcher, Center of Criminology at the University of Cape Town.
South Africa has opted for a human rights-based rather than a stringent law enforcement punitive approach to the management of the country's correctional facilities.
Guest: Prof Hatmunt Winkler - University of Johannesburg Physics professor with a research in interest in sunlight modeling.
Guest: Tshepo Kgadima - Energy Analyst
The Executive Mayor of Tshwane Metro, Cilliers Brink has announced that the City is considering a private partnership to enhance the functioning of the Rooiwal and Pretoria West Power Station. This they foresee assisting the city to generate at least 1000 Mega Watts of electricity independent of Eskom in the next three years.
Guest: Adekunie Owolabi - Journalist and Researcher Digital Editor at the Diplomatic Watch now a US based Diplomatic Affairs news agency.
Nigeria's electricity distribution companies reported "a total system collapse"on Thursday, causing widespread blackouts across Africa's economy. Power generation fell to zero in the early hours and had risen to 273 mega watts (MW) by 10:30 GMT, still well below the daily average of 4100MW, data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed.
Guest: Alexandra Abrahams - Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Shadow Minister for Social Development
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says those responsible for the delays in social grant payments will be held responsible. Thousands of social grants recipients were affected.
Guest: Mr. Sakhile Hadebe - Academic in the School of Politics at UKZN
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral.
Prince Mangasuthu Buthelezi will be burred on Saturday. (16 September 2023)
"The Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement founded by Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi in1975 had some of its roots in the cultural organisation, Inkatha" established by King Solomon in the 1920s.
Guest: Chris Trisos - The Director of The Climate Risk Lab based at the African Climate and Development initiative at University of Cape Town
While Africa global carbon emission stand at 4%, according to the African development bank, Africa is the most vulnerable continent to climate change impacts under all climate scenarios above 1.5 degrees Celsius.
There are fears the number of fatalities in Libya's deadly floods will rise further with more than 5000 fared dead.
Incidents such as these are linked to climate change.
Guest: Trevor Shaku - South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) Spokesperson
President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening held a closed-door meeting with organised labor federation to discuss among other things , concerns over economic crisis.
In the end of August, National Treasury send a communication to all government departments instructing them to implement austerity measures as part of the policy of fiscal consolidation.
Guest: Hulme Scholes - Director of Malan Scholes Attorneys and we practice exclusively in the field of mining and mineral law
Guest: Tshediso Matona - The Commissioner of the B-BBEE Commission
Black Economic Empowerment is a policy of the South African government which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people. A form of affirmative action, it is intended especially to redress the inequalities created by apartheid. The BBBEE AAct defines black person as "Afeicans, Coloureds and Indians"
The African Union has been made a permanent member of the G20. The African Union now has the same status as the European Union, previously the only regional bloc with a full membership. Its previous designation was invited international organisation. The G20 includes 19 of the world's wealthiest nations and the European Union represents two thirds of the world's population.
Oliver Dickson was in conversation with Kwezi Mngqibisa is a Research Associate at the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg. Previously he worked at the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes. He was part of conflict management efforts in Burundi, DRC, South Sudan, Somalia etc working on mediation and peace processes.
The ANC is turning to the Constitutional Court in a final bid to appeal a judgment ordering it to release its cadre deployment records to the Democratic Alliance.
The party faced a deadline to hand over the records.
This follows the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissing with costs the ANC's application for leave to appeal a previous ruling, saying there are no reasonable prospects of success.
Oliver Dickson spoke to Legaly Analyst Benedict Phiri.
Guest: Nomzamo Zondo, Executive Director of Social Economic Rights Institute
Guest: Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, Public Safety MEC
Last week news broke of a 20-year-old man who became the first Ugandan to be charged with aggravated homosexuality,an offence punishable by death under the country's recently enacted anti-gay law.
Following this SAfm Night Talk reflects on the Anti-LGBTIQA+ Law in Uganda to unpacking what is currently happening? And what has been the general reaction and response in the country?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Roland Ebole, Amnesty International, Regional Researcher, East Africa, covering Uganda and Tanzania
Earlier in the year,President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a three-member independent panel to enquire into the circumstances of the docking of the Russian vessel known as Lady R in Simonstown, Western Cape, in December 2022. Through this inquiry, government wanted to establish the circumstances that led to the docking of the ship, and the alleged loading of cargo, and its departure from Simonstown, during the period from 6 to 9 December 2022.
Well, the president recently briefed the nation, and - the Panel has found no evidence of arms loaded on to Lady R.
The President was addressing the nation on the outcomes of the 15th BRICS Summit and the findings of the independent panel appointed to investigate the allegations that the US-sanctioned Russian cargo ship Lady R
Oliver Dickson spoke to Theo Venter, Professor of Practice in the School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy at the University of Johannesburg
Earlier in the year,President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a three-member independent panel to enquire into the circumstances of the docking of the Russian vessel known as Lady R in Simonstown, Western Cape, in December 2022. Through this inquiry, government wanted to establish the circumstances that led to the docking of the ship, and the alleged loading of cargo, and its departure from Simonstown, during the period from 6 to 9 December 2022.
Well, the president recently briefed the nation, and - the Panel has found no evidence of arms loaded on to Lady R.
The President was addressing the nation on the outcomes of the 15th BRICS Summit and the findings of the independent panel appointed to investigate the allegations that the US-sanctioned Russian cargo ship Lady R
Oliver Dickson spoke to Helmoed Heitman - Military and defence analyst.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addressed the Summit in Sandton, north of Johannesburg by video link through an interpreter. He told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of the BRICS group will lead to a multi-polar world. BRICS is a group of five countries with emerging economies that want to begin their own world economic and trade systems and has discussed creating a new currency.
Oliver Dickson spoke to Peter Fabricious –Independent journalist and Foreign Policy Analyst
All eyes are on Zimbabwe as it goes to the polls to elect a new president. Incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking a second five-year term in office as head of state in line with the country's constitution. Mnangagwa's main rival is Nelson Chamisa, alongside other 9 presidential hopefuls.
Oliver Dickson spoke to Dr William Mpofu; Researcher at the university of the Witwatersrand, political analyst and Senior Researh Associate at Good Givernance Africa as well as Perfect hlongawe-Secretary general of the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists and also chairperson of the Media alliance of Zimbabwe
BRICS leaders have converged in South Africa as the coalition of significant emerging economies looks to exert its influence to counterbalance the Western hegemony in international affairs. The BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - represent a quarter of the global economy, and interest in joining the club has surged ahead of its three-day summit in Johannesburg.
To discuss this, Oliver Dickson was joined by Leon Louw-Founder and former President of the 50-year-old Free Market Foundation, as well as Founder and President of the new Free Market Foundation, the Izwe Lami Freedom Foundation.
***Louw has won many international awards and is the author of SA's top-selling political book 'The Solution', popular communist and commentator with over 400 published articles.
Babita Deokaran Court case -Reaction to 6 accused pleading guilty
The NPA says they will continue working on the Babita Deokaran case in order to nab the kingpin that ordered the hit on the life of the corruption whistle-blower. Six men have been convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the High Court in Johannesburg. All six received sentences ranging from six to 22 years for their involvement in her murder. Is this Justice?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Adv Stefanie Fick Chief Legal Officer OUTA.
BRICS leaders announced the admission of six new countries - Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt as the full members. Ramaphosa noted that this was just the first round of expansion of BRICS, hinting that more rounds may follow. With at least 22 countries had formally applied to join the grouping, BRICS currently "represents more than 40% of the world's population. This evening we unpack:
HOW will this BRICS 'growth' impact how the world engages with BRICS Countries?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Dr Chris Isike- Professor of African Politics and International Relations in the Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
as well as Director, African Center for the Study of the US, University of Pretoria
Zimbabwean Police have revealed that they had detained 41 people and seized cellphones, laptops and other electronic equipment during raids on four locations in Harare following a tip-off concerning "subversive and criminal activities".
Mnangagwa used his presidential powers to extend balloting to 24th August 2023 at dozens of polling stations after voting was delayed by up to 10 hours in many areas. Ballot papers were still being printed late Wednesday, hours after voting should have closed.
Oliver Dickson spoke to Rejoice Ngwenya - Political Analyst based in Zimbabwe.
South Africa marks 11 years since the Marikana Massacre happened. On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service opened fire on a crowd of striking mine workers at Marikana, in the North West Province. The police killed 34 mineworkers and left 78 seriously injured.
Is there is a political will to prosecute all those police who gunned down the 34 miners?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Nomzamo Zondo - Executive Director of The Socio-Economic Rights Institute
South Africa's main opposition, the Democratic Alliance and six other political parties have begun talks to form a coalition that will govern the country, should the ruling Africa National Congress fail to secure 50% of the general elections in 2024. The parties are discussing and formalise terms of agreements that will guide their coalition.The two-day meeting commenced today at Emperors Palace, in Kempton Park.
The ANC Recently hosted the National Dialogue on Coalitions, which Smaller parties are furious and are questioning its relevance.
Oliver Dickson spoke to Sandile Swana - Political Analyst.
Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event in the capital of Barbados to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy in today's society. SAfm Night Talk hosted a conversation about the importance of reparations, why certain set of communities have received them, while some don't, significance also of reparations for slavery descendants and what form should they take?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Johanna Leblanc, Partner at Adomi Advisory Group, PLLC
Members from the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, together with the African Union are meeting to discuss the crisis in Niger. The summit is expected to discuss using force to return Niger to constitutional democracy. ECOWAS had given officers who seized power in Niamey on July 26th a seven-day ultimatum to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face the potential use of force, a warning the junta defied.
Oliver Dickson spoke to Dr Christian Ani, Senior Researcher and Project Coordinator at the Institute for Security Studies
What Interventions are employed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to address Illegal Mining in South Africa?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Makhosonke Buthelezi - head of communication at DMRE
Build One South Africa has recently announced the first two dozen candidates for the upcoming 2024 elections.
When we launched BOSA , they say one of their core pledges was to improve the quality of elected representatives and to guarantee that they are directly accountable to the country and their communities. Does this candidate list relfect this? How did the party go about selecting these candidates?
As we head towards the election, what is BOSA's political party promise to the electorate?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Mmusi Maimane - Leader of Build One South Africa (BOSA)
ActionSA today marched to the offices of Police Minister, Bheki Cele to demand that action be taken within the next three months to urgently address the continued decline in the quality of South African Police Stations.
Guest: Herman Mashaba - Action SA Leader
SANTACO in the Western Cape says it is unlikely that taxi services would resume tomorrow. SANTACO Provincial Secretary, Ryno Saaiers said there has been no significant progress in negotiations. They held a media briefing outside their offices in Bellville today.The taxi strike was called as a result of the impounding of taxis by the city of Cape Town.
Oliver Dickson speaks to JP Smith - MMC for Safety and Security in Cape Town
Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, says the taxi strike has drawn most of the province's law enforcement resources away from other policing functions, leading to opportunistic crimes such as looting.
Meawhile, A police station in Kayamandi in Stellenboch has been set alight amid an ongoing taxi strike in the Western Cape. Over the past week several buses were torched, vehicles stoned, roads blockaded and several incidents of violence have been reported. Police spokesperson, Joseph Swartbooi says in the latest incident, an explosive device was thrown in the direction of the SAPS building, causing a fire and damaging the community service centre.
The SACP Are calling for Presidetn Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene....
Oliver Dickson is in conversation with Benson Ngqentsu - Provincial Secretary of the SACP in the Western Cape Province
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Political Party Profile - Xiluva
Xiluva is a political party founded by the Former Mayor of Midvaal, Bongani Baloyi, has officially been registered with the Independent Electoral Commissio
Xiluva says their vision is to craft an Afrofuturistic South Africa, where the brilliance of our past melds seamlessly with the boundless opportunities of our future. A nation driven by Ubuntu, powered by innovation, and rooted in Isintu.
While their mission is commitment to amongst others,
Economic Transformation - Initiating policies that uplift marginalised communities, create jobs, and drive inclusive economic growth.
Oliver Dickson is in conversation with Xiluva Founder and leader Bongani Baloyi
Earlier in the year, Hammanskraal became the epicentre of a cholera outbreak.On 31 May, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said 99 confirmed cases of cholera and 23 deaths
This evening we get an update, following the investigative probe by the Water research commission.
The says the source of the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, is still unknown. The area recorded over 20 deaths of the waterborne disease, the highest in the country. The Research Commission's, Eunice Ubomba said samples collected from the Apies River, downstream from the Temba Wastewater Treatment Plant, tested positive for cholera.
However, an independent investigation into the source of the outbreak did make a worrying discovery - finding high levels of E. coli in nearby rivers, which could indicate the presence of faecal matter.
Joining Oliver Dickson was Zamantungwa Mbeki -South African Human Rights Commission Gauteng Provincial Manager to reflect on the report, and to share a bit more on the SAHRC's position.
Earlier in the year, Hammanskraal became the epicentre of a cholera outbreak.On 31 May, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said 99 confirmed cases of cholera and 23 deaths
This evening we get an update, following the investigative probe by the Water research commission.
The says the source of the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, is still unknown. The area recorded over 20 deaths of the waterborne disease, the highest in the country. The Research Commission's, Eunice Ubomba said samples collected from the Apies River, downstream from the Temba Wastewater Treatment Plant, tested positive for cholera.
However, an independent investigation into the source of the outbreak did make a worrying discovery - finding high levels of E. coli in nearby rivers, which could indicate the presence of faecal matter.
Oliver Dickson spoke to Carin Bosman - independent water governance advisor to discuss this further.
Why is it that women in politics seems to always be playing a supporting role, can women political leadership go beyond being a project and work in progress to being an actuality?
We have this conversation at the back of the new ANCWL leadership announcement following the League's 13th National conference in Nasrec, South of Johannesburg. .
Deputy Minister for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities Sisisi Tolashe is the new President of the ANC Women's League.
According to the League, its newly-elected National Executive Committee represents a good inter-generational as well as demographic mix, but is it relevant, is it necessary or will it be impactful?
We reflect on the history and significance of women in politics in South Africa.
Oliver Dickson is joined by Political Analyst currently working at Centre for Human Rights at University of Pretoria and Prof Amanda Gouws, NRF funded Chair in Gender Politics
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is a South African government student financial aid scheme which provides financial aid to undergraduate students to help pay for the cost of their tertiary education after finishing high school. It is funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training.
But at the beginning of each academic year, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) faces a number of challenges.
Guest: Slumezi Skosana -NSFAS Spokesperson
-Could illegal mining be behind the explosion?
-Could it be that the design life has been reached?
-Is the system in the city of Johannesburg encumbered?
-What forms part of the infrastructure of the City of Johannesburg - particularly underground, that could've contributed to this?
Guest: Herman Mashaba - Leader of Action SA
Has the increased media attention geared towards Paul Mashatile wired to discredit him for future campaigns?
Guest: Thabo shole-Mashoa – Political Commentator
Guest: Richard Poplak – Jounalist at Daily Maverick
CBD Gas Explosion
Guest: Panyaza Lesufi – Premier of Gauteng
Guest: Richard Mulaudzi EMS Joburg Spokesperson
South Africa's Department of Health gazetted the draft Regulations relating to the labelling and advertising of food in January 2023 and the document is available for public comment.The regulations propose the mandatory use of warning labels on unhealthy packaged food. Consumers have until Friday 21 July to submit their comments. The Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), a civil society organisation advocating for equitable access to affordable, nutritious food in South Africa by building a more just food system.
GUEST: Lawrence Mbalati - Head Of Healthy Eating Alliance
Guest: William bird-Executive Director of Media Monitoring Africa
Guest: Hennie Strydom -A professor of International Law at the University of Johannesburg
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told the High Court in Gauteng that arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin, if he travels to South Africa for the BRICS summit in August, would be a declaration of war against Russia
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March, accusing him of war crimes relating to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine since February last year.
Guest: Prof Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg Physics professor with a research interest in sunlight modeling
Guest: Nixon Katembo - Channel Africa's head of the KiSwahili
service and Africa Affairs Analyst
The Constitutional Court has found that President Cyril Ramaphosa had nothing to gain by suspending the Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane because an investigation into the Phala Phala saga continued in her absence.
This follows the Western Cape High Court's order, declaring her suspension invalid. Ramaphosa suspended Mkhwebane in June last year. Also, the Constitutional Court has dismissed with costs the application by Correctional Services for leave to appeal against a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling regarding former President Jacob Zuma's medical parole.sentence at the Estcourt Correctional Facility in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Oliver Disckson spoke to Political analyst Lukhanyo Vangqa
A new report by the joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 and outlines the path to get there. The UNAIDS reports contains data and case studies which highlight that ending AIDS is a political and financial choice. The report highlights that HIV responses succeed when they are anchored in strong political leadership. Night Talk reflected on the HIV Response particularly in the context of SA, and how we are doing in terms of our targets?
Is SA realistically able to end HIV/Aids by 2030?
Oliver Dickson spoke to Monwabisi Mbasa
TAC Gauteng Chairperson
Guest: Simphiwe Dlamini - the International Secretary of the Party Communist Party of Swaziland.
Guest: Busie Mayisela,the President of the newly formed Swazis First Democratic Front (SFDF
Guest: Ndithini Tyhido-KDF Chairperson/ Cape Metro Department Council- Convenor
The Plight of the Homelessness
Guest: Kwezi Mngqibisa, is a Research Associate at the Center for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg.
FATHERHOOD / FATHERLESSNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Guest: Bongani Luvalo -Founder of Cool Dads Foundation, Parenting Coach, Facilitator, Entrepreneur and Social Commentator
African Leaders Ukranian / Russia Peace Deal
Guest: Dr David Matsanga - International Relation Expert
Guest: Phutego Mojapele-Aciation Expert
Guest: Ms Ouma Tema: Creative and Founding Director of Plus-Fab
Policies around plus-size travelers
Guest: Peter Jordi - Attorney at the Law Clinic at University of the Witwatersrand
Reflection on the VIP Assault
Guest:Mrs Nokulunga Mnqeta - Director of the Fort Hare Foundation. She is governance specialist, a scientist and fundraiser.
Guest: Sibulele Ngozi- Resource Mobilization Manager at the University of Fort Hare
Guest: Siphiwe Ndlovu -University of Fort Hare Alumni
Guest: Prof. Danny Bradlow, Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, U. Pretoria
Ethiopia has applied for membership in the BRICS group of emerging economies.
The DA recently expressed its dismay that President Ramaphosa has signed into law the Employment Equity Amendment Act.
According to the DA, The Employment Equity Act will not bring about the transformation of the workplace it purports to seek. Instead, it will further impoverish the vast majority of South Africans, while enriching a thin sliver of politically connected individuals as has been experienced under the policy of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE).
Guest speaking to Oliver Dickson are Khanyi Tshabalalala - Transformation Specialist in the Mining Sector for the last 20 years, and legal proffessional specializing in MPRDA and its mandated regulations and provision and Michael Bagraim- Labour lawyer and labour spokesperson for Democratic Alliance
The ex-parte order gagging amaBhungane from reporting on leaked files relating to Zunaid Moti and the Moti Group has been set aside by the Gauteng High Court Deputy Judge President Judge Roland Sutherland delivered judgment in which he overturned the order the group had obtained. The court also awarded costs to amaBhungane and its journalists.
The gag order stems from AmaBhungane publishing a number of articles as part of its Moti Files series.
Guest: Ulrich Roux is the founder and managing director of Ulrich Roux & Associates. Ulrich is Zunaid Moti and the Moti Group’s lawyer in the AmaBungane matter.
The DA recently expressed its dismay that President Ramaphosa has signed into law the Employment Equity Amendment Act.
According to the DA, The Employment Equity Act will not bring about the transformation of the workplace it purports to seek. Instead, it will further impoverish the vast majority of South Africans, while enriching a thin sliver of politically connected individuals as has been experienced under the policy of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE).
Guest speaking to Oliver Dickson are Khanyi Tshabalalala - Transformation Specialist in the Mining Sector for the last 20 years, and legal proffessional specializing in MPRDA and its mandated regulations and provision and Michael Bagraim- Labour lawyer and labour spokesperson for Democratic Alliance
Stokvels - How can South Africans fully use it to their advantage?
Nsika Masondo is the CFO of the National Stokvel Association of South Africa, as well as the NASASA Financial Co-Operative.
The Constitutional Court has declared Section 40 of Childrens' Act invalid and unconstitutional. The section that deals with the rights of the child conceived by way of artificial fertilisation, only provides for married or unmarried couples but not same-sex marriages. Prior to this ruling, the law did not provide for a situation where two women in a committed relationship conceive a child. Last year, a lesbian couple faced with this problem approached the apex court to challenge the Act.
In a parliamentary response in June 2022, the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, revealed that between April 2021 and March 2022, girls aged 10 to 19 had almost 90 000 pregnancies.
Is it a governance problem? Parenting? Are parents disempowered? Is it how the kids are cultured?
Listen as we reflect on challenges and social impact of teenage pregnancy on adolescent mothers. Also, where are the fathers in the picture?
A full bench at the Pretoria High Court found that the decision by the Minister of Home Affairs to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme has been declared unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. Meanwhile, the minister says is still studying the two judgements and he's taking legal advice on them.
It has been reported that the R496-million programme for Early Childhood Development Centres to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has come to an end. The centres were invited to apply for a once-off payment of up to R4 186 per staff member.
Guest: Professor Eric Atmore-Director for the Center for Early Childhood Development
Guest: Christo de Klerk, the Vice President of Blind SA
BlindSA and Section27 marched to various government departments in South Africa's capital, Pretoria to raise awareness about the Marrakesh Treaty, to ensure equal access to information for the blind. Blind and visually impaired people have access to less than 0-point-5 percent of published works available in braille format. This despite last year's Constitutional Court ruling which found the Copyright Act unconstitutional, for limiting access to reading materials in accessible formats for persons who are blind or visually impaired.
The Presiding officers of Parliament, National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Amos Masondo, have requested an urgent meeting with Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo. This, after the exchange of criticism between him and Parliament over State capture.
The Presiding officers of Parliament, National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Amos Masondo, have requested an urgent meeting with Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo. This, after the exchange of criticism between him and Parliament over State capture.
Guest: Prof Alex van den Heever – The chair of social security at the Wits School of Governance. I also have background in the economics of health.
Guest: Fatima Hassan is the Founder and Director of the Health Justice Initiative, and a human rights lawyers and social justice activist.
South African National Assembly passes the National Health Insurance Bill
Guest: Dr. Philani Mthembu - Executive Director Institute for Global Dialogue
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers want the AGOA forum to be moved from South Africa later this year.
Guest: Vally Padayachee - former executive manager at Eskom Vally Padayachee
Unpacking the powers of the Electricity Minister
Guest: Tshwane MMC for utilities and operations, Themba Fosi
UPDATE: CITY OF TSHWANE CHOLERA OUTBREAK
UPDATE: CITY OF TSHWANE CHOLERA OUTBREAK
Guest: Tshwane MMC for utilities and operations, Themba Fosi
Guest: Victor Kgomoeswana –Author and expert on business in Africa
Guest: Dr Eddie Mahembe –Development Economist
HOW REALISTIC IS AN AFRICAN CURRENCY?
Guest: Fred Hume, managing director of Hume International
A Look at trade laws within the poultry industry.
Guest: Asive Dlanjwa - National Spokesperson of South African Union of Students (SAUS)
NSFAS Funding challenges
Guest: Wayne Maxim Thring, South African teacher and politician who serves as the deputy president of the African Christian Democratic Party
TO THE BALLOT’– POLITICAL PARTY PROFILE -ACDP
Guest: Dr Gcina Mhlophe is an author storyteller and founding director of Gcinamasiko Arts & Heritage Trust.
Guest: Prof Jonathan Jansen - Distinguished professor of education at Stellenbosch University and president of the Academy of Science of South Africa
At the back of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, we ask: What is SA doing wrong? How do we get SA kids reading for comprehension?
Guest: Dr Bongiwe Ndlovu, Project Lead for Protection of F/A/Q Health Foundation
Global campaign calling on the World Health Organization to rename HIV
Expungement of a criminal record is a process by which a criminal record of a convicted offender is removed from the criminal record database of the Criminal Record Centre of the South African Police Service. To discuss this further is Chrispin Phiri the spokesperson for the Department of Justice.
Understanding the scope of the work of The Presidential Climate Commission, and getting their thoughts on how to address Loadshedding.
They have recently announced that they do not agree with government’s plan to extend the operation of coal-fired power stations beyond their natural lifespan. This comes after Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa received the go-ahead from the ANC and cabinet in delaying the decommissioning of power plants to help stabilise the energy grid.
Guest: Dipak Patel - Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Head of Climate Climate and Innovation
Guest: Dr William Mpofu; Researcher at the university of the Witwatersrand, political analyst
Guest: MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora's lawyer, Professor, Lovemore Madhuku
The Al Jama-ah Political Party was established in 2007 by its Party Leader, Ganief Hendricks , that instead of finger pointing, Muslims could play a sincere and positive role, contributing to the transformation of post Apartheid South Africa, for the benefit of all South Africans.
We hear from them regarding:
What their position and thoughts are on the moonshot pact,
What of coalitions and their effectiveness as well as their current and former Mayors in the City of Johannesburg.
Coalition Negotiations, Moonshot Pact
Guest: Thomas Walters - The DA's deputy federal council chair
Guest: Michael Beaumont - National Chairperson for Action SA
Guest: Golden Miles Bhudu, President of South African Prisoners Organization for Human Rights
Guest: Prof Thabiso Matshaba from Department of Corrections Management at Unisa.
We look at SA’s prison facilities.
Soccer – Its likeness to religion and the Chanting by European Fans
Guest: Marks Maponyane - Former South African Football Player
Guest: Jack Bloom – DA Shadow Minister of health
Guest: Professor Velaphi is a Neonatologist, Associate Professor with the University of the Witwatersrand, and Head of Paediatrics and Child Health at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. He has been working in the Neonatal Unit since 2001. He served as Head of the Unit from December 2001 to July 2011. His research interests include neonatal infections, asphyxia, resuscitation and neonatal survival
The African Transformation Movement, popularly known as ATM, is a political party in South Africa. It is led by Vuyolwethu Zungula, leader and party president. It was formed with the backing of the South African Council of Messianic Churches in Christ (SACMCC), which together are supported by millions of congregants.
Guest: Zama Ntshona – Spokesperson for the African Transformation Movement
The European Union has unveiled proposals to crack down on corruption in the bloc. These plans include a plan for a "blacklist" to punish non-European Union individuals accused of corruption worldwide.
The European Commission proposed that individuals and entities who committed "serious acts of corruption" would see their assets frozen in the EU and be banned from the bloc. As it stands, the plans will still need to be approved by the EU's 27 member states.
Who will be Jury and judge as to who is corrupt? What do these acts of corruption include? A similar plan was implemented back in 2020, was it a success, how different is this new plan?
Guest: Professor Peter Baur- University of Johannesburg Associate Economics
Electric Vehicles – The Policy Discussion
Guest: Gaylor Montmasson-Clair a Senior Economist, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
Crime prevention wardens introduced in Gauteng
Guest: Vuyo Mhaga - Spokesperson to Gauteng Premier Panayza Lesufi
Amad has now resigned as mayor, prior to facing a motion of no confidence. A new mayor is expected to be elected on the 2nd of May at a special council sitting.
How is this instability impacting the city?
Guest: Sthembelo Majola - Action SA COJ Caucus spokesperson
Guest: Leeto Nthoba – Political Analyst
TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN SPORTS - Should transgender women and girls be able to partake in female sports?
Guest: Kellyn Botha is an LGBTI activist and researcher based in Johannesburg.
Guest: Dr Mari H Engh, lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ has shook the Music World after the track “Heart on My Sleeve,” went viral before being taken down by streaming services this week.
Some have asked whether AI could be the future of songwritting, others have called it simply ‘fraud’.
Some believe that as technology continues to improve the differences will become indistinguishable.
AI composes its music by regurgitating things it’s been trained to listen to in vast song databases, and that’s not so different than the way human-composed pop music is recombined from prior influences.
How will this impact on the value chain in the music industry? And the livelihoods of music industry personnel?
Is there a possibility for a seamless collaboration between artists and AI?
This evening we aim to understand the implications AI has on the music industry. To discuss more about how AI in music might be a violation of an artist’s creativity and personhood.
Guest: Siyabonga Metane, popularly known as Slikour
US / RUSSIA RELATIONS
Namibian President, Hage Geingob, has criticised countries that are not signatories to the International Criminal Court's Rome Statute, for insisting that Russian President Vladimir Putin be arrested and handed over to the ICC. President Geingob is on a state visit to South Africa. He held talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Geingob says western countries should not dictate how the African continent should conduct its affairs.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on March 17th against the Russian President for alleged war crimes in Ukraine
The ICC warrant against Putin stems from accusations that Russia unlawfully deported Ukrainian children.
During an question and answer session, Ramaphosa said South Africa had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the summit, but he would not be drawn on what actions the government would take on the matter.
Guest: Mighty Jaime – Researcher, Analyst and political analyst
Suggested Talking Points:
-SA would be required to detain him on arrival, considering SA's foreign policy, particularly bearing history in mind, what are the chances that he would be detained here?
-South Africa’s foreign policy under President Cyril Ramaphosa has shifted to a strong emphasis on economic diplomacy, does / would SA fair better with Russia as an ally than an enemy? How has this contributed to the SA/RUSSIA relations?
-What do the principles of non-alignment, which characterise SA’s foreign policy under President Cyril Ramaphosa dictate in such a situation?
-Legally what are South African government’s obligations?
-Should SA decide not to do as largely expected and detain Putin, what reaction, backlash if any can be expected from the international community?
-Is SA’s current neutrality on the Russia / Ukraine war helping or hurting the country?
-What has been SA’s position historically on similar conflict? E.g Israel & Palestine. What informs this position?
Guest: The Rise Mzansi Leader, Songezo Zibi
The Rise Mzansi Leader, Songezo Zibi says the party intends to contest the 2024 nationals elections. The organisation held its launch at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein in Johannesburg earlier today. Leaders include former DA member and member of the Gauteng Legislature, Makashule Gana. Zibi says the party plans to be the political alternative for the electorate. He lamented the governing ANC for failing to provide services for South Africans. He says Rise Mzansi is in the process of registering as a political party with the Independent Electoral Commission
***RISE Mzansi says it is building a modern political organisation of patriotic South Africans. They do this through organising, mobilising and empowering citizens to build a country where People are free and enabled to pursue happiness and well-being.
***Their Vision for South Africa is of an equal, prosperous, safe and united society where everyone can live a happy and dignified life,
***Their Mission is to mobilise the people, to take up their role as active citizens who will build the South Africa we all deserve while standing for transparency, ownership, and sustainable solutions – and we are dedicated to fight for the needs of all South Africans with integrity, accountability and dignity.
Air strikes and explosions hammered Sudan's capital on today after the failure of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between the army and paramilitary forces
A continuous bombardments and loud blasts could be heard in central Khartoum in the area around the defence ministry compound and the airport, residents have been forced to stay hunkered down.
Some large numbers of residents are fleeing the Sudanese capital, Khartoum as fighting continues for a fifth day in the city centre.
This as General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan have been engaged in a fierce battle that saw more than 200 people being killed when the conflict intensified this week. The two factions could not agree on the implementation of the peace plan.
Guest: Duaa Tariq - Human rights defender and artist (on the line from Khartoum)
Guest: Charles Nyuykonge - Peace and Development expert specialising in Program Design and Evaluation; an Analyst, Researcher, Trainer and Policy Development Specialist.
Some of the challenges she has mentioned:
Water issues,
No electricity,
Almost 200 people killed - the number of injuries not accurate,
Few hospitals were bombed, lack of food and lack of medical supplies,
Food supply issue is very bad, there is looting of supermarkets, people are running out of food.
Guest: Charles Nyuykonge - Peace and Development expert specialising in Program Design and Evaluation; an Analyst, Researcher, Trainer and Policy Development Specialist.
*Wrote a piece last year, touching on issues faced by the country titled - Sudan at a crossroads The role of women in post-Bashir peace processes
Guest: Johanna Leblanc, National Security Law and Foreign Affairs Legal expert
Last year Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council that Haiti is facing the worst human rights and humanitarian emergency in decades.
According to her gang violence has paralysed the country, obstructed the freedom of movement of people, goods and humanitarian aid, fuelled the resurgence of cholera, increased food insecurity to unimaginable levels, displaced 155,000 people and disrupted the education of thousands of children.
Earlier in the month, Haiti landed on the International Rescue Committee (IRC)’s 2023 Emergency Watchlist top 10 as political instability, gang violence, rising food insecurity and disease outbreaks escalate a humanitarian crisis.
This evening we look at the worsening insecurity of Haiti - once the wealthiest colony in the Americas, but is now the Western Hemisphere's poorest country.
**The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises—including the climate crisis—to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.*
Founded at the call of Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC is now at work in over 40 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout Europe and the Americas. We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.
***She also served as the Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Haitian government.
ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Electoral Amendment Bill into law.
The Bill was passed by both houses of Parliament in February this year following the historic Constitutional Court ruling that found that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional, as it did not allow independent candidates to contest provincial and national elections.
The bill was passed by the National Assembly in February after a Constitutional Court order to amend the law was handed down in June 2020.
* Home Minister Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is expected to establish a Electoral Reform Consultation Panel following the signing into law of the Electoral Amendment Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Motsoaledi is expected to set up the panel within four months after the gazetting of the amendments.
* The Independent Electoral Commission says it is preparing for the 2024 national elections despite possible legal challengs following the signing into law of the Electoral Amendment Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
* IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya this afternoon said they're ready to proceed with preparations for the 2024 national elections despite some civil organisations threatening litigation over the Electoral Amendment Bill. They've criticised it as being fundamentally flawed alleging that it disadvantages independent candidates
Guest: Granville Abrahams - General Manager Electoral Matters
***To answer: How according to the IEC this will impact on the electoral processes and the next elections
Guest: Steven Friedman - Research Professor, Humanities Faculty, University of Johannesburg
Guest: Bulelani Mkhohliswa - Executive Director New Nation Movement (NNM)
** After a legal challenge mounted by the New Nation Movement, the Constitutional Court declared the electoral law unconstitutional for only allowing political parties to be represented in provincial and national legislatures.*
** The NEW NATION MOVEMENT (NNM) is a NON-PARTISAN, all-inclusive Peoples' Movement. It is made up of patriotic and committed South Africans that want to work together in ways that will advance the best interests of the nation and all South Africans, both now and in the future.*
The NNM is not a political party. It is a network of like-minded South Africans from all walks of life, irrespective of race or language; religion, belief, gender or social standing, who speak with one voice and objective; that is, to exercise their collective influence to build a better South Africa.
https://newnation.org.za/
Guest: Granville Abrahams - General Manager Electoral Matters
Guest: Steven Friedman - Research Professor, Humanities Faculty, University of Johannesburg
Guest: Bulelani Mkhohliswa - Executive Director New Nation Movement (NNM)
Guest: Dr Giada Del Fabbro, Clinical and Forensic Paychologist
Understanding Hybristophilia
Guest: Advocate Stefanie Fick, Executive Director of the Accountability Division at Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)
Guest: Joel Mhlongo he is a Member of our National Working group for Right to Know
What Impact Has The National State Of Disaster Had On South African Hospitals?
The court applications to have the decision to terminate the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP) set aside.
Luke Mufaro Dzviti SJ - Chairman of Zimbabwe Immigration Federation
Sandile Swana - Political Analyst and Governance Expert & Khaya Sithole - Political Analyst
South Africa's Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana has withdrawn the decision to exempt of Eskom from declaring irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure in its financial statements.
Dr Claude Kabemba. Executive Director of the Southern Africa Resource Watch. It is a pan African research and advocacy institution that invests in the promotion of good governance of natural resources on the continent.
The Zimbabwean government has ordered an investigation into reports of gold smuggling and money laundering after a television channel's documentary.
Guest: Richard Lusimbo - Director General for Uganda Key populations consortium
Guest: Anonymous Queer man from Nigeria
This evening we hear more about Life as a member of the LGBTIQ in Uganda, what attitudes generally exist in different African communities and how do these affect the quality of one’s life?
Guest: William Gumede-Chairperson Democracy Works Foundation & Professor, Wits School of Governance
Guest: Iraj Abedian is the founder and Chief Executive of Pan-African Investment and Research Services (Pty) Ltd and Chairman of Pan-African Capital Holdings (Pty)
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ producers announced a surprise cut in their output target
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/.
Closet conversations: What are teaching our children about money?
Guest 1 on the line: Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist
What does the National shutdown says about the Brand “South Africa”?
Guest 1 on the line:Frans Viljoen -Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
The primary human rights watchdog in Africa recently made a decision that departed from its existing practice. The African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights, an independent expert body within the African Union (AU) framework, used sexual or gender identity as the reason it rejected applications for observer status from three non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
The commission said that “sexual orientation” was not an “expressly recognised right” in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. It also said that protecting and promoting sexual and gender minority rights was “contrary to the virtues of African values”.
The decision casts a shadow over the commission’s commitment to advancing the rights of all Africans. It also seriously erodes its independence from AU states.
One of the commission’s competences is to grant observer status to NGOs. This entitles an NGO to participate in the commission’s public sessions, and make statements drawing attention to the violation of the rights of the most vulnerable, including sexual and gender minorities.
Imagine a gender equal world; world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #EmbraceEquity.
Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to drive gender parity.
Guest 1 on the line: EFF spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys
• When was the first time you saw porn?
• What was the most pornographic image you saw?
• How does your physiology change when you see porn?
• How ould you feel if someone found your porn collection?
• What is in your porn collection?
• How often to you integrate porn into your lifestyle?
• How do you feel about porn stars?
• Would you ever perform in a porn film?
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sexpert… Owner of Norma’s Touch wellness which focuses on holistic healing.
6 Reasons why a deposit is important when buying property
Buying a home is one of the best long-term investments most people will ever make. However, taking the first step to make a purchase can sometimes be daunting and even intimidating, more so now with the current unprecedented times we live in.
FNB Home Finance Growth Head Mfundo Mabaso, says as a first-time home buyer, the most important thing to consider is whether or not clients can afford to take this big step.
“While it is still possible for a bank to grant clients a 100% home loan which does not require a deposit, we strongly encourage our first-time home buyers to consider putting down a minimum deposit of at least 10% of the value of the property to ensure that their home loan repayments are reduced and more manageable.”
Guest on the line: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
Guest on line: Nkosy Mkhize (also known as Nkosy Light) - a spiritual teacher or spiritual counsellor.
Closet conversations: “I have been given a gift to interpret dreams, interpret numbers and provide spiritual guidance as being led by the spirit”.
Tonight we are talking Numbers with Nkosy Light and you can also have you dreams interpreted.
Guest 1 on the line: Roy Havemann -Research Associate, Stellenbosch University
The announcement by the South African finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, of debt relief for the country’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is a step forward. It will fix one problem: Eskom has too much debt. But the plan won’t end power cuts which have worsened in recent years.
The international experience is that one way to end electricity shortages is to allow competitively-priced privately-funded generation at scale. This requires a reorganisation of South Africa’s electricity market along the lines announced by the Department of Public Enterprises nearly four years ago. The crux of the plan was to split Eskom into three separate units – generation, transmission and distribution, with transmission remaining state-owned.
With the announced conditions, which include the requirement that Eskom prioritise capital expenditure in transmission and distribution during the debt-relief period, the finance minister has missed an opportunity to finally achieve this.
Guest 1 on the line: Rowan Terry, Legal Counsel at TPN Credit Bureau
There have been numerous complaints in recent years from landlords and neighbours, that tenants are smoking cannabis in their rental property. When neighbours start to complain, landlords are often caught in the middle. Is there really anything they can do to resolve the situation?
- Can a landlord cancel your lease agreement if you as a tenant are smoking cannabis in your rental property?
- When it comes to smoking on outside balconies or in common garden areas, what are the rules around smoking cannabis there?
- What are the legalities around breach of agreement with tenants in this regard?
- Can your organisation assist landlords with putting together lease agreements that are fair?
What is a home cleansing ritual?
A home cleansing ritual is a practice by which believers either banish or forbid negative energies, evil spirits or harmful entities from entering a home. These practices take many shapes and forms, which are dictated by the religious or cultural customs of the individual in question.
Who performs these rituals?Home cleansing rituals are often performed by a variety of different cultures and religious groups, and only occur at the request of the homeowner. The ritual is conducted by a spiritually knowledgeable and prepared individual – usually a traditional healer, priest or shaman.
Different denominations perform different rituals in accordance with their own belief guidelines and often involve the use of holy or spiritual tools.. Traditional African cultures have rituals unique to them for when someone moves into a new home, and healers may make use of herbs, bones or other natural properties. Christians may make use of holy water and/or incense. Buddhists, Muslims and Hindi groups also have unique and individual practices that are performed.
Guest on the line: “Professor Mbayimbayi Hlathi, a well-known traditional healer and custodian of culture and African medicine.
One of the things the youth not only in South Africa but in the rest of the world yearns for is ownership. A feeling that young entrepreneur Rashid Thobega had in mind when establishing his footwear brand, Landlords.
Landlord’s footwear is a symbol of a new breed and the dawn of young Africans who yearn to possess ownership and participate in decision making, growth strategies and map out the future and build legacies.
“I love formal shoes that are well made. The direction was to make the best leather shoe and Theo Baloyi from Bathu made me realize that by designing formal shoes majority of people will be excluded hence I decided to go with a sneaker,” said the owner of Landlord’s footwear, Rashid Thobega.
Guest on the line: Stewart "Rashid" Thobega-founder of LandLords Footwear
Guest on the line: Nkosinathi Mahlangu, Portfolio Head of Youth Employment at Momentum Metropolitan
Social conversations -SA's decline in unemployment - and why we shouldn't get too excited, yet
A few days ago, the government announced a (very small) decrease in SA's official unemployment rate, from 32.9% in the third quarter of 2022 to 32.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022.
While any drop in joblessness is good news, Nkosinathi Mahlangu, Portfolio Head of Youth Employment at Momentum Metropolitan, believes that we shouldn't get too excited yet, as there are factors at play that may point to this decrease being temporary, and not a downward trend.
He is available to discuss:
- The current unemployment rate decrease - where were the biggest job gains, and what were the possible factors at play?
- The reason for the decrease between 2022: Q3 and 2022: Q4, and the impact of seasonality on the hospitality, retail and services industry for youth employment specifically
- Why we need to look at the upcoming 2023: Q1 & Q2 stats to see if this decline is more than just a seasonal trend
- The importance of a skills audit, as referenced by the Finance Minister in February's Budget Speech
- The role of private sector in addressing unemployment
There are more unplanned pregnancies in countries where men hold greater power in society, likely because women don’t have a say in how many children they have.
A male birth control pill passed tests of safety and tolerability when healthy men used it daily for a month, and it produced hormone responses consistent with effective contraception, according to researchers at two institutions testing the drug. In a 2019 study from KwaZulu-Natal about men’s attitudes towards family planning, health workers said that including them in the conversation could help to empower women. “It [family planning] ends up being a feminine thing, yet it’s not supposed to be; it’s a family thing,”
Family planning - we are speaking about male contraceptives
Suggested Questions:
- Male sexual health is not often talked about in comparison to female sexual health - why is this?
- Usually women take the lead when it comes to contraception - but now men can too - what are the options for men in this case?
- What would your advice be to men when it comes to their sexual health and wellbeing?
- What are the biggest “threats” to their sexual health?
Guest on the line: Dr Nomacete Tshume from Kena Health
Eswatini is a landlocked country bordering South Africa and Mozambique in Southern Africa. Poverty levels have stagnated at high levels in the last five years, with 36.1% of the population of 1.2 million estimated to have been living under the international $2.15 poverty line in 2016 and 2017.
Eswatini’s close economic ties to South Africa mean about 85% of its imports and about 60% of its exports depend on its much larger neighbor. It is a member of the Common Monetary Area (CMA), with Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Under the CMA, the Eswatini lilangeni (the domestic currency) is pegged to the South African rand, which is also legal tender in the country.
The economy had a strong rebound in 2021, with real GDP growth estimated at 7.9%, up from a 1.6% contraction in 2020. The easing of lockdown measures in 2021 supported export-oriented sectors, as well as the robust recovery in external demand in key destination markets. Though political unrest in June/July 2021 resulted in the destruction of physical assets, theft of inventory, and constrained operational hours, its impact on production was partly mitigated by a Reconstruction Fund, set up by the government to cushion businesses from lasting effects of the damage.
Guest in studio: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Topic- What are the issues that destroy good relationships or marriages?
Guest on the line: Dr. Mashudu David Mbedzi, marriage counsellor and author of the book titled “Married but Intimately Divorced”.
Forgiveness in Families- None of us "does" family perfectly. We sometimes say and do things that offend loved ones. All of us are guilty of "sins" of commission or omission toward those we care about. Forgiveness is an essential part of strong, healthy relationships.
Judeo-Christian beliefs teach that nobody is exempt from forgiveness; we should forgive all wrongs that have been done to us, regardless of their severity. The Family: A Proclamation to the World (¶ 7) singles out forgiveness as an essential feature of successful marriages and families. Once thought to be exclusively a religious doctrine, the notion of forgiveness has rapidly movedp beyond religious borders into mainstream society.
One definition of forgiveness is the ability to release the mind and the heart from all past hurts and failures, all sense of guilt and loss. Forgiveness enables us to overcome anger and feelings of resentment or a desire to punish or get even with someone who has crossed us. Forgiving involves changing your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in relationship to the offender. Bad feelings and judgment toward the offender are reduced, not because they don't "deserve" that treatment, but because we willingly view the offender with compassion, benevolence, and love.
Guest 1 on the line: Dumisani Dladla - a qualified trauma and addiction counsellor
Despite Premier Lesufi’s comment during his State of the Province Address on 20 February that “e-tolls have been scrapped permanently in our province”, the situation remains exactly as it has been since the Finance Minister announced in his October 2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy statement (MTBPS). The e-toll system remains intact and continues to bill motorists every day.
"We have heard these comments that the decision has been made and the e-toll scheme is ‘on the verge of being scrapped’ many times over the past few years, and yet nothing has formally changed,” says Wayne Duvenage, OUTA CEO.
There appears to be no ending to this debacle and, until the e-toll system is formally turned off, everything that Premier Lesufi and others have stated on this issue remains just words.
There are still businesses and individuals who continue to pay their e-toll bills, because they continue to receive their invoices. Some businesses refuse to stop paying until the final decision has been announced to turn the scheme’s billing system off and, until that happens, they remain uncompetitive and subjected to unnecessary expenses.
OUTA calls on the four parties (Treasury, Minister of Transport, Sanral and the Gauteng provincial government), who are all party to this never-ending imminent decision, to bring this scheme to a close once and for all. The issue of who will pay for what has gone on for too long now. For finality to be achieved, Sanral must publish a gazette to amend the initial declarations of the Gauteng freeway network as tolled roads. This shouldn’t take longer than a few days. We hope the Minister of Finance will announce the final closure dates in his Budget this week so that we can put this saga behind us once and for all.
Guest on the line: Outa CEO Wayne Duvenhage
It’s estimated that load-shedding can cost South Africa over R4 Billion a day. This can be devastating for small businesses.
There are many different ways load-shedding affects small businesses. It really doesn’t matter what the business does or what industry it’s in, it will almost certainly be affected by load-shedding power outages in some way.
Knowing how load-shedding affects small businesses is important for preparing for these incredibly disruptive power cuts.
I am Nandisa from a rural area called Ndlangubo.
We are a company called Sanamve Foods, we had a chicken start up business but due to load shedding we shut down and worse we had plans for making it but lost 100 chickens🥹💔, now we are shut down completely and lost even the start-up investment we had put into the business.
It’s crazy because we just got our electricity back because of the disturbance with the transformer.
Guest on the line: Nandisa Nsibande –from Sanamve Foods
Guest on the line: Dr. Mashudu David Mbedzi, marriage counsellor and author of the book titled “Married but Intimately Divorced”.
-Emotional cheating vs physical affairs
- What are the signs emotional cheating and effects thereof?
What are the global egg production stats?
China is by far the world’s largest egg producer, with 38 percent of global production, followed by the United States (7 percent) and India (7 percent). Asia is the largest egg-producing region, with more than 64 percent of global output.
In South Africa:
The demand for poultry which has been seen through an increasing demand for eggs and broilers over the last 30 years. Each year, South Africans “in average” they eat minimum of 140 eggs and 33.8% of chicken meat, however, the fast-growing population of South Africa will outrun the supply of eggs which will results in increase of egg import from abroard which will likely have a negative impact to local economy.
According to DAFF, the per capita consumption for 2017 was 128.2 eggs or 7.65 kg, compared to 141.4 or 8.39 kg in 2016. Therefore, there has been a decline of 8.8 eggs compare to average minimum (137) egg consumption. Furthermore, in 2017, South Africa has imported 483.9 tonnes (includes chicken eggs, including shell eggs and egg products); meaning 267.4 tonnes more (+123.5%) compare to year 2016.
Guest in studio: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Today, we will be speaking to Castle Milk Stout Brand Manager, Khensani Mkhombo. Her career expands over several industries, having laid a solid foundation for her in corporate sales, trade marketing and marketing as well as the mining and Fast-Moving Goods industries. Khensani is a passionate marketer who believes brands have the power to shape, preserve and promote culture. Her work portfolio includes successfully leading award-winning campaigns such as the Castle Lite X Bathu , Castle Milk Stout Ancestor’s Day, Last Stories of Culture and most recently, Savour Black.
Today we will be unpacking the Savour Black campaign with Khensani and you have the opportunity to call in and tell us what your thoughts are on the subject being discussed.
Guest on the line: Castle Milk Stout Brand Manager, Khensani Mkhombo
Struggle veteran Peter Jones, who was the last person to see Steve Biko alive when they were arrested by apartheid police, has died after suffering a stroke.
Jones had been involved in the Struggle in the 1970s and part of the generation of leaders that fought against apartheid.
Biko and Jones were leaders of the Black People’s Convention and were arrested in a roadblock on their way to Cape Town in 1977.
That was the last time that Jones saw his comrade alive and Biko would later die in prison.
The two men had been on a mission to unite liberation movements at the time.
Guest: Anti-apartheid activist and current president of the Pan African Psychology Union, Dr. Saths Cooper,
Persistent, recurrent problems with sexual response, desire, orgasm or pain — that distress you or strain your relationship with your partner — are known medically as sexual dysfunction.
Many women experience problems with sexual function at some point, and some have difficulties throughout their lives. Female sexual dysfunction can occur at any stage of life. It can occur only in certain sexual situations or in all sexual situations.
Sexual response involves a complex interplay of physiology, emotions, experiences, beliefs, lifestyle and relationships. Disruption of any component can affect sexual desire, arousal or satisfaction, and treatment often involves more than one approach.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sexpert… Owner of Norma’s Touch wellness which focuses on holistic healing.
Budget for these 5 unexpected costs when selling property As counter-intuitive as it might be, selling a property can be quite an expensive exercise. While some of these expenses can be offset against the final sale price, others will need to be settled before the sale can go ahead. "To protect against being left with less than what had been budgeted fotl sellers should speak to their real estate professional and work out how much these expenses wilt add up to before they go ahead with the marketing af their home," says Goslett. "Apart from the agent's commission, sellers are sometimes caught off guard by the various costs involved in selling a property. To protect against being left with less than what had been budgeted for, sellers should speak to their reaI estate professional and work out how much these expenses will add up to before they go ahead with the marketing of their home.
Guest on the line: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
Social conversations: Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act (TKLA)
Guest 1 on the line: Constance Mogale- from Alliance For Rural Democracy
Guest 2 on the line: Thiyane Duda-researcher at | Land and Accountability Research Centre University of Cape Town
The date is set for the case of the StopTheBantustans Campaign to be heard at the Constitutional Court. On Thursday 23 February 2023 at 10h00 the appeal against passing of Traditional and KhoiSan Leadership Act 3 of 2019, which denies citizens of rural communities their rights as customary landowners and members of traditional communities, will be decided upon in the Constitutional Court. The applicants are Constance Mogale, National Coordinator of the Alliance for Rural Democracy; Land Access Movement of South Africa (LAMOSA); Mashona Wetu Dlamini, a member of Umgungundlovu community and Victor Modimakwane, a member of Bakgatla ba Kgafela community. These applicants have previously appealed to law makers and Parliament committees regarding the unbalanced power that Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act (TKLA) gives to traditional leaders who are enables to negotiate and sign financial contracts with profit seeking companies without needing to consult with members of their communities. This opens avenues for illicit and harmful violations that impact the livelihood of community members, which is seen in instances such as mining and commercial agriculture.
Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi who - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
An inheritance can be either highly divisive or liberating depending on how you manage it.
Inheritance is a tricky thing to talk about, a subject that wraps up money, family, and death in one impossible package. For those who receive it, or stand to, it’s wealth that comes at a terrible moment; a boon and bureaucratic puzzle; and a reminder of someone you lost. For those who won’t be seeing any family money — which is to say, most people, but more on that later — it can feel deeply unfair. Millions of people lose loved ones and suffer greatly and only find their lives, and paying off their own debts, that much more difficult.
But inheritance is a conversation we need to have, because a great wealth transfer is upon us, coming soonest. A large amount of cash is expected to move from the pockets of boomers to everyone younger, though guesses at just how much and when vary: Forbes reports $30 trillion over “many years,” PNC says $59 trillion by 2061, CNBC mentions $68 trillion and 25 years, and the New York Times confirms the variety of these assessments but puts it at around $15 trillion over the next decade.
Maybe you knew it was coming; maybe you were trying to save your marriage or ignore the problems, or hold out for some miraculous shift. Or maybe you had absolutely no idea the sh*t was about to hit the fan.
Guest on the line: Dr. Mashudu David Mbedzi, marriage counsellor and author of the book titled “Married but Intimately Divorced”
Tonight‘s Conversation is with Chinese Culture Centre i.c.w. Amandla Omnotho. We've partnered with them entrepreneurially. We do exchange a lot of things, economic activity, culture and education. They even have 100 bursaries for RSA students to study in China this year.
Guest : Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Guest : Jiacheng Lu (Known as JC) – from the Chinese Culture Centre
We are moving to create the enabling conditions for the sector to grow. The Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development and the Department of Health will address existing conditions for the cultivation of hemp and cannabis to allow outdoor cultivation and collection of harvests from traditional farmers.
Guest on the line: Ras Garreth Prince, Legal Professional, Dagga Lawyer and Chairperson of the Cannabis Development Council of South Africa.
While sex is still a taboo subject for some people, it's a basic human need that is important to talk about. Your body reflects your physiological and sexual needs through a set of symptoms that reflect your desires for sexual contact and exciting new experiences. The lack of sex has physical and emotional effects, regardless of whether or not
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sexpert… Owner of Norma’s Touch wellness which focuses on holistic healing.
While sex is still a taboo subject for some people, it's a basic human need that is important to talk about.Your body reflects your physiological and sexual needs through a set of symptoms that reflect your desires for sexual contact and exciting new experiences.
The lack of sex has physical and emotional effects, regardless of whether or not you are aware of them. This basic human need is much deeper than the pleasure it generates. It also plays an important role in your health and wellbeing.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sexpert… Owner of Norma’s Touch wellness which focuses on holistic healing.
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) says officers are on high alert to ensure that there are no disruptions or criminal elements occur during this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Natjoints - which includes the South African Police Service (SAPS), SA National Defence Force and the State Security Agency (SSA) - said on Tuesday that integrated and joint law enforcement operations were under way to ensure that SONA takes place in a secure environment.
Guest on the line: Thembisa Fakude | Senior Research Fellow and Director at Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a question that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: do we really need to be in the office all the time?
At the height of the pandemic, working remotely was viewed as a safeguard, protecting employees from the spread of infections. Over time a consensus has developed that working remotely has had benefits but has also raised health concerns.
To provide some answers to the question, I did research on the experience of working remotely from the perspective of 23 female middle managers working in the South African public service.
It was clear that remote work had positive and negative aspects.
Guest 1 on the line: Prof Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi -Professor within the Department of Business Management at the University of Fort Hare.
Closet conversations: Widows and widowers navigating stigma and discrimination?
Around the world, a large number of vulnerable women have been left widowed by the pandemic, with the virus disproportionately killing men as well as people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. Their loss will be compounded by the unjust and discriminatory treatment many experience in parts of Asia and Africa, where it is not unusual for widows to be blamed for a man’s death. Many face being cast out by families and communities, condemning their future and their children’s. Even widows living in countries with fewer stigmas often struggle financially for many years.
Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi who - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.
Social conversations: China’s demand for Africa’s donkeys is rising. Why it’s time to control the trade
In recent years, there’s been a huge, rising demand for donkey hides in China, where they are used to make an ancient health-related product called ejiao. Ejiao is made from collagen that’s been extracted from donkey hides mixed with herbs and other ingredients to create medicinal and health consumer products. It’s believed to have properties that strengthen the blood, stop bleeding and improve the quality of both vital fluids and sleep.
Ejiao sells for about US$783 per kilo and the Chinese market for it has increased from about US$3.2 billion in 2013 to about US$7.8 billion in 2020. This recent rise in demand is driven by several factors, including rising incomes, popularisation of the product via a television series, and an ageing population (age is a key demographic driving demand). In addition, ejiao is sometimes prescribed by doctors and the cost can newly be covered by health insurance.
The demand for ejiao has led to a shortage of donkeys in China and increasingly worldwide. Countries in Africa have been particularly affected.
Africa is home to the highest number of donkeys in the world: about two-thirds of the estimated global population of 53 million donkeys in 2020. Exact figures on how many hides are exported to China aren’t available due to a growing illicit trade, but there are indications. A study of South Africa’s donkey population, for instance, suggests that it went from 210,000 in 1996 to about 146,000 in 2019. This was attributed to the export of donkey hides.
Guest 1 on the line: Dr Johnston is concurrently an Associate Professor at the China Studies Centre, University of Sydney.
Dream Interpretation: What Do Dreams Mean?
Guest on the line: Mntwan'eNkosi -(Siphiwe Zungu)
It was a day filled with promise when Karabo’s fiancé, Thulani, sent his representatives to her rural home to pay half of the lobola her parents had negotiated. Adorned in full traditional clothing, she was a beautiful bride-to-be.
The business administration student says her ex fiancé’s first lobola instalment was accepted by her family and he was told to pay the remaining balance before they could hand her over to him.
Guest : Dr. Zulumathabo Zulu- s a Doctoral Practitioner; Research Scientist & Director of the independent Madisebo University Research Institute
Many insured consumers may be in for a nasty surprise for wrongly believing that they enjoy blanket cover from their insurer. The reality is however that their cover is limited to that specifically agreed with their insurer.
The cover usually relates only to physical damage sustained to an insured object, meaning that, unless otherwise agreed, any consequential loss stemming from the damage to an insured object is excluded. Consequential loss is best described as an indirect loss, not related to the value of an insured object.
Guest : George Herbst –an Insurance Law expert and Director at Barnard Inc
If you were to change certain aspects in your partner what will that be and why?
-If a relationship or marriage had an expiry date would you renew it? If so, under which conditions?
-What is the missing link in your relationship?
-How do you tell your partner that you are sexually unsatisfied?
Guest on the line: Dr. Mashudu David Mbedzi, marriage counsellor and author of the book titled “Married but Intimately Divorced”.
Since its 1926 inception, Black History Month every February has been a celebration of "Africanness" beyond the confines of US borders.
The famous African Americans who shaped history's course include Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Muhammed Ali, abolitionist Harriet Tubman and brilliant mathematician Benjamin Banneker. In Black History Month, celebrated each February, the global community is encouraged to honour those in the "historical and contemporary African diaspora" who meaningfully contribute to their communities.
If there are about 140 million Africans (whose ancestors were forced into slavery) around the world, it makes sense to mark the achievement and travails of African heritage, not as a pithy "hero's journey" or about overcoming adversity, but indeed as a way to illuminate the everyday lives of those of African descent – past and present. The Black History Month (BHM) founders may have conceived of it as a United States initiative and one that would find expression mostly within the country. Ninety-six years, since its 1926 inception, every February has become a celebration of "Africanness" beyond the confines of US borders. It is an idea so powerful it has transcended the epoch of its origin and the bounds of geography to become a truly global phenomenon.
Guest 1 on the line: Public Service Commission Chairperson Prof. Somadoda Fikeni
Abantu Crafts (Pty) Ltd is a township based and woman owned small business serving Educators, Local crafters, MICE Industries, Property developers, Engineers, Architects and Manufacturers with Laser Engraving and Cutting services. We are the largest black owned laser cutting company based in South Africa, offering great prices and fast delivery times as we are based in the hub of all major transportation lines. We provide clear, unique and intricate designs that are tailor made to suit the needs of every client.
Below is the abridged list of products and services we provide: · Customized Packaging (Take-away boxes, product line packaging, etc.) · Rubber Stamps (Self inking stamps and Wooden block rubber stamps) · Educational Toys and Material · Engraving Services (Tool marking, Metal scoring, etc.) · Events Management Combos · Décor (Wall Paper Stencils and Ambience Art Pieces) · Signage (Shopfront, Directional and Interpretive)
Guest on the line: Celiwe Setai –Owner and founder of Abantu Crafts (Pty) Ltd
Guest on the line: Tsitso Setai –Owner and founder of Abantu Crafts (Pty) Ltd
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) believes it can retain power in all but “one or two” of the 29 KwaZulu-Natal municipalities under its control despite the collapse of its coalition agreement with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
On Sunday, EFF president Julius Malema announced that his party had instructed EFF deputy mayors in eight hung KwaZulu-Natal councils to resign with immediate effect and that the co-governance agreement between the two parties was over.
The resignations could cost the IFP control of the uMhlathuze, Dannhauser, Mtubatuba, Nongoma and Maphumulo local councils, as well as the uThukela, Zululand and Amajuba district municipalities, all of which it took with the support of the EFF after November 2021 local government elections.
The party has reversed the electoral losses it sustained in 2011 in subsequent local and provincial elections, taking back control of 26 municipalities — some of them hung — as well as clawing back provincial votes in the 2019 poll.
Guest on the line: IFP president- Velenkosini Hlabisa
Sibling rivalry is so typical that most people tend to think of it as a regular part of life. If normal means what happens the most, perhaps sibling rivalry like thinking "I hate my sister" or "I hate my brother" is normal. However, another characteristic of normal could be whatever improves overall mental health. So many people have given up on doing something about sibling rivalry and instead have developed a long list of reasons why it could be good, overall. What do most people think? Has sibling rivalry improved their lives? Prior to answering that question people may want to consider what sibling rivalry is and how it affects people, as children and later when they become adults.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
The operation has to be paused up until load shedding is better, at least stage 1 and 2. Petrol and diesel fees are manageable.
Guest on the line: Thulani Ntshangase –of Siphosethu Investment Poultry (pty) LTD
Social conversations: Restaurant Industry & Business MentorshIP
From humble beginnings, having grown up in the small town of Witbank, Mike started his first business in 1986, a contract catering company called Feedem, now the Feedem Group operates throughout Southern Africa. He co-founded Mugg & Bean franchising with Ben Filmalter and as CEO, grew the business from 2 stores to over 200 in South Africa and internationally...
The Meyersdal resident is a family-oriented father of three and an established entrepreneur who has positively impacted the lives of budding entrepreneurs.
His life’s endeavours are a true reflection of hard work and perseverance
NB: They sold a Mugg n Bean to Famous Brands -
Maree considers his life a living testimony after being declared cancer-free a few years after the death of Mugg and Bean founding partner Ben Filmalter.
Guest 1 on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Guest 2 on the line:Mr Mike Maree-co-founder of Mugg & Bean which he co-founded with Ben Filmalter
Justice Edwin Cameron argues that the decriminalization bill is a big step. He writes that Parliament should adopt the bill and as soon as possible.
On 30 November 2022, Cabinet at last approved a draft statute to abolish criminal penalties for sex work (Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill). The Bill scraps the crime of buying and selling adult sexual services. It opens a path to victory for activists who over long years, campaigned for it.
The Bill aims to spear two history-encrusted laws: the Sexual Offences Act 1957 (apartheid's fearsome "Immorality Act") and section 11 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act of 2007. Both target adults, mostly vulnerable women, who make a living by selling sex.
Having secured Cabinet endorsement, the Bill is now up for public comment. The moralist lobby have seized the chance to push back hard. They want the law to continue punishing women and others who engage in sex for reward.
Yet Parliament should adopt the Bill – and as soon as possible. Penalties on adult sex work are a horrible hangover from a harsher, more ignorant, less public-health-conscious era. They have no place in a healthy democracy. As with ancient crimes targeting queer people like myself, and the appalling apartheid penalties for sex between black and white, these laws are harmful, degrading and unjust. We should consign them to the dustbin without more ado.
Guest on the line: Justice Edwin Cameron, academic, jurist, author and recently retired Constitutional Court judge, was elected to the office of Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) on 25 September 2019.
Closet Conversations –The Complete Marriage and Relationships Masterclass
If you were to change certain aspects in your partner what will that be and why?
-If a relationship or marriage had an expiry date would you renew it? If so, under which conditions?
-What is the missing link in your relationship?
-How do you tell your partner that you are sexually unsatisfied?
Guest on the line: Dr. Mashudu David Mbedzi, marriage counsellor and author of the book titled “Married but Intimately Divorced”.
How do couples view the use of toys?
Do they feel threatened?
Do they feel that the toys are great help (a treat)?Are people aware that toys are not limited to vibrators? Because most times when we say toys mostly guys tend to think now the women won't enjoy a real penis.
Are people aware that toys include swings and chairs that make it easier for both parties?-Can people introduce toys freely to each other without fear of judgment? If one partner is used to toys, can the other lover allow them to share the pleasure when they are together?
The matric class of 2022 who wrote the National Senior Certificate exams achieved a pass rate of 80.1%, according to the Department of Basic Education. Given that the pass mark in some subjects is as low as 30%, this figure is nothing to celebrate, particularly as most school leavers will struggle to find employment even having passed matric.
The DA says the National Senior Certificate pass rate is misleading, arguing that the real matric pass rate – calculated by including the number of learners that dropped out prior to writing their final exams – is actually 54.6%. Only 58% of learners, according to the DA’s calculations, reach grade 12. There is no question that the high dropout rate is exacerbating youth unemployment, which in the third quarter of 2022 reached 59.6%. Unemployed youth are defined as those not at school, not enrolled at a training or tertiary institution and are not employed.
Only 38.4% of matrics who wrote the 2022 National Senior Certificate matric exams achieved sufficient marks to be accepted to a bachelor’s degree compared to 89.32% of learners who wrote the Independent Examination Board (IEB) exams, highlighting the inherent inequality in outcomes in our education system. More than 98% of IEB learners passed the 2022 exams. The IEB consistently achieves a higher pass rate and more bachelor pass passes, highlighting just how unequal our education system is becoming.
Most Young people find themselves at a crossroads, not sure about what to do this year, some regretting how they handled last year. Most importantly what parents can do?
A current challenge with young people and it being the beginning of the year and their frustrations in doing something they want versus what parents expect them to do.
It’s important for young people to understand where parents are coming from, but also important for parents to hear their kids.
The other point could be where the young person could find something to do with their hands, and then study further in that area where they are productive.
Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.
Many South Africans face the prospect of a tough 2023. Inflation is the highest it has ever been, and the repo rate has steadily risen with more increases expected in the near future. Further stress is applied to the majority of consumers through (regular) significant increases in both petrol and diesel prices which not only impact car owners, but also have a knock on effect in the price of other items such as food and transport.
“All of these increases have negated the financial relief initially offered by the rate reductions of 2020,” said Steyn. “Our concern is that South Africans are now feeling the brunt of these increases, with rising living costs eventually influencing the number of consumers forced to default on their debt payments. Increasing numbers of defaulters may in turn increase the number of creditors instituting legal action for the foreclosure/repossession of financed goods,” explains Reana Steyn, the Ombudsman for Banking Services.
Guest on the line: Kwanda Vabaza -communications manager for the Ombudsman for Banking Services
It's a brand-new year, full of promise and a time for new goals and aspirations. Don't let unwanted and avoidable sexual health issues derail your year.
Sexual experimentation is normal and fun, but it is important to keep safety in mind. Unplanned pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are more common than ever.
The statistics don’t lie
In South Africa, there are over 10 million STIs recorded per year. This means around 1 in 6 South Africans suffer from an STI every year.
Common STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis. Luckily, bacterial STIs, are all treatable with scheduled medication.
Some viral STIs, such as Aids, Herpes Simplex and HPV are incurable. These infections require the use of Antiretroviral medication (ARVs) to manage the condition.
STIs can have a major impact on your sexual and reproductive health. These infections can increase your risk of infertility, cancer, pregnancy complications and HIV.
Guest on the line: Alex Schmid - Founder - Contro
Social conversations: What is forfeiture of assets in a divorce?
Guest: Shani van Niekerk is a senior associate at Adams & Adams' CPL department.
In most divorces, either one of or both the parties feel wronged and aggrieved by either having to share their assets, or having any assets included in the calculation of the accrual.
The Pretoria High Court recently ruled that a woman’s infidelity amounted to substantial misconduct and, as such, she forfeited her right to share in her husband’s pension fund. The judgment received extensive media coverage and divorce attorneys are now inundated with queries regarding forfeiture.
It is quite correct that our law allows a court to make an order that one party forfeits the patrimonial benefits of a marriage. This means that a specific asset or even all benefits can be forfeited, regardless of the content of the parties’ ante-nuptial agreement. This legal position is, however, nothing new and has existed for years.
Prior to the introduction of the Divorce Act, a forfeiture order was based on the principle that no one ought to benefit financially from a marriage that he/she wrecked. Under our current Divorce Act, conduct of the parties is but only one of the factors that a court will consider when deciding to grant a forfeiture order.
In terms of Section 9 of the Divorce Act, a court may make an order that the patrimonial benefits of the marriage be forfeited by one party in favour of the other, either wholly or in part, if the court, having regard to the duration of the marriage, the circumstances which gave rise to the breakdown thereof and any substantial misconduct on the part of either of the parties, is satisfied that, if the order for forfeiture is not made, the one party will in relation to the other be unduly benefited.
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Closet conversations: Clairvoyant Medium Mondays
Guest on the line: Adrian Nelson -Holistic Wellness Practitioner
We need your Name, Date of birth and one burning Question.
Guest on the line: Adrian Nelson -Holistic Wellness Practitioner
Social conversations: The relationship between loadshedding and insurance
Guest on the line: Oswald Kuyler - Head of Short-term insurance at Momentum
The reality of loadshedding is causing immeasurable damage to the economy, and it is important for consumers to know how they can protect their assets.
It is not only consumers who feel the impact of load shedding, insurance companies do as well. The unexpected escalation in load shedding to level 6 earlier last week, resulting in warnings that the country could be subjected to an even stricter electricity reduction protocol, had many people worried.
- Loadshedding and its impact on insurance.
- Tips consumers and businesses can use to protect their assets and belongings during power outages.
Results for matric are out others are still coming – Had a conversation with one Wits Professor at airport, we need more universities and TVET colleges. For a million university students, we need atleast 4mil TVET students – in order to develop technical skills – for a developing economy like ours.
Tonight, thought let’s talk about those who wants to empower others – that its important to first be empowered in order to empower effectively. (These could be social entrepreneurs or those people who want to help empower others economically….example of people who’ve ran after empty opportunities because they hear lots of money involved in projects – i.e. an example of some people who showed me $510tr letter from overseas somewhere)
Choose carefully the business you want to do – There’s myriad of business opportunities you can choose from (In terms of sectors of economy)
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
African Herbs, Common Food and Various Other Herbs that can help improve the sex life of both men and women are said to be dangerous? Why are the herbal remedies frowned upon?
We have seen reports that say: Herbal medicines can cause kidney failure and liver damage in some consumers because they contain toxic chemicals or heavy metals, or react harmfully with other drugs.
Guest on the line: “Professor Mbayimbayi Hlathi, a well-known traditional healer and custodian of culture and African medicine
-Societal expectations
-Family support
-Professional interventions.
-The value of NSC
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Guest: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sexpert… Owner of Norma’s Touch wellness which focuses on holistic healing.
Closet conversations: Sexual Alchemy (alignment & creating magical experience)
Ever wondered why when you are not in a good sexual space (lake of sex or shame about it) you tend to lose your sense of interest in many things?
Did you know that the same energy portal for creating / manifestation / imagination is the same with sexual desire?
When your Sacral Chakra is not in balance or vibrating right, you struggle to "think right"
You can transmute sexual energy into creative energy by either having intercourse or raising the energy upward and through your body in meditation etc.....
Guest in studio: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
Social conversations: Property Master Class
Guest on the line: Bernard Mofokeng- Partner: Head of Tax at CMS South Africa
Social conversations: More blackouts, less revenue for the government
It is shocking that the South African government seems not to regard the now regular power blackouts lasting four hours at a time as the single biggest risk to South Africa’s economic growth and to its relatively stable young democracy. This can only exacerbate the existing lack of economic growth, and this may soon undermine the government's social agenda and the country’s economic stability. Both are extremely important in enabling government to redress the legacy of apartheid and prepare South Africa for a prosperous future.
According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), there was more loadshedding in September of 2022 alone than during the twelve months of 2020. Considering that loadshedding has escalated since then and that during December 2022 we are now experiencing regular Stage 5 and Stage 6 of loadshedding, it is reasonable to conclude that it is at unprecedented record levels.
Economists estimate the damage to the economy at over R4 billion a day and that growth to South Africa’s economy may have been stunted by about 10%. According to the Sakeliga member survey, most of the businesses surveyed stated that blackouts came with notable estimated losses in revenue and damage to property. The repair costs will either be absorbed by the businesses or will translate to higher insurance costs or, if not repaired, will have detrimental effects on productivity.
Poverty and crime often occur simultaneously. However, analyses show that crime is not driven by poverty alone, but rather by inequality. Countries with high overall levels of poverty do not necessarily have higher levels of crime. It is places with high levels of income inequality that typically have the highest levels of crime. Another driver of crime is a breakdown in social norms and values which results in, and is worsened by, factors such as unemployment, incomplete education, a break down in family structures, limited opportunities and exclusion from the formal economy.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) wishes to announce that an appeal against a High Court decision that declared the Consumer Goods and Services Industry Code of Conduct valid has been withdrawn. This decision means that the legal uncertainty surrounding whether eligible businesses in South Africa should sign up with the CGSO and pay the Participation fee is now settled as the High Court decision is now final and binding.
Guest on the line: Queen Munyai, Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Goods & Services Ombud (CGSO)
The pace at which the job market is evolving demands schools to relook at the curriculum of yesteryear and replace it with new subjects that will develop well-trained and holistic future leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset to take the country forward.
That said, the relevance of academic excellence will not diminish but it will get enhanced with the right combination of extracurricular activities that promote holistic growth. This means that South African schools have no choice but to move beyond traditional learning.
Guest 1 on the line: Aunyana Moloisane -MD of Optimi Classroom and education expert
Closet conversations: Clairvoyant Medium Mondays
Guests on the line: Buhle the Medium, isalukazisekhehla on social media
Tonight we are doing cross overs with our guest. We need your name and surname and the person you would like to connect with.
Guest 1 on the line: Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist
Social conversations: Do we really need another Davos meeting?
Notwithstanding the spike in carbon emissions as hundreds of private and government jets ferry delegates to the venue, the second in-person meeting since the Covid-19 pandemic shut the world down comes at a critical time for the global economy.
Economies around the world are battling to recover from a global shutdown, supply chain disruptions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, spiking inflation and the rising toll of a rapidly advancing climate crisis.
For the South African delegation, which hopes yet again to highlight the benefits of investing in the country, the task will be momentous.
Power utility Eskom is battling wave after wave of generation breakdowns, plunging the country into sustained stage 6 load shedding. This means the country is without electricity for up to 11 hours a day.
Small businesses are buckling under the pressure of load shedding, unable to employ staff and unable to run optimally.
Estimates are that stage 6 load shedding is costing the country R6 billion a day in economic activity – something we can ill afford.
State-owned logistics company Transnet is on its knees, unable to restore effective freight lines to ports for export. This too is costing South Africa hundreds of millions of rands.
High fuel costs and a massive hike in the cost of living are affecting many countries around the world. The WEF itself highlighted this in its latest global risks report.
Contact: ZOOM
Guest on the line: Mbekezeli Benjamin - a research and advocacy officer at Judges Matter, a civil society organisation that monitors judicial appointments.
Legal conversations: High Court grants Ramaphosa urgent interdict halting Zuma's private prosecution
- The High Court in Johannesburg granted an interdict against former president Jacob Zuma's private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
- The court found there would be no harm to Zuma if the prosecution is delayed.
- This means Ramaphosa will not appear in court on Thursday.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has granted President Cyril Ramaphosa an urgent interdict to stop his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, from prosecuting him privately.
This means Ramaphosa will no longer be appearing in the dock on Thursday to face the private criminal prosecution by Zuma.
Handing down judgment on Monday morning, Gauteng Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland said Ramaphosa's legal team had made a case that he should not be hauled before an "illegal prosecution".
"The harm of being submitted to an alleged illegal prosecution could not be undone, but no harm would befall the former president should his prosecution be delayed," he ruled.
The court found that the application was urgent, pending the finalisation of the second part of the case. A date for when this second part will start is yet to be announced.
The urgent application came as a last resort after Zuma instituted private prosecution proceedings against his successor, accusing him of being an "accessory after the fact".
Young LGBTIs are exposed to the same challenges as most South African youth – but these are made worse by continuing homophobia at home, at school, in churches and in society at large, despite the social changes of the recent past.
In 1995, the country’s groundbreaking, progressive Constitution outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, promising full citizenship to a post-apartheid generation of young LGBTIs after decades of political repression, in which homosexuality had been outlawed. How has that promise played out against the reality of the poverty, inequality and hardship that the majority of youth (not just LGBTI youth) confront daily? Has democracy brought the greater tolerance and celebration of diversity enshrined in the Bill of Rights? Is life better today for young LGBTIs than in 1994?
Guests in studio:
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Boipelo Bokaba
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Gina Mabasa
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Calling Fortuin
Today we will touch on some topics, at a high level – which topics will be amongst the topics we shall be tackling in the next weeks.But our year as Amandla Omnotho started last week already – where we held a virtual session on medicinal herbs (both markets and funding opportunities)
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Social conversations: Fort Hare vice-chancellor pleads with Ramaphosa to take action following attacksThe University of Fort Hare’s vice-chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu says he has never known peace since he took up his current job, accusing politicians and business people of working as part of a syndicate to have him ousted or resign in fear.Bahlungu, whose bodyguard was shot dead recently at the university in a suspected hit, has alleged there was syndicate within the Eastern Cape university which was working with business people who were service providers and politicians..
Buhlungu has since appealed publicly to President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure his safety after his bodyguard was killed in a suspected hit on Friday night.
“These syndicates are running a mock, I found an institution that has been captured, I found an institution that has been troubled and that was broken down.
“All the while people were turning a blind eye and they were saying all the nice things about what the iconic university was, but the rot was there,” he said.
Guest on the line: the South African Union of Students National Spokesperson, Asive Dlanjwa
Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.
Fear of abandonment is a type of anxiety that some people experience when faced with the idea of losing someone they care about. Everyone deals with death or the end of relationships in their lifetime. Loss is a natural part of life. However, people with abandonment issues live in fear of these losses. They may also exhibit behaviors that push people to leave so they’re never surprised by the loss. A fear of abandonment isn’t a recognized condition or mental health disorder, per se. Instead, it’s considered a type of anxiety and is treated as such.
Over time, however, the reaction these behaviors get — plus the attention that comes with it — can become self-reinforcing. That can cause someone to repeat the behaviors in order to get the response again.
This behavior can have unhealthy consequences. Over time, it can ruin relationships. It can also prevent the development of healthy bonds.
Guest on the line: Hartmut Winkler-Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
STRUGGLING South African consumers have been warned to brace for even more intense load shedding next year as Eskom moves ahead with its six-months outage at Koeberg nuclear power station while scrambling for money to buy diesel.
This will cripple economic growth and is a major source of investor concern.
This comes as Eskom last week ramped up load shedding to stage 6 for the first time in three months due to a plethora of unplanned breakdowns at its ageing coal-fired power stations.
South Africans frustrated as blackouts persist. By the weekend, the power utility eased load shedding to stage 4 and stage 2 as it had 5 901MW on planned maintenance while another 15 394MW of capacity was unavailable due to breakdowns.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha on Friday reiterated that the current conditions at Eskom would intensify the likelihood of load shedding in the New Year.
Guest on the line: Divesh Sooka, General Manager at ALX, a leading technology training provider.
Future-proofing your career means choosing to acquire skills that most employers want in their organisations now and well into the future. Certain digital skills rank highly in this category. Every industry has been impacted by digitisation and soon there will be no career path that doesn’t require some form of digital skill.
Divesh Sooka, General Manager at ALX, a leading technology training provider and a division of the global youth skills company Africa Leadership Group (ALG) says, "The only way to break into a lucrative and promising career in the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector is to learn the skills that are most sought after by the tech firms leading the digitisation of the global economy."
Tonight we are doing cross overs with our guest. We need your name and surname and the person you would like to connect with.
Guests on the line: Buhle the Medium, isalukazisekhehla on social media
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying that is one the reasons those citizens flood into South Africa.
South Africa has seen an influx of Zimbabweans coming to the country over the years, some documented and some illegal.
This has caused tensions as some South Africans accuse Zimbabweans of stealing their jobs due to cheap labour.
For a few years, there had been incidents of violence erupting in different parts of South Africa, to a point where lives had been lost.
Ramaphosa was speaking during the ANC’s January 8 statement, marking the party’s 111th anniversary, at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State, on Sunday.
Guest on the line: Thembisa Fakude | Senior Research Fellow and Director at Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
The Companies Act 71 of 2008 aims to provide for the incorporation, registration, organisation and management of companies, the capitalisation of profit companies, and the registration of offices of foreign companies carrying on business within the Republic
Guest on the line: Adam Pike, the founder of Pike Law, a corporate and commercial law firm.
✓ More than just the measure of how effectively resources are used to produce outputs.
✓ Using less to create more – working smarter, not harder.
✓ A mindset that continuously aspires to better ways of accomplishing tasks and conducting business.
✓ “Doing what I do today better than I did yesterday and even better tomorrow”.
✓ Creating and delivering Superior Value (quality goods and services at the right time/speed, with the least cost
✓ Continuous improvement (KAIZEN in Japanese)
By productivity we refer to Total Factor Productivity and not only Labour Productivity (which is mostly construed as cost reduction and job destruction).
At the heart of productivity is the individual.
✓ an organisation can only become more productive through continuous upgrading of knowledge, skills, discipline, effort and collaboration.
Guest 1 on the line: Mothunye Mothiba, CEO of Productivity SA
Ntunja stardom became evident at a very young age when she would perform for friends and family early. That’ s where her love for ‘Traditional Folk Music ’ and confidence was honed.
She’s a Singer-Songwriter whose career in music bloomed in 2006 when she began performing as a vocalist with the Sunshine Jazz band.
This opportunity inspired her to study Popular Music and major in Vocal and Keyboard Technique at the Central Johannesburg College. Her unique and authentic African vocal sound landed her a spot in a Cultural Exchange program, Cultural Flying Carpet which was spearheaded by the indisputable Mama Africa herself, Miriam Makeba curated by South African Traditional AfroFolk legend, Tu Nokwe.
Guest: Amanda, whose stage name is Ntunja (meaning
“The fortress”)
Policing unions have called for urgent action to prevent police murders after two officers were found dead on Christmas day.
The South African Policing Union (SAPU) said it was outraged by the two murders and called for the murder of police officers to be declared as treason.
"We call on the state President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare police killings as treason for it is a crime against the state, so that those who are found guilty of police killing crimes face harsher sentences," SAPU said.
"We call on the society at large to take a stance against police killings, as it is known that criminals who are responsible for police killings live amongst us in our communities and are known by our communities."
Guest: Lesiba Thobakgale, National Spokesperson at the South African Policing Union
Closet Conversations – Musician Profile
Guest 1: Xoli mazibuko,
Guest 2: Lefa Diamond,
Guest 3: Siyabonga Mabaso,
Guest 4: Gugu Radebe
Tonight we are joined in studio by Ingoma ZaseAfrika Marimba Band
Guest 1 on the line: Ras. Gareth Prince - Lawyer and campaigner
Social conversations: How big is the Cannabis industry for South Africa?
In the Country Investment Strategy (CIS) released mid-2022 by the Presidency for public comment, cannabis, alongside green hydrogen, is one of five big frontiers of government-identified strategic foreign direct investment opportunities designed to meet the ambitions of the National Development Plan (NDP).
On 29 November 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the green hydrogen summit where the government promoted green hydrogen as a key just-transition project with strong ministerial and interdepartmental support, along with dedicated coordination, personnel and financial resources.
Green hydrogen is hydrogen manufactured with renewable technologies. There is currently no green hydrogen manufactured in South Africa, but it has been identified to support a just transition to a climate-resilient and sustainable South African society. An estimated 1.3 million jobs could be created by 2050, helping to transform our existing grey hydrogen manufacturing capacity into green hydrogen through a significant increase in renewable energy availability.
Guest 1: Xoli mazibuko
Guest 2: Lefa Diamond
Guest 3: Siyabonga Mabaso
Guest 4: Gugu Radebe
Closet Conversations – Musician Profile
Tonight we are joined in studio by Ingoma ZaseAfrika Marimba Band
Guest 1: Letta Phala -ToGaTa
Guest 2: Belinda Radebe -ToGaTa
Guest 3: Pumzile Manikela -Manager
Festive conversations: Musician/s profile Group name: ToGaTa Bottom of Form
Guest on the line: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Afrasid
Social conversations: the Taliban government,
Activities Prohibited by Taliban
The Taliban government, which came into power in August, last year in Afghanistan, promised a moderate rule respecting the rights of women and minorities. However, after coming into power the insurgent group has announced a series of prohibitions and restrictions on people, especially women, curtailing their rights and movements.
The insurgent group has announced a ban on women from going to universities, and girls from going to middle school and high school, restricting women from most employment and ordering them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.
Sello Galane is a vocalist and percussionist extraordinaire who was born in 1966 into a musical family. His father, Maeke, was a Kiba music and dance leader (malokwane) and his mother, Moaki, was a singer in the Lutheran Church. Sello grew up in Leboneng, Hammanskraal where he completed his elementary schooling. He received tertiary education at the University of Cape Town where he met other musicians like Judith Sephuma, Selaelo Selota and Magalane Phosokho, with whom he experimented in fusing kiba music into jazz.
Guest : Dr. Sello Galane - a musicologist, composer, educationist and music performer
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/
Closet conversations: Is it rude to bring your own food and other resources to someone's house?
One A Teamer said: Bringing your own food to someone’s house is understandable if you have specific food requirements that are unusual or is you who have other food needs. I have a friend who always carries a banana or apple with her because she has low blood sugar and sometimes just needs something to eat. People who are vegan or even glucose intolerant might want to carry a small supply of food with them just in case their specific needs cannot be met by the people they are visiting. If what they brought is not necessary, it can be fun to have them add it to the general group! In other words, I don’t think it is rude to bring food to someone else’s house.
Guest on the line: Corna Olivier -Registered counsellor and lecturer at Stadio.(A private higher educational institute)
Social conversations: How to reduce anxiety while waiting for exam results?
Occupying the space between finishing your exam and waiting for your grades to get released can feel like you’re reading a suspenseful Gothic novel...
...particularly when you aren’t very sure about how you did.
You might feel like something uncanny is skulking in the distance, ever so present and closing in. Is this a rendition of Frankenstein, but where Frankenstein’s monster is the grade release? Sadly, you don’t get to glimpse its true form yet (and maybe for a while).
This sensation of suspense can grow like a flower in a baleful nosegay; you aren’t sure if you want to see your grade...or stay in this limbo stage of not knowing.
Here’s how to free yourself from the heavy anxiety coiled about you—and keep your sense of dread at bay as you wait.
Guest 1 on the line: Uyanda Maboea, Candidate Attorney at Adams & Adams
Legal conversations: Unnecessary hindrance to parenthood.
South Africa protects the rights of minorities or previously marginalised groups through legislative and constitutional means. The right to equality is constitutionally entrenched. Section 294 of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005[1] (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) prevents persons who are infertile and unable to donate gametes for the purpose of a surrogacy agreement, from entering into said agreement. A genetic link to at least one of the commissioning parents is a requirement for a valid surrogacy agreement. A brief explanation of the most recent decision in this area of law, being the case of AB and Another v Minister of Social Development,[2] follows. What are the repercussions that follow the apex court’s decision in AB? Do prospective parents in surrogacy agreements, who are unable to have a child of their own and unable to contribute genetically, have any remedies?
An analysis of section 294
This section provides for a valid surrogacy agreement in the following instances: ie) Both commissioning parents provide their gametes; ii) If one of the commissioning parents is unable, for any medical or biological reasons, to provide a gamete, then the other commissioning parent needs to provide a gamete; iii) If the commissioning parent is a single person, they must provide their own gamete.
Guest 1 on the line: Dr Thomas Brennan, founder and CEO of Franc: (Franc – an award-winning app that helps South Africans save)
For this reason, Franc, an award-winning app that helps South Africans save, invest and learn about investments, has developed child accounts that parents can link to their own account. It takes a few clicks to open an account and then a few seconds more to open a linked child profile (all you need is a birth certificate). To ensure that no one is tempted to access this money, it’s also possible to lock the account for a specific time.
Says Dr Thomas Brennan, founder and CEO of Franc: “Christmas is a good time to give a meaningful gift. Instead of yet another silly toy, give the gift of compound interest by starting to save and invest early for your kids. When their next birthday comes around, and you get queries about what to give your child, you can let grannies, uncles and friends pay a small gift into the account. They simply use the child’s reference when depositing.”
“The account can be funded with a stop order, once-off deposits via EFT or instant EFT or even directly from the parent’s own Franc account. Let your child see the benefits of long-term savings by opening an investment account.”
There are no minimum investment amounts and you can withdraw your money anytime without penalties. The fees are low and transparent. It’s easy to check how the investment is doing on the app.
Guest on the line: Thato Molope- co-founder and director of operations at Cuplings Foundation
This year the foundation aims to raise more than R 7 million to fund the distribution of 25 000 reusable soft silicone menstrual cups that collect, rather than absorb, periods. And Abdulla wants to achieve this target by Christmas. She said: “Each cup has a lifespan of ten years and eliminates the dependency that younger women and girls have on feminine hygiene products.”
This, she added, was of particular benefit to less fortunate individuals who are dependent on various ‘pad programmes’ that distribute disposable products to communities, sometimes inconsistently. Abdulla added: “It’s washable, easily wearable and saves thousands of Rand for users who presently purchase tampons or pads every month. The value to people who cannot afford to buy hygiene products, is immense.”
Please see below questions:
- What are the challenges young South African women seem to face, continually, when it comes to their menstral cycles?
- A menstrual cup, what are the benefits versus tampons or pads, for example? (environmental, physical etc)
- You want to raise a huge chunk of money this year to provide thousands of young women / girls with menstrual cups.....
- Why is menstrual care important to society - and how does it or could it impact an individual's future?
- How can anyone get involved - even beyond the campaign?
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Known to many as a “bride-price” or bride-worth” and to some extent as a “down payment” or “dowry” but in the African culture, it is a ritual that brings two families together.
According to the English usage ‘dowry’ is the gift of money, goods or both, offered by the bride or bride’s family towards establishment of her household, whereas a bride-price is a marriage payment made by a prospective husband or more often, by his family to the family of the bride.
As a link between two families, lobola negotiation is a tradition that was implemented in the old days where a man pays the family of his fiancé for her hand in marriage. Although it is practised differently today, in historical times a man would pay much more for a virgin and less for a woman who had a child out of wedlock.
Today, prices are set according to how well-mannered and educated the bride-to-be is. The more educated she is, the more expensive the lobola will be. Other factors also include the relative wealth and status of the family the prospective groom wishes to marry into, i.e. a young woman from a royal family would be much pricier than that of an ordinary family who may be known as “commoners”.
However, it should be noted royal lobola and marriage is much more complicated and these are often pre-arranged, to the exclusion of choice from either groom or bride. Traditionally, lobola usually amounted to eight heads of cattle, but today the value of each cattle head forms part of the overall negotiation.
Tshepang Sesoane. A 3rd year student at UNISA studying B.Ed in senior phase majoring in Mathematics and Physics. A gay being who identifies as being non binary and gender fluid. Whether you say he or she as long as it comes from a genuine place, it's all good with them.
- Differences between Dominance Submissions
- Explain the different roles, from the everyday lifestyle to the bedroom.
- Toys or no toys and why.
- Pleasure through pleasing others
- Cuckholding
- Fire and wax play- skin sensations
- Group sex safety tips
- The different oral tricks
- The importance of queer safe spaces
1st Panellist:
Guest 1 on the line: Dr. Sello Galane - a musicologist, composer, educationist and music performer
Sello Galane is a vocalist and percussionist extraordinaire who was born in 1966 into a musical family. His father, Maeke, was a Kiba music and dance leader (malokwane) and his mother, Moaki, was a singer in the Lutheran Church. Sello grew up in Leboneng, Hammanskraal where he completed his elementary schooling. He received tertiary education at the University of Cape Town where he met other musicians like Judith Sephuma, Selaelo Selota and Magalane Phosokho, with whom he experimented in fusing kiba music into jazz.
Career
After graduation in 1991, they went separate ways to pursue solo careers; Galane reversed the experiment by fusing jazz and pop into kiba to a point where the repertoire grew beyond the confines of a single tribal traditional music genre. He named it Free-Kiba; the tradition of music making and cultural communication of the Amandebele-a-Moletlane, the BaPedi akin to the Venda Tshikona. Galane relocated to his father‟s birth place, Ga-Mashashane in Limpopo province, where he met ordinary village Kiba performers who schooled him in the craft. Galane plays a family of drums: sekgokolo (father drum), kgalapedi (mother drum) and matikwane (twin children).
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker
It’s that time of year again! Between office parties and frosted sweets, the holidays are an awesome time to reconnect with old friends while getting to know new ones. Sounds great, right? Wrong. Once you add tempting sales and gifts (for literally everyone you know) the holidays can feel overwhelming, especially if you have a budget conscious S.O. Financial strain is a leading cause of tension in relationships – and it’s no surprise that money and stress go hand in hand during this time of year.
According to a survey by SunTrust Bank, 35% of all respondents experiencing tension in their relationship said that money was the primary cause and about 47% of the respondents claimed their partner had different saving and spending habits than they did. Don’t want to be a statistic? Great! It may be time to pull together a financial plan that keeps you and your sweetie’s spending on track.
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Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
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Escalation of the number of deaths from pit bulls? Is this a new phenomenon?
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What impact does it have on survivors?
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What impact does it have on secondary victims & who are secondary victims?
It’s that time of year again! Between office parties and frosted sweets, the holidays are an awesome time to reconnect with old friends while getting to know new ones. Sounds great, right? Wrong. Once you add tempting sales and gifts (for literally everyone you know) the holidays can feel overwhelming, especially if you have a budget conscious S.O. Financial strain is a leading cause of tension in relationships – and it’s no surprise that money and stress go hand in hand during this time of year.
According to a survey by SunTrust Bank, 35% of all respondents experiencing tension in their relationship said that money was the primary cause and about 47% of the respondents claimed their partner had different saving and spending habits than they did. Don’t want to be a statistic? Great! It may be time to pull together a financial plan that keeps you and your sweetie’s spending on track.
Guest 1 on the line: Tswelopele Makoe is MA (Ethics) student at the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice at UWC.
The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign – an annual initiative from the end of November to mid-December – need no longer be the only period during which this pertinent issue is put under a microscope.
This is a widespread societal disease that ought to be addressed both in key national discourse as well as constantly among the general populace. Femicide and violence against children have been consistent issues in our country’s contemporary context for too long. Not only has this devastating phenomenon been unpacked, researched and campaigned against, but was such a huge societal headache in South Africa that it was wrestled with almost equal vigour as the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tonight we are talking about the value of interpreting your own dreams
Guest on line: Nkosy Mkhize (also known as Nkosy Light) - a spiritual teacher or spiritual counsellor.
By Monday morning, the death toll had risen to 14, while emergency personnel were scouring the area, led by rescue dogs. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said Netcare 911 ambulance services alerted their teammates in Gauteng to the tragedy after 4pm on Saturday. At least 14 bodies of congregants have been recovered from the Jukskei River in Joburg after members of the Masowe church were swept away by the river during a ritual. “
Guest on the line: Professor David Mosoma, chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission
Guest on line: Nicole du Toit - a sex coach / educator / counsellor based in Cape Town
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What is age appropriate information?
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understanding what children are exposed to
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Porn literacy
Who is at risk for online exploitation? (Ben’s additional notes)
The young people who are at risk online are the same ones who are at risk offline:
Kids who are victims of sexual abuse
Kids who have conflict with parents
Kids who are seeking out sexual content/experiences online
Of even bigger concern is relationship abuse, which happens frequently.
Teens need to learn about healthy relationships as well as healthy sexuality.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Pig farming remains one of the most popular agricultural trends in South Africa. There is a large demand for pork in South Africa, and pig farming is a lower-cost/higher-yield option compared to many other types of livestock farming. This makes it a popular option for first-time livestock farmers.
Which Breed of Pig is Most Profitable in South Africa?
There are over 50 breeds of pigs farmed in South Africa for their meat. The most popular breeds are Landrace, Large White, and Duroc.
New pig farmers generally prefer Large White and Landrace breeds, as these pigs breed quickly and have large numbers of offspring. Duroc pigs are known for their excellent meat quality and large growth.
Most commercial pig farmers in South Africa make the most of the characteristics of each pig breed by using generation one cross (F1). F1 is what commercial pig production in South Africa is based on, and it is what helps create the most profitable pigs.
Pig farmers could also opt for more specialist pig breeds if they can find the right market for them. However, these pig breeds, such as the Large Black or Red Wattle Hog, tend to produce less meat at a higher cost, making them less profitable.
Guest 1 on the line: Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist
Social conversations: Is the Brand South Africa is in trouble?
- Load-shedding:
South Africans should brace themselves for their first Christmas with load-sheddingin 2022.
For all the years that rotational power cuts have frustrated the country, Eskom has avoided load-shedding over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The same goes for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day — except at the end of 2020, when stage 2 load-shedding was briefly in effect from 00:00 to 05:00 on 31 December.
The historically lower likelihood of load-shedding over the festive season is because Eskom’s most energy-heavy customers — factories, mines, and smelters — shut down operations.
-Murder
The percentage of households that reported all or some incidences of murder decreased between 2020/21 (100,0%) and 2021/22 (95,0%). The number of incidences of murder increased from 11 000 in 2020/21 to 20 000 in 2021/22.
Sexual offences
The percentage of households that reported all or some incidences of sexual offences to the police dropped from 69,0% in 2018/19 to 59,9% in 2019/20 before increasing to 88,7% in 2020/21, and then to 90,0% in 2021/22.
Regardless of all the challenges, how do we paint South Africa in a positive image?
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker
Closet conversations: When Gifts Aren't Really Gifts?
A gift is an act of altruism, of generosity. The point of gift-giving is to show love and appreciation for another person. It’s not about a dollar amount. It’s not about custom. It’s about being thoughtful — an important thing to remember with the holidays fast approaching.
When should you look a gift horse in the mouth? Maybe you know right away you’d refuse a very expensive gift, especially if it came from someone who didn’t make a great deal of money. But what about considering the giver? Could there be strings attached to this generous gift? If you accept it, will you be held to certain terms later? Ask yourself these questions:
· Does this person have a long history of making unreasonable requests or having unrealistic expectations of you?
· Have they ever brought up something they did for you or gave you in order to coerce you into doing something for them? This could be a case of history repeating.
· Do you communicate with them regularly? It’s bizarre for someone to send you something out of the blue when you haven’t heard from them in a long time.
· Is the gift all about the price tag? People who give lavish gifts often do so as a symbol of status. They might even leave on the price tag.
· Has this person shown a pattern of manipulative behavior? This could mean asking to borrow money, but it could also mean asking for an abundance of emotional support.
· Is the giver an opportunist? Some people are only there when they need something from you and the opportunity to send you a gift or congratulate you could be an excuse to open the door.
· In the history of your relationship, have you given more than you received? This question is key. It’s difficult to take inventory of a relationship like this, probably because most of us aren’t walking around asking ourselves, “What have they done for me lately?” It’s also difficult to be honest with yourself when emotional support and friendship is an abstract thing. You can’t hold it in your hand. But in the end there is an appropriate level of give and take that every relationship requires.
Guest on the line: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Afrasid
Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Waluś was stabbed in Kgosi Mampuru prison on Tuesday afternoon and is being treated in hospital, the correctional services department said.
“The department of correctional services (DCS) is able to confirm an unfortunate stabbing incident [at Kgosi Mampuru prison] involving inmate Janusz Waluś,” said spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo.
Nxumalo said he was stabbed by another inmate.
“His attacker tried to stab him in the heart but missed and Mr Waluś survived. He was rushed to hospital where he is being treated.”
He had no information on Waluś’s condition. “I just know he is in the hospital.”
We need your Name and Surname, date of birth and one burning question
Guests on the line: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience.
I have been on the receiving end of various forms of abuse: growing up in a domestic violent house, raped at 17, intimate partner violence, and even spiritual abuse.
The overarching narrative is that government needs to do something to stop the abuse when the reality is that a breakdown of families is perpetuating brokenness. I would like to explore how we can address the men who abuse and stop making it a women’s responsibility to leave a bad relationship when everything in society is creating an unhealthy relationship narrative.
Guest 1 on the line: A passionate speaker, author, trainer and facilitator, Cheryl Benadie
Employers need to ensure that they follow a procedurally and substantively fair process when conducting a Disciplinary Hearing. Employees also need to be aware of their rights to ensure that they are well equipped for the process. This article endeavours to outline and provide clarity in respect of the steps necessary for a Disciplinary Hearing to be regarded as fair.
Before an Employer makes a punitive or non-punitive decision based on the conduct of an Employee, a Disciplinary Hearing must be held to accurately determine the facts and merits of the charges levelled against and Employee and to allow the Employee to make representations by way of leading evidence, utilizing witnesses in their defense and cross examining the Employer’s witnesses, if any.
This process is governed by Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 titled the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (herein after referred to as “the Code”)
Guest on the line: Jared Poole -An Admitted Attorney but also a Legal Solutions Manager at a tech start up called BriefCo cost consultants
Do you judge your partner if they masturbate?
Would you encourage them to?
Would you be open to trying it together?
Do you consider it healthy for your relationship?
Guest on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sex Expert.
Contact:
Special Guests comprise of the Honourable Members of National & Provincial Assembly, Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Ms Nomsa Dube-Ncube, Deputy Minister of the Department of Trade Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina, Mining Mogul, HRH Owner Siweya of Mbuyelo Holdings, Mugg n Bean Founder Mr Mike Muree, Mr Joe Davis, South African Honorary Consul in the US, Mr Zarko Taric, Eastern European Partner, DFI's & many important business partners
Guest on the line studio: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
In identifying the psychological effects of political unrest, we first need to understand; what is political unrest and how does it present itself in South Africa? Political unrest is defined differently by a number of scholars; however, we learn that ultimately it encapsulates the instability of a nation through acts such as protest & violent behaviour of its citizens (Tarkhani, 2021).
However, when we apply this to the South African context, we can see that political unrest has been prevalent throughout our nation’s history, and in recent years instances such as COVID-19, The attacks on farmers and even the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma, led South Africans to take to the streets in an outcry, let’s not even take it as far as this, political and civil unrest, in Cape Town, Western Province – Monday 21 November 2022 through a city-wide shutdown orchestrated by Santaco (the South African National Taxi Council) (Isaacs, 2022). This event occurred for a number of reasons and grievances, however the institutionalisation of the shutdown created panic, stress and inconvenience for the commuters of the city of Cape Town – enhancing the psychological tolling aspect of political unrest; these instances demonstrate in its purest form; political unrest amongst the South African citizenry.
Guest on the line: Devan Moonsamy is the CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, a South African Corporate Training Provider & National Learning Institute.
Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi who - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.
Closet conversations: What are we teaching our children about money?
If we can start having real conversations about money with our children from a young age, we can take the stress out of financial planning for them before it is too late.
It’s a whole new world out there!
South Africa seems to have reached what can only be described as ludicrous levels. You know something is very wrong when parents can’t wait for their kids to go to university so that the monthly education bill can finally reduce. This has many parents facing an almost impossible task of trying to give their children everything they “need” to be a success one day.
Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi who - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.
Guest 1 on the line: Senele Goba- is the director and founder of 4IR Innovations (Pty) Ltd, specialising in Industrial Automation, IT solutions
Education conversations: What is STEMpreneur?
Senele is the director and founder of 4IR Innovations (Pty) Ltd, specialising in Industrial Automation, IT solutions as well as Educational Technology and STEM education.
Senele is also the founder of Ososayensi Education Advancement, a community development NPC which is aimed at exposing young learners in under-served communities to STEM and the beneficial use of Science, Technology and Innovation to solve problems.
The exposure aims to increase their chances of successfully pursuing technology-related careers and therefore have relevant skills into the future, thereby reducing poverty, unemployment and inequality through advancement of a smart society.
Guest 1 on the line: Brett Abraham, Partner from Webber Wentzel
Social conversations: Embracing neurodiversity: beyond disability
Disability Rights Awareness Month runs from 3 November to 3 December 2022 and is focussed on “empowering persons with disabilities through resourceful, sustainable and safe environments”, while recognising that not all disabilities are visible.
Invisible disabilities are physical, mental, or neurological conditions that are not easily perceived by others but can limit a person’s full participation in society. These could include neuro-developmental or neurodiverse disorders, which are described as variations in the human brain and cognition affecting areas of sociability, learning, attention, mood, and other mental functions. Examples of such disorders include autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, Tourette syndrome, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The concept of "neurodiversity" is based on "biodiversity". -Just as biodiversity is necessary and desirable to conserve ecosystems, neurodiversity advocates that society would benefit from recognising and developing the strengths associated with certain neurodevelopmental disorders. Applied in the workplace, employers are increasingly acknowledging that specialist thinking skills attributed to many neuro-developmental conditions are sought after for employers that require innovation, creative thinking, or meticulous pattern identification to advance specific aspects of their business. Global enterprises such as SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Microsoft, Ford, and Ernst & Young actively recruit neurodiverse candidates as a talent acquisition strategy.
We need your Name, Date of birth and one burning Question.
Guest on the line: Adrian Nelson -Holistic Wellness Practitioner
South Africa has a long history of violence. It was used as a tool of power and governance by colonialists to repress and control the indigenous people. The apartheid regime from 1948 used violence as part of its repertoire to gain and maintain social and political control.
Such a culture of violence is hard to stop, especially when it has become a legitimised and institutionalised form of coercion.
South Africans are living with this legacy.
Of course this is generalization statement, but let us hears from our guest:
Guest on the line Reverend Dr.Joseph Tshawane is an ordained minister and formerly also a Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa
The Medical Law and Biotechnology flagship housed in the Department of Jurisprudence; University of South Africa is organising a seminar on “Multidisciplinary responses to COVID-19 in the post pandemic period.” The seminar took place via Microsoft Teams on 18 November 2022 between 10h00 and 13h00. As a background, the objective of the Biotechnology and Medical Law Flagship is to provide legal solutions to current problems arising in the fields of biotechnology and medical law.
These solutions will benefit external stakeholders and the wider public and have positive benefits and applications for the development of knowledge within the health industry in general. Fields covered by the research are the development of genomic medicine; human biobanking; mental health; medical ethics; stem cell therapy; albinism; organ transplants; gamete donation; pharmaceutics; psychiatry; research on HIV/AIDS; and critical issues around neonates.
Guest: Mr Konanani Happy Raligilia is the Acting HoD in the Department of Jurisprudence and Project Leader of Medical Law and Biotechnology Flagship at the University of South Africa.
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What is porn? Why is it around?
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Masturbation and porn: how you practice is how you play
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Youth and porn
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What actually goes on in a nutshell behind the scenes in porn/ sex work?
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Different types of sex work
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Hygiene
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Porn and sex work in movies are not real depictions of real life sex - it's a PERFORMANCE ART.
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Porn addiction
-hyper sexuality
-Source recommdation : Ask a Porn Star - YouTube
- Series recommendation: The Girlfriend Experience Season 1
Guests on the line: Justine Maidwell -an Intimacy Coach and an Adult Store retail assistant
November being Entrepreneurship Month – And this week particularly being Global Entrepreneurship Week (14-20 Nov)
World population has burgeoned to 8bn as of 15 November 2022
Tweeting about the same, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) wrote, “8 billion hopes. 8 billion dreams. 8 billion possibilities. Our planet is now home to 8 billion people.”
How many entrepreneurs globally: 582 m (7.2% of global population are entrepreneurs)
When it comes to entrepreneurship, countries are categorised into:
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Factor driven,
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Efficiency driven & (RSA falls under this)
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Innovation driven
Guest 1 in studio: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
MOT South Africa (pronounced moet), an organization that is aimed at strengthening youth’s awareness and courage to live, courage to care and courage to say no.
MOT works to nurture robust and resilient people with a special focus on youth by providing them with tools to strengthen their leadership and courage.
We assist with managing peer pressure, self-belief and taking responsibility for your own life and future.
MOT focuses strongly on the development of self-confidence, sound values, positive attitude and behaviour, self-leadership and respect and care for others.
Through interactive and experiential learning, both youth and adults actively participate in their personal and interpersonal growth and development.
The MOT sessions, based on highly regarded behavioural theories, draw on methodologies of interactive group discussions, games, role-plays, storytelling and self-reflection to enhance the learning outcomes and behavioural change.
Guest 1 on the line: Viola Manuel - Country Director - MOT South Africa (pronounced moet)
Guest on line: Nicole du Toit - a sex coach / educator / counsellor based in Cape Town
Dyspareunia is the medical term used to refer to genital pain that occurs before, during, or after sex. It’s very common and affects 75 percent of the female population at some point in their lives.
Painful sex can affect body image, relationships, and even plans to conceive. In some cases, dyspareunia can make a person avoid sex entirely.
While it’s usually possible to determine what causes sex to be painful, some people are reluctant to talk about it with their health care providers.
Guest 1 on the line: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
An offer to purchase (OTP) is the document governing the sale agreement of a property between the buyer and seller. It is a legally binding contract, so it is important to take your time and complete it accurately.
An offer to purchase (OTP) is the document governing the sale agreement of a property between the buyer and seller. It is a legally binding contract, so it is important to take your time and complete it accurately.
Guest 1 on the line: Lorvica Matthews - Executive Officer Membership and Communications - NAPTOSA
Education conversations: Proposal to introduce unisex toilets at schools irks parents
The public is yet to comment on the planned introduction of unisex toilets at South Africa’s schools, the Department of Education has said, following a leaked document.
Elijah Mhlanga, spokesperson for the department, said the draft guidelines were developed this year for measures to be put in place for a safe environment for learners of different sexual orientation.
“[This is] so that they don’t drop out of school or commit suicide because they feel unwanted … that’s one of the challenges that we are facing as a sector,” said Mhlanga.
“We are far from finalising this; we still need to consult stakeholders. The draft guidelines will be published for consultation in 2023, so that the public can engage on this matter.”
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/.
Closet conversations: Why is it important to invite relatives and Friends to your function/event?
There is nothing worse than misinterpreting the tone of an event and arriving underdressed or overdressed. With a physical invitation, you can not only establish whether it is a formal or informal event but what you should wear, what you should bring, and what type of food is likely to be served. This can allow your guests to plan ahead and organize any alternative arrangements before the big day.
But what happens when a friend or a family member rock up uninvited?
Guest 1 on the line: Thulani Grenville Greyʼs is a Master Trainer for the Coach Mpilo Project with Matchboxology and Population Services International (PSI)
Social conversations: The Coach Mpilo programme: Men helping other men navigate life with HIV
In the forty years since the first case of HIV was detected in South Africa, the country has made tremendous progress in helping people to get tested and have access to treatment. At the same time, there are still an estimated 2.2 million people who have HIV but are not on treatment. Men have been particularly hard to reach—only 64% of men with HIV in South Africa are currently on treatment.
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Mpilo Project has been working since 2017 to understand what it is that makes it particularly difficult for men to test for HIV and to start and stay on treatment if positive.
The project started by talking with more than 2000 men, with the aim of understanding the situation through their eyes. A key insight from the research with men is that their attitudes about HIV are far more dynamic and complex than we may realise, with myths and misperceptions abounding.
We found in particular that,
• We often assume men are unconcerned about HIV. The reality is that HIV leaves many men anxious and afraid, to the point of paralysis.
• We often assume men do not want support or are even incapable of accepting it. The reality is that most men are hungry for support in coping with an HIV diagnosis but see no sources of support that feel safe or relatable.
• We assume everyone knows that HIV is no longer a death sentence. The reality is that many men still do not believe it is possible to live a long, happy, healthy life with HIV.
Guest on line: Dr Victor Ramathesele-Medical Doctor and Media personality
Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex.
Having erection trouble from time to time isn't necessarily a cause for concern. If erectile dysfunction is an ongoing issue, however, it can cause stress, affect your self-confidence and contribute to relationship problems. Problems getting or keeping an erection can also be a sign of an underlying health condition that needs treatment and a risk factor for heart disease.
If you're concerned about erectile dysfunction, talk to your doctor — even if you're embarrassed. Sometimes, treating an underlying condition is enough to reverse erectile dysfunction. In other cases, medications or other direct treatments might be needed.
Symptoms
Erectile dysfunction symptoms might include persistent:
Trouble getting an erection
Trouble keeping an erection
Reduced sexual desire
When to see a doctor
A family doctor is a good place to start when you have erectile problems. See your doctor if:
You have concerns about your erections or you're experiencing other sexual problems such as premature or delayed ejaculation
You have diabetes, heart disease or another known health condition that might be linked to erectile dysfunction
You have other symptoms along with erectile dysfunction
Guest 1 on the line: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
"Rentals took a fairly severe hit as a result of the doubted whammy delivered by Covid-19, as many landlords were required to hold rentals steady or even decrease them over the past two years due to tenant income pressures, and at the same time, a large number of people who would have been renters became first-time homeowners, taking advantage of the massive drop in interest rates as government worked to cushion the economic blow of the pandemic," says Ndlovu.
However, demand for rental properties recovered during the first half of 2022 as rising interest rates put landlords back in a favorable position, predicts that demand for rentals will continue growing into 2023, particularly in the rent affordability ‘sweet spot', which ranges t …Between R6 000 and R12 000 per month, depending on the province.
Guest 1 on the line: Lindelani Makeba-Lee: the late legendary music icon and activist Dr Miriam Makeba’s great grandson
Opening Song: Miriam Makeba - Hapo Zamani (Live At the Cape Town Int. Jazz Festival 2006)
South Africa, Africa and the world over, hereby acknowledge and recognize the forthcoming 14th year Commemoration of the passing of Humanitarian and Musical Icon Mama Miriam Makeba; in Honor and Remembrance of the late Her Excellency Goodwill Ambassador Dr. Miriam Makeba. Dr. Miriam Makeba sadly passed away on November 9, 2008.
This Wednesday, November 9, 2022, signifies the 14th year commemoration of the passing of one of the most iconic Africans the world has ever witnessed; the Legendary Songstress, Humanitarian and Goodwill Ambassador, Dr. Miriam Makeba. As we reminiscence on the memory and contributions of “Mama Africa”, we seek to achieve, and reach out to All who loved her, from all over the world to emulate what came so easily to the legendary late Dr. Miriam Makeba. Specifically, that is to reach out to one another, and remember that the way she lived her life was a testament as to how we should all live our lives; by treating each other with respect and the love that resides so deep in all our hearts, and be kind to one another, as well as being kind to ourselves, and make this world a better place. “We love you always Mama Africa, Rest in Peace – Lala Ngoxolo”; says the Miriam Makeba Foundation.
Around this time of year, many South African Grade 12 learners are sacrificing their social life and putting in the hard work to ensure that they are fully prepared to write their final exams in November.
While this is a stressful time for some learners, many will already have an eye on the future, confident that they will fulfil their ambition to further their studies and gain the knowledge that will help them prosper in their chosen career.
Guest on the line: Professor Zaheer Hamid- Academic Director at MANCOSA.
We need your Name, Date of birth and one burning Question.
Guests on the line: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience.
On 10 November 2022, this year’s Global Day of (Climate) Action, about 1500 people from Gauteng - communities affected by the energy and climate crises, environmental activists and other CSOs - will march to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Demonstrators are calling on decision makers at COP27 to take climate action as a global state of emergency, and to develop strong policies that will fast track the just transition to a low carbon economy.
According to Earthlife Africa Jhb Program Officer Ulrich Steenkamp, “This year’s Global Day of Action (10 November) is dedicated to celebrating the lives of all of the environmental justice activists that have lost their lives opposing harmful, extractive industries. We remember Ken Saro-Wiwa and the other eight activists that were hanged in Nigeria for challenging oil extractions by Shell. And here in South Africa, Bazooka Rhadebe and Mam’ Fikile Ntshangase and all the others that are unknown, here and beyond.”
“We are also calling on the negotiators at the COP27 for protection of those fighting against the exploitation of the environment. We urge the South African government to accelerate the just transition. The country already has a just transition framework but we need a clear guide as to what needs to be done. We need to end coal and oil in South Africa, especially if we are serious about the just transition.”
Guest on the line: Makoma Lekalakala, Director at Earthlife Africa Johannesburg
The Constitutional Court recently delivered a judgment which overturned the High Court’s ruling that certain sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 51 of 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “BADRA”) were unconstitutional due to there being a prohibition on the burial of foetuses which were either miscarried or aborted at less than 26 weeks of gestation, normally referred to as “pre-viable foetuses”.
This article is an analysis that indicates how denying prospective parents the right to bury pre-viable foetuses is a violation of their rights to autonomy. In this instance the parents are not granted the option to bury their deceased child, but rather have the remains of such a child regarded as “medical waste” and simply incinerated by the hospital. This article has three segments: 1) A summary of the Constitutional Court’s judgment; 2) An observation of what determines viability and whether the standard currently used by our courts is problematic, and 3) How legislation and case law in the UK should serve as an example of how to properly give effect to the parents’ autonomy.
Guest 1 on the line: Uyanda Maboea, Candidate Attorney at Adams & Adams.
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Stretching out vaginas
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The Hymen and Virginity
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"One size fits all" (what one person likes, everyone likes)
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Men have to PERFROM and women are OBJECTS of pleasure
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Toys are competition instead of tools
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Orgasm is always the end goal
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Hygiene (especially vaginal and anal)
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Where do these myths come from and how do we stop the cycle of newer generations learning them?
Guests on the line: Justine Maidwell -an Intimacy Coach and an Adult Store retail assistant
The Acting Secretary of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders, Vuyo Stofile, has called on all involved in the summer initiation season, including initiation schools, parents, health workers, NGO partners and others to work together to ensure that the 2022 summer initiation season takes place safely without putting the health and lives of young men at risk.
The Eastern Cape summer initiation season commences on 4 November 2022, and approximately 40 000 young men are expected to undergo customary male initiation (CMI) this year. The early opening of the summer season is meant to cater to boys who are not in school as per the provisions of section 27(4) of the Customary Initiation Act. The school-going boys are expected to first finish their school exams before they can undergo the rite of passage to manhood.
Stofile says, “This is a sacred and serious time for young men and they deserve to go through initiation safely and without fear. We want them to emerge from this important process as healthy men who are ready to become responsible, successful adults. We live by our philosophy of “Mabaye bephila, babuye bephilile, siyazingca ngesiko lethu” – our culture is sacred, let our young men go to initiation schools and return as healthy and responsible men.
Guest: The Acting Secretary of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders, Vuyo Stofile,
Recently we have heard about A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to five years direct imprisonment after he admitted to raping and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter.
The man, who cannot be identified, proposed that he serve a non-custodial sentence.
Magistrate Toboshe, at the Mitchells Plain Regional Court, wasn’t satisfied with the man’s plea and sentenced him to five years behind bars and deemed him unfit to possess a firearm.
He said in his findings that the step-father had been in a position of trust which he had broken and that the man’s name would be added to the National Sexual Offender’s Register.
The State had also rejected a Section 105 agreement, a plea agreement by the man and his legal representative.
Guest : Prof. Hlati is a well-known traditional health practitioner who graduated in 1982.
When we are younger and have no kids, we have more sexual spontaneity. When kids come into the picture, it gets trickier. With the holidays around the corner, kids at home, family visiting, and not much personal time, how do we make time for intimacy? At the same time, for couples who juggle children and aged parents, how do we make time for intimacy? Guest on line: Dr Mariam Khan is a registered Natural medicine doctor in private practice for the past 12 years. She has a Masters degree focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights and its intersections with gender and religion.
First up, what's the difference between the two types of title? Simply put, sectional title speaks to complex living, where you essentially own everything within the four walls of your property, but whatever is outside that – hallways, lifts, gardens and recreational spaces – is communally owned and cared for.
With freehold title, in contrast, you're the queen or king of your complete kingdom – house, out-buildings, land and leisure areas.
Guest in studio: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
For many South African learners, maths is a major stumbling block. A young Western Cape-based entrepreneur- Thobeka Nkabinde - is changing this, one equation at a time, with the WhatsApp-based eRank Play app.
Her vision? To make maths fun to learn for all South African children.
The eRank Play app is built around everyday actions like working out what change is due from a taxi driver when collecting fares or how to use maths to slot a car into a small parking spot, and can be played anywhere, anytime.
The app, which already has 1,000 regular players and is growing daily, seeks to strip away learners’ fear of maths - a problem that Nkabinde says that she had while at boarding school, battling with maths, and finding it difficult to get help with the subject.
A young Western Cape-based entrepreneur- Thobeka Nkabinde
When a parent becomes older and unable to care for themselves, one solution is to ask them to live with you so that you can provide care for them. This can be challenging when you already have a family, and there’s no doubt that the situation can put a strain on any household. And yet, so many people choose this solution in order to prevent their parent from having to move into a residential care home; and to save both parties from paying care home fees. In this situation, it takes hard work and effort to maintain a healthy balance between family life and ensuring that your parent is happy and healthy, particularly since you may well be physically exhausted from caring for your parent. It can be an emotionally-charged situation and can be draining, and there are also many practical challenges that can be both complex and difficult to overcome
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the country, followed by HIV/Aids,. CVD is responsible for almost 1 in 6 deaths ( at 17.3%) in South Africa. Adding to these shocking statistics, 215 people die every day from heart disease or strokes.
Possible speaking points
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What is a stroke?
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What happens to someone’s body when they have a stroke?
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Who is more likely or at increased risk, to have a stroke?
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What is F.A.S.T. and why is this acronym important in preventing a stroke
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Signs to look out for should someone be experiencing a stroke
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What treatment options are there for stroke victims?
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What can people do to prevent strokes?
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How stats differ locally when compared to other African/ international countries?
Guest 1 on the line: Dr Karsha Quarrie, the Operations Manager and Clinical Directorate at Life Healthcare
Matomani is a proudly South African company using mopani worms to provide you with a sustainable, low-impact, organic, healthy and protein rich addition to your diet. Not only are our products great for your diet, but it also supports rural communities and preserves our environment. We aim to invest a portion of our profit back into developing of the communities in rural Limpopo. We believe that by educating and upskilling youth in Limpopo, we can enable them not to depend on picking and selling of mopane worms as major source of income. Welcome to a new take on Tsonga cuisine mixing traditional and modern mopani products and recipes.
Guest on the line: Wendy Vesela-Ntimbeni ; the owner and founder of Matomani.
On Saturday, 29 October 2022, Advocates for Transformation in partnership with the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and The Bridge Group of Advocates, launched the first of its kind moot court competition at Christian Brothers’ College, Mount Edmond in Pretoria.Three judges of the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division) comprised the adjudication panel. The learners were judged on their preparation and their ability to think on their feet. The project is aimed at exposing learners of diverse backgrounds to the advocacy side of the legal profession whilst educating them and creating awareness on important issues they grapple with on a daily basis, such as bullying, peer pressure, identity, anxiety and depression, teenage pregnancies and gangs.
Guest : Ciska Bezuidenhout -The Bridge Group of Advocates
Guest 1 on the line: Wayne Duvenage - the CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA).
This was announced on Wednesday during the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement delivered in Parliament by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.
Godongwana has washed his hands over Gauteng’s e-tolls and has put the ball in the provincial government’s courts.
This comes after the announcement that the National Treasury will now take over 70% of Sanral’s (SA National Roads Agency) R47 billion debt, and it has allocated R23.7 billion to settle Sanral’s maturing debt while leaving the remaining 30% to be covered by the Gauteng government.
Godongwana said there was a need to move from debates and find solutions to dealing with Sanral’s debt.
He said:
To resolve the funding impasse, Gauteng provincial government has agreed to contribute 30% to settling Sanral’s debt and interest obligations, while national government covers 70%. Gauteng will also cover the costs of maintaining the 201 kilometres and associated interchanges of the roads. Any additional investment in the roads will be funded through either the existing electronic toll infrastructure or new toll plazas, or any other revenue source within their area of responsibility.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Guest on the line: Secretary General of AFRACA, Mr Thomas Thompson Essel
African Rural & Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA)
In the continent with over 1.2bn people and over 65% of arable land – and huge agricultural potential in rural areas of Africa particularly – there is need for funding.
As Amandla Omnotho – we were invited to participate in the conference by AFRACA which happened in Durban from the 24 to 28 October 2022, with quite a few countries from Africa represented.
Today we have the Secretary General of AFRACA, Mr Thomas Thompson Essel – His profile as attached …
WHAT IS AFRACA?
Guests on the line: Boipelo Bokaba, Body and Sex positivity advocate.
-Self-love affirmations 101
-Your body has changed but your sex life doesn't have to decline: getting over insecurities of weight gain or weight loss
-Foreplay before foreplay- tips to get yourself exited for the main event ( Keeping planned sex exiting)
Talking points:
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The role of fantasy
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Understanding BDSM & kink culture
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navigating mismatched libidos
Guest on line: Nicole du Toit - a sex coach / educator / counsellor based in Cape Town
Property professionals need to be aware of the Property Sector Transformation Charter Code (the Property Charter), as well as the Property Practitioners Act (No 22 of 2019) (PPA). Section 20(1) of the PPA states: “The Property Sector Transformation Charter Code, as amended from time to time, applies to all property practitioners.”
Lack of enforcement by PPRA against undesirable practices where certainly Home Owners Associations require Property Practitioners to pay accreditation fees even though this has been outlawed in terms of the PPA .Consumer awareness to educate members of the public to trust black brands
Guest : Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
The SAB Foundation, in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), held their prestigious awards ceremony to honour those making a difference in South Africa. As well as the accolades, the foundation awarded R18 million in grant funding and business development support to 29 deserving entrepreneurs at its 12th annual Social Innovation and 7th annual Disability Empowerment Awards. First prize in the Social Innovation category went to Elizabeth Moynihan from Pro-Opt Engineering and their innovative adaptation of the tractor, the Kotonki. The all-terrain multi-purpose low-cost utility vehicle assists emerging rural farmers in performing their daily tasks. Designed by Xavier Meeuwissen and Pierre Quoillin, the Kotonki features a swivel carriage connected to an A-frame, operated by a single joystick for seamless forward, reverse and side-to-side steering.
Guest 1 on the line: Liz Moynihan –Managing director at Pro-Opt Engineering
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/.
Having a toxic friendship is just as heart-breaking and damaging as being in a toxic relationship.
In some ways, it is worse since you are repeatedly backstabbed by the person you completely trust and have known for a considerable time.
Plus, it is relatively harder to realise that you are friends with a toxic person.
However, what do you do when you finally notice that your best bud is actually someone who always pulls you down, mocks you and treats you badly?
Guest 1 on the line: Magauta Mphahlele, Ombudsman, Consumer Goods and Services Ombud
With the Festive Season fast approaching, South Africa has been slowly aligning itself with the rest of the world in heralding the start of the Festive Season shopping spree with its Black Friday shopping event.
While the origins of Black Friday in South Africa can be traced back as far as 2012 and 2014, it has really gained momentum since 2018. Since then, its grown significantly with an estimated R5 billion spent in 2021.
“While Black Friday has now become the common way to mark the beginning of the commercial side of the Festive Season, it is important that South Africans remember that fraudsters are very active at this time of the year. While there are plenty of special offers in the market, there are a lot of fraudsters who will want to take advantage of our desire to find the perfect deal,” says Manie van Schalkwyk, CEO of the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS).
He added that particular attention needs to be given to online payments as these can become low hanging fruits for fraudsters. PayFast reported in the media last year that online transactions over Black Friday increased by 34% and that the average basket price was R1 208/transaction. This looks likely to increase this year as many consumers will want to avoid the in-store rush on Black Friday.
Guest 1 on the line: Michael Atkins –Electoral Expert
The National Assembly on Thursday voted by 232 votes to 98 to pass the electoral amendment bill that will allow individuals to stand for elected office as independents, but has been lamented by observers as a missed opportunity for thorough reform to enhance political accountability.
The bill was supported by the ruling ANC, as well as the Economic Freedom Fighters, the Pan Africanist Congress and the National Freedom Party after months of complaint from other opposition parties about how the manner in which vote allocation will happen is fraught and unfair.
Moreover, they believe it ultimately stands to benefit a ruling party in decline.
Guest on the line: Jared Poole -An Admitted Attorney but also a Legal Solutions Manager at a tech start up called BriefCo cost consultants
Legal conversations: Lease agreements – In and outgoing inspections: What you should be aware of
Entering into a residential lease agreement comes with several important considerations. The condition of the property ultimately affects one of the most critical factors of a lease – price! However, often is the case whereby upon cancellation of the lease agreement, tenants find themselves liable for damages they feel they should not have to pay for, or landlords find themselves having to fork out extra monies for repair work they feel should be for the tenant’s account.
Guest 1 on the line: DR Chantal Hadfield - Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Kena Health
Tech/Health conversations: Make quality mental health support more affordable and accessible to all
October marks World Mental Health Awareness Month, an annual occasion that aims to create public awareness around issues related to mental health.
This year’s theme, ‘Make Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority’, is more crucial than ever. This is especially true for South Africans who are experiencing increased symptoms of anxiety and depression, exacerbated by load-shedding that puts added stress on businesses and households, as well as financial strain caused by inflation on basic goods and the rising cost of fuel.
Beyond South Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) have called for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work.
Global outlook of cattle industry: Humans just love beef and dairy products, which means we have lots cows moving around. Cows are estimated at 1.5bn globally in fact. But their burps, farts and dung have an impact on the environment. One and a half billion…That's a huge number of cows - roughly one cow for every five people on the planet. Some countries, like New Zealand, have more cows than people. That's also a lot of cows doing a lot of farting and burping - something which scientists say is bad for the planet.(The top producers of beef are Brazil, China, EU, India and Argentina (USDA, 2022))The top exporters are Brazil, USA, India and Australia. The top importers are China, Japan, South Korea, Chile and the UK (USDA, 2022).Cows produce methane gas during their digestion process, including when they poop. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and, given the large numbers of cattle on earth, the sector is a significant contributor to global warming.Depending on which study you look at, researchers say animal husbandry (which includes the whole process of looking after animals - not just burps) is responsible for either 18 or 51 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. (The studies used different research methods hence the divergent outcomes.) Yet another study, found that one cow produces enough methane annually to do the same damage as four tons of CO2.
Guest in studio: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
-Initiating queer sex for the first time
-Getting comfortable with different Lesbian positions
-How to introduce Sex Toys to your new queer sex life
-Managing post queer sex effects
Guests on the line: Boipelo Bokaba, Body and Sex positivity advocate.
As we mark World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa is advocating for better approaches to diagnosing and treating osteoporosis patients.While it is not always easy to avoid bone density loss, the good news is that early diagnosis and a good treatment plan can prevent about 70% of osteoporotic fractures, helping patients to live longer, better, more fulfilling lives. According Tereza Hough, CEO of the NOFSA, there are several ways to prevent the life-altering impact of osteoporosis. “The best thing you can do to improve your bone health is to take action quickly,” says Hough.
Guest : Tereza Hough, CEO of the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA)
talking to your partner about what you like The role of fantasy
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Freedom to feel in your body
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Full body orgasms
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Sex toys and how to use them
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The erogenous body
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Understanding BDSM & kink culture
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navigating mismatched libidos
Guest on line: Nicole du Toit - a sex coach / educator / counsellor based in Cape Town
Property professionals need to be aware of the Property Sector Transformation Charter Code (the Property Charter), as well as the Property Practitioners Act (No 22 of 2019) (PPA). Section 20(1) of the PPA states: “The Property Sector Transformation Charter Code, as amended from time to time, applies to all property practitioners.”
Guest 1 on the line:Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency
The rise in remote working has meant many in the tech industry are prone to working longer hours. This leads to less time spent relaxing and socialising, which can increase the risk of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout. This reality is reflected in the statistics. According to AppDynamics, 89% of tech professionals report feeling immense pressure at work and 84% found it difficult to switch off at the end of the day. In turn, as Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI) found in their research, just over 51% of this group have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. Given this high prevalence, opening up the conversation around promoting better mental health within the tech industry is crucial. At Webtonic, four key metrics have become
Craig Williams -Co-Founder & Technical Director at WebtonicContact: 083 461 5450
The rise in remote working has meant many in the tech industry are prone to working longer hours. This leads to less time spent relaxing and socialising, which can increase the risk of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout. This reality is reflected in the statistics. According to AppDynamics, 89% of tech professionals report feeling immense pressure at work and 84% found it difficult to switch off at the end of the day. In turn, as Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI) found in their research, just over 51% of this group have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. Given this high prevalence, opening up the conversation around promoting better mental health within the tech industry is crucial. At Webtonic, four key metrics have become a part of our approach to dealing with mental health issues in the tech industry:
Guest : Craig Williams -Co-Founder & Technical Director at WebtonicContact
Guest: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience
Guest 1 on the line: Lesego Maforah -Strategic Relations Manager at The JumpStart Foundation
Did you know that South Africa's mathematics results are second lowest in the world? Nearly 2/3rds of learners can't do basic operations in Grade 5! Are you aware that a simple solution is impacting the outcome of early grade mathematics in under-resourced classrooms around the country?
The JumpStart Foundation is a NPO addressing township maths teachers' need for support with a combined tech and human solution (that also tackles youth employment!)
We train unemployed youth, like Moleboheng Hoffman, as education assistants in under-resourced mathematics classrooms, helping foundation phase teachers to ensure that children have a basic number sense by the end of Grade 4.
So... where does the tech come in? JumpTrak is a M&E app developed by our parent company, JumpCO, enabling the youth tutors to grade each child daily. With a granular assessment of how learning is happening we can assess which children, grades or schools on the programme are falling behind.
Funding from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation provides digital "workbooks" that gamify maths learning in schools where teacher-pupil ratios typically preclude successful learning. Since 2016, JumpStart Foundation has been addressing foundation phase numeracy in 26 schools in Katlehong. In Sasolburg the programme, which caters to 10 schools, has run since 2014. In just 18 months, independent UJ evaluation shows significantly improved numeracy outcomes.
Guest on the line: Advocate Thabo Modisenyane -Advocate of the High Court of South Africa | Member of the Pan African Bar Association of South Africa.
We all know that being informed and being educated with a bandwidth of information that comes with the development of technology today. We can agree that it is was not easy and pretty not as accessible to attain legal advice for free let alone as fast and as efficient as it is right now with a lot of people globally taking advantage of their knowledge and skills to give to people on social media such as Twitter and as it is practical and brief on Tik Tok.
Today in South Africa as a young democracy, we are learning and unlearning how the legal system works when it comes to various cases that go to different courts of law and depending on the nature and urgency of the case. We see cases unfolding and being heard mostly in High Courts, the Supreme Court of Appeals and Constitutional Court, that end up attracting media outrage on social media platforms to having these cases broadcasted on national television networks and radio stations for the public to hear and see the court proceedings.
Guests on the line: Wenawedwa spiritually known as Izanemvula Nodelazinyange
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Is it normal to dream of sex?
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What makes the sex dream a spiritual concern?
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Symptoms and signs of bad energies through sex Dreams outside of normal wet dreams?
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How they affect your life in the physical realm?
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When to seek help?
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
This being transport month – we look at the business of taxis
-Business of taxis is huge in South Africa,
-How big is the industry?
“It's now worth about R50 billion a year, with 69% of South African households using minibus taxis”
Guest 1 on the line: Sibongile Mongadi- founder of Uku'hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics (Pty) Ltd.
Soweto-born Sibongile Mngadi, founder and owner of Uku’hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics, said winning R1.3m in business funding is a testament that some corporates are starting to believe in upcoming young entrepreneurs.
Mongadi, 32, manufactures high-quality, affordable prosthetics and orthotics for amputees and persons with disabilities.
On Tuesday, the SAB Foundation, in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the department of science and innovation, hosted its 12th annual Social Innovation and 7th annual Disability Empowerment Awards where R18m in funding was awarded to 29 deserving entrepreneurs.
“As Uku’hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics, we are super excited about this achievement. It came at a right time and gives us hope that there are organisations out there that believe in social innovations and young entrepreneurs,” said Mongadi.
Mongadi said the grant will help the business acquire more industrial equipment to increase production and generate more revenue that will lead to further job creation and enhance access to mobility by 70%.
The word intimacy is derived from the Latin word "intimus," which means 'inner' or 'innermost. In most romance languages, the word for intimate refers to a person's innermost qualities. Intimacy allows people to bond with each other on many levels. Therefore, it is a necessary component of healthy relationships
Guests on the line: Justine Maidwell -an Intimacy Coach and an Adult Store retail assistant
The concept of mental disorder is determined by many factors, including the historical context, cultural influence, level of scientific knowledge and capacity to carry out scientific enquiry, level of education in certain circumstances, as well as many others. In putting together a method of classification of mental disorders, the expert's duty is primarily that of capturing and remaining faithful to the current level of knowledge in the subject, acknowledging that, in a matter of time, some or all the above factors could change to variable degrees, making what was clear as a mental disorder a few decades previously less clear in the next edition of the classification system.
Guest : Mocholoko Dr. Zulumathabo Zulu -a Doctoral Practitioner; Research Scientist & Director of the independent Madisebo University Research Institute
This is an exhibition by Ntsikelelo Mzibomvu.
An authentic, unique interrogation of modern masculinity and fatherhood by author and visual artist Ntsikelelo Mzibomvu.
Guest : Ntsikelelo Mzibomvu - Visual Artist, Author, Speaker, and MC
Guests on the line: Paulvia Shiburi -Founder of PS Debt Management and registered Debt Counsellor and Financial Planner.
Arguments about money hamper many marriages. When you consider that about a third of adults with partners report that money is a big source of conflict in their relationships, it's no wonder that financial problems are a leading cause of divorce.
What you may not know is that the challenges can actually start even before you say "I do."
When most couples imagine the conflicts they'll have to resolve as a married unit, the subject matter is decidedly mundane. That can include how to decorate a new home, whether or not to get a dog, or something as simple as who gets to sleep on which side of the bed. In reality, a large portion of marital conflicts revolve around something more complicated—money. Three couples tell their stories.
Whether directly or indirectly, a couple's financial situation can affect every part of their life. It's no exaggeration to say that how a couple navigates these issues can determine the entire course of a relationship.
For many couples, debt and different views about money are at the root of many relationship problems. Research has found that couples who had similar amounts of debt had fewer money fights than those with disparate levels of debt.
· How can money affect different types of friendships?
· What are the dangers of getting into debt while you are getting a loan for your partner, family, friend etc.
· The dynamics of debt concerning couples.
· How to navigate a debt where you find yourself in a relationship or marriage with someone who is already in debt.
· Is it possible or necessary to do background checks on our partners in terms of debt before we get into partnership.
PS Debt Management is a financial service provider registered with the National credit regulator (NCRDC3262).
Guest 1 on the line: Michael Atkins - an electoral expert
Guest 2 on the line: Rachel Fischer -OUTA Parliament Engagement Manager (The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)
Civil society groups are threatening Parliament with legal action over the Electoral Amendment Bill, which it is processing.
A group of 22 civil society organisations sent a letter with concerns about the Electoral Amendment Bill to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, questioning whether the bill would be constitutional once enacted, because it went with the minority view of a ministerial advisory committee (MAC) on what form the amendment should take.
The bill is necessitated by an 11 June 2020 Constitutional Court ruling that declared the Electoral Act unconstitutional "to the extent that it requires that adult citizens may be elected to the National Assembly and provincial legislatures only through their membership of political parties".
The apex court then suspended the declaration of unconstitutionality for "24 months to afford Parliament an opportunity to remedy the defect giving rise to the unconstitutionality". However, after Parliament failed to meet the deadline, it extended it for six months.
We need your Name, Date of birth and one burning Question.
Guest on the line: Adrian Nelson -Holistic Wellness Practitione
23h30: discussion continues
And World Mental Health Day 2022 on 10 October is a chance to “rekindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health,” says the World Health Organization (WHO)
The COVID-19 pandemic alone caused a 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide. It created “a global crisis for mental health,” according to the WHO, while services, skills and funding for mental health “remain in short supply, and fall far below what is needed, especially in low and middle-income countries,” it adds. As well as anxiety and depression caused by the pandemic, the WHO says growing social and economic inequalities, protracted conflicts, violence and public health emergencies affecting whole populations are threatening progress towards improved wellbeing.
Guest on the line: Corna Olivier -Registered counsellor and lecturer at Stadio.(A private higher educational institute)
How important is a day like this in South Africa? That is World Homeless Day.
The current Premier of Gauteng once said “We are ready to protect the homeless as well as the weak and the vulnerable during the shutdown”.
The Premier said this on the Mar 26th, 2020.
Guest: Sam Moimane - Deputy Chairperson of the City of Tshwane Homeless Forum
Guest on the line: Lehlohonolo Mazindo - Marriage Therapist and Phindile Mazindo – Relationship coach
Guest on the line Khaya Ndwandwe – Cultural Expert
Guest: Tholinhlanhla Dlamini – Ngcoya – Counciling Psychologist
Guest on the line: Prof Kwandiwe Kondlo
Contact: 076 681 5064
Guest: Tassa Drooms – Director Rivonia circle
Guest on the line: Sello Maseko (Co-writer and Director) and Mdu Nhlapo (Co-writer and Choreographer)
Guest: Francesca who is Miss Nude SA or the owner of Fetish Haven and/Or possible one of the Pulse boys
Guest: Expo organiser, Tao Blignaut,
Temperatures set to rise in the capital city as The Sex Expo, a 4-day sexy shopping and sizzling entertainment experience, returns to Pretoria.
The Sex Expo is a fun and entertaining adult-themed exhibition that has taken South Africa by storm. With incredible stage shows, informative workshops and a hall full of exhibitor stands showcasing a huge range of enticing products, The Sex Expo is bringing tasteful titillation back to Time Square, Pretoria from 13-16 October 2022. The Sex Expo is the ultimate destination for sexy shopping and sizzling entertainment.
Expo organiser, Tao Blignaut, says “Sex is really fun, and The Sex Expo is the most fun you’ll have all year!” She added, “It’s tasteful, it’s entertaining, and it’s the sexiest shopping experience around.”
Guests in studio:
Guest on the line: Lins Rautenbach -PRO and media Liaison for the Pit Bull Federation of South Africa
South Africans on social media are calling for the government to officially ban Pitbulls in the country following another devastating attack.
On Monday 26 September, a 10-year-old boy from Gqeberha was mauled to death by two Pitbulls. According to reports, the animals were trusted family pets.
This is the latest gruesome attack in the country relating to the dangerous dog breed.
But whilst the SPCA and other organisations are calling for stricter care towards Pitbulls – and for owners to exercise responsibility – tweeps have had enough!
Guest on the line: Joost Pielage - Chief Technology Officer - Quro Medical
Access to quality healthcare is an ongoing challenge owing to rising costs and limited capacity and resources on a backdrop of a growing burden of disease and an ailing healthcare system. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the limitations of our healthcare system when more than the usual number of patients required hospitalisation and couldn’t access life-saving care.
Digital health tech start-up, Quro Medical, has innovative offerings to relieve an overburdened healthcare system and address the issue of costly medical care. Quro Medical's technology allows for patients to receive hospital-level care right at home, eliminating the need to find them a bed in a healthcare facility for observation and monitoring at an exorbitant cost.
Defend Our Democracy wishes all those living in South Africa a safe and happy Heritage Month. It is through our hard won democracy that we are able to celebrate our diverse cultures, beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.
And, even though we are able to celebrate Heritage Month, it is important that we equally embrace a heritage and culture of constitutionalism. Defend Our Democracy believes that the only way we can do this is through a commitment of ethical leadership from our public representatives, who must embody principles of good governance, transparency and accountability, particularly as it pertains to political party fundraising and the need for prioritising the interest of the public over those of the party.
On this Heritage Moth, Defend Our Democracy reiterates support of the Political Party Funding Act and the need for meaningful electoral reform. We welcome the recent Constitutional Court judgement made, that upheld a Gauteng High Court judgement that the Executive Ethics Code, in its current state, is unconstitutional and invalid. The Executive Ethics Code did not require members of the executive to disclose donations made for their election campaign to be elected to positions within political parties.
Guest on the line: Zaakirah Vadi –from Defend Our Democracy
September is Heritage Month where the nation observes and celebrates all that it inherited from preceding generations. This is the sort of inheritance that includes — but is not limited to — culture, traditions, monuments, and knowledge, land and belief systems. It anchors the nation. The value attached to any form of heritage is what sustains it and any inheritance that may be deemed to be of less value, loses its significance with the progression of time. Heritage Month and Heritage Day is the time the nation ought to celebrate oneness in diversity. Unity in diversity requires clarity of mind and extreme levels of tolerance for each other’s uniqueness. South African society presents such diversity in languages, cultures, religions, tribes, politics and nationalities, among others. Although some of these are inherited and others are acquired, they create a mosaic worth embracing and celebrating.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Cold water has been poured on racism allegations after a student has been suspended from the Helshoogte Stellenbosch University (SU) men’s residence after he allegedly urinated on himself while sitting on his room-mate’s chair
The incident comes three months after a white undergraduate Theuns du Toit was expelled from the university after he shocked the nation when he urinated on the valuables of first year agricultural student, Babalo Ndwayana.
Still reeling from Du Toit’s scandal, the university rushed to do damage control after the latest incident.
Guest on the line: the South African Union of Students National Spokesperson, Asive Dlanjwa
There are currently some 27 200 practising attorneys registered on the roll of attorneys at the Legal Practice Council and 7 000 candidate attorneys in South Africa.
With a majority of attorneys being white (53%), the recently published Draft Legal Sector Code (Draft LSC) looks to address the imbalances and inequalities in the profession and ensure the development of the body that will produce well-trained and competent providers of legal services.The legal profession does not currently have a sector code to guide it in addressing the imbalances and inequalities.
The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) is a fidelity guarantee fund whose aim is to protect the public against loss as a result of theft of trust funds. The organisation also plays a major role in ensuring that the public has confidence in the legal profession.
Guest on the line: The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) CEO, Motlatsi Molefe
Guest 1 on the line: Dr Sello Galane, An Academic and Renowned SA musician
Sello Galane is a vocalist and percussionist extraordinaire who was born in 1966 into a musical family. His father, Maeke, was a Kiba music and dance leader (malokwane) and his mother, Moaki, was a singer in the Lutheran Church. Sello grew up in Leboneng, Hammanskraal where he completed his elementary schooling. He received tertiary education at the University of Cape Town where he met other musicians like Judith Sephuma, Selaelo Selota and Magalane Phosokho, with whom he experimented in fusing kiba music into jazz.
Career
After graduation in 1991, they went separate ways to pursue solo careers; Galane reversed the experiment by fusing jazz and pop into kiba to a point where the repertoire grew beyond the confines of a single tribal traditional music genre. He named it Free-Kiba; the tradition of music making and cultural communication of the Amandebele-a-Moletlane, the BaPedi akin to the Venda Tshikona. Galane relocated to his father‟s birth place, Ga-Mashashane in Limpopo province, where he met ordinary village Kiba performers who schooled him in the craft. Galane plays a family of drums: sekgokolo (father drum), kgalapedi (mother drum) and matikwane (twin children).
Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi who - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now.
Cheating: it’s the ultimate relationship violation and a notorious relationship killer. A favorite gossiping pastime, the phenomenon is frequently discussed but difficult to study. The goal is to avoid getting caught, so why confess infidelity in the name of science?
But scientists can offer us new insight on a topic often shrouded in stigma and mystery. As researchers have recently demonstrated, cheating is rarely a simple affair. There are many reasons why people cheat, and the patterns are more complex than common stereotypes suggest.
Suthukazi, born in Cala, Transkei, Eastern Cape, was from an early age immersed in music. She studied ballet and modern jazz in Cape Town before moving to Johannesburg to pursue a music career. Although Suthukazi stands before us today as one of Africa's leading voices, she is also an accomplished actress having performed in many South African productions — skills that were honed by mentor with Gibson Kente.
Her album The Journey is a slight diversion for this amazing talent. Produced by D-Rex (David Campos), of Mapaputsi fame, as well as featuring the touches of maestro guitarist Bheki Khoza — with two additional songs produced by Joe Nina as well — we see an album that fuses modern urban African rhythms with the raw magic and rural flavor that Suthukazi is so famous for, and delivers so magically both live and in studio. A perfect blend that creates music that is danceable and holds appeal for all, whilst still maintaining its identity and integrity as truly African music with strong and conscious messages delivered with amazing power!
Guest on the line: Suthukazi Arosi - a singer, performer and actress and KORA/SAMA Award Winning South African Musical icon
The South African government recently ended the issuing of abridged birth certificates in favour of the unabridged certificate that contains the names and identity numbers of both the mother and father of the newborn [1].
However, the phenomenon of children growing up without knowing their biological fathers is not going to go away soon. Names of fathers for children born before March 4th 2013 may not be registered, some fathers may disappear from their children’s lives despite their names being known registered and some women choose not to register a father on the birth certificate (see [2-4]). In this article, ‘father’ refers to a biological father unless otherwise stated. There are limitations to knowing ones father (the genitor] as this status is not obviously determined by a natural process of giving birth as with the mother (the genetrix)
Some children who grew up not knowing their father seek to find them and may reclaim their paternal identity by changing their surnames as a father’s surname is considered important in many African communities [2, 6-10]. There is no cultural pureness or authenticity in the practice of surnames in sub-Saharan Africa.
However, surnames carry significance in cultural personal identity, while problems around surnames seem to create a perpetual sense of dissatisfaction and feelings of disenfranchisement among some Africans [10-12]. For children born out of wedlock, acknowledgement of paternal responsibility for the pregnancy sometimes links to the child taking on the father’s name.
Traditional rituals, such as imbeleko, are performed on the father’s side to introduce the child to their paternal
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Tonight we continue with our monthly focus on insights and ideas for promoting integrity in all spheres of our society.
Tonight we are starting a discussion about a topic that can affect us all, fraud. It is an age old but growing threat, which means we need to understand it.
How does the subject of fraud fit in to our previous discussions about unethical and corrupt activity?
Guest on the line: Mandisa Mbangi –South African Musician, Poet, Dancer etc
My name is Mandisa Mbangi, I was born in
Eastern Cape (Tsomo) in 1974. I then went to stay in Johannesburg, Mahikeng and Botswana
(Gaborone, Rakhuna).
I started poetry and traditional dance and music at primary level. Most of my skill is also drawn from my experience as a herd-girl. I also had the love for Bead craft, which is one of my strong points.
I’m currently studying music where I am learning acoustic guitar. I recorded my debut album in 2008 titles “Good Morning South Africa”. I’ve just recorded my second album titled “I’m Back”.
We are told they nearly got divorced and now they are back together and they are here to share their story with us tonight on the Late Night Conversations.
Guest : Motlatso Tsholondlovu and Thabo Mogezi Tsholondlovu (Married couple)
Guest 1 on the line: Andrew Oberholzer- CEO – The Prostate Cancer Foundation
This September, Prostate Cancer Awareness month, The Urology Hospital will participate in the “I took the Test” campaign in partnership with Astellas and The Prostate Cancer Foundation by providing free PSA tests.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in SA and showing significant increases. The lifetime risk for prostate cancer in men in South Africa is approximately 1 in 4 for Black African men and 1 in 8 for white males. International and local research indicates that the risk for aggressive prostate cancer is higher in black men.
Race is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, with black African men having a 60 percent increased risk for prostate cancer. They’re also about 2,5 times more likely to die from the disease than other races. “It is greatly recommended that men of African origin screen from the age of 40 and that other ethnic groups start from 45. Early detection is key and those with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened often.”” says Malcolm Anthony, Chief Executive Officer at the Urology Hospital.
Guest 1 on the line: Andrew Oberholzer- CEO – The Prostate Cancer Foundation
This September, Prostate Cancer Awareness month, The Urology Hospital will participate in the “I took the Test” campaign in partnership with Astellas and The Prostate Cancer Foundation by providing free PSA tests.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in SA and showing significant increases. The lifetime risk for prostate cancer in men in South Africa is approximately 1 in 4 for Black African men and 1 in 8 for white males. International and local research indicates that the risk for aggressive prostate cancer is higher in black men.
Race is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, with black African men having a 60 percent increased risk for prostate cancer. They’re also about 2,5 times more likely to die from the disease than other races. “It is greatly recommended that men of African origin screen from the age of 40 and that other ethnic groups start from 45. Early detection is key and those with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened often.”” says Malcolm Anthony, Chief Executive Officer at the Urology Hospital.
Guest 1 on the line: Dr Elizabeth le Roux is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and a Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
The Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC) annually awards a worthy researcher the JWO research grant worth $150 000 (approx. 2 million rand) to contribute to their research around combating an African environmental challenge.
This year we received a total of 332 applications and have finally reduced to our Top 3 candidates, including Dr Alice Karanja, Dr Peta Brom and Dr Elizabeth Le Roux, what a great story for African research.
Guests on the line: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience.
The 1860 Heritage Centre has paid tribute to the legacy of Steve Bantu Biko on the 45th anniversary of his murder. The centre said that today (Monday) marked the 45th anniversary of Steve Bantu Biko’s murder at the hands of four security police in 1977. “While we have the freedom he sacrificed his life for, the type of country he yearned for is in deep crisis,” the centre said. “In paying tribute to the legacy of Steve Bantu Biko on this day, September 12, 2022, it is time for all of us to take off our coats.”
Guest on the line: Former Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) boss Themba Godi and the President of African People’s Convention (APC)
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Guest on the line: Black Consciousness Movement's president, Dr. Hlulani Mabasa
I was with my family when a new naturist beach made headlines. A site on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal had been made official as SA's first legal nudist beach. I sat there, silent and stiff-necked with a poker face, pretending to be disinterested. On the inside I was beaming from ear to ear. A relative deemed the whole affair vulgar and obscene. The gender mix there made it worse. In each other's presence, men and women gallivanted between sand and sea on Mpenjati Beach. The low blow was a remark about how it was only a matter of time before someone got killed there — that would bring an end to the nonsense! I remember wondering, "Gosh, is it so bad that someone must die?" The status of the beach has since been revoked and, no doubt, some people are glad that SA now has no legal nudist beaches…..Vongani Nkuna
Guest 1 on the line: SA nudist - Vogani Nkuna
Myburgh has released a book of his travels called The Bushman Winter Has Come, of which he signed copies for his followers at the event hosted by Fourways-based life coaching practice Inner Coaching. The obvious strain on the power grid was welcomed for a change, as the candlelit auditorium created the perfect ambiance for Myburgh to break the silence with a raspy voice, which spoke of journeys through sub-Saharan Africa in search of ancient cultures. nHis journey to becoming world-renowned for his anthropology studies and documentary filmmaking, began when he travelled to the Kalahari Desert in Botswana to find the nomadic tribe of the /Gwikwe people, with whom he eventually spent seven years with. Known to the general world as bushmen – although this classification is not historically correct according to Myburgh – the /Gwikwe people were the last remaining Bantu tribe in Southern Africa left truly untouched by modern civilisation. In his introductory talk, Myburgh told of learning to speak in their native tongue, of their family and traditional values, and their belief in the interconnection between life and death. “It’s important to understand that these people whom we call Bushmen, or are anthropologically referred to as Khoisan, are incorrectly labelled,” Myburgh said. “We, in a modern society never had the inclination to ask what they, the first natives of Southern Africa, call themselves. In more than 300 years we still haven’t gotten their names right. “It’s quite something when you consider that our ancestors were all first people at one time somewhere in the world.”
Guest 1 on the line: Paul Myburgh -author, anthropologist and accomplished documentary filmmaker
What does the law say about treating non-South Africans? According to South Africa’s National Health Act, primary healthcare facilities run by the state must provide free care to everyone, except for people covered by private medical aid schemes. The country’s Refugee Act of 1998 stipulates that refugees are entitled to the same access to treatment and “basic healthcare services” as citizens in public healthcare facilities. This also applies to undocumented migrants who are citizens of any country in the Southern Africa Development Community. For higher levels of care, refugees and migrants must pass a means test. In some situations, irregular migrants must pay the whole cost of medical services. These laws reflect the country’s constitution. Section 27 states that healthcare are a right that should be afforded to everyone.
Guest 1 on the line: Kudakwashe Vanyoro is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/
But it’s a lot harder when dealing with family and friends who engage in toxic behaviour that can range between being racist, sexist, homophobic, abusive, etc.
What do you do when confronted with a relative or friend who says something you cannot ignore? What if they’ve always had a pattern of awful behaviour that you’re only beginning to notice now?
And most importantly, if you do decide to confront them, are you prepared for your relationship to change or end?
Guest 1 on the line: Mocholoko Dr. Zulumathabo Zulu- s a Doctoral Practitioner; Research Scientist & Director of the independent Madisebo University Research Institute
Limpopo has become the second province to record an incident in which a group of women were held at gunpoint and gang-raped before being robbed of their belongings.
In the latest incident, five women were locked up in the offices of a funeral parlour and raped at Malipsdrift outside Polokwane in the early hours of Sunday. This follows the gang-rape of eight music video actresses in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, about six weeks ago.
Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, said that on Sunday six heavily armed men targeted two funeral parlours next to Leporong along the R37 road.
“Two female friends on their way to visit a boyfriend working at Wisani Burial Society, were walking along the R37 road, when they were accosted by six men who grabbed them and took them to the first mortuary where they shot and injured one employee.
Guest 1 on the line: Thembeka Gumede, DEAFinition director.
In support of this year’s theme: ‘Building Inclusive Communities for All‘, DEAFinition, an NPC that provides a range of services and funding opportunities to promote equal access for South Africa’s deaf community, encourages both individuals and corporates to intentionally evaluate the way in which they communicate to ensure their messaging is inclusive to everyone.
Deaf people the world over experience language deprivation and are being left out in many areas of society.
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the dire predicament deaf people experience when trying to access life-saving health information and services.
“The next time you walk into a bank, police station or hospital, imagine what it might be like to be deaf, and imagine constantly being misunderstood or having to explain yourself over and over simply because the other person does not communicate in your language,” said Thembeka Gumede, DEAFinition director.
Guests on the line: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience.
Kenya's Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and others had alleged there had been massive fraud. But in a scathing ruling; the judges said some of the petitioners had falsified evidence.Mr Ruto garnered 50.5% of the vote in the closely fought election against 48.8% for Mr Odinga. The 55-year-old will be sworn in as the country's fifth president next week. Following the ruling, Mr Ruto said he would extend a hand of friendship to his political opponents, and praised the judiciary and the electoral commission for upholding the "will of the people".
Guest: Dr Margaret Monyani, a Researcher and Lecturer of International Relations at University of Witwatersrand SA
We need your Name, Date of birth and one burning Question.
Guests on the line: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience.
'It's becoming like Mexico' - South Africa's terrifying kidnapping crime trend
As many as three extortion-motivated kidnappings are taking place each week in South Africa says the United Public Safety Front.
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Kidnappings and extortion targeting foreign nationals have become rife on the Cape Flats.
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As many as three extortion-motivated kidnappings are taking place each week in South Africa.
As many as three extortion-motivated kidnappings are taking place each week in South Africa.The growing trend of this type of crime seems to target wealthy business people and their children.
Earlier this year, the young Moti brothers were kidnapped in Polokwane and held for three weeks, while Cape Town businessman Ismail Rajah was taken in front of his business in Parow in March.
Imraahn Mukkadan is the regional coordinator at United Public Safety Front, he says they've seen an increase in this type of organised crime since the Covid pandemic. The other lucrative income streams for your major crime syndicates quieted down and they were looking for alternatives. We're seeing one, two, three kidnappings each week. These kidnappings involving foreign nationals (including Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Chinese and Somali nationals) have become rife along the Cape Flats. The prevalence of these abductions is such that now the Bangladeshi community has begun to make provision for extortion crimes of this nature, says Mukkadan. Like an internal insurance that they have to make provision for. That's how bad it is. On Wednesday, six-year-old Shanawaaz Asghar, was abducted at gunpoint in Kensington. There've been no arrests and the motive for the kidnapping is unclear. But Mukkadan says there has been speculation that the kidnapping could be connected to his father's business. He is a Pakistani national's child, and we believe it has to do with his father's business.
Guest on the line: Russell Jones of Security Sprays
When does one become the owner of a fixed property in terms of a divorce settlement agreement? For example, the settlement agreement may provide that within seven days of the grant of a decree of divorce Mr Jones shall cause his half share of 123 -1st Ave, Orange Grove to be transferred to Mrs Jones. The date of acquisition of the half share would be the date of the court order and not the date of the agreement between the parties regarding the transfer of the half share. Upon the granting of the order, Mrs Jones only acquires a personal right to compel transfer to her of Mr Jones’ half share. This right protects her interest in the property against any subsequent claims against Mr Jones’ creditors until it is formally transferred by way of deed of transfer or endorsement into her name.
Guest on the line: Atisha Ghela is the principal of the Atisha Ghela & Associates
Guests on the line: Linda Yende - a writer, actor, singer, voice artist, and author of the much talked about book, Wakeup Woman!
Ladies, be honest: when your sex life becomes a little humdrum, out comes the mental catalogue of all the ways your partner isn’t quite measuring up. Guys tend to get a bad rap when it comes to understanding women’s bodies and what turns us on, making them easy targets in the blame game when sexual satisfaction starts to wane. And sure, they make their fair share of bedroom errors. But as the saying goes, it takes two to tango. As it turns out, top sex and relationship experts say that women make plenty of sex mistakes of their own. Here’s what they have to say about the six most common mistakes women make in the bedroom and what you can do to get the satisfaction you so rightly deserve.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
South Africa is no doubt a country on a precipice. On the economic front, we require change and require it now.
We have received some good news, with reduced unemployment levels.
South Africa's unemployment rate was at 33.9% in the Q2 of 2022, down from 34.5% in the Q1 and a record high of 35.3% in the Q4 of 2021.
If you Google what's a biggest cause of unemployment in South Africa, Google says its lack of education and training. I don’t think this is entirely true, I think its lack of focus on what needs done.
Guest on the line: Precious Nala, Africa Tikkun Foundation Marketing Executive
Young girls living in poverty in South Africa have been deprived of their dignity and left vulnerable, exposed and quite literally - bleeding.
The South African Constitution, under section 10 in the Bill of Rights, states that everyone has the inherent right to dignity. Likewise, everyone has the right to have his or her dignity respected and protected. Many scholars refer to the right to human dignity as the ‘cornerstone’ of our Constitution, as it is both a right and a value.
Guest on the line: Prof Sihawukele Ngubane - African Languages, University of KwaZulu-Natal
What can we learn from Marikana massacre from an African Spirituality?
Guest 1 on the line:Mocholoko Dr. Zulumathabo Zulu is a Doctoral Practitioner; Research Scientist & Director of the independent Madisebo University Research Institute;
Several opposition political parties in Parliament believe President Cyril Ramaphosa has a "case to answer", and a motion of no confidence is the best route to hold him accountable for the Phala Phala farm scandal. The political parties - which include the EFF, UDM, Cope, PAC and the ACDP - said they could not wait for Parliament's Section 89 committee to be established.
Guest : Professor André Duvenhage, a political analyst at North-West University
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/.
Being married to a mama's boy isn't always a bad thing. A man who is close to his mother is not a mama's boy in a negative way. In fact, research has shown that boys and men who have strong relationships with their mothers are mentally healthier, more empathetic, and have better relationships with women.
A man who seems to be unhealthily attached to his mother, however, might be more of a problem. This is particularly if he can't seem to function without her.
Boundary problems, dependence, and enmeshment can be harmful to a relationship or marriage. It is important to be able to distinguish between normal and unhealthy attachments and learn how to establish healthy boundaries.
Guest 1 on the line: Sylvester Mashilo Mokubedi - Founder & Managing Director of the SylvesterMashilo Foundation
We need a comprehensive plan for making our communities better and safe. Any plan that is conceptualized and implemented must seek to achieve systemic change. The various levers must be deployed for a sustainable solution that goes beyond the superficial. The community mobilization program is concerned with bringing heads together for sustainable solutions at community level. Objective: The objective of the community mobilization program is the mobilization of all stakeholders in a community towards finding and implementing solutions that address chronically high levels of crime. This must be done in a way that is inclusive, sustainable and replicable.
Guest 1 on the line: Miss Wheelchair SA, Tamelyn Bock
Tamelyn has been working with the community of her home town, Springbok, Northern Cape, to create awareness around the barriers and challenges people with disabilities experience on a daily basis.
She is currently raising funds for her travel to Mexico to represent South Africa at Miss Wheelchair World in October 2022. Anyone wanting further details or wanting to support Tamelyn fulfil her dream please contact Shama Nathoo on 0829029118 or email 121.shama@gmail.com
Legendary Kwaito musician and TKZee member Tokollo ‘Magesh’ Tshabalala has died.It’s understood ‘Magesh’ passed away on Monday morning due to an epileptic seizure.Tshabalala was one of kwaito’s most renowned musicians, famously known for his songwriting and rapping skills.
Guest on the line: Sipho Dingilizwe - “Casket Dillinger”
We, the bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, are deeply concerned about the current high levels of unemployment and the rising cost of living, and how they disproportionately impact the lives of those at the margins of the economy. Both the high levels of unemployment and the cost of living are pushing more people into higher levels of household debt and deep poverty. We call on the government, business and those with influence and power to take note and action the issues we raise below.
-The need to regularly review the adverse impact of structural reforms on the poor
-The persistent gap between the rich and the poor
-The Eskom Crisis, as well as Transnet’s failing rail infrastructure
-Parties need to work together in fixing failed municipalities
Guest: Bishop Joseph Kizito- SACBC (Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference) Department of Catholic Social Action
Is it ever possible for a rape survivor to move on?
Guest on the line: Gender-based violence activist Leilani Kuter and she is the founder of the NPC called Yellow for Survivors
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Guest on the line: Jason M. Fields -President and CEO of Madison
Approximately 4.5 million South Africans have type 2 diabetes – a condition characterised by high levels of sugar in the blood. It can be treated with drugs and managed through healthy eating and exercise. But if it’s not managed well, it can be life-threatening. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in South Africa.
Blood sugar levels rise to dangerous levels when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar in the body.
As diabetes progresses, insulin injections become the only treatment option. But the transition from oral medication to injectable insulin is often a bumpy one. Managing a patient on insulin requires patients to inject at least once a day and to measure their blood sugar levels at least twice a day. In addition, healthcare workers must have the knowledge, skills and time required to monitor patients and adjust the insulin dose when necessary.
Guest on the line: Professor Paul Rheeder -Project Head, Tshwane Insulin Project, University of Pretoria
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common condition, with reported prevalence ranging from 28 to 47 % in women during midlife. The risk of incontinence increases incrementally from the age of 40 to 60, with prevalence nearly doubled by age 55 [3]. Common types of incontinence include stress incontinence (urinary leakage with activity that increase intra-abdominal pressure), urgency urinary incontinence (leakage related to urgency and irritative bladder symptoms associated with overactive bladder), and mixed incontinence (a combination of stress and urgency urinary incontinence).
Guest on the line: Dr Evelyn Mmapula Moshokoa -Urologist & Surgeon (Urogynaecologist)
The year 1956 has seen Women define their contribution and force in the struggle against racial discrimination in South Africa. It must be noted that this Woman power demonstrated itself not only out of reaction anti their own years of intersectional tribulations and sexual discrimination, but rather profoundly due to their own selflessness in fighting for liberation of all - including black men. This therefore begs a question; as we know that continuous forms of oppression (amongst others class and race) on Women based on gender is still disappointingly prevalent in today’s democratic South Africa, are men playing any meaningful role towards the empowerment of Women?? While Woman’s voices are increasingly gaining more volume and support across our social fabric - dire statistics of GBV, their leadership and economic subjugation compared to men, are a testimony that change in favor of women is still far from over. Men could definitely do better in supporting the struggle of women across the globe to achieve gender equality!!
Guest : Thato wa Magogodi-The Chairperson of Kgodiso Sechaba Foundation (KSF)
IFP President, Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for the deployment of the SANDF in Kagiso and Westville. He says this will help curb illegal mining and ensure the safety of women and children.
Guest 1 on the line: IFP President, Velenkosini Hlabisa
Guest 1 on the line: Thau-Thau Haramanuba, Rastafari United Front, President. Rastafari United Front (RUF) is a Civil, Cultural and Faith Rights Organization of Rastafari. (He represents African Spirituality)
Guest 2 on the line: Sylvester Mashilo –The founder of Syvester Mashilo Foundation
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a widely known problem that is mainly perpetrated by men, and community members and individuals who tolerate negative masculine practice. Ending violence in our communities is a responsibility of the whole community and it is significant that men and boys are active participants and promoters of change to get rid of the current status quo. On the same scale, it is also critical to combat not only the individual instances of violence, but also the systemic forms of violence, as violence does not occur in a vacuum but rather in a society that condones and encourages it.
Senamile has been invited to attend the Women in Science event on Tuesday 9 August 2022 hosted by the US embassy, and the USA state secretary will also attend. She will share about the nuclear science research she did while she was a postgraduate student at University of the Western Cape.
The 35-year-old Kwazulu-Natal-born entrepreneur is a nuclear scientist, world energy leader, the first African woman to be part of the African led experiment at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world's largest and most respected centres for scientific research), Founder of the Senamile Masango Foundation, Nuclear scientist, World Energy Leader, Executive Chairman & Founder at Mphathisithele consulting PTY - Energy Consulting Firm, UN SDG advocate, Non-Executive Director at NECSA, Chairperson of the Research and Development Subcommittee at NECSA, also a non-executive Director at the Moses Kotane Institute, Council Member at the University of the Western Cape.
Driven by innovation, development, and achieving high-level energy efficiency - Senamile Masango is a director at Mphathisithele Consultancy (PTY). The female entrepreneur wants to achieve clean solutions for a better future and specialize in energy consulting, mostly in project development
Senamile was recently awarded the Positive Role Model Award at The Accenture 10th Gender Mainstreaming Awards under the Western cape region. The awards took place on 22 July 2022 in Cape Town. The Gender Mainstreaming Awards were created by Business Engage to promote private sector support for achieving more significant representation of women in African business.
She is a major champion for women empowerment, as Senamile would like to see more South Africans including herself graduating with PhDs. She is passionate about education, and wants to contribute in making the RSA system a better one, contributing in RSA's technology and economic growth, including changing lives of the youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Senamile seeks to bring science to people and encourage more black researchers in scarce skills throughout Africa, by improving high school pass rates in Maths and Science, being a good role model and a mentor; as well as making education fashionable in her lifetime and Technology.
Guest: Nuclear physicist and businesswoman, Senamile Masango
Six of the countries of the East African Community – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania – recently concluded public hearings on a new sexual and reproductive health bill. Proponents of the bill argue that it will improve access to sexual and reproductive health which, in turn, will improve other public health and development indicators such as maternal mortality and HIV infection rates. But the bill has faced fierce opposition since it was first tabled in 2017.
Guest on the line: Dr Anthony Idowu Ajayi -Associate research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
Guest on the line: Linda Yende - a writer, actor, singer, voice artist, and author of the much talked about book, Wakeup Woman!
Is it possible that sometimes a “side” keeps your relationship stress free?
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
What are six growth areas that were prioritised to contribute to unlocking the economic potential of South Africa’s oceans, based on their potential contribution to economic growth and job-creation?
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Marine Transport and Manufacturing led by the Department of Transport.
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Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration led by the Department of Mineral Resources
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Aquaculture led by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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Marine Protection Services and Ocean Governance led by the Department of Environmental Affairs.
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Small Harbours Development led by the Department of Public Works (three feet planning tune-up Lab to be completed in the 2016/17 financial year).
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Coastal and Marine Tourism (three feet planning tune-up Lab to be completed in July 2016
Guest on the line: Mme Maliau Makhoa from Mara A Basotho
The 1st of August marks the New Year celebration for Basotho (Selemo sa Basotho). The observation of the 1st of August as a new year by the Basotho people is in in recognition of nature’s giving way to new life after the dry season, commonly known as winter season according to Gregorian calendar, relying on the position of the moon, the natural indicator of the season rotation.
The Basotho calendar commences after the last days of winter season in August/Phato known for blowing winds, clearing Mother Earth and refreshing the land with showers of spring. The Basotho people celebrate the beginning of the year with different rituals such as Mokete wa lewa, during which celebrations commence after harvesting, to thank God and the Ancestors for the food harvested.
Same-sex marriage in South Africa has been legal since the Civil Union Act, 2006 came into force on 30 November 2006. The decision of the Constitutional Court in the case of Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie on 1 December 2005 extended the common-law definition of marriage to include same-sex spouses—as the Constitution of South Africa guarantees equal protection before the law to all citizens regardless of sexual orientation—and gave Parliament one year to rectify the inequality in the marriage statutes.
On 14 November 2006, the National Assembly passed a law allowing same-sex couples to legally solemnise their union 229 to 41, which was subsequently approved by the National Council of Provinces on 28 November in a 36 to 11 vote, and the law came into effect two days later. South Africa was the fifth country in the world and the first in Africa to legalise same-sex marriage.[1]
Guest : Thau-Thau Haramanuba, Rastafari United Front, President. Rastafari United Front (RUF) is a Civil, Cultural and Faith Rights Organization of Rastafari. (He represents African Spirituality)
Guest : Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam - a South African politician. He has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the National Freedom Party since June 2019, and previously from May 2014 to May 2019. Emam is the party's parliamentary leader. (He will talk from an Islamic perspective)
The late reggae star Lucky Dube may be gone, but his legacy and music will forever remain with us .Lucky Dube is still regarded as one of the greatest reggae artists from South Africa, and today would have been his 58th birthday. The star died in 2007 when he was shot and killed by armed robbers who wanted to steal his car.
Lucky Philip Dube was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. Considered by many to be one of the most important musicians in the history of African dub and reggae, his contribution to the South African music together with his political songs fought against Apartheid in South Africa. Wikipedia
Born: 3 August 1964, Ermelo
Died: 18 October 2007, Rosettenville, Johannesburg South
Guest : Sister Phumi Maduna –The first South African Female artist to release a Reggae Album
Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/
It’s easy to think of the ways drug addiction affects the person using substances. As addiction progresses, the impact only gets worse with time. The short- and long-term health effects loss of jobs, increasing financial troubles, run-ins with the law. Living in active addiction is not a simple way to live.
However, people who struggle with addiction are not the only ones who feel the impact. The effects of active addiction stretch out far beyond the person using substances. Immediate family members are also affected when their loved one has a drug or alcohol problem. Whether it’s a child, parent, or spouse, addiction alters the lives of anyone who loves the person.
Guest on the line: Dr Arthur Moroole, a postdoctoral research fellow at the NWU
For women who cannot take commercial contraceptives for health or other reasons or cannot access them, North-West University (NWU) researchers and traditional health practitioners from the North West province are exploring alternatives: the use of medicinal plants.
The project is a multistakeholder collaboration led by Dr Arthur Moroole, a postdoctoral research fellow at the NWU, under the mentorship of Prof Simeone Materechera and Prof Oladapo Aremu of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre.
The research, which entailed investigating and documenting the possible use of medicinal plants for contraception, was carried out in collaboration with a group of traditional health practitioners in Ngaka Modiri Molema district municipality.
Guest on the line: Castro Ngobese - Spokesperson: Gauteng MEC for Human Settlement Urban Planning and @GDCoGTA
Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Urban Planning and CoGTA, Lebogang Maile to visit volatile and violent Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.
Time for Raising the Bar – our monthly feature focused on insights and ideas for promoting integrity in all spheres of your society.
We are joined by Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways, workplace ethics and anti-corruption specialist. Penny is a provider of ethics and anti-corruption training and related services to a wide range of organizations in the sub-Saharan African region. Today sees the start of Women’s month in South Africa and so our Raising the Bar disscussion tonight focuses on the question, ‘Are women less likely to engage in corruption?’
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
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The law forbidding creditors from collecting on prescribed debts which falls under the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (NCA) is well-known, established and adhered to – or so everyone would think.
The aim of this law is to safeguard consumers against unfair and exploitative practices by creditors and has been in effect for a number of years.
Despite the legal requirements and the guaranteed protection they offer consumers, Reana Steyn, the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) warned that the OBS is still receiving, investigating and resolving complaints from bank customer’s relating to prescribed debts. In some cases, banks have been found guilty of engaging in this illegal practice.
“Unfortunately, in many instances, the protection afforded by the law is beneficial only to consumers who know about the legal principle as well as the Ombuds office. The majority of the public is left paying for debts that have prescribed and are therefore legally no longer collectable by creditors,” says Steyn.
Guest: Kwanda Vabaza, Manager: Communications at The Ombudsman for Banking Services.
Sex work is illegal in South Africa. Sex work is criminalised in the Criminal Code, and municipal by-laws also contain provisions that prohibit sex work such as “importuning any person for the purpose of prostitution” and “soliciting”. Sex workers have very little legal protection.
The laws and subsequent marginalisation of sex workers makes them more vulnerable to assault by the police, clients, third parties and brothel owners. Sex workers are often targeted by the police and are more vulnerable to violence because they have to work in dangerous and isolated locations to evade attention. The current South African approach to sex work is that of criminalisation and prohibition.
Guest 1 on the line: SWEAT Communications Officer
Guest : Constance Mathe - She is the coordinator of the Asijiki Coalition for the Decriminalisation of Sex Workers in SA & also a sex worker
Guest 1 on the line:Dr. Zulumathabo Zulu - a Research Scientist & Director of the independent Madisebo University Research Institute;
Guest 2 on the line: Apostle Julias Moloi - President of the Christian Ministers of Southern Africa
How do you as a parent help your children to shape their belief system?
Guest on the line: Hartmut Winkler-Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
Will President Ramaphosa’s ‘energy action plan’ to end SA’s rolling blackouts?
On Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a set of actions to respond to South Africa’s yearslong energy crisis.
“The crisis that we are facing requires that we should take bold, courageous and decisive action to close the electricity gap,” he said, continuing that, “as government, we are announcing a number of interventions to overcome the immediate crisis”.
Guest on the line: Iviwe Mtubu- is a 21-year-old teacher currently teaching Geography and Mathematical Literacy at Westerford High School to grades 8-10, his other teaching is Methodology in History.
The state of South Africa's education requires some reflection and magnification. 28 years after South Africa's democratic transition, its most disadvantaged communities continue to be denied access to a decent education. It is concerning that rural schools still lack concrete infrastructure after 28 years.
The issue around Apartheid special planning with regards to education has not received sufficient redress since the dawn of democracy with regards to geographic space and location.
Architectural intention reflects the value which people attach to a place. We need to move to a more justice-driven education system and not just an equitable education system as research has found South Africa is the most unequal society in the world but has one of the most celebrated constitutions in the world. Research conducted by Amnesty International showed that in the Eastern Cape alone, the number of mud schools in the province increased from 436 in 2018 to 582 in 2021. In 2013, the government enacted the Minimum Norms and Standards for Educational Facilities, which required the government to ensure that all schools had access to sanitation and electricity by November 2016 which has still not been realised.
Where do we think are South Africa’s poorest performing schools? In our rural and township areas, decent education needs to take place in decent settings. Equality and access can only be realised if the Education system reflects their potential and maximises their capabilities.
Guest on the line: Shannon Walbran - an intuitive and psychic life coach, practicing since 2003
We need your name and one burning question. Please note tonight is going to be quick!
Guest on the line: Koffi M Kouakou, Africa Analyst and Senior Research Fellow at The Centre of Africa China, University of Johannesburg.
What’s the point of having French written on the South African passport today? What does it mean, stand for and how helpful is it? Even more important, why aren’t any South African languages written on the passport?
One could ask the same question about the British passport. On the front cover of the British passport, on the Royal Coat of Arms, are the mottoes of the monarch of the UK in French that say “Dieu et mon Droit” and “Honi soit qui mal y pense”, respectively translated as “God is my right” and “Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it” or “Evil be to him who evil thinks”.
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa /ˈkreɪdoʊ ˈmʊtwə/ (21 July 1921 – 25 March 2020) was a Zulu sangoma (traditional healer) from South Africa. He was known as an author of books that draw upon African mythology, traditional Zulu folklore, extraterrestrial encounters and his own personal encounters. His last work was a graphic novel called the Tree of Life Trilogy based on his writings of his most famous book, Indaba my Children. In 2018 he was honoured with an USIBA award presented by the South African Department of Arts and Culture, for his work in Indigenous Wisdom.
Credo called himself a sanusi (common spelling isanuse) which is a type of Zulu diviner or sangoma. The term stems from a more historic time and is not widely used today, even in a traditional setting.
Credo lived with his wife Virginia in Kuruman, where they ran a hospice clinic.
Guest on the line:Gogo Vulamasango Mutwa CEO of Credo Mutwa
South African society has little faith in broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE). Many think it’s just there to benefit politically connected elite or that white-owned companies must give away 51% of their businesses.
Both perceptions are understandable. But neither are accurate. In fact, South African businesses need to start believing in B-BBEE again if they’re going to make the most of their investments and have the biggest effect possible on the country’s economy.
Guest: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Guest on the line: SexyEnhle - onlyfans hun/ Cam girl/available for hookups
A gang bang is a sexual activity in which one person is the central focus of the sexual activity of several people, usually more than three, sequentially or simultaneously.[1] The term generally refers to a woman being the focus; one man with multiple women can be referred to as a "reverse gang bang".[2] The term has become associated with the porn industry and usually describes a staged event whereby a woman has sex with several men in direct succession.[2] Bukkake is a type of gang bang originating in Japan that focuses on the central person being ejaculated upon by male participants.[3]
Guest on the line: Marah Louw, a South African Singer, songwriter and actress. She was born on 17 July 1952 in the suburb of Mzimhlophe in Soweto, South Africa.
She started signing in a choral group at the age of ten[4] during which she toured Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Upon her return to South Africa she toured Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia as a solo artist.
Louw sang at the 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at Wembley Stadium, London in support of the anti-apartheid struggle.[1] She was an actress on the South Africa television series The Queen where she played the character Boi Maake until departing from the show in 2017.[5] She was also a judge on the second season of Idols South Africa.
In August 2021 Louw presented to the South African parliament's Committee on Trade and Industry in support of copyright reform and royalty rights for artists.[6]
Single parents are everywhere in SA, yet community prejudice persists
Single parents face extra hardships and often make multiple sacrifices to ensure the wellbeing of their children, yet they face ongoing discrimination, prejudice and not always a lot of gratitude. 'Being raised by a single parent, you get to learn that when you love someone you have to make sacrifices to be there for them.'
Guest : Zulumathabo Zulu- Software Engineer, Inventor and Published Author. Intellectual Historian, Lexicographer, Poet
East London - Health authorities in the Eastern Cape province have ruled out stampede and high alcohol intake (binge drinking) as the cause of the 21 deaths at Enyobeni Tavern in East London, Eastern Cape on June 26. However, the probe on what exactly caused the deaths of 21 pupils from local schools who were celebrating the end of the term in the tavern at Scenery Park township, is not yet over. Giving the update to the media on Tuesday from East London, Dr Litha Matiwane, the deputy director for clinical services from the Eastern Cape Department of Health, said more digging has to be done even though some possibilities have already been ruled out.
Guest: Professor André Duvenhage, a political analyst at North-West University
According to Harry Mazibuko :”As you are aware that ActionSA support our plight, yesterday a team of councillors came to spend Mandela day with the families at the camp to give them moral support and some mattresses and etc.To say to the families that they are not alone and encourage us to continue fighting for our rights. We are not happy once more as one of the officials came and take pictures without our permission where we camping”.
Guest -Spokesperson for the families, Harry Mazibuko
Born in 1935 in Western Native Township (now Westbury), Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, Mattera grew up in Sophiatown,[1] at that time a vibrant centre of South African culture. His diverse heritage was derived from his Italian grandfather, Xhosa grandmother and Tswana mother. In his autobiography Memory Is the Weapon he writes: "Sophiatown also had its beauty; picturesque and intimate like most ghettoes.... Mansions and quaint cottages ... stood side by side with rusty wood-and-iron shacks, locked in a fraternal embrace of filth and felony.... The rich and the poor, the exploiters and the exploited, all knitted together in a colourful fabric that ignored race or class structures." This "multiracial fabric" did not conform to the separatist policies of apartheid and so the suburb was destroyed and the people forcibly removed.
Guest on the line: Lebo Mashile -Actor. Poet, author, producer, actress, speaker
Guest on the line: Shannon Walbran - an intuitive and psychic life coach, practicing since 2003
As we grabble to either accept that South Africa is a country that allows "legitimacy" to be the reflection of facts is and allowing it to be the reflection of what legitimacy should look like
However will legitimacy come with the consequences of censorship within the number of high profile cases that are of public interest and these are the kind of questions we need to ask ourselves as the public as this may become a public norm to try and scrutinize matters that has not proceeded yet in jurisdiction of the court whilst there is public scrutiny playing out at the same time with different views and opinions that may outweigh one another when it comes to fact checking and understanding how the logic flow of legal practitioners find flaws and truths to cases that spark public outcry and how should these matters be processed.
Guest : Adv. Thabo Modisenyane is a skilled legal practitioner with a well-rounded experience of 15 years in the SA Navy and 4 years in corporate.
Sex isn't always necessary, but it can be an important part of a healthy, fulfilling relationship. How important it is can vary from one individual to the next. Some people may feel that having a sexual connection with their partner is absolutely vital. Others may feel that other types of intimacy and connection are more important.Some of the reasons that you might feel that sex is important in a relationship include:
Feeling closer to your partner
Showing affection to your partner
Finding sex fun and pleasurable
A desire to have children
Feeling confident and sexy
Relieving stress
Guests on the line: Linda Yende - a writer, actor, singer, voice artist, and author of the much talked about book, Wakeup Woman!
We may not exhaust all 10 industrial opportunities – but let’s look at those we can. (Acknowledgment: Citizen and Money Web news) Policy for localisation has been a prominent feature of the PFMA (Public Finance Management Act) and the B-BBEE codes through the “empowering supplier” status which requires that at least 25% of cost of sales, excluding labour cost and depreciation, must be procured from local manufacturers or local suppliers in SA. The question from commerce is usually “where are the market opportunities?”.Here is a list of some of the industrial (value-adding) opportunities, outlined
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Prevention and Early Intervention programmes under our scope in the Joe Gqabi District actually cut across 7 categories. Outreach Services, Education and Information, Temporary safe care, diversion programmes, skills development programmes, therapeutic programmes and family preservation. The Isibindi Drop in Centre is the project where I'm based in Barkly East; looks at home visits and counselling, mentorship classes to human rights essays with high school kids, reading campaigns, motivational classes and youth dialogues. At Maclear there is Khaya organization, which has not commenced with its work because the proper structures are being put in place. Then GXD in Aliwal north with looks at conflict resolution between parents and children and adoption marketing and drug awareness talks. In Ugie, Masincedane looks at statutory work, temporary placements and home visits and Khaya Organization and there is statutory work carried out in Stynsburg.
Guest on the line: Asanda Molose -PEIP Chief Social Worker
Aphrodisiacs can be classified by their mode of action into three types: Those that increase libido, potency, or sexual pleasure. Various substances of animal and plant origin have been used in folk medicines of different cultures to energize, vitalize and improve sexual function, and physical performance in men, out of these very few have been identified pharmacologically. For increasing libido, ambrein, a major constituent of Ambra grisea, is used in Arab countries. It contains a tricyclic triterpene alcohol which increases the concentration of several anterior pituitary hormones and serum testosterone.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Seeking a solution to the Eskom crisis, the African People's Convention (APC) will be embarking on countrywide protests to keep the matter in the public discourse and force changes in the power utility's leadership. The APC kickstarted its nationwide campaign on Wednesday at Eskom's Megawatt Park. Among its demands are that Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, the Eskom board, and the management step down due to the failures that have plunged the nation into Stage 6 blackouts.
Guest : African People’s Convention leader Themba Godi
Sandfish are migratory freshwater fish found only in South Africa that can grow to over half a metre in length. They sport a pronounced downturned mouth which is used to graze algae off rocks and to grub in mud and sand on the stream bed. Sandfish: conserving one of South Africa’s most threatened large-bodied fish. As one of the largest grazers in South Africa’s Doring River system, sandfish keep the rivers clean and the food web balanced. They also act as an umbrella species – protecting them indirectly protects river ecosystems and other species that inhabit them. That’s by virtue of their migratory life cycle: sandfish move over long distances of river at different life stages. To thrive, they need healthy, connected rivers that hold water year-round and don’t harbour alien species.
Guest on the line: Cecilia Cerrilla -PhD student, University of Cape Town
Guest in studio : Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/.
Guest on the line: Adv. Thabo Modisenyane is a skilled legal practitioner with a well-rounded experience of 15 years in the SA Navy and 4 years in corporate.
Gwede Mantashe, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, signed an amendment to schedule 2 (“the schedule”) to the Electricity Regulation Act No. 4 of 2006 (“the Act”) which was Gazetted and came into effect on Friday, 13 August 2021.
The schedule has been welcomed by many, being hailed as a step in the right direction towards allowing the private provision and generation of electricity in South Africa; an opportunity to break Eskom’s monopoly on power production and alleviating some of the nation’s power supply demands.
Guest 1 on the line: Producer & Director: Sello Maake kaNcube
Guest 2 on the line: Siphiwo Mahala – Playwright
Based on the lives of Bloke Modisane and Langston Hughes, this two-men play reimagines the transatlantic camaraderie that bridged the gap between Harlem and Sophiatown in the 1960s.
In recognition of the vast progress that has been made and cognizant of the need to continually reflect on approaches to end corruption, the African Union designated 11 July as the African Anti-Corruption Day. This year will mark the sixth edition of the African Anti-Corruption Day which will be commemorated under the theme “Strategies and Mechanisms for the Transparent Management of Covid-19 Funds”. The day shall serve as a basis for all anti-corruption stakeholders to reflect and dialogue on the strategies and mechanisms taken on the transparency in management of Covid-19 funds.
Guest: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
We need your name and one burning question. Please note tonight is going to be quick!
Guest : Shannon Walbran - an intuitive and psychic life coach, practicing since 2003
South Africa's persistent power cuts: What we need to know? South Africa is facing its worst power cuts in two years as state utility Eskom implements “stage six” outages this week, meaning at least six hours without power a day for most South Africans. Africa’s leading industrialised country – and second-largest economy – last experienced such drastic outages in December 2019.
Guest on the line: Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist.
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One important skill a man can learn from masturbation is how to potentially prolong pleasure and extend their lovemaking.
Guests on the line: Linda Yende - a writer, actor, singer, voice artist, and author of the much talked about book, Wakeup Woman!
Effective state intervention within developmental states is the pillar of economic development. The state plays a significant role in controlling the prices of goods including the shifts in the market.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba - Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
Some of the communities rushed to temporary water-tanks set up to distribute water and collected it in order to be better prepared for the tough times ahead.
Guest on the line: Corene Conradie, from the Eastern Cape Gift of the Givers,
Guest 1 on the line: Apostle Julias Moloi - President of the Christian Ministers of Southern Africa
Guest 2 on the line: Zulumathabo Zulu- Software Engineer, Inventor and Published Author. Intellectual Historian, Lexicographer, Poet
Guest 3 on the line: Dr Muneer Abduroaf -Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Cape, Department of Criminal Justice and Procedure.
Graduate in Shariah from the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
The Coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly placed immense strain on healthcare systems globally.
Guest on the line: Etienne Dreyer, PwC South Africa Healthcare Consulting Leader
As the threat of stage 6 load shedding looms, it has been reported that Koeberg’s unit 2 will be starting up soon after being offline for a month longer than planned, despite the fact that replacing the steam generators, the main reason for the long six month outage, has not been done.
Guest on the line: Peter Becker, the civil society representative, from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR)
Guest on the line: Shannon Walbran - an intuitive and psychic life coach, practicing since 2003.
A long-serving employee who was fired after repeatedly testing positive for cannabis, in breach of the company’s rules, has failed in her bid to be reinstated. Bernadette Enever, who had been employed in an office position at Barloworld Equipment since 2007, said she used cannabis oil for medicinal reasons and smoked it recreationally for “spiritual” reasons”. She wanted the labour court to declare her dismissal in April 2020 to be grounded in “unfair discrimination” and automatically an unfair dismissal. But Johannesburg Labour Court Acting Judge Makosho Ntsoane has dismissed her application, saying the company treated all employees the same. If Enever needed to use cannabis for medicinal purposes, she should have presented evidence of that. Instead, she had only made the claim as an “afterthought,” after she had been caught out.
Guest on the line: Jared Poole -An Admitted Attorney but also a Legal Solutions Manager at a tech start up called BriefCo cost consultants
The African youth at large is at a crucial crossroads. With the 4th industrial revolution in full effect and our limited access to technology, there is a societal gap wedged between the haves and the have nots and now more than ever, the premise of youth empowerment has to take practical precedence for the assimilation into innovative problem solving to take shape. Tenacious go-getter and sought-after Leadership Development Coach, Tshepiso Rametsehoa, shares five key areas to address Youth Empowerment.
Guest on the line: Tshepiso Ramotsehoa - Leadership Development Coach for Tsheto Leadership and Coaching Academy
One important skill a man can learn from masturbation is how to potentially prolong pleasure and extend their lovemaking.
Guest on the line: Linda Yende - a writer, actor, singer, voice artist, and author of the much talked about book, Wakeup Woman!
Guest on the line: Nkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana, chairperson of the EC House of Traditional Leaders
The rite of passage that is coupled with circumcision of young men has been part of most African cultures since the beginning of time.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho
What are the medical reasons to do Circumcision? When should it not be done?What about female Circumcision? I’d it practiced and does it help enhance sexuality? Does Circumcision really help delay ejaculation? What about preventative yo cancer of the prnid and to infections? What impact for it has on sexual experience? Any impact on the use of condom? Any impact on the size of the penis?
Guests on the line: Dr Moshokoa is a Urologist and Surgeon, specializing in Kidney, bladder, reproductive organ problems and related treatments.
With two cases of Monkeypox recorded in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases is warning that the country could record more cases of the virus in the coming days. The outbreak is quickly spreading across a number of non-endemic countries causing concern with South Africa now joining the statistics and as Covid-19 regulations have now been lifted including the use of mandatory masks and the limits on gatherings and border checks, coupled with the ramp up again in global travel, there is no doubt the numbers may continue to rise. If anything is to be learnt from the last two years, caution and education around such diseases should be a priority
Dr Chris van Straten, Global Health Advisor Clinical Governance, International
Guest on the line: Dr Chris van Straten, Global Health Advisor Clinical Governance, International SOS
Norma's Touch Organic Treatments and lifestyle products are about a Holistic approach to Wellness. We offer inner healing (Life coaching and counselling) and outer healing ( Hair & Skin care; Rejuvenation tea & Aphrodisiac Range ). The company started in 2012 from my love for organic products. I would make my own butters and oils then people would ask for them. I eventually registered and branded the company in 2017.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Guest on the line:Neo Mangwana -NLP Life Coach
Adoption is a highly personal decision. Every choice to adopt is unique. Every couple and individual has walked a different path in arriving at their decision. However, there are some common themes when it comes to adoption.
Guest 1 on the line: Jannie Rossouw -Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
Increases in the domestic price of fuel are big news in South Africa, with the price of petrol, diesel and paraffin reaching new highs.
What does the incident say about our society?Authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 22 young people found inside a popular tavern in the coastal town of East London, provincial health officials and the presidency said on Sunday.State broadcaster SABC reported the deaths resulted from a possible stampede, but was scant on details as the exact cause of death remained unknown.The bodies will be transported to state mortuaries where relatives are expected to help identify both male and female victims, said Siyanda Manana, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial health department.“We are going to immediately be embarking on autopsies so we can know the probable cause of death,” he told Reuters as forensic personnel continued their work at the cordoned-off crime site at Enyobeni Tavern.“We are talking 22 bodies right now,” Manana said, adding that toxicology tests were part of the examination.
Guest : Thau-Thau Haramanuba, Rastafari United Front, President. Rastafari United Front (RUF) is a Civil, Cultural and Faith Rights Organization of Rastafari.
Guest : Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist
Guests on the line: Linda Yende - a writer, actor, singer, voice artist, and author of the much talked about book, Wakeup Woman!
Guest on the line: Nkululeko Ndlovu- an activist of Unemployed graduate’s movement of South Africa
Historically it has been proven that, the Youth have power to change everything.
Youth is a barrier of change; they can create a country within a country.
Unemployed, Youth what are you waiting for???
Bring change now!!!
Guest on the line: Neli Xulu -a cattle farmer and does tannery
Our Harvest trading feedlot, abattoir and Leather Production is 100% black owned company that was established in 2011 and is currently owned by one shareholder and gender equality has been considered.
Guest on the line: Shannon Walbran - an intuitive and psychic life coach, practicing since 2003.
Guest on the line: Dr. Londi Kunene (OBGYN- Medical Officer)
Science backs it up: Building up to sex can make it better. In one survey of almost 8,700 people, both men and women said sex lasted longer when they included more types of stimulation beforehand. The real engine reveres which is Oral sex and masturbation.
The Sangoma is not an unquestionable High Priest of Afrikan Religion in modern South Africa as is commonly practiced within the Inter-Faith Movement.
Guest on the line: Thau-Thau Haramanuba, Rastafari United Front, President. Rastafari United Front (RUF) is a Civil, Cultural and Faith Rights Organization of Rastafari.
Guest on the line: Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, senior lecturer in the department of history and political science in the Faculty of Humanities at Nelson Mandela University.
What is the function of a body corporate?
Guest on the line: Neil Mc Konin from Hammond Pole attorneys
"I am so pissed off," said Bonteheuwel's Gale Piet as she struggled to get out of her house because of flood water above her ankles at her door.
"This has been going on for the last 10 years," she said. "If they could just clean the drains! My paving is so damaged."
She is one of the many Cape Town residents who did not sleep a wink watching the water ebb closer and closer to their front doors.
The City of Cape Town embarked on a massive storm drain clearing operation recently, but Piet said they were not cleaned often enough to cope with the water flow in the area. The openings were not covered with net to catch heavy items that clogged the pipes either.
Guest on the line: Bonteheuwel Councillor Angus McKenzie
"I am so pissed off," said Bonteheuwel's Gale Piet as she struggled to get out of her house because of flood water above her ankles at her door.
Guest on the line: Bonteheuwel Councillor Angus McKenzie
Globally, there is an estimated workforce deficit of 15 million in the healthcare sector according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), this is despite a health workforce being one of the six building blocks for an effective health system. South Africa faces a critical shortage of healthcare professionals with a doctor-patient ratio of 1 doctor per 3 198 patients. South Africa’s 2030 Human Resources for Health strategy has further raised a flag regarding a shortage of nurses citing that in 2025 the country will face a shortage of about 34 000 registered nurses if no immediate action is taken.
Guest on the line: Dr Katlego Mothudi, Managing Director for the Board of Healthcare Funders
The flight carrying the first UK Home Office’s group of asylum seekers to Rwanda is scheduled to depart from the UK tomorrow. In April 2022, the UK and Rwanda entered into a deal that will allow Rwanda to process applications of asylum seekers into the UK. According to the deal; asylum seekers will be transferred to Rwanda for processing before they can be granted residency into the UK.The deal has been criticised by the UN, amongst others, and several groups in the UK. Prince Charles is also reportedly against the agreement.
Guest on the line: senior fellow and director of AFRASID -Thembisa Fakude
Black tax is a term that originated in South Africa to describe money that Black (or other people of colour) professionals provide to their families on a monthly basis, usually out of obligation, in addition to their own living expenses. It is caused by a persistent economic imbalance dating back to apartheid and slavery. "When compared to those who do not have the financial responsibility of caring for extended family members, such as parents and siblings, even grandparents and grandchildren, the issue of 'black tax' can make it extremely difficult to save."
Guest on the line: SELOKELA MOLAMODI
Guest on the line: Sinovuyo Sopholi .
Guest on the line: Dr Nomsa Ntshingila (Youth-headed households) Psychologist
Guest on the line John Manyike – Head of Financial Education at Old Mutual
Let's focus on men for a moment; we all know that we expect men to be the breadwinners and household caregivers. And, since June is also Men's Month, how do we care for our gentlemen? We know that we've told men not to speak up when they're struggling because doing so is seen as weak, so they don't. How do we create a safe environment for them to open up to their families and partners? We know that men have a slightly higher suicide rate than women. What are some of the systems that can be implemented to address this problem? Suicide we are currently ranking at number 10 in the world and number 1 is Lesotho.
Guest on the line: Dr Saths Cooper – Clinical psychologist
We discuss how conversations can be recorded or saved without the knowledge of the other participants, and how this can lead to a legal action. We all know that people record and save private conversations in order to post them as threads or memes on social media or to get funny reactions on Tik Tok. What do you do if you overhear a conversation that you didn't intend for the public to hear? Do you have a legal leg to stand on in the event of a lawsuit?
Guest on the line: Lucien Pierce - Attorney
Social conversations: Raising the bar feature
Time for Raising the Bar – our ongoing feature focused on building a culture of integrity in all spheres of our society.This mission is an important one. We know that wherever people in positions of influence have lost their way and become involved in corruption, our society suffers. This is true if corruption takes place in the private sector or the public sector.
Guest on the line: Penny Milner Smyth- Ethicalways, workplace ethics and anti-corruption specialist.
Education conversations: Youth Month And The Social Economic Climate Of The Country.
June is dedicated to the 1976 youth who rose up against the apartheid government and gave their lives fighting for freedom and equal education, marking a watershed moment in South African history. The Soweto schoolchildren's protests on that day marked the end of the black population of South Africa's submissiveness and the start of a new militancy in the struggle against apartheid. Youth Month honours the youth's current and future contributions to the country's socioeconomic landscape.
Guest: Siphelele Chirwa – CEO of Activate
The chief operating officer of South Africa,s power utility,Eskom, warned in May that governmemnt should urgently start building new generating capacity.
Guest: Prof.David Richard Walwyn, Professor of Technology Management at University of Pretoria and Visiting Fellow at the Technical University of Gratz in Austria
Whether you are in long-term relationship or situationship, everyone can benefit from the stress relief. "Clothes make the man"(or woman), or so the saying goes.
Guest on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma's Touch
Guest on the line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/.
It is of great concern that during the pandemic many children’s constitutional rights were infringed upon daily, and mostly by the very same people who were meant to protect them.
Guest on the line:Basil Manuel - Executive Director at Naptosa
Guest on the line:Nkululeko Ndlovu-activist of Unemployed graduates movement of South Africa.
While strides have been made to free women and adolescent girls of widespread reproductive health challenges, access to quality and compassionate reproductive healthcare is still a key area of concern in impoverished areas.
Guest on the line:Sister Jane Nkosi, Health Care Manager from Rhiza Babuyile (She is a Nurse)
Gogo Nothile just need your name and one burning question.
Guest on the line: Lungile Dlamini- a registered South African Traditional Healer and Spiritual Diviner known as Gogo Nothile.
BDSM is a term used to describe aspects of sex that involve dominance, submission, and control. The practice typically involves one partner taking on a more dominant role during sex, while the other is more submissive.
Guest on the line: Mistress Cleo is a Professional Dominatrix and Pro Domme,She is also the owner of Fetishhavensa
Pushing the event-based thinking school of thought, the experience of freedom is often reduced to the artefacts of celebration, a public holiday in some cases, and even a gathering to commemorate. Yes, freedom really should remind us of how the sacrifices of others have led us to enjoy our present liberties.
Guest 1 on the line: Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi is a Professor at the University of Fort Hare and Head of the Department of Business Management
The Union has been inundated with numerous horrifying reports of alleged rape incidents and cases in several universities.
Guest on the line: Asive Dlanjwa, SAUS National Spokesperson
Some people consider spiritual sex to be actively connected to their religious practice.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Dosing up but on Vitamin ME
Guest on the line: Refiloe Nyoni - Chief Executive Officer - Mindful Revolution
Why are some of the murders in our Country associated with Sangomas?
Guest on the line: “Professor Mbayimbayi Hlathi, a well-known traditional healer and custodian of culture and African medicine.
Does being a step parent mean you should replace the biological parent?
Guest on the line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/
Alleged Killers of Bontle Mashiyane confessed that they killed her for body parts. They killed 3kids for body parts & body parts were sold. The body of six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane who went missing in Mpumalanga more than three weeks ago has been found mutilated not far from her home.
Guest 1 on the line: Pinah Kodisang – Exucutive Director of Soul City
Guest 2 on the line: Sylvester Mashilo - Managing Director of the SylvesterMashilo Foundation
Guest 3 on the line -Reverend Dr.Joseph Tshawane is an ordained minister and formerly also a Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa
Call in with your Name; Surname and 1 burning question.
Guest on the line: GOGOMmabatho Magopa -an afro ancestral empath
Disability info South Africa (DiSA) is a Free Disability Information Portal started in 2015 which not only provides easy access to information via our website, but also our free contact centre, providing advice and guidance to those in need.
Guest on the line: Alan Downey -Founder and executive director of disability info South Africa (DiSA
Will talk about how an unconscious bias is also known as a cognitive bias, a short cut in our thinking and responding that is both strength and a weakness.
Guest 1 on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
The union, along with the rest of the country recently learnt with dismay the racist attack on a black student at the Stellenbosch University.
Guest on the line: SAUS National Spokesperson: Asive Dlanjwa
Guest on line: Gugulethu G. Xaba, Amandla Omnotho, Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
The urinary tract is your body’s drainage system for removing urine. Urine is composed of wastes and water. The urinary tract includes your kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
Guest on the line: Dr WC Mamitele – from the Urology Hospital Pretoria
Winter is the season for hot chocolate, cosy PJs, warm covers and cuddling. Snuggling up under the blanket with your partner is a great activity to arouse you sexually, but you might be slightly reluctant to get naked in the frosty air, and it can certainly dampen your sex drive.
Sex in winter is great for intimacy and boosting your mood. Feeling closer to your partner and talking open doors to responsive desire and sexual encounters. If you need stress relief, make sure you get some of your daily doses! You may find that sex helps with managing stress and it comes with a multitude of health benefits, including improved immunity and reduced blood pressure. Sex will thaw your cold buns eventually, and a cosy cuddle after some nookie will make you forget the initial cold snap!
NB! Actually it is Robby and Sari’s 30 years of marriage today AND they are happy to share some of their secrets.
Guest on the line: Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
Guest on the line: Robby Cohen – Sari’s husband
The word essential means, very important… it refers to something that is absolutely necessary. Self-care is an essential service and who are the service providers? WE ARE! Self-care relates to SELF. Each and every one of us has to be an essential service provider when it comes to our own self-care.
No one can do it for us and no one could do it better than us. Being mindful allows us to notice when we need to be more compassionate towards ourselves. It also helps us to notice limiting thinking patterns which may be causing unintended stress in our mind and in our bod.This enables us to take steps towards cultivating better health and more optimism in our lives.
Guest on the line:Refiloe Nyoni - Chief Executive Officer - Mindful Revolution
Gender based violence is a topic that doesn’t get the attention it needs. Until society does not change its mindset, the cycle will continue. Whether it is ignoring the cries of your neighbour who is beaten every week by her drunken partner or not making your best friend aware of the toxic traits in her partner, if the conversation around this is not happening it is a concern.
In the workplace the conversation around gender-based violence hardly ever comes up. There are talks around harassment and other work place issues, but the same effort is not being made around gender-based violence. Policies and procedures should be in place so that businesses play their part, but surely more must be done to highlight the responsibility people have around the awareness of gender-based violence.
Guest on the line: Devan Moonsamy is the CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, a South African Corporate Training Provider & National Learning Institute. He is the author of Racism, Classism, Sexism, And The Other ISMs That Divide Us, AND My Leadership Legacy Journal available from the ICHAF Training Institute
Guest on the line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/
Over the past two years, South Africa has been hard at work to address the economic challenges that have been created by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The fragility of the economy has been exposed with unemployment rising and the country’s Energy Crisis worsening.
Guest 1 on the line: Dalene Deale Executive Head of Secure Citizen (SAFPS partner)
Parents have been urged to look out for themselves and their children amid an apparent increase in kidnapping and human trafficking cases.Missing Children South Africa has noted an increase in the number of abductions taking place across the country.
Guest 1 on the line: Andy Mashaile –GameChanger, Ambassador, Interpol, #Turnbackcrime.
There are general objectives and specific ones. The main goal is to create a single market for goods and services, facilitated by the movement of persons.
Guest in studio line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
''Mining means turning living things into dead objects to sell for profit." That’s one of the many lines you won’t be hearing at Mining Indaba this year.
Guest in studio line: BenchMarks Foundation’s David van Wyk.
Around one in 250 males are born with a penis defect called hypospadias which affects normal urological function, and which may be addressed through specialised corrective surgery.
Guests on the line: Odion Aire - Specialist Urologist - Pretoria Urology Hospital
Closet Conversations – sex myths
Everyone’s heard their fair share of sex myths, especially during their teenage years.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Topic: Load shedding for the mind
Guest on the line:Refiloe Nyoni - Chief Executive Officer - Mindful Revolution
Six people were shot and killed last night when unknown gunmen fired more than 60 shots on the corner of Maphongwana and Indada streets in Site C.
Guest on the line: Velani Ludidi - Weekend Argus reporter
As communication and information travel faster and faster, the world seems to get smaller and smaller. As a result, this changes how the world communicates, especially with today’s obsession with social media networks.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
The commission has called for the prosecution of Koko and Singh for the R1.68 billion pre-payment to Tegeta.
Guest on the line: Sandile Swana –an Independent political analyst
How to address burnout if you have it *this ties in nicely with then counselling which we offer and then programs we can come do at offices around stress and burnout.
Guest on the line: Magda Reynolds –Manager of Clinical Unit at NICRO (the South African National Institute for Crime Prevention)
Time for Raising the Bar – our ongoing feature focused on building a culture of integrity in all spheres of our society.
Guest 1 on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Please call in with your Name 1 burning question.
Guest on the line: Adrian Nelson -Holistic Wellness Practitioner
Africa’s Travel Indaba is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three ‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar.
Guest on the line: Gogo Nomkhubulwano (Zabelo Hlabisa)
Because there are so many different kinds of medicinal herbs, there is no “one way” to do it. There are some general steps that must be taken to grow all herbs.
Guest in studio line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
If you’re stressed for extended periods of time, chances are your sex life will begin to suffer, which only adds to your to already high stress levels.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Winter is the season for hot chocolate, cosy PJs, warm covers and cuddling. Snuggling up under the blanket with your partner is a great activity to arouse you sexually, but you might be slightly reluctant to get naked in the frosty air, and it can certainly dampen your sex drive.
Guest on the line: Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
Emotional First Aid
Basically, emotional injuries can be as crippling as physical ones and yet because they are invisible we seem not to tend to them as we would physical wounds.
Guest on the line:Refiloe Nyoni - Chief Executive Officer - Mindful Revolution
Addressing workplace toxicity is the answer to ensuring employees are valued and prioritized.
Guest on the line:Devan Moonsamy is the CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, a South African Corporate Training Provider & National Learning Institute. He is the author of Racism, Classism, Sexism, And The Other ISMs That Divide Us, AND My Leadership Legacy Journal available from the ICHAF Training Institute
A prominent figure in the Eastern Cape has been mercilessly gunned down alongside his secretary this week, and police have launched a manhunt to find the culprits in this politically-charged case.
Guest on the line:Sandile Swana –an Independent political analyst
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How safe are children in South Africa?
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What is the nature of violence often meted against children?
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Children’s responses to violence
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What to do in cases of child abuse
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Please call in with your Name 1 burning question.
Guest on the line:Aida Coertse -a well-known spiritual master coach in South Africa.
-Are labour unions still serving the interests of the workers?
-Is it the Government that is supposed to create jobs or the private sector?
Guest on the line: Michael Bagraim -a South African politician and labour lawyer.
In the past days we have been learning about the findings of the fourth part of the Zondo Commission report, we Joined by workplace ethics and anti-corruption specialist.
Guest 1 on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Guest 2 on the line: Belinda Davies of Leadership Solutions
Sexual confidence is not about being "good" in bed. It's not about having ripped abs or big boobs. And it doesn't come from having a lot of sex.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Severe weather, rain and flooding are at the forefront of the minds of many South Africans, especially those in KwaZulu-Natal. Early last week (11-12 April 2022), the province’s coast received heavy rain, with some areas recording over 300mm in 24 hours.
Guest 1 on the line:Dr Justin Pringle-Senior Lecturer, Hydraulics & Environmental Fluid Mechanics,School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu Natal (Howard)
Starting a potato farming business in South Africa is a very profitable business venture.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
Intimacy is an emotional state that we often reserve for only one special person. It’s about knowing your significant other totally and wholly, and to be free in that individual’s company. Having an intimate connection is what most of us yearn for, but it is also something that we often fail to communicate and express to our partners.
Sex is the physical incarnation of intimacy which comes from a place of affection and a strong bond. It is more than just sharing body parts. A breakdown in intimacy often means that things cool down between the sheets as well. So how do you build that strong bond?
Guest on the line: Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
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Guest on the line: Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast is a senior lecturer in the department of history and political science in the Faculty of Humanities at Nelson Mandela University.
KZN schools were severely affected by the recent floods with a total of 630 being badly affected. According to the department, 124 schools suffered serious damage and 72 remain inaccessible.
Guest on the line:Douglas Ngobeni, Cosas national spokesperson
Why Good People Do Bad Things at Work
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will launch early next week an emergency appeal to support South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) to expand the scope of its assistance as humanitarian needs continue to outpace available resources.
Guest on the line:Siyabonga G. Hlatshwayo, KZN Provincial Manager, South African Red Cross Society.
Most people seem to be confused when they have the interest but their partner doesn't. Or when they feel it’s too much. Or having the desire but lacking on delivery.
Guests on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
Climate change is one of the main factors contributing to recurring floods experienced in many parts of the world over the past years.
Guest 1 on the line:Dr Fidelis Udo is a researcher in the Andrew Mellon Spatial Humanities Project, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
As South Africans we are notorious for our heavy alcohol consumption. In fact, we rate in the top 10 countries for Africa’s heaviest drinkers.
Guests on the line: Sari - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
With the President and many other South Africans, NAPTOSA wishes to extend our deepest condolences to the families of loved ones who lost their lives in the KZN floods.
Guest 1 on the line:Basil Manuel -Executive Director National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa. (Naptosa)
How can I support my child with a disability? How can I play with my child with disabilities?
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours a day, whenever the country’s electricity system is overloaded.
Guest on the line: Hartmut Winkler-Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
A defining feature of South Africa is the level of inequality in almost all spheres of society. Nowhere is this more observable than in the schooling sector.
Guest on the line: Suriamurthee Moonsamy Maistry - is a professor in the School of Education of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Guests on the line: Author of the Book Relationships and all that Jazz: Nomonde Mhlongo
Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made hives, by humans.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
We are involved in the cultivation of commodity crops which are mainly Tomatoes, leafy greens and pepper grown using hydroponic tunnels
Guest 1 on the line: Welile Gumede - Coordinates and facilitates day to day running of the business
Break your bad habits by catching them early! Have a look through our list of the top things that annoy and kill your sex life.
Guests on the line: Sari and Robby Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
Guest 1 on the line: Pretty Kekana is a qualified Psychologist, a Community Leader from the Ratanda community in Heidelberg.
Most major urological operations will be done robotically within the next few years, according to a leading South African urologist.
Guest on the line:Dr Kabo Ijane -Urologist, who qualified as a robotic surgeon
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Guest on the line: Sonja Giese, former Executive Director of Innovation Edge and Project Lead for the Thrive by Five Index.
After more than four days of constant rain, KwaZulu-Natal’s infrastructure, which has been under strain from years of under-investment and poor maintenance, buckled.
Guest 1 on the line: Sihle Mavuso - Politics Journalist @DailyNewsSA
Guest 2 on the line: Francois Engelbrecht -Professor of Climatology and Director of Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand.
It’s time once again for Raising the Bar when Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways and I talk all things ethics and anti-corruption.
Our goal is simple: To support the practice of integrity in every sphere of our society, in this post-Zondo Commission era.
Our vision is that each and every citizen should be empowered with an understanding of corruption in practice, in order that they can recognise and resist us.
Our guest Penny is to my knowledge the only South African whose educational material on corruption is studied by professionals around the globe: She is the author of the Specialist Programme in Anti-Corruption offered by the International Compliance Association.
Welcome Penny.
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Buying or selling property is one of the most exciting experiences for most people. However, one should take care not to sign an offer to purchase without fully understanding the implications of all the provisions contained in the agreement. The importance and effect of the so-called suspensive and resolutive conditions contained in agreements are discussed in this article.
A suspensive condition is a condition which suspends the rights and obligations (or the coming into operation of the entire agreement), until a certain future event occurs. Upon the occurrence of the event, the suspended part of the agreement (or the entire agreement) is brought to life.
Guest on the line: Matome Matsheta is an associate in the Property Department at Adams & Adams.
Guest on the line: Refiloe Nyoni is a qualified mindfulness facilitator, content creator, renowned speaker and the CEO of Mindful Revolution
This evening we are starting a conversation on a related and interesting topic – why good people do bad things at work?
It’s time once again for Raising the Bar when Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways and I talk all things ethics and anti-corruption.
Our goal is simple: To support the practice of integrity in every sphere of our society, in this post-Zondo Commission era.
As a specialist in organisation behaviour and ethics, Penny works across a range of sectors, with large groups and small businesses to help them foster a culture of integrity in all they do, and in how they do it.
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
We are in the midst of a seismic change in the world of work. We have seen tech disruption so far eliminate industries, transform others and usher in brand new ones.
We expect emerging and evolving technologies to continue their innovation and disruption at an escalating pace. Advances in the early field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are already showing the promise of the machine to diagnose illness, offer optimal legal solutions and compose music.
Guest on the line:Principal of Koa Academy, Mark Anderson
We all know that men are quite fascinated with sex and their crown jewels, so it would make sense that we gave you insight about their sexual fantasies as well.
Strangely enough, there is some overlap between what men and women daydream about. In noparticular order, we give you the top 5 silent reveries.
Guest on the line: Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
World Bipolar Day is observed each year on March 30, on the occasion of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday. According to the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF), the vision of World Bipolar Day (WBD) is to “bring world awareness to bipolar conditions and to eliminate social stigma”.
What are different stages of Bipolar?
Guest on the line: Jess Meddows-Taylor -head of the adolescent and children psychiatric unit at Rahima Moosa Hospital
Yes, Icasa now wants Vodacom and MTN to collect your biometrics, as published in the authority's draft regulations gazetted on Wednesday, 23 March 2022.
Yes, it might very well the only solution that will protect the greater society. This initiative is proposed to crack down on SIM swap fraud.
Your cellphone could provide a way for cybercriminals to access your financial accounts and gain access to your sensitive personal information and other accounts.
Guest on the line: Ahmore Burger Smidt - Director - Werksmans Advisory Services
Most of the human rights entrenched in the Constitution are premised on addressing our nation’s historical past of inequality and racial segregation. While we are living in the new and democratic South Africa, there have been new challenges affecting the attainment of human rights. As a result, some have questioned whether we can meaningfully celebrate this month.
As we close Human Rights month, our next guest reflects on what we have gained from attaining these inalienable rights and what mistakes we have made in the democratic dispensation.
Guest on the line:Dr. Mpumelelo Ncube – Head of Department & Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, University of the Free State.
This water awareness month, our next guest is celebrating the progress they have made in meeting their sustainability goals. Their projects have focused on water savings and helping South African communities to become more water resilient.
Guided by their Water Stewardship Strategy 2030, their organization takes a regenerative approach to their operations in response to climate change. This means taking responsibility for their water usage whilst addressing water security.
Guest on the line: Ntsako Baloyi – Acting Sustainability Affairs Manager at Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing how we learn, work and thrive. The education sector has responded to this evolution by researching, monitoring and implementing new methodologies to educate our children. One of these methodologies looks into how we promote inquiry-based instruction that allows school pupils to investigate rather than taking notes and tests.
Project Based Learning is not just a way of learning; it's a way of working together. If students learn to take responsibility for their own learning, they will form the basis for the way they will work with others in their adult lives. Our next guest will unpack how to prepare teachers for project-based learning and deliver quality educational outcomes.
Guest on the line: Donald James – Executive Director of Department of Basic Education’s E-Cubed Programme
Tonight, we continue the conversation we started last week: why good people do bad things at work?
At the heart of our conversation was the observation that not all people who do bad things are fundamentally bad people. Often, the ‘bad things’ or wrongdoing we encounter are the result of bad decisions made by good people – people who have every intention of acting ethically in all aspects of their lives.
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Buying a home is one of the largest purchases a person will make in their lifetime. Sometimes, buyers discover unpleasant ‘surprises’ about their new homes within weeks of moving in and do not know if they can take legal recourse on the defects that they have found.
Although the voetstoots clause is designed to protect the seller, our South African case law and legislation provide for certain instances where the seller will not be able to raise the voetstoots clause as a defence in a claim for damages. Our next guest will help us unpack this clause and provide us examples of how this clause can be useful for new homeowners.
Guest on the line:Donald Mokgehle - Partner at Adams & Adams (Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer)
We understand the importance of great communication for a great relationship but how exactly can we communicate our sexual intimacy needs for greater sexual intimacy. How can we ask for what we want?
Guest on the line: Dr Mariam Khan is a natural medicine doctor registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa. She is also a consultant to NPOs, and researcher in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights
The AV industry is a significant contributor to both economic and cultural components of South Africa. The following points briefly outline some of the most salient contributions to our economy.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
Western leaders have gathered in Brussels for the NATO summit, where the transatlantic defence alliance’s leaders will agree to ramp up military forces on Europe’s eastern flank.
The back-to-back emergency meetings of NATO, the Group of Seven and the European Union are taking place on Thursday to draw up plans to ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters a second month.
Guest on the line: Paula Slier is a South African television, radio and print journalist, news editor, and war correspondent, who is based in the Middle East. She is the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT, and the founder and CEO of Newshound Media International.
I am a Psychologist specialising in Mindfulness and Addiction. I have trained both locally and abroad with some of the pioneers and giants in the field of Mindfulness and Addiction. I work with individuals, organisations and corporates.
Having a discussion around the benefits of mindfulness training in recovering from addiction would be a relevant topic to discuss. As it stands, and particularly following COVID, addiction has become significantly more prevalent in our society and it’s important that people be educated and informed around the realities and stigmas of the disease.
Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss this further.
Guest 1 on the line: Anneke Kirsten –Psychologist and Mindfulness Practitioner
Droughts in water scarce regions are being aggravated by human-driven climate change. While rainfall reduction is the main driver, increased temperature and evaporation can also play a role.
Another influence on drought severity is the condition of the catchment area where rain falls and drains into rivers. Important factors here include the amount and type of vegetation covering the catchment and soil characteristics.
Guest on the line – Dr.Petra Holden- is an inter- and transdisciplinary conservation scientist at the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town.
Male masturbation has been a taboo topic for many years, and we hide our discomfort about the matter by joking about it and giving the act silly names.
If you think jerking off is something that only lonely guys do on a weekend night, perhaps it’s time you reconsidered. We all make time for exercise, cooking healthy food and meditating, so why can’t self-care include self-pleasure?
By pleasuring ourselves, we learn how our bodies respond to touch and different sensations. We learn how to bring ourselves to climax and where our erogenous zones are. If you give yourself permission to become curious again, you just might master your penis once and for all.
Guest on the line:Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
What do we mean by ‘love’ and ‘lust’?
“There isn’t a widely agreed upon definition of each,” explains Justin Lehmiller, PhD, social psychologist and research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and author of “Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life.”
Guest on the line: Author of the Book Relationships and all that Jazz: Nomonde Mhlongo
Neglected tropical diseases are an umbrella term used to describe a group of 20 infectious diseases. These diseases affect over 1.7 billion people. They can disable, debilitate and even kill. The world’s most vulnerable and poorest are most affected. In the past, the diseases in this group have been overlooked internationally and poorly funded domestically: hence the “neglected” in the name. Some common neglected tropical diseases are Buruli Ulcer, Dengue Fever and Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy).
There are already tools to prevent and treat these diseases. They include drugs, vector control, veterinary public health interventions and provision of safe water and toilets.
Guest on the line: Francisca Mutapi -Professor in Global Health Infection and Immunity.and co-Director of the Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh
In South Africa, the number of black women who acquire undergraduate degrees has increased more than any other population group. Yet they remain underrepresented in senior academic and management positions in the country’s higher education institutions.
Historically, black South African pupils received separate schooling and less funding for education from the apartheid government than white pupils. Mixed-race, Indian and Asian learners received slightly more than black learners. Separate higher education institutions were also established for the different race groups. Very few black students could apply for special permission to attend historically white institutions, and only for specific careers.
Guest on the line: Dr Jean Lee Farmer-Advisor: Higher Education Professional Development, Stellenbosch University
Guest on the line: Thau-Thau Haramanuba, Rastafari United Front, President. Rastafari United Front (RUF) is a Civil, Cultural and Faith Rights Organization of Rastafari.
This evening we are starting a conversation on a related and interesting topic – why good people do bad things at work?
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Seen by some as a highly coveted experience, the act of achieving a simultaneous orgasm with your partner doesn’t have to be mysterious. While it might be at the top of your list of most desired sexual experiences, it is just one potential part of an overall satisfying sexual relationship.
Guest on the line:Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch is pioneering the wellness industry with her unique skills.
With oversized, tropical-looking leaves and bizarre seed pods, castor bean is an exotic addition to the ornamental garden. The only member of the genus, Ricinus communis is in the Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae). The word ricinus is Latin for “tick”, used for this plant name because of the superficial resemblance of the seeds to a particular species of European tick. Castor bean is native to tropical east Africa around Ethiopia, but has naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas around the world to become a weed in many places, including the southwestern U.S. Plants are typically found in moist, well-drained soils in disturbed areas, such as along river beds and roadsides, and in fallow fields or at the edges of cultivated lands.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
As you know Mindfulness is something that more and more people are talking about.
What is it? Is it related to a religion, philosophy or a sect of people? Why are so many people talking about it?
This is a great introduction.
I would talk about how while Mindfulness has its roots in Buddhism the modernised popularised practice of it is not associated with Buddhism or any other religion. It is seen as a secular practice that is all about training the mind to manage all the thoughts that bombard us throughout the day and it is backed by scientific research.
From young children to politicians, CEO's, teachers, sportsmen, soldiers - everyone is waking up to the benefit of operating in the present moment. It is a thought management and stress management tool and anyone can practice it. You don't need any special skills, you don't need to pay membership to a club, and you don't need to buy anything. You simply need to train yourself to be mindful.
I can discuss the formal and informal practises that people can work with.
Guest 1 on the line: Niki Seberini -Mind Freedom Fighter, Speaker & Talk Show Host
Both men and women pretend to have orgasms, and the practice of “faking” is fairly common. Research suggests that women are more likely to fake orgasm than men are.
For example, a 2009 study published in the Journal of Sex Research reported that among a group of college students, 25% of the men and 50% of the women had pretended to reach orgasm. Among participants who had had vaginal intercourse, 28% of men and 67% of women said they faked orgasm.
Women often fake orgasm by making corresponding sounds, like moaning or gasping. They may breathe more quickly or move in ways that make their partner think they are climaxing.
Since men typically ejaculate when they reach orgasm, faking it may be more challenging. However, if a man wears a condom, he might be able to dispose of it before his partner realizes he hasn’t climaxed.
Guest on the line:Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
Sooner or later, everyone gets sick. For those who can afford it, they visit a private GP or clinic to receive a diagnosis and the peace of mind that comes with quality treatment for everyday health concerns. What happens when that everyday quality care and advice is beyond their means? What happens to those who don’t have the time to wait in a clinic queue or don’t have the money to settle a doctor’s bill?
The all-too-common answer is that people delay medical care, or resort to inadequate home remedies or "Doctor Google" for advice. What if there was a better, more inclusive way to offer access to quality healthcare that is both fast and affordable?
Guest on the line – Saul Kornik -CEO of Kena Health
World Social Work Day is celebrated across the world. The 2022 theme has been promoted by social work and now involves extensive global partnerships representing 100s of millions of people. IFSW President, Silvana Martinez said. ´The Co-building a New Eco-Social World peoples´ summit has brought large and diverse groups together with a common vision and shared starting principles. Collectively we are the largest civil-society organisation comprising the world’s trade unions, health sectors, Faith Invest network, global student bodies, international social work, United Nation’s agencies, social movements, academic networks and many others. The 2022 World Social Work Day will act as a platform for this initiative, to engage all communities so they can have their say in what kind of collective world they want to live in. I urge all social workers to become involved in this global mass movement for change´.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube-HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State.
World Consumer Rights Day, celebrated on March 15 every year, is a global event that aims to raise awareness about consumer rights and needs. Consumer rights mean that every person who buys various products, goods, and services, has the right to have information on the quality, purity, price, and standard of those products.
Guest 1 on the line: Ouma Ramaru - Consumer Goods & Services Ombud
This mixed-use, village-based farm borders Mphangani Village, a rural community in Limpopo province. The community suffers high illiteracy and unemployment rates, which is what inspired local entrepreneur, Eric Mlambo, to start his 12 hectare farm. He wanted to uplift his community by creating employment opportunities, while at the same time providing food security for his home village.
Guest on the line –Eric Mlambo: Managing Director of Ndzahluli Farms
Adrian needs your name and one burning question.
Guest on the line:Adrian Nelson -Conscious living practitioner
Russia's invasion of the Ukraine has led to massive sanctions and resulted in heavy blows to its economy. It has also led to unprecedented condemnation of Russia's leadership, as well as growing international isolation.
Regardless of the military outcome of the invasion, its aftermath will severely shake Russian diplomatic, trade and business initiatives with potential global partners. This includes the nuclear energy export sector, w hich is the preserve of the Rosatom state energy corporation.
Guest on the line -Hartmut Winkler, Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
It’s time once again for Raising the Bar when Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways and I talk all things ethics and anti-corruption.
Our goal is simple: To support and strengthen the resolve of all of you who wish our country to be one in which integrity is the rule and not the exception.
Tonight we are also joined by Carmen Abboy, an attorney who specialises in labour law.
This is appropriate, as our conversation will be particularly relevant to job seekers, employed people, and anyone responsible for managing others in the workplace.
Penny and Carmen are going to be discussing the duty of good faith.
Guest 1 on the line Carmen Abboy, an attorney who specialises in labour law.
Guest 2 on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Nomonde Mhlongo is a vibrant born speaker, author, a relationship counsellor / marriage counsellor, born in Umlazi township, a mother of 3 and she is a pastor’s wife with a responsibility to lead the church and she wrote an advisory book on relationships and mending families, she has been married for 21st years, she got married when she was 19 years turning 20, she is still in her early 40’s.
Guest on the line: Author of the Book Relationships and all that Jazz: Nomonde Mhlongo
As communication is an integral part of your sex life; the two can’t be separated. If you want your conversation to be productive, you need to approach your partner the right way. Talking about sex is sometimes not easy, but it is essential if you want to have a healthy sexual relationship with your significant other.
Before you have a sex talk, think about what you feel your relationship lacks and where it can be improved. Perhaps you feel that your partner initiates sex less often, which makes you feel undesirable. Your feelings are valid, but you should put your points across in such a way that it doesn’t sound like you’re angry or launching an attack on your partner.
Guest on the line:Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
We need to start using our economic power, we must not at all times pretend like we don't have economic power. The economic power in referring to is our ability to buy.
Makashule Gana, DA Member
If you want South Africans to dominate the township economy or reclaim to township economy we need to be deliberate in supporting South African businesses. We have the power in our hands and in our pockets, we need to start using that power deliberately and unapologetically to support South African-owned businesses.
Guest on the line: Democratic Alliance shadow MEC for economic development in Gauteng -Makashule Gana
A blended family or stepfamily forms when you and your partner make a life together with the children from one or both of your previous relationships. The process of forming a new, blended family can be both a rewarding and challenging experience. While you as parents are likely to approach remarriage and a new family with great joy and expectation, your kids or your new spouse’s kids may not be nearly as excited. They’ll likely feel uncertain about the upcoming changes and how they will affect relationships with their natural parents. They’ll also be worried about living with new stepsiblings, whom they may not know well, or worse, ones they may not even like.
Guest on the line:Corna Olivier -HPCSA Registered Counsellor in private practice Master’s degree in psychology Lecturer in psychology at Private tertiary institute
Harm reduction is increasingly becoming the preferred approach when working with substance users as we recognize that abstinence is only one possible goal on a larger, more realistic continuum. However, while many of us know “our politics” around harm reduction, it can be useful to collectively reflect on how we define problem substance use (“addiction”) and build a framework to understand the context of drug and alcohol use in our communities.
Guest on the line: Rahim Thawer is a social worker and mental health clinician based in Canada
Joined again by Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways for our weekly segment, Raising the Bar. We talk all things ethics and corruption, putting a spotlight on insights, approaches and solutions that can move us forward in this post-Zondo Commission era.
Since our discussion last week, the third report of the Commission was released, again shining a light on the role of bribery in achieving corruption.
Guest on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
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Guest on the line:Aida Coertse –Spiritual Master Coach
Ukraine says Russian shelling preventing evacuation: A third round of talks has resulted in small progress on evacuation logistics, Ukraine says. Moscow has announced a temporary ceasefire and a plan to evacuate Ukrainians from several cities, mainly to Russia and Belarus. Kyiv has rejected the proposal as “immoral” and said Ukrainian citizens should be allowed to evacuate to other parts of Ukraine. Previous ceasefire attempts in the south eastern port city of Mariupol collapsed over the weekend. Russia’s top diplomat will reportedly meet with his Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday in Turkey. The UN has warned that Russia’s invasion has triggered the fasting-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. More than 1.7 million people have fled the conflict.
Guest on the line: Paula Slier is a South African television, radio and print journalist, news editor, and war correspondent, who is based in the Middle East. She is the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT, and the founder and CEO of Newshound Media International.
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Guest on the line:Mmabatho Magopa -also known as Gog'bojour- a spiritual guide/coach.
NAPTOSA is shocked by the judgement delivered by the Constitutional Court today that the State as employer was within its rights to walk away from Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 1 of 2018 by not implementing the third leg of the agreement to grant public servant the negotiated salary increases with effect from 1 April 2020. The judgement means that the employer managed to convince the Court that its negotiators had not fulfilled all the legal mandate requirements for the third year of the agreement before appending a signature on behalf of the employer to the collective agreement. This flies in the face of good faith bargaining.
Guest: Basil Manuel – NAPTOSA Executive Director.
Joining us tonight again is Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways for our weekly segment, raising the Bar.
We talk all things ethics and corruption, putting a spotlight on insights, approaches and solutions that can move us forward in this post-Zondo Commission era. It’s also an era in which the earth’s ability to sustain life is of grave concern.
This Thursday sees the observance of World Wildlife Day, a United Nations event that has become the most important global annual event dedicated to wildlife.
Guest on the line:Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
Is it healthy for one to explore their sexual fantansies?
Let’s start by saying everyone has sexual fantasies. Yep, the entire human race has a mind that drifts to the gutter at least some times.
Many folks feel ashamed of their turn ons and inner erotic thoughts, but “no matter what the fantasy is, it’s completely normal!” according to certified sex coach Gigi Engle
Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch is pioneering the wellness industry with her unique skills. Norma is available to discuss all matters relating to wellness and how we can incorporate into our daily lives.
Guest on the line: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach and owner of holistic range Norma’s Touch
Who would have thought that in the year 2022 there would be a whole new dynamic on how people work? From having employees on strict 8 to 5 schedules to now having flexi hours and work from home, we have come a long way in terms of change in the workspace.
Hybrid working has been recognised as a method that will be both encouraged and welcomed in the workplace. It is a great way to ensure necessary protocols are followed and also ensure productivity. In light of the fuel price increase it has also brought on relief for employees struggling with the fuel bill by allowing a break in commuting to work.
Guest on the line: Devan Moonsamy is the CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, a South African TVET College. He is the author of Racism, Classism, Sexism, And The Other ISMs That Divide Us, AND My Leadership Legacy Journal available from the ICHAF Training Institute.
Tonight we are taking a look at the Soft services of Business Coaching and Mentorship. It's a crucial element of Entrepreneurship that rarely many entrepreneurs tend to overlook yet without these; it's easy to not reach your desired business goals....
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
You might not be aware that sex is good for you. It is pleasurable and it is amazing, but apart from that, the perks extend far beyond the boudoir.
Sex is touted to boost your immunity by making antibodies to protect you against all sorts of germs, bacteria, and viruses. Bye-bye Corona? Of course, sex alone is not enough for a resilient immune system. Make sure you eat healthily; get moderate exercise, and a good night’s sleep.
Guest on the line:Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
Some people dream of starring roles, their name in lights and their picture on the cover of magazines. However, the cost is far too high. Despite the glittering lifestyles on the surface, it is not so nice to be a celebrity who is always in public eye. Celebrities lead very stressful lives, for no matter how glamorous or powerful they are, they have too little privacy and too much pressure. For one thing, celebrities do not have the privacy that an ordinary person has. The most personal details of their lives are splashed all over the front pages of newspapers and magazines. Even a celebrity’s family is hauled into spotlight. A teenage son’s arrest a wife’s drinking problem becomes the subject of glaring headlines. Photographers hound celebrities at their homes, in restaurants and on the street, hoping to get a picture. When celebrities try to do the things that normal people do, like eating out or attending a football game, they run the risk of being interrupted by thoughtless autograph hounds or mobbed by aggressive fans.
Guest on the line: Solly Moeng – MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist.
What is Organizational Culture?
A great organizational culture is the key to developing the traits necessary for business success. And you’ll see its effects in your bottom line: companies with healthy cultures are 1.5 times more likely to experience revenue growth of 15 percent or more over three years and 2.5 times more likely to experience significant stock growth over the same period. Despite this, only 31 percent of HR leaders believe their organizations have the culture they need to drive future business, and getting there is no easy task — 85 percent of organizations fail in transforming their cultures.
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane CSP -an Author, Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Facilitator and Businessman
There was a question on whether the stats were the same pre 1994 compared to post 94.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube- HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
The National Health Department is concerned about the rising number of illegal abortions in the country. This is despite the existence of 346 public health facilities authorised to perform legal and safe abortions.
These facilities conducted 11 621 abortions on adolescents during the 2021/22 financial year.
They also terminated another 73 426 pregnancies on young women, from 20 years and above. The National Health Department says many women, who opt for illegal abortions claim that the reception at public health facilities is unwelcoming.
Deputy Health Minister Sibongiseni Dlomo says there is still a lot of stigmatisation around abortion, and a lot still needs to be done.
Guest on the line: Dr Kim Motloung • Dr. Kimberly C. Motloung (“Dr Kim”) is a General Practitioner and a GP Anesthetist.
Agri SA is concerned that the decision of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to grant Eskom a 9.61% increase in the electricity tariff will place even more strain on an agricultural sector that is already under pressure. The new tariff will take effect on 1 April 2022.
The increase comes just one day after the Budget Speech in which Minister Godongwana announced an increase in a variety of taxes and excise such as the Health Promotion Levy that negatively affect specific commodity producers. Cumulatively, these increases can only hamper the ability of the sector to recover from the shocks of the past two years.
Guest on the line: Kulani Siweya –Chief Economist at Agri SA
Applications for the 12th annual SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards and 7th annual Disability Empowerment Awards are open for entry. Entrepreneurs and innovators who have developed products and services that assist the country’s most vulnerable communities including women, youth, people living with disabilities and those living in rural areas are strongly encouraged to apply.
Guest on the line: Itumeleng Dhlamini, Social Innovation Specialist at the SAB Foundation
What is Organizational Culture and how does it affects Profitability and Service Delivery …
A great organizational culture is the key to developing the traits necessary for business success. And you’ll see its effects in your bottom line: companies with healthy cultures are 1.5 times more likely to experience revenue growth of 15 percent or more over three years and 2.5 times more likely to experience significant stock growth over the same period. Despite this, only 31 percent of HR leaders believe their organizations have the culture they need to drive future business, and getting there is no easy task — 85 percent of organizations fail in transforming their cultures.
This is a comprehensive guide to making culture a major strength of your organization, from what culture is and why it’s important to a roadmap you can follow to create a culture that delivers results time after time.
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane CSP -an Author, Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Facilitator and Businessman
Men and women alike can sometimes suffer from a negative body image. It messes with our heads, and it messes around with us in bed. The way we see our bodies can have a negative impact on our feelings of sexual desire and enjoyment. We’re impacted by what we think of ourselves, and by what we assume our partners think of our bodies.
Guest on the line:Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
Intimate partner violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women and includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and controlling behaviours by an intimate partner. Intimate partner violence1 (IPV) occurs in all settings and among all socioeconomic, religious and cultural groups. The overwhelming global burden of IPV is borne by women. Although women can be violent in relationships with men, often in self-defence, and violence sometimes occurs in same-sex partnerships, the most common perpetrators of violence against women are male intimate partners or ex-partners (1). By contrast, men are far more likely to experience violent acts by strangers or acquaintances than by someone close to them (2).
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube- HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
Many employees try to avoid their fate of dismissal by resigning with immediate effect. The question whether an employer can discipline an employee who it is alleged has committed a serious offence, when faced with a resignation with immediate effect by such employee, has been one that the Labour Court has been grappling with for years. This uncertainty has made it difficult to advise employers whether they can proceed with a disciplinary enquiry, which may lead to the dismissal of the employee who has resigned.
Guest on the line: Dannie Pretorius- Director and Member of Exco
Fluxmans, Inc.
What does the current Russia –Ukraine crisis mean for South Africa?
Any country that ignores the current stand-off between Russia and Ukraine will be doing so at its own peril.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson, was perhaps correct when he said “Russia has plans for the biggest war since 1945”. He therefore wants people to understand the “sheer costs in human life”.
Indeed, the entire world will be impacted should the world superpowers go to war.
Russia has continually said it does not intend to invade Ukraine, or parts of Ukraine to be precise. It insists that amassing of hundreds of thousands of troops in the eastern boarder of Ukraine is part of its military drill taking place inside its territory.
Guest on the line: Thembisa Fakude - Senior Research Fellow Africa Asia Dialogues
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Guest on the line: Mmabatho Magopa also known as Gog'bojour- a spiritual guide
National Freedom Party’s Parliamentary leader Ahmed Shaik-Emam says vaccination should not be made mandatory in the absence of a government policy. He says insufficient awareness campaigns by health authorities and experts are at the center of a lack of vaccination acceptance.
Three people, including two students of University of the Free State were arrested and charged with public violence on Friday. This followed demonstrations outside the gate of the main campus in Bloemfontein.
They were protesting against the university management’s implementation of a mandatory vaccination policy.
Shaik-Emam says the vaccine roll-out programme in the country is controversial.
“While there are those who are pro-vaccine, there are those who are anti-vaccine who have provided substantial evidence indicating that vaccines do not protect you from being infected with COVO-19. And more importantly that it does not prevent you from severe COVID or from death. And the National Department of Health and the health authorities and experts in the country have not done enough to convince ordinary South Africans that the vaccines are effective. While government has been talking about mandatory vaccines, no measures have been put in place by government. And as such, in the absence of that, you cannot force people to take the vaccines.”
The new policy requires that students and staff produce a vaccination certificate to gain entrance.
Guest on the line: National Freedom Party’s Parliamentary leader Ahmed Shaik-Emam
Minimal space is required. It can be set up at your own backyard (Provided your municipality allows small scale farming). • Feeding rabbits is very cheap. Even though feeding pellets is sometimes necessary and definitely will increase growth rate, roadside grass, kitchen offal, garden leaves, etc. (feed of no direct value to humans) can provide the main feed at almost no cost.
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
Gender reassignment refers to individuals, whether staff, who either: Have undergone, intend to undergo or are currently undergoing gender reassignment (medical and surgical treatment to alter the body).
Guest on the line: Dr Moshokoa, Evelyn Mmapula, is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as a Urologist & Surgeon (Urogynaecologist)
Now that most staff members are returning to the office, since the relaxing of the restrictions around Covid-19 regulations, the workload might pile up. This means that the work from home comfortability which allowed for working at any hour, would now turn into a routine at the office. This would result in a need for deadlines and due dates needing to be met.
It can become stressful to keep up with all the activity and to remain ahead of the workload. Falling behind on work tasks can become a challenge and the stress that comes with this might have a negative impact on your return to the office.
Time management is not the only factor to be considered when assessing what could be resulting in the lack of productivity. There could be multiple reasons as to why someone might be falling behind on work.
But what remains to be seen is a strategy to combat this.
Guest: Devan Moonsamy is the CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, a South African TVET College. He is the author of Racism, Classism, Sexism, And the Other ISMs That Divide Us, AND My Leadership Legacy Journal available from the ICHAF Training Institute.
Why is Teen Suicide Prevention Week so important now? And what is SADAG Focusing on for this week?
How does Suicide impact our Teens in South Africa? /how prevalent is suicide amongst South African Teens?
A lot of parents and teachers may be too afraid to talk to their teens about suicide in case it plants the seed for suicide... Is this true?
Guest on the line: - Fatima Zahra is SADAG Spokesperson
Sex Toys, Dildo’s, My Wife and Me. “You’re wife does what? Really? You’re the husband? What does she need you for now? Ha-ha, lucky bugger.”
Well, as a matter of fact, I am.
The day my wife-Sari, informed me that she wants to enter the adult toys industry, aka sex toys, dildos and all that’s in between, I said “go for it, you’ll do great! This is so you!”
Sari comes from the fitness industry and through years I learned that most women need more than a fitness instructor, they need someone to talk to, someone that understands then, someone who cares, in short-my wife, Sari.
Guest 1 on the line:Owner of Allure Sensuality Emporium -Sari Cohen and her husband
We continue unpacking Wealth Dynamics which will ensure that people operate from a space of flow for their sustainable success …
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane is an author, internationally acclaimed inspirational keynote speaker, a personal and organisational effectiveness specialist as well as a successful businessman.
The Union is frustrated by the state of perpetual paralysis in the Department of Higher Education, under the supposed leadership of Minister Blade Nzimande. The reality is that, for the most part the department is on autopilot, with institutions of higher learning pulling in divergent directions, without coordination. Except for a few improvements with the financial aid scheme, NSFAS, the agencies and bodies under the tutelage and authority of the ministry are failing, riddled with gross levels of impropriety, incompetence and impunity.
Guest on the line: SAUS National Spokesperson-
Asive Dlanjwa
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube- HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
Our theme tonight is about being human.
Guest on the line: Ramesh Ramkumar- is a leading Health and Wellness Expert, Inspirational Speaker, Certified Colon Therapist, Philosopher; Author of the best-selling ‘Being Human’ and a popular Radio Personality
Last week we spoke about avoiding adverse impact as a whistleblower by staying anonymous. But staying anonymous is not an option in every situation.
For example, people in roles and professions that require them to be guardians and gatekeepers of an organisation’s finances don’t always have that avenue. They are compelled in terms of their professional obligations to speak up openly in the face of illegitimate activity in their organisations.
If the core purpose of your job is to protect the purse, you are failing in your core role if you allow the abuse of the organisation’s finances, either directly or through the diversion of procurement decisions in favour of corrupt suppliers. In addition to being derilict in your duty to your current employer, and its stakeholders, you can be disbarred from your profession.
What we need is for those who are contemplating blowing the whistle to know that there are support structures available to guide them through the process, helping them to handle the consequences.
Guest 1 on the line: Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways Contact:
Guest 1 on the line: Cynthia Stimpel, the courageous whistle-blower
We humans are curious creatures, even more so when it comes to sex. The mating instinct is inborn in us – we have thoughts and urges and hormones that combine to create the inner feeling of being horny. Of course, we want to express these feelings via our behaviour, and so we want to have sex.
Keeping things refreshing and intimate will prevent you from getting stuck in a sexual rut, so be open to trying new techniques and have a few surprise tricks up your sleeve the next time you get down and dirty. We’ve put together a list of tips for you to keep the flame going.
Guest on the line: Sari Cohen - Founder and Owner - Allure Sensuality Emporium
There are high expectations ahead of the State of the Nation Address.
The President is expected to address issues of high unemployment and the struggling economy.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is putting the final touches on his State of the Nation Address. But what do ordinary South Africans want to hear?
Not only has President Cyril Ramaphosa had to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is also been political instability.
Guest on the line: Solly Moeng -Founder: DonValley Reputation Managers; Brand & Reputation Management Expert; PR & Communication Expert; Freelance Writer; Columnist.
Game Plan 2027: Personality Profiling … tonight we deal with a quick debrief of DISC and then an intro into Wealth Dynamics …
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane is an author, internationally acclaimed inspirational keynote speaker, a personal and organisational effectiveness specialist as well as a successful businessman.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube- HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
When your mental health has not improved with outpatient care, there may be a need for a higher level of care. An inpatient mental health program can provide 24-hour care and support.
There are different types of inpatient programs. These include stand-alone mental hospitals, a ward within a hospital, or a residential mental health program. The right choice is based on how serious the event is, and whether it is acute or chronic in nature.
Guest on the line: Allan Sweidan, a clinical psychologist who previously co-founded and headed up the Akeso Group of Psychiatric Hospitals, and Alon Lits, former General Manager and Director of Uber in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Negotiation is a type of discussion used to settle disputes and reach agreements between two or more sides. Negotiation is a process of “give and take” resulting in a compromise where each side makes a concession for the benefit of everyone involved.
There are many situations where you may need to negotiate at work, no matter what your role is. You may be part of negotiations between co-workers, departments or clients. You may negotiate salary, your position, contract terms, project timelines or more. To be a successful negotiator, you need a variety of skills.
Guest: Jared Poole - Attorney at Schoeman Law Inc
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Guest on the line: Mmabatho Magopa also known as Gog'bojour- a spiritual guide/coach.
“I watched with keen interest the interview of President Mandisa Maya last week. I was particularly interested in her comments concerning the use of our African languages in courts and the need for the development of our languages as languages of record. My interest not only as a South African (who is able to speak isiXhosa) but as a forensic and legal linguist developing the area in SA and the African continent. I together with 2 colleagues have just compiled my PhD research into book form (handbook on Legal Languages) last year addressing these very questions and how we can implement our languages in court’ - Dr Zakeera Docrat
This also seems topical to me given that February is language month.
Guest on the line: Dr Zakeera Docrat (Andrew W Mellon Foundation Post-doctoral research fellow in forensic and legal linguistics, University of the Western Cape).
Over the coming months we’ll be talking all things ethics and corruption. But rather than focus on the challenges we know our country has, we’ll be putting a spotlight on the insights, approaches and solutions that can move us forward in this post-Zondo Commission era
Tonight we start a conversation about whistleblowing at work.
Guest on the line:Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethicalways
-early/premature ejaculation, anejaculation, anorgasmia, haematospermia (blood in the ejaculate) and then of course the common topics like erectile dysfunction.
Guest on the line:Dr Kent Pluke is an experienced Urologist
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
World Cancer Day is an international day marked annually on the 4th of February to raise awareness of the global impact of cancer and increase understanding of its prevention, detection, treatment, and care. This day is very significant to DKMS Africa (formerly known as the Sunflower Fund) as the organisation’s main objective is to fight blood cancers and disorders and to meet its target of reaching 35000 blood stem cell donors by the end of 2022.
Guest on the line: Dr Theo Gerdener, Clinical Haematologist at Albert Alberts Stemcell Transplant Centre and Medical Director at DKMS Africa, the South African affiliate of the global DKMS organisation, explains that there are three main types of blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Guest: Professor Mosa Moshabela, deputy vice-chancellor of research and innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Guest on the line:Adrian Nelson -Conscious living practitioner
The Union has learnt with great concern and sheer exasperation that the cause for the delay and withholding of funding statuses by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), is informed by a R9.6 Billion shortfall, confirming previous shortfall forecasts of R10 billion. As we speak, except for a number of SASSA recipients, all students funding decisions have been withheld by NSFAS, these include returning students who had been funded in the previous academic year and first-time applicants. The devastating impact of this, has been that while the children of the rich are registering and taking up already minimal spaces in universities, the children of the poor and working class are waiting destitute on the sidelines
Guest on the line: SAUS National Spokesperson:
Asive Dlanjwa
Guest on the line:Penny Milner-Smyth of Ethical ways.
Penny is the author of the specialist programme in anti-corruption for the International Compliance Association, and monitors trends in the combatting of corruptionaround the world.
The urinary system works hard to regulate, manage, and eliminate your urine waste. It includes a number of moving parts, such as your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra. Like other organs and systems in your body, the urinary system can have problems. These problems, or conditions, are commonly referred to as urologic problems or urologic diseases. Regardless of your age, gender, or ethnicity, you can experience urologic problems. In both men and women, this has a direct effect on the urinary tract and how you expel urine. In men, urologic problems can also affect reproductive organs.
Guest on the line: Dr Moshokoa, Evelyn Mmapula, is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as a Urologist & Surgeon
Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba of Amandla Omnotho who is our Entrepreneurial and enterprise development Mentor for supporting this initiative.
The wife of seasoned TV and stage actor Patrick Shai has pleaded with his children not to take what the public say about their father seriously.
Masechaba Shai was speaking at a memorial service for her husband at Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg on Thursday.
Patricia Ntuli spoke to Patrick Shai and Billy Selekane and we spoke about The Place of Men In Society…take a listen.(Pre-recorded interview).
It is that time of the year again where South await the matric results, along with the analysis and the reflection from inside of and outside of the Department of Education.
Some outcomes will be that there needs to be greater investment into Early Childhood Development, a constant need for greater systemic interventions such as teacher development, that we need to relook at issues around curriculum and that the number of matriculants passing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects are too low.
While these all remain very valid, another perspective is that this cohort of school-leavers has literally lived through a global pandemic.
They have experienced first-hand and from varying perspectives how life can drastically change in an instant. This is an asset as they enter the formal world of work.
Guest on the line:Riyaadh Ebrahim – Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments
Hunnybunn is a South African based online sex toy store aimed at breaking the negative stigma attached to sex toys and sex as a whole by imparting valuable and insightful education about the world of sex. Our purpose is a duality of providing sexual education and sexual pleasure. We offer a service that is discreet, reliable and convenient but also whimsical & playful.
HunnyBunn is a fully black owned company that was established in September 2016. Most recently we’ve expanded to neighbouring African countries; namely Swaziland and Namibia and we’re going to grow even more.
Our target audience is anyone who is sexually active or inclined, provided they are 18 years or older. We cater to singles and couples and invite people from all genders, races and sexual orientations alike.
Guest on the line:Dominic Mabaso- founder of Hunnybunn(a South African based online sex toy)
Guest on the line:Dr Mpumelelo Ncube-HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
Over 2021, the legal cannabis industry continued to grow despite the volatility and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
North America continued to lead the charge in terms of capital raising, industry growth and product innovation. By our estimates, over $5bn was raised by US cannabis companies in 2021, illustrating the strong conviction investors hold for the outlook of the sector. The number of jobs created by the legal US cannabis industry to date is well over 350,000.
Guest on the line: Sibusiso Xaba is the co-founder and CEO of Africa Cannabis Advisory Group
Ultimately, the decision to take one's life is a personal choice and something that should not be the responsibility of another. That being said, there are certainly ways to prevent suicide. A few suggestions include educating oneself on warning signs and risk factors, creating a safe space for your loved one to admit their suicidal thoughts, knowing what resources to provide to someone in a crisis, and thinking through alternatives together with the person who is struggling. On a larger scale we can benefit from moving away from toxic positivity, and leaning into difficult conversations about mental health, depression and suicide. **Toxic positivity involves dismissing negative emotions and responding to distress with false reassurances rather than empathy. It comes from feeling uncomfortable with negative emotions. It is often well-intentioned but can cause alienation and a feeling of disconnection.
Guest on the line: Lekha Daya, Senior Psychologist at Panda
It is inevitable that most students will at one time or another fail an academic or work course exam. The feelings which result are often devastating. Often, the failure is not the result of lack of studying and preparation although often lack of commitment may be the primary factor in failure.
Feelings of shame and guilt often arise from failure at any task. Self-esteem takes a big negative hit, especially if one has been working hard at preparation for the exam or task in question. Very few people come out of exam failure unscathed by some negative feelings.
Just as in grief over significant loss, most people go through a series of emotions after their failure.
Guest on the line: Janine Shamos -Expert Trauma Therapist, Writer, Lecturer & Trainer
NAPTOSA welcomes Umalusi’s approval for the release of the 2021 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results, as this removes anxiety about the certification and doubts about the validity of the results. NAPTOSA acknowledges that the past two years have been extremely challenging for all in the education sector, especially the class of 2021, having to contend with rotational, online and hybrid classes as well as forced school closures. Loss of teaching time in their Grade 11 year (as much as 50%), the psychological impact of the pandemic, having often to work in isolation, as well as load shedding have further impacted learner performance in 2021.
Guest on the line: Mr Basil Manuel (Executive Director) at NAPTOSA
The urinary system works hard to regulate, manage, and eliminate your urine waste. It includes a number of moving parts, such as your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra. Like other organs and systems in your body, the urinary system can have problems. These problems, or conditions, are commonly referred to as urologic problems or urologic diseases. Regardless of your age, gender, or ethnicity, you can experience urologic problems. In both men and women, this has a direct effect on the urinary tract and how you expel urine. In men, urologic problems can also affect reproductive organs.
Guest:Dr Moshokoa, Evelyn Mmapula, is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as a Urologist & Surgeon (Urogynaecologist),
It’s the start of the New Year and everyone heading back to the office might be fixated on implementing their New Year resolution. This can prove to be a challenge for those who are not in sync with the “New Year new me” mantra.
If that isn’t enough to get you peeved to be back at the office the overspending from the festive period and the long wait to the next pay day could be the reason for the back to work gloom.
Whatever the reason for the lack of enthusiasm at the office, something must be done to remedy the situation or improve your working mood. It is important to get the negative attitude out of the way and focus on achieving those work goals.
Having career goals is essential in transforming your work life and ensuring these well-rounded goals are achieved. Career goals help us to have a vision at work and they steer us in the right direction of meeting the work expectation.
Guest: Devan Moonsamy is the CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, a South African TVET College.
The New York-based The Africa Center, narrative change organisation Africa No Filter, Media Monitoring Africa and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have joined forces to develop the Global Media Index that will track and measure the way Africa is covered by top global media outlets.
The Global Media Index will put 20 leading global media platforms under the microscope to analyse how they tell Africa’s stories, whose voices are being heard, which topics are prioritised, and how they are covered. The Global Media Index will also highlight best practices in reporting on the continent.
The project will draw on a range of methods, including content analysis, institutional analysis and interviews with journalists working for global media outlets. The aim is to establish the dominant themes, narratives and journalistic practices shaping the image of Africa.
Guest: Professor Wallace Chuma, The Centre for Film and Media Studies, UCT.
South African university students are fighting mandates that require they be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to the classroom on February 14. Even students who are vaccinated, and want others to get inoculated, are against the policy and the students' union is threatening protests across the country.
Guest on the line: Student Union of South Africa spokesperson -Asive Dlanjwa
What can the community do to prevent child sexual abuse in the community?
What can schools do?
Guest on the line:Dr Mariam Khan is a natural medicine doctor registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Unrealistic New Year’s resolutions will only multiply the angst we feel, according to Dr. Susan Anders in a WYKC interview
“’This has been a very hard year for people and often when we make significant or extreme behavior changes, that adds a lot of pressure and stress. That raises our cortisol level.
“’When we think too far into the future that raises our anxiety… Instead, focus on the process goal. These are things that you can write down and do every day that you do have control over… that’s going to lead to that outcome goal. Just make sure to make your mental health a priority this year. Put that on the resolution list [as] something you can do to take care of yourself.’” (Ujek, 2020
Guest on the line: Allan Sweidan – Clinical Psychologist (The Panda App)
With a reputation as one of the most dangerous industries in the world, mining enterprises keep pushing to increase workplace safety. One of the most critical aspects of safety to address is the consumption of alcohol in the workplace.
Given that alcohol can significantly impair the ability to drive and operate heavy machinery with accuracy, one of the most critical aspects of safety to address is the consumption of alcohol in the workplace. It is understandable why there should be a zero tolerance to alcohol in mining.
Guest:Rhys Evans is the Director of ALCO-Safe, suppliers of superior drug and alcohol testing equipment and accessories throughout Africa
For transgender and transsexual people, this process commonly involves reassignment therapy (which may include hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery), with their gender identity being opposite that of their birth-assigned sex and gender.
Tonight we are talking to the friend of our show Shibu on how far it is she with the process and talk about new developments in her life.
Guest on the line:Shibu
Guest on the line: Professor Alida Herbst is a registered social worker and currently Director of the School of Psychosocial Health University of North West.
She practised for 13 years as medical social worker in 1 Military and the MediClinic Heart and Kloof hospitals where she gained expertise in the fields of narrative, trauma, grief and bereavement counselling; the psychosocial adjustment of patients with cancer, heart disease and other chronic illnesses; support to the families of such patients and the self-care of caregivers.
Rotational timetable will continue when schools reopen on Wednesday across five provinces to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
This was announced by basic education minister Angie Motshekga on Tuesday during a briefing on the state of readiness of school the new academic year.
Schools in Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Free State open on Wednesday.
“For this month until the next announcement, we are saying schools will remain the same especially on the rotational timetable…The fact of the matter is that Covid-19 is still very much with us and we need to continue to work together to fight it.
Guest on the line: Basil Manuel – Executive Director of Naptosa.
A narcissist is someone who despises modesty and celebrates vanity. Everything is an inflated and unrealistic mirror of self in narcissism.
Every narcissist sees themselves as godlike, and their deep-seated anxieties and insecurities are obscured by the false notion that they are unique.
The two foundations of narcissism are malignant self-obsession and self-centeredness, in which a person is unconcerned about the wishes, needs, or interests of others.
This type of behaviour is associated with personality problems, according to psychologists. The name was derived from the Greek mythology narrative of Narcissus, a child who fell in love with his own reflection, which dates back to at least 8 AD. This tale was offered by Sigmund Freud as a representation of a self-absorbed person.
Guest: Allan Sweidan – Clinical Psychologist
Pretoria, South Africa, 24 August 2021: The number of children born to teen mothers in South Africa’s most populous province, Gauteng, has jumped 60% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Save the Children concerned for the well-being of both mothers and babies.
New figures from the Gauteng Department of Health show that more than 23,000 girls aged under 18 gave birth between April 2020 and March 2021 – of which 934 were aged under 14 - compared to 14,577 girls aged 19 and under having babies in the same period a year earlier.
Gauteng is home to more than 15 million people, a quarter of South Africa’s population, and includes the country's largest city, Johannesburg, and its administrative capital, Pretoria.
Guest on the line:Dr Mpumelelo Ncube-HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
Parents, we want our children to be enthusiastic about their learning and enjoy their day-to-day schooling experiences as much as possible. Overall, we aim for them to love their school. Many parents assume that this will happen automatically when we enrol them in a reputable brick-and-mortar school with good facilities, getting their education in the midst of a dynamic and committed school community. However, you can tick all those boxes about the school, and still find that your child is simply not engaged in their learning, or in their school social life.
Guest on the line: Mark Anderson -Koa Academy Principal
A suretyship agreement is defined as an agreement in terms of which a third party, namely the surety, undertakes liability towards a creditor for the proper performance of a portion of or the entire obligation of a debtor.
A valid principal obligation between the creditor and debtor is essential for the validity of a suretyship agreement. This is known as an accessory obligation. Therefore, if there is no principal obligation, then there is no suretyship agreement. It should be noted that the debtor’s obligation towards the creditor continues to exist notwithstanding the suretyship agreement.
It should be noted that the suretyship’s liability can never exceed that of the debtor.
Guest on the line: Jared Poole - Attorney at Schoeman Law Inc
Governments worldwide face the same dilemma: Do existing human rights prevent them from compelling their citizens by legislation to be vaccinated?
There is much uncertainty as to whether the Directions which were issued in June 2021 entitles South African employers to introduce mandatory vaccination at the workplace as the Bill of Rights states at section 12(2)(b) of the Constitution that “Everyone has the right to bodily and psychological integrity, which includes the right (b) to security in and control over their body.” In simple terms this means that people can refuse to be injected with the vaccine.
Does this mean that individual rights outweigh the rights of the employer and fellow employees to a safe and healthy workplace?
Guest on the line: Dr Hilder Grobler -a director of Aequitate Dispute Resolution Services
The claim is several years old, but a 2019 post to the Instagram page Submit Conspiracy Theories recently gained renewed attention. The page is a place for followers of the account Conspiracy Theories to post conspiracy theory memes, according to its profile page.
Reggae superstar Bob Marley was actually assassinated by a CIA agent named "Bill Oxley," the conspiracy theory claims. Oxley allegedly confessed on his deathbed.
Guest on the line: Thau-Thau Haramanuba, Rastafari United Front, President. Rastafari United Front (RUF) is a Civil, Cultural and Faith Rights Organization of Rastafari.
The South African education system has been hit hard during the pandemic with the future of many young people hanging in the balance.
The recently launched Study Buddy Fund has committed itself to provide access to further education and training, by not only supporting students financially, but also providing a refreshing perspective on education. For the 2022 academic year, the higher education support fund will pay for the tuition and accommodation fees of 70 academically deserving students from 14 communities across South Africa.
Guest on the line: Nozicelo Ngcobo – CCBSA Public Affairs, Comms & Sustainability Director.
Flames have been billowing from the building's roof. Firefighters are at the scene, trying to douse the blaze. The fire first broke out on Sunday, totally destroying the National Assembly, or lower chamber. Police have arrested a suspect who will appear in court on Tuesday on charges of arson, housebreaking and theft. Authorities had warned that flare-ups would be possible because of carpets and wooden floors in the building.
Guest on the line: Matthew Parks - Deputy Parliamentary Coordinator – COSATU
Addiction is defined as not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you.
Addiction is most commonly associated with gambling, drugs, alcohol and smoking, but it's possible to be addicted to just about anything.
Guest on the line: Mental health expert and clinical psychologist, Allan Sweidan
Guest on the line:Makhosini Henry Xaba - better known by stage name Joe Nina, is a popular South African singer
Holiday time is a time of year that can easily overwhelm all of us. It is often the case that our relationships are low on our priority list and during this season our spouse can land even lower. So how do you keep your partner as a priority when it makes sense to divide and conquer the many events, recitals, hosting obligations and financial obligations?
Guest on the line: Mental health expert and clinical psychologist, Allan Sweidan
Guest on the line: MXO is a visionary, maverick and trailblazer, international touring artist and anything but the ordinary.
He has carved out a post-modern eclectic genre in the South African music landscape which some have emulated, but never matched.
As an icon, he continually stretches himself as an artist in an era where some artists fold under the pressure of the music industry. After 20 years in the industry, he is still “TheRealMXO”.
There is a saying that says “Leina Lebe ke Seromo” (You are What Your Name Attracts).
Guest on the line:Dr Mpumelelo Ncube-HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
From the Bible to pop music, the implication that alcohol works like some sort of love potion has been around for ages. It’s a common belief that alcohol gets you loosened up, horny, and ready for action.
But does alcohol actually have an aphrodisiac effect? Is there such a thing as beer goggles? Will drinking make your orgasms better, or just leave you too sloshed to orgasm at all?
Guest on the line:Dr Evelyn Moshokoa - is an Urologist and Surgeon, specializing in Kidney, bladder, reproductive organ problems and related treatments.
The University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Social Change and Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) division conducted an online survey among South Africans with the overarching aim to determine public perceptions of the economic, social and political impact of Coronavirus on life across the country. The survey was conducted online, using the #datafree Moya Messenger App and through links from social media adverts on Facebook and Twitter.
Guest on the line: Solly Moeng - a brand reputation management advisor and CEO of strategic corporate communications consultancy DonValley Reputation Managers.
Whilst most matriculates are celebrating the end of more than a decade of studying, others are nervous, anxious or afraid whilst waiting in anticipation for their final Matric Results to be released in January.
Home Education Provider, Brainline, says many students struggle with the idea of disappointing their family and friends.
"At this point, you have done everything possible to ensure success; all the late-night study sessions, extra classes and missed social events have to be worth the sacrifice."
Guest on the line: Vanishaa Gordan -Projects Manager at the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
Guest on the line:Dr Mpumelelo Ncube-HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
Tamelyn Geneview Bock is the official winner of Miss Wheelchair SA 2021, who will represent South Africa at Miss Wheelchair World in Mexico in October 2022. The aim is to create awareness around 'Beauty without Barriers' and change the perception, narrative, and image of disabled women in South Africa
Bock was in shock when her name was announced, but she is ready to take on the journey to remove barriers facing people with disabilities and is overjoyed to be the voice for Miss Wheelchair South Africa.
Guest on the line: Tamelyn Geneview Bock is the official winner of Miss Wheelchair SA 2021
Guest on the line:Russell Vollmer spokesperson for Universal Accessibility Hub
The Festive Season is officially the slowest period for business because a lot of activity comes to a halt at this time of the year. That is why entrepreneurs need to use this time to reflect, plan and recharge for the following year. This time of the year is also synonymous with delayed or non-payment by clients.
This happens because the year-end functions start in the first week of December, which puts everyone on holiday mode. This causes a great deal of work to be shoved aside for the following year; unfortunately for some SMMEs this means their payments as well. The delays or non-payments adversely affect SMMEs because the only time anyone can expect a payment again if not done now is the end of January the following year – which might feel like a whole year to some struggling hustlers.
Guest on the line: Miranda Lusiba is the Founding Director of Strangé Consulting - a boutique PR Agency specialising in Communications, Freelance Writing, Media Relations, Reputation Management and Media Training.
The #R10GoesALongWay movement, in partnership with the Fundi Foundation – a South African non-profit organisation (NPO), launched the second phase of its crowdfunding initiative in November 2021, which sets out to help even more students overcome South Africa’s ongoing tertiary registration fee crisis.
As part of its second phase, the initiative, started by influencer, Lasizwe Dambuza, calls on South Africans to help university students who can’t afford their registration fees for the next academic year by contributing as little as R10 towards the initiative. Vuma, South Africa’s leading fibre provider was one of the #R10GoesALongWay 2.0 launch event’s first sponsors on-board, enabling more community members to connect to the initiative and donate.
Using the same crowdfunding technique as the previous round, which raises small amounts of money from many individuals, the initiative aims to help countless students in their efforts to register for their next year of study and go on to start the career they’ve worked so hard towards.
Guest on the line: chief marketing officer of Fundi Foundation -Mala Suriah
On International Human Rights Day (10 December 2021), the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI), on behalf of its faith members, sent an Open Letter to government to make known their disapproval of Shell’s seismic surveys on the Wild Coast, as well as government’s ongoing pursuit of an economy driven by fossil fuels.
“COP26 has just finished and here South Africa – the 12th-biggest emitter of carbon, globally – allows Shell to conduct potentially-harmful seismic testing, in search of more GHG-emitting oil and gas. How can this be when the company was just recently ordered to “slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels”? As a global force, Shell already has a disturbing track record of environmental and societal damage, and we refuse to allow the company to repeat its numerous atrocities here,” says Cele Esau, a Christian faith leader from the Cape Town Unitarian community.
Guest on the line:Wayne Du Plessis - from the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI),
In July this year, the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched an online high school, and in doing so became the first university on the African continent to extend its expertise and impact to the secondary schooling market through an innovative online modality.
The public response has exceeded all expectations, indicative of the global need for innovation in the education sector. Across South Africa’s cities and towns, and the African continent, parents, learners and teachers have shown interest in this revolutionary education offering, with applications closing on 8 000 learner applications for January 2022.
Guest on the line: Yandiswa Xhakaza -UCT OHS Principal
Guest on the line: Dr Moshokoa, Evelyn Mmapula, is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as an Urologist & Surgeon
Over the years I’ve learnt to Genuinely understand international guests and my local people and work out a meeting point between the 2, I tailor make experiences to clients need without forgetting to cover the Basics of South African history and go about it with a much more open mind and express the Fundamentals with Understanding; my tours have helped guests to step away from Traditional tourism by introducing them to current thoughts, activities, ideas and actually linking them up with Morden day influences, influences of South Africa or Johannesburg, I give my guests a trio of stories and experiences, we look at the country’s history, present times and what the future might bring gagging on today’s progression.
Guest on the line: Bongani Mathebula –Tourism business owner
TEARS Foundation is the custodian of a comprehensive database, consisting of a network of services, to support and assist survivors of rape and sexual abuse nationally, 24-hours a day. In addition to the free USSD service that is available to anyone who has access to a cell phone, the organisation leverages technology and cloud applications to deliver resources for corporates and employers, schools, educators and clinicians. TEARS Foundation is a member of the Shukumisa coalition of over 80 organisations across South Africa working against sexual violence.
Guest on the line: Mara Glennie, founder and director of TEARS Foundation
SA Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics for 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 showed there were 6,632 kidnappings that year alone, most of which certainly didn’t make headlines.
The figure for reported kidnappings in 2010/2011 was 2,839 and the upward trajectory of this particular crime by 133% by 2019/2020 places South Africa at risk of being placed on a “consolidated watch list” of countries viewed as kidnapping hotspots.
Twenty-five countries, some of them “non-conflict countries”, and including Argentina, Turkey, Kenya, Madagascar, Colombia, Brazil and Mozambique are on the list.
Guest on the line: Andy MashaileGameChanger Ambassador, Interpol, #Turnbackcrime
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Gender-based violence (GBV) should be viewed as a human rights issue by South African companies, who have a vital role to play in eradicating the terrible scourge that is currently gripping our country. Given that businesses operate within society and form a part of the social fabric, companies are far from immune to the social ills that plague our country and should therefore play a strategic role in seeking a solution to these problems.
According to Bridgette Mdangayi and Khanyisa Nomoyi, from the National Business Initiative; “Solutions require a multi-stakeholder approach. Due to the fact that business often sets the tone for what is accepted in society, it has a responsibility to declare a ‘zero tolerance’ approach for GBV in all its forms. There is no easy way to eradicate GBV, but it is important to strengthen existing interventions.”
The 2014 KPMG study ‘Too costly to ignore – the economic impact of gender-based violence in South Africa’ has been widely quoted in the media for highlighting that GBV costs the country more than R28 billion a year, which amounts to 1% of GDP. However, the cost of GBV is far greater than any number can suggest. Survivors of GBV are vulnerable in a number of ways – financially insecure, more likely to be absent from work, and often unable to achieve upward professional mobility – which means there is numerous direct, personal costs to GBV that are seldom recognized.
Guest on the line:Khanyisa Nomoyi, from the National Business Initiative;
South Africa's alcohol industry has welcomed the government's decision to increase vaccination mobilization in response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, as outlined in President Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Sunday night, and to maintain the country on Alert Level 1 and permit the sale of alcohol as per normal license conditions.
“Economic recovery of the alcohol, tourism and hospitality sectors is paramount to protect employment and grow the economy to pre-Covid-19 levels. We recognize that the vaccine response can and should run in parallel with economic recovery. The alcohol industry has been and is still committed to play its part in increasing the uptake of Covid-19 vaccinations,” Kurt Moore, CEO of the South African Liquor Brand Owners Association (Salba), said.
Guest on the line: Kurt Moore, CEO of the South African Liquor Brand Owners Association (Salba)
The CCMA went through its referral forms. Forms that require personal information will now have POPIA disclaimers. Online referral and application templates includes POPI disclaimer from 01 July 2021. An SMS POPI disclaimer is usually sent to parties.
Guest: Johann Preiss, National Collective Bargaining Co-ordinator from Consolidated Employers Organisation (CEO)
Are men opening up to consult traditional healers when it comes to their sexual health?
Are traditional healers able to regulate some on the medication that are sold over the counter or even at street corners?
What is the guest’s take on those who claim they can cure Hiv/aids?
Guest on the line:Prof. Sylvester Hlati –a well-known traditional health practitioner
Why kidnappings happen and what is the solution?
Kidnappings have become big business in South Africa and kidnappers have become much more dangerous. This is the warning from Kidnapping Incident Manager at TSU International, Advocate Herman Bosman, who said everyone should be much more vigilant, not just on the roads but also when leaving and arriving at home and work.
Guest on the line: Andy Mashaile –Game Changer, Ambassador of Interpol, and the CEO of Cyber Smart South Africa
The national conference on Trans and gender diversity inclusion in higher education took place over the weekend, coinciding with the transgender day of remembrance. The conference emphasized the lived realities of LGBTQIA+ students in higher education and was convened out of a need to foster curriculum transformation in South Africa when dealing with LGBTQIA+ communities.
What is the purpose of the conference?
What was the purpose of the conference?
Does the education system offer any information on the queer community?
What are some of the structural hindrances within the education system that limit student and staff experiences?
Why is it important to have transformation in the higher education sector with regards to LGBTQI+ communities?
How will the conference change the narrative with regards to inclusivity in the LGBTQI community?
Guest on the line:Khanyisile Phillips, programme director for Gender Dynamix,
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Matrics, school leavers and students who have attended The Knowledge Trust Career Expo, which was hosted for the first time entirely on the WhatsApp platform, are encouraged to apply for the more than 140 bursaries valued at over R20 million.
Expo visitors who have completed their career guidance journey, have unlocked access to apply for a bursary at more than 20 education institutions.
The expo runs for three months focusing on different topics each month. For November, the theme is Education and participants can register to connect with educators, training providers and organizations that sponsor young talent.
Guest on the line: Jaryd Raizon -Africa Director
In partnership with the Mpumalanga Provincial Government (Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation) and the SABC, the 16th Annual South African Traditional Music Achievement (SATMA) Awards will be held under the theme My Culture, Your Culture, One Nation.
The awards showcase the richness of traditional music heritage nationally and globally, collaborating with cultural organizations with similar goals within our nation. This year's main event takes place in Mpumalanga, Mbombela on the 27th of November 2021, a full line up of entertainment by Kelly Khumalo, Reece Madlisa & Zuma, Stimela, Ntencane and Obert Dube Before the main event a golf day and a fashion show will be held on 26 November 2021 (both of which are charitable events for the province of Mpumalanga).
In addition to the above entertainers, there are also 7 cultural groups, Sepedi, Venda, Swati, Indian, Afrikaans, Tsonga and Ndebele participating in the event.
The main event was preceded by roadshows, which were held in all nine provinces recruiting talented artists.
Guest on the line:Zandile Nzimande –the CEO of South African Traditional Music Achievement (SATMA) Awards
This topic is still largely discussed as it is uncharted territory when it gets to 1) Employers’ responsibility regarding misconduct in the workplace and the personal/social life of the employee and the CCMA; 2.Employers dismissing employees in the space of mandatory vaccination into workplace policy. (What to expect at the CCMA)
Guest on the line: Johann Preiss, National Collective Bargaining Co-ordinator from Consolidated Employers Organisation (CEO)
How can we use traditional herbal remedies in the management of our sexual health?
Guest on the line:Thembisile Mtiya, also known as Makhosi Mthiya.
South Africa has a high number of deaths from non-communicable diseases, which are largely linked to diet and lifestyle. Under particular scrutiny are the so-called ultra-processed foods, such as soft drinks, potato chips, chocolate and sweetened breakfast cereals. Evidence is mounting of their role in the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancers and chronic lung illnesses.
There are several reasons why consumption of ultra-processed food is on the rise. Industrialisation of food systems, technological change and globalisation all play a role. Another frequently cited reason is the growth of transnational food corporations in countries with inadequate policies to protect nutrition.
Guest on the line: Melvi Todd-PhD candidate (Food Science), Stellenbosch University
Antibiotic resistance has taken a back seat recently because of the more obvious threat of Covid -19. But superbugs becoming resistant to drugs aren’t something the world can afford to forget, as studies have predicted that in around 30 years antibiotic resistance will kill more people worldwide than cancer.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top ten threats to global health today, driven by the misuse or overuse of antimicrobials such as antibiotics. However, its seriousness has been greatly overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when infection-causing bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites build up immunity to the medications intended to kill them and continue to multiply. While antimicrobial medications are important to fight infections and reduce mortality rates, antimicrobial resistance increases naturally when the medication is used, misused, or taken unnecessarily - adding to the already problematic global plight.
Guest on the line -Dr Ramokone Maphoto –Clinical Virologist
Most people suffering from sexual dysfunctions see it as a sign of weakness and shame and are discouraged by family to seek help.
But it isn’t surprising that there is no data because there is a huge stigma surrounding the discussion of sex itself. Most people suffering from sexual dysfunctions see it as a sign of weakness and shame and are discouraged by family and society’s stigma to seek help.
Guest on the line: Dr. Ramlachan - is the president of the
African Society for Sexual Medicine (ASSM).
Cybercrime and the risk it poses to companies have escalated massively over the past 24 months — putting the most valuable asset of a company, its data, at increased risk.
Because of the rapidly changing cyber environment and the fact that companies are fast-tracking digital transformation, predicting the right cyber risk management approach for your organization is now more crucial than ever.
Guest on the line: AVeS Cyber Security, Group CEO Charl Ueckermann
The month of November has become synonymous with men’s health through the establishment of International Men’s Day hosted annually on 19th November. The cause was further highlighted by the month-long Movember campaign which was grown and groomed through the local NPO, the Men’s Foundation under license agreement since 2015. Having become a renowned feature on South African men’s upper lips over the past decade, the global Movember Foundation made the decision to no longer run a dedicated campaign in South Africa as of 2021.
Guest on the line CEO & Founder of the Men’s Foundation, Garron Gsell
South Africans wish to see men and boys change their violent behaviour towards women and girls to stem the worsening tide of male violence against females in the country.
There have been numerous interventions – policies, programmes, campaigns – by government, civil society and the private sector to address this scourge. But, these efforts are failing as the problem is getting worse.
Guest on the line: Solly Moeng - MD: DonValley Reputation Managers
The current load-shedding is having an adverse impact on leaners and students at this critical time of the academic year. The advent of COVID-19 and the restrictions imposed as a result thereof have already had an adverse impact on teaching and learning. Students, learners and their teachers have had to adopt extra-ordinary measures and improvise to cope with the impact of COVID-19. This was based on the understanding that COVID-19 is a national disaster partly beyond the control of anyone.
Guest on the line: Basil Manuel - Executive Director Naptosa
How does the pressure of being a man in modern society impact men?
Guest on the line: Solly Moeng -MD: DonValley Reputation Managers
Engen has partnered with the Disability Economic Empowerment Trust (DEET) to launch a training programme for people with disabilities that will assist them with all the requirements and skills required to pass their driver’s license and enter the job market.
Engen and the DEET have worked together since 2019 on initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of life of persons with disabilities through the equalization of opportunities, poverty reduction, and promotion of social inclusion.
Guest on the line: CEO of the Disability Economic Empowerment Trust, Thabiso Phetuka
Vulnerability is something we shy away from even though we come across it in many instances in our lives. Sex is no different. Sex is a vulnerable act. You are essentially laying yourself bare to another individual. You are going into an agreement to share each other’s deepest desires, to be seen naked, to be loved, wanted and fulfilled.
Sometimes, vulnerability is something we shy away from and fight against the current because being it feels too tender, too raw, for our liking. We don’t want to come across as “weak”, so we decide to hide our true emotions. Instead of avoiding the topic of sexual vulnerability, our next guest will help us understand how opening up will empower your relationship with yourself and create a safe space with your partner (Source: Fizzy Mag).
Guest on the line: Tamar Goren - Founder of The Pleasure Journey
Our next guest has partnered with the World Benchmarking Alliance and launched a report that assessed 180 globally influential companies on the interventions they are making towards a lower carbon footprint. The report also assessed the role they play when it comes to respecting workers’ rights and the environmental impact to communities.
The report looks at companies from the following industries: oil and gas, electric utilities, automotive and manufacturing. The report has outlined that without concerted effort to bring people along as part of the decarbonisation transformation, it isn’t just workers and local communities that will suffer and be left behind.
Guest on the line: Nkateko Chauke – Head of Advocacy and Outreach at the African Climate Foundation
As we approach the final stretch of 2021, many of us could be feeling the effects of year-end fatigue. As a result, we may hold onto negative thoughts and experiences a little longer than usual. Many people slip into rumination and become “stuck” in negative patterns of replaying past hurts without moving toward solutions or feelings of resolution (Source: Very Well Mind).
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Author, Inspirational Keynote Speaker and Organizational Effectiveness Specialist.
On the 10th and 11th of November, in the run-up to this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) hosts its 2021 Shelter Indaba.
According to the National Shelter Movement of South Africa, an umbrella body representing nearly one hundred (100) shelters for victims of abuse, throughout the country, “With more than a decade of working with shelters across the country, coupled with extensive research (in collaboration with various partners), we know that shelters are critical in effectively addressing gender-based violence (GBV).”
Guest on the line:Nadia Moonsamy - Member National Shelter Movement of South Africa
As adults, our reaction to routine varies. Some of us rely on routine, while others feel it’s dull. However, young children are different. A routine in children can create an increased confidence and independence.
And if a child has no limits on when they can watch cartoons, for example, they may not learn that sometimes they have to turn the TV off in order to do something less fun. A routine helps your child understand the balance between enjoyable tasks such as play, and functional tasks such as brushing their teeth.
Guest on the line: Kerry Morrison - Mom of three and Member of The Vent
The covid pandemic has brought many things and along with it, also came the closure of initiation schools. While some acknowledged that the COVID-19 crisis must be considered, others wanted the schools to be opened to allow boys to become “real men of culture”.
Today we talk about the practice of circumcision, getting an understanding of why it matter whether it is done medically in a clinic or traditionally via the traditional route, at camp with less hygiene. We’d also like to know what is the significance of following the initiation school route, especially in modern days...
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
My name is Gogo Mmabatho my clients call me Gogbojour, I'm an ancestral empath, I read ancestral energy and vibrations. I help depression and anxiety from an African ancestral perspective, through talk therapy.
Guest on the line: Gogo Mmabatho
Guest on the line:Johann Preiss, National Collective Bargaining Co-ordinator from Consolidated Employers Organisation (CEO)
All organisations in both the public and private sectors face commercial crime risks. These risks include the risk of Theft, Fraud, Corruption, Money Laundering and Cybercrime. No individual or organisation is immune.
When dealing with these risks, prevention is always better than cure. Ensuring that your organisation implements the necessary preventative measures will curtail the financial and reputational consequences that follow an incident of commercial crime.
The value of having a proactive approach to tackling fraud and other commercial crime issues can never be understated.
Guest on the line: Head of Corporate Investigations & Forensics at CMS South Africa, Zaakir Mohamed
Closet conversations: How has social media affected your relationship?
Social media tends to change your relationship styles in many ways. It allows you to connect with more people in very little time. It eases out the level of intimacy that you might share with people online. It also makes you more vulnerable to other people's behaviours, attitudes and beliefs.
Guest on the line: Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
South Africa’s current basic education system and the grading standard produce poor academic outcomes. Because of this, students exiting high school don’t qualify to study further at university level.
On top of this the bachelor, diploma and certificate passes at the matric level (the final year of high school) create false hopes for learners because they believe that they automatically qualify to study at any university.
I (Dr. Zamokuhle Mbandlwa) wrote a paper that looked at the mismatch between the weak education outcomes of South Africa’s basic education system – including the grading practice for students in their final year of school – and what’s required of students to transition to higher education.
Guest on the line: Dr. Zamokuhle Mbandlwa -Lecturer in Public Administration, Durban University of Technology
In a nutshell, CSOS seeks to partner with its stakeholders on issues that affect the different types of community schemes, learn from each other and solve the myriad of challenges faced by property owners, managers and agents alike. The CSOS addresses issues typically experienced in any community schemes raging from luxurious lifestyle estates to smaller sectional title complexes. Many of these issues fall under neighbour law (noise, pets, property encroachment, etc.).
The organisation also provides guidance on common misconceptions concerning general safety, the limitations of insurance and the freedom (and limitations) of Home Owners Associations or Body Corporates to levy fines as well as privileges.
Guest on the line:Adv. Boyce Mkhize,Chief Ombud at the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS).
Guest on the line: Dr Moshokoa, Evelyn Mmapula, is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as an Urologist & Surgeon (Urogynaecologist)
South Africa celebrates National Disability Rights Awareness Month annually between 3 November and 3 December. 3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and is also celebrated as National Disability Rights Awareness Day.
Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. A disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person's lifetime.
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU is a published author, an award winning entrepreneur, international artist, celebrated motivational speaker and prominent.
Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born in Langa, Cape Town on the 3rd of November 1964[5] as the youngest of nine children. She was named after American singer Brenda Lee.[5] Her father died when she was two, and with the help of her mother, a pianist, she started earning money by singing for tourists.
When she was 16 years old in 1981, she received a visit by Koloi Lebona.[5][6] As a result, she left Cape Town for Soweto, Johannesburg, to seek her fortune as a singer. Fassie first joined the vocal group Joy (filling in for one of the members who was on maternity leave)[7] and later became the lead singer for a township music group called Brenda and the Big Dudes. She had a son, Bongani, in 1985 by a fellow Big Dudes musician.
Guest on the line:Dr.Yvonne Chaka Chaka
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur
People who live in countries where arranged marriages are very common understand the pitfalls of this type of matchmaking, but they also recognize the benefits that such partnerships can provide. One of the biggest reasons that arranged marriages are often successful is that these partnerships are created between people who have similar ethnic, religious, social, and cultural backgrounds.
The question is: What is the origin of these arranged marriages?
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State
Rapidly reducing global emissions and adapting to a warmer world requires a collaborative effort across businesses, governments, and society. In Glasgow, BCG, the exclusive consultancy partner of COP26, will join leaders from the public, social, and private sectors to seek solutions.
2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 – Fri, 12 Nov 2021
Guest on the line: Makoma is the Director of Earth life Africa, a civil society environmental justice and anti-nuclear organisation
My name is Gogo Mmabatho my clients call me Gogbojour, I'm an ancestral empath, I read ancestral energy and vibrations. I help depression and anxiety from an African ancestral perspective, through talk therapy.
Guest on the line: Gogo Mmabatho
The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) has over the years identified a trend where certain suppliers operating specific types of businesses engage in unfair business practices and tend to not cooperate with our office to resolve complaints lodged against them. These businesses tend to accept money from their customers but fail to deliver the goods or deliver inferior quality goods or services. An analysis of the sectors and type of complaints shows that small and micro-businesses in the following sectors tend to flout the CPA and don’t address complaints lodged against them:
Guest on the line: Consumer Goods and Services Ombud, Ouma Ramaru
Diabetes is the number one killer of women in South Africa, and the second leading cause of death in men, according to Stats SA. One in two people with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF, 2019). Two in three people in SA are at risk of prediabetes, according to the SA Demographic and Health Survey. With that in mind and with World Diabetes Day taking place on the 14th of November next month, the Diabetes Alliance, in partnership with the University of Pretoria Diabetes Research Centre, will be presenting South Africa’s first ever South African Diabetes Summit on Wednesday the 10th of November.
The Summit is open to everyone living with and working with Diabetes – and is especially relevant at this time having seen the devastating impact that Covid has had on those with Diabetes.
Guest on the line:Bridget McNulty, Chairperson of the Diabetes Alliance
A new study conducted by online doctor service Zava examined iconic sex scenes from 50 films, including Fifty Shades of Grey and Dirty Dancing, and gathered opinions from over 2,000 women. The results revealed that just 4% of Brits think sex in movies is realistic. From Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s mid-shootout action – involving so much wall bashing it’s astounding no one is whisked off on a stretcher – to Skyfall’s shower scene, surely impossible IRL without an anti-slip mat and a pair of goggles, Hollywood’s not interested in real sex. But why?
Guest on the line:Dr Mariam Khan is a registered Natural medicine doctor with a Masters degree focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights and its intersections with gender and religion
Working from home has been embraced by employees as the light at the end of the tunnel. When the pandemic struck the uncertainty around having a job coupled with pressure of paying bills saw this option as the way out of financial turmoil.
The fact that businesses have included working from home in their business model implies that they are able to look at the options available to cater for the needs of their employees. But how does this do with including employees that are laden with work from home challenges?
Many of our staff might not live alone. They might be sharing their home with family members or even roommates. Some of them might even be challenged with living in informal settlements and townships making it difficult to access electricity and a working wifi connection. Does this mean that they should be excluded from the new work model?
Guest on the line: Devan Moonsamy is the CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, a South African TVET College.
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU is a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker.
While the class of 2021 did not have to contend with the same disruptions (lockdowns) to their academic year, their challenges, if anything, were even greater than that of their 2020 counterparts. Although familiarity with the pandemic conditions, probably lessened the overall fear and anxiety presented by the virus, it could never erase them and as new waves of the pandemic surfaced, the anxiety levels naturally increased. It is, however, the fact that the class of 2021 first had to catch up their incomplete Grade 11 curriculum before they were able to start on their Grade 12 work that brought about new forms of anxiety and stress, unfamiliar to any matric class that have gone before. And just to make matters worse, the municipal elections called for 1 November 2021, prompted the start of the NSC examination to be brought forward to 27 October 2021.
Guest on the line: Basil Manuel –executive director at NAPTOSA
No doubt about it: Cell phones are a great way to stay in touch anytime, anywhere. But is your child old enough to have one? It’s a tough call for many parents because it’s not just about age.
Guest on the line:Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and.
My name is Gogo Mmabatho my clients call me Gogbojour, I'm an ancestral empath, I read ancestral energy and vibrations. I help depression and anxiety from an African ancestral perspective, through talk therapy.
Guest on the line: Gogo Mmabatho
Sudan Military has arrested the country’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok and some high ranking members of his government.
Hereunder are some points worth noting as we try to understand the current situation in Sudan: The role of external actors in Sudan must not be underestimated. The current interim hybrid government, made up of civilians and the military, recently recognised the state of Israel and enjoys close relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The UAE through Dubai Ports World (DP World) is seeking to dominate maritime business in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. Israel on the other hand is set on its diplomatic expansionist project in Africa. There has been some opposition inside the Interim government regarding these two countries and their roles in Sudan.
Guest on the line: Tembisa Fakude -Senior Research Fellow @ Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
A new judgment looks set to raise questions about whether foreplay that includes extensive French kissing, undressing and engaging in oral sex constitutes tacit consent for penetrative sex.
Acting Judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has ruled in favour of an appeal by Loyiso Coko, who argued that the foreplay he had with his ex-girlfriend indicated she tacitly consented to sex. Judge Nyameko Wellman Gqamana concurred with the judgment.
Coko was convicted last year of raping his then 23-year-old virgin girlfriend and sentenced to seven years behind bars. The woman was a Rhodes University Master’s student.
Guest on the line:Director and founder of Dubazana Attorneys- Nthabiseng Dubazana
Eight foreign nationals arrested as part of a joint operation by the FBI, Hawks and US Secret Service face extradition to the US.
They face several charges relating to internet scams, money laundering and identity theft.
The Nigerian nationals were arrested in Table View, Cape Town, on Tuesday and made a brief appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Wednesday afternoon.
Perry Osagiede, Enorense Izevbiege, Franklin Edosa Osagiede, Osariemen Eric Clement, Collins Owhofasa Otughwor, Musa Mudashiru, Prince Ibeabuchi Mark and Toritseju Gabriel Otubu are alleged to be members of a syndicate called the "Black Axe".
Guest on the line: Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
In the face of South Africa’s stark inequalities it was clear that many people were likely to fall into even more desperate circumstances once the reality of COVID-19 restrictions set in. Many immediately lost jobs or saw their businesses collapse, and a host of other restrictions led to unprecedented changes in how we lived.
For the first time in the country’s democratic history, all were compelled to consider the realities of other people. These included the physical and the social. Who lived at home? Do they get along? What would the impact be of weeks in the same space without a break? Was there enough food? Did the roof leak?
Guest on the line: Dr Jess Auerbach -Senior Lecturer, Social Anthropology, North-West University
For decades, women were the ones going to beauty and nail salons, trawling anti-ageing product shelves and heading to aesthetic doctors for injectable. In contrast, men tended to shun the sunscreen, use the same bar of soap for face, body and hair, and not put up a tough fight against the ageing clock.
Nowadays though, it’s common to sit alongside a man at the nail salon for a pedi, watch him walk out an aesthetic clinic, and fight for bathroom shelf space as his interest in skincare grows.
The beauty and aesthetics industry has changed, and no longer are we labelling men who invest in their looks “metrosexual”. Rather, they’re just “normal” guys who are proactive and want to put their best face – and body – forward.
Guest on the line:Dr Zama Tladi, the well-known aesthetician and owner of Nubian Medical Aesthetics
Surgery to change the appearance of your body is a common choice for all kinds of people. There are many reasons that people might want to alter their appearance. For transgender or gender non-conforming people, making changes to their bodies is a way of affirming their identity.
Guest 1 on the line: Dr Evelyn Moshokoa -is an Urologist and Surgeon, specializing in Kidney, bladder, reproductive organ problems and related treatments.
Sourcing the Power of Inspiration
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU - is a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker
Mzamo Da Storyteller is a spoken word artist who tells poetic stories fused with elements of music and rhythm. He has in recent years focused more of his work on awareness of social illnesses and human rights. He is also very passionate about issues affecting the youth of South Africa. Most of his views encompass frank commentary on religion, politics, crime, drugs, poverty, HIV&AIDS, education, sex and gender equality, often taboo subjects in society.
Because of his unique, dynamic and interactive style of reciting, Mzamo always leaves his audiences captivated, informed and conscious of human aspects pertaining to life. This has made him stand out in his hometown, Durban, and many other parts of the country.
Guest on the line:Mzamo Dlamini -an artist (Poet) turn politician. An Independent Councillor candidate in eThekwini Ward 54 in the upcoming local government elections. An advocate for youth leadership and human rights activist.
Some people have the slightly unlucky opportunity to be raised by strict parents. These types of parents seem to want to control every aspect of their children’s life. Although strict parents may feel as if it is for their kid’s best, the kid may feel otherwise. Here are a few pros and cons of having strict parents that anyone with strict parents can relate to:
Pro: One pro of having parents that are strict is that they keep you focused. By limiting your access to outside distractions, you have fewer opportunities to stray away from your goals.
Con: A con to having no social life is that you have fewer chances to really experience life for yourself. Personally, I feel that by keeping kids from going to sleepovers and going out with friends, parents may instil in their children a sense of being closed off from most people.
Guest 1 on the line: Luricka Fick –Counselling Psychologist
In August, the Dept of Social Work at the University of the Free State held a colloquium on South Africa's Culture of Violent Protest. On a daily basis, there is some form of protest in South Africa, the majority of which are violent.
The question is, do we have a culture of violent protests in South Africa and is it anything that can be rectified?
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube - HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free Stat
The "book famine" for blind and visually impaired people in South Africa has come to an end. The Copyright Act, which bars the conversion of written material to braille, or other accessible formats without the permission of the copyright holders, has been declared unconstitutional by Gauteng High Court judge Mandla Mbongwe, who deemed it to be an unreasonable and unjustifiable limit to the rights of those with visual disabilities.
Court victory for blind people after 11-year battle
With immediate effect, the judge also 'read in' into the existing Act, a provision declaring visually impaired people exempt from its gatekeeping provisions.
Guest: Vice-President of Blind SA– Christo de Klerk
My name is Gogo Mmabatho my clients call me Gogbojour, I'm an ancestral empath, I read ancestral energy and vibrations. I help depression and anxiety from an African ancestral perspective, through talk therapy.
Guest on the line: Gogo Mmabatho
The financial aspect of divorce can be very complicated. Usually, one spouse is more knowledgeable of finances and the couple’s individual financial status. Full financial disclosure is key during the divorce settlement agreement process. To negotiate and participate meaningfully in the process both spouses must be aware of what is own, what is owed, what was owned prior to the marriage, and what has been acquired since the marriage.
Guest :Isabel Pretorius -is an Associate Attorney in Family Law Department at Barnard Incorporated Attorneys.
In other words, are forcing your children to do or not do things because you experienced certain traumas?
Guest: Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
Cape Town, 4 October 2021 - South African innovation catalyst and investment platform, Innovation Edge, has launched a new call for funding applications. They are looking for early stage entrepreneurs and startups with innovative edtech ventures. The focus - supporting early learning for children under the age of 6.
Guest: Lyndsey Petro, Innovation Edge Senior Portfolio Manager
A urologist can help with bladder issues and pelvic pain in men and women, as well as sexual dysfunction and infertility in men. But how do you know when you should make an appointment?
It’s not always easy to know when you should see a urologist. It might even feel like a hassle. But make no mistake: Scheduling an appointment can save you a lot of discomfort and pain, and it could even save your life.
Guest: Dr Moshokoa is an Urologist and Surgeon, specializing in Kidney, bladder, reproductive organ problems and related treatments.
Clinical psychologist Allan Sweidan and former Uber Sub-Saharan Africa general manager and director Alon Lits have officially launched their own mental health-care services app called Panda.
The launch of the app, which took place over the weekend, coincided with World Mental Health Day, observed on October 10, internationally. According to the duo, Panda was built to bridge the gap between people in need and mental health care services.
Guest:Mental health expert and clinical psychologist, Allan Sweidan
If you're being nice just for the sake of pleasing people around you, or maybe, because you don't want them to get hurt because of you even if they wronged you or misused you, then yes, being nice all the time will get you nowhere. I learned it after a long time. Being nice in general is totally fine. But, once you realize your value, it's hard being nice all the time. Sometimes, you have to say 'no' to people because you want to utilize your time or do something your way or maybe the person is all holding you back or whatever the reason may be.
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur
Tradition requires of men to respect cultural rituals in order to gain the right to name their children. The recent Constitutional Court gave men the right to name their children in the absence of their mothers. Could this be a contradiction and how should it be handled?
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
Most of South Africa’s 26 public higher education institutions are involved in some aspects of internationalisation. The sector hosts students from about 170 countries. And between 2015 to 2018, 6% of those students came from other African countries. This is in line with the Southern African Development Community recommendation that at least 5% of the students in each country should come from other countries in the region
Collectively, South African institutions have their own association, the International Education Association of South Africa. It hosts an annual conference and produces a publication which gives an overview of internationalisation efforts.
Guest on the line:Orla Quinlan- is the Director of Internationalisation at Rhodes University (2011 to date).
Abandonment, separation or loss of a caregiver is among the most common causes of future mental illness, according to research.
These often have serious consequences for a child’s personality development and may result in low self-esteem, attachment disorders and anxiety.It is for this reason that SOS Children’s Villages in South Africa joined forces with organisations like REPSSI, Synergos and Phola to build the capacity of staff to respond to and manage mental health issues.
“The staff used tools such as the Tree of Life to hold healing and helping conversations among themselves and the children. One of the mental health effects of Covid-19 is isolation. The intervention aimed at bringing people together to connect emotionally despite the distance. This enabled programmes at SOS Children’s Villages to focus on restoring hope for the future and a sense of purpose to the children”, said Sipelile Kaseke, Head of Programmes for SOS Children’s Villages in South Africa.
Guest on the line: Sipelile Kaseke, Head of Programmes for SOS Children’s Villages in South
Entering into a residential lease agreement comes with several important considerations. The condition of the property ultimately affects one of the most critical factors of a lease – price! However, often is the case whereby upon cancellation of the lease agreement, tenants find themselves liable for damages they feel they should not have to pay for, or landlords find themselves having to fork out extra monies for repair work they feel should be for the tenant’s account.
Guest on the line:Jared Poole - Attorney - SchoemanLaw Inc
But why would a woman agree to be a second wife? And why does a first wife agree to it?
Guest on the line: Dr. Angel
Children have a very low risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19. As a result, they have not been a core focus in the pandemic response priorities of prevention, detection, and response. But this approach doesn’t take into account the secondary impacts of the pandemic. These include children being orphaned or bereft of their caregivers.
Children are among the most vulnerable members of any society and are thus disproportionately affected by the devastation of this pandemic. If every adult death represents a child who has lost a member of their care network, we are on the cusp of a crisis of care for those children left behind. Without support, these children are set to face adverse consequences, including poverty, abuse, and institutionalisation.
Guest on the line: Lorraine Sherr is a Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at University College London and co-director of the UKRI GCRF Adolescent Hub.
Africa is the continent that shoulders the greatest burden of malaria globally, with children under five across Sub-Saharan Africa – our future youth – predominantly falling victim to this deadly disease. According to the latest WHO World Malaria Report 2019, 94% (215 million) of the global 229 million malaria cases - and 94% (384 000) of the 409,000 global malaria-related deaths - reported were from Africa.
Sherwin Charles, Co-Founder and CEO of Goodbye Malaria says a malaria-free future is now closer in sight than ever before.
“Despite considerable progress with the scale up of insecticide treated nets and the adoption of highly effective treatment, malaria remains a primary cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The fight to end malaria is everyone’s fight. Operating in Southern Africa, where we have some of the heaviest burden of malaria, we see first-hand the wrenching effects this disease has on our people and our communities. Swift action can substantially reduce the burden of malaria, and prevent joint malaria and COVID-19 epidemics that are simultaneously overwhelming vulnerable health systems.”
Guest on the line:Sherwin Charles, Co-Founder and CEO of Goodbye Malaria
There are four untreatable STDs: Hepatitis B, herpes, HIV (human immunodeficiency syndrome), and HPV (human papillomavirus). All are caused by viruses. Two of them — hepatitis B and HIV — can also be transmitted by sharing intravenous drugs. Hepatitis B, herpes, and HIV can also be transmitted to an infant during birth.
Hepatitis affects the liver and can lead to liver cancer or cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). Both are fatal. There are three kinds of hepatitis: A, B, and C. All can be passed along through sexual intimacy (not just intercourse), but only Hepatitis B can’t be cured.
Herpes is spread through intimate contact. HSV-2, or genital herpes, manifests as blisters and sores around the rectum and genitals. Another form of herpes, HSV-1, is spread by saliva and often leaves cold sores. It can also cause genital herpes.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, which weakens the immune system and leaves a person very susceptible to a variety of illnesses, sexually transmitted through body fluids (semen, vaginal secretions).
HPV is a virus that causes genital warts, cervical cancer, and oral cancer. Both cancers can be fatal.
Guest on the line: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist.
Social assistance is critical to counter the insecurity and vulnerability experienced by chronically poor people. Evidence shows that as well as preventing people from sliding into poverty, social assistance supports human development, helps people to access opportunities to exit poverty, and interrupts the intergenerational transmission of poverty; An obstacle to progress on social assistance involves arguments around the ‘dependency syndrome’ – concerns about recipients becoming permanently dependent on ‘handouts’ and losing any inclination to improve their circumstances as a result of it
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU is a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker.
DKMS Africa, formerly known as the Sunflower Fund is seeking to drive awareness on how technology has made becoming a donor quick and easy in order to grow the local registry. Becoming a donor is costless, as DKMS Africa covers the cost of the DNA test required to register as a donor. There is also no cost to donate stem cells when you are identified as a match for a patient.
Guest on the line: Xolani Hlongwane -Donor Recruitment Manager at DKMS Africa (formerly known as The Sunflower Fund).
Lobola is an age-old African custom that is as alive today as it was 100 years ago however; certain aspects of it have changed.
Lobolo or Lobola in, Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele (Mahadi in Sesotho, Roora in Shona, and Magadi in Northern Sotho), sometimes translate as bride price, is a customary Southern African ritual whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage. (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets.) The tradition is designed for bringing the two families together, nurturing shared admiration, and signifying that the man is proficient of supporting his wife money-wise. In addition, it is also regarded as one of the pillars that should grip the two families—and particularly the couple—sturdy.
Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State
This is a comment from one of the Parent: Definitely. If parents see their kid making a disastrous choice, they should do what they can to avert it. Too many immature kids get married when they shouldn’t. It’s their parents’ task to be on the lookout for that and to do what they can (usually not much unfortunately).
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), the largest union in the education and public service sectors, pays homage to all teachers, lecturers in institutions of higher learning, Early Childhood Development practitioners, education support personnel and her members in particular as the world commemorates World Teachers’ Day on 05 October.
The day celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers which sets standards regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers and the standards for their initial training and further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning conditions. In 1997, the Recommendation was amended to cover the status of teaching personnel in higher education.
Guest on the line:Mugwena Maluleke-the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU),General Secretary
South Africa, September 30, 2021: A new launch at the 6th Annual Decent Standard of Living Colloquium today demonstrates that there are 34 Socially Perceived Necessities defined as needs, common to the majority of South Africans from all walks of life, to achieve a dignified life for all.
The Decent Standard of Living Measure, first piloted in 2006, was conducted telephonically among a representative sample in five South African provinces over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. It determined that South Africans across a spectrum of socio-economic backgrounds viewed 21 Socially Perceived Necessities (SPNs) as a benchmark for a decent standard of living.
Guest on the line: Dr Nqobile Zulu, Research Manager at Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute.
What are new rules for restaurants, bars, and beaches?
Guest on the line: The National Liquor Trade Association’s Lucky Ntimane
Guest on the line: Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
Guest on the line: Nhlanhla Shezi -South African Book Author |
He has authored two books, “The Tree Parables” and “Dad & Daughter Conversations”
The future of South Africa is in the hands of our youth, many of whom are living with little hope; and yet they are filled with potential. However, South Africa is currently faced with an unacceptably high unemployment rate among youth who make up 35,7% of the population, of that percentage, 8,5 million (41,7%) youth are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET).
If the youth are our future, how can we shape and better prepare them for tomorrow’s opportunities in a relevant way?
Guest on the line: Zaz Molo - Empowaworx project lead
A woman who is or who has been treated for cancer will likely have concerns and questions about sexuality and sexual activity. It is common for women with cancer to struggle with their body image, have less desire for sexual intimacy, and/or find that penetration during sexual activity has become painful. Sexuality is a normal and important aspect of health. You should not hesitate to talk about your feelings or ask questions about the impact of cancer treatments on your sexual health. This article attempts to answer common questions that arise but certainly does not address every question. As with any concern, talk with your health care providers about your particular situation.
Guest on the line: Dr Prithy Ramlachan- the past president of the African society for sexual medicine (ASSM).
Families are not democracies. Each family has its own ways of deciding who has the power and authority within the family unit, and which rights, privileges, obligations, and roles are assigned to each family member.
In most families parents are expected to be the leaders or executives of the family; children are expected to follow the leadership of their parents. As children in the middle years grow older, they will ask for, and certainly should be allowed, more autonomy, and their opinions should be considered when decisions are made; however, parents are the final authorities.
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur
According to city documents, the eThekwini Municipality has a backlog of more than 440 000 houses to build.However, between 2016 and 2019, the managed to only build an average of 4 000 houses per annum.
This means at the current pace it is building homes; it would take the City more than 100 years to clear the backlog if it had included building the infrastructure around the houses.
“Many people will die before they even realise their right to housing,” Desmond D’Sa, a south Durban community activist, said.
Guest on the line: the honourable MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works, Mr Ntuthuko 'Jomo' Mbongiseni Sibiya MPL
If you’re looking for historical insights and cultural attractions, Limpopo is certainly not going to disappoint. In and around the province are a host of wonderful museums, ancient African kingdoms, sacred traditional sites and archaeological digs.
Guest on the line: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Limpopo - MEC Thandi Moraka
South Africa is a country where the right to freedom and security is protected by The Constitution. The judicial system reflects this direction by encompassing the relief mechanisms directed by the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘DVA’) and the Protection from Harassment Act 17 of 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘PHA’). Although many are aware of the above, it is equally important to understand which Act has authority in which instance.
Guest on the line: Jared Poole –an Attorney at Schoeman Law Inc
Do you close the door of giving? Do you let them change who you are?
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur
Ambani Africa, a free gaming app for foundation-phase learners to help children learn African languages in a fun way.
Ambani Africa features 6 languages with various themes and games for practicing African languages. The app also links to an augmented reality app, which works with a set of learning books to bring this learning to life.
Guest on the line: Mukundi Lambani –Fouder Ambani Africa
Trade mark protection does not end at registration, and trade mark enforcement does not need to involve lengthy litigation or extensive legal fees for brand owners. Having a good trade mark enforcement strategy is essential in ensuring that a brand owner's trades mark not only remains proprietary to them, but that it also does not become vulnerable to genericism.
Guest on the line: Ms Jade Courtney- an Associate at Kisch IP: the Intellectual Property firm in South Africa
Guest on the line:Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
September 16th marks Blondie Makhene's 66th birthday. If you are a fan of the 1980's music, you must be familiar with Blondie Makhene. He is famous for his unique style of music that has moved masses in South Africa. His way of communicating through music earned him a good number of fans, and he is one of the icons that South Africa is proud of.
Guest on the line:Mkhulu Blondie Makhene, is a celebrated artist who has been in the industry for the longest time.
We live in a world where most parents are busy and they don’t have time to parent. That is a reality we’re facing. The single parent household is on the increase and we see many parents outsourcing their parenting responsibility. Yes, the nannies do most of the work because mom or dad is busy.
How does one strike a balance or make the child feel cared for? We over compensate and try and go an extra mile to fill the void we think that our children are feeling due to our absence. Leaving home in the early hours of the morning and coming back in the evening can make a parent feel guilty about having spent time away from the children. Not that the parent has an option because she needs to put food on the table. Let’s hear from two families who admit to guilt parenting:
Guest 1 on the line:Keri Morrison -Supermom Keri is an entrepreneur and mom of 3.
Guest 2 on the line: Angie Wells - is the ultimate supermom with her relentless commitment to the stability, health, and happiness of her family and home Contact
Teachers union Naptosa says making vaccinations compulsory might build more resistance.
Over 80 percent of staff in the education sector has been vaccinated so far.
"We believe that compulsory vaccinations may not be the right thing at this particular time, we believe it may come but the power of convincing people is far better and I am not only talking about teachers, but I am also talking about generally," said Basil Manuel.
"In education specifically, that is only one side of the argument in vaccinating teachers. We know and Naptosa is unapologetically pro-vaccination, we are saying we must get this done but we believe you breed more resistance by suggesting that it must be compulsory."
Guest on the line: Basil Manuel – Naptosa Executive Director
School is a key component of our societies. In school, children learn to read and write. And being able to read is meant to help people of all ages to think at a higher level and make their lives better.
It is not surprising that literacy is thus an important goal for global development agencies. The “multiplier effect” of literacy is believed to empower people, enabling them to participate in society and improve their livelihoods.
Guest on the line:Dr. Symen Brouwers -Extraordinary Research Scientist, North-West University
Today we take calls that need to hear from their family members who have crossed over.
Guest on the line: Nthabiseng Ngwetsana, Spiritual Medium and founder of Thebeng Medium Readings
Why must you have a will?
By making a will you ensure that your assets are disposed of in accordance with your wishes after your death. This privilege is called “freedom of testation”.
Guest: Tony Buys -financial adviser and business insurance specialist
If one of the spouses is mentally ill or continuously unconscious
You to do not have get your spouse's permission to get a divorce. If your spouse is not willing to get divorced, you can get a divorce granted without his or her consent.
In special circumstances you may get your marriage annulled. An annulment differs from a divorce in that it not only dissolves the marriage but also wipes it off the record.
Legal separation does not exist in South Africa even if you are no longer living with your husband and not divorced. According to the law, you are still married.
You can divorce in either the Regional Court division of the Magistrate Court having jurisdiction in your area or in the High Court.
Guest:Gabriella Keeble -Senior Candidate Attorney at SchoemanLaw Inc
Thulani’s story is one of a constant struggle to win, despite the odds. He grew up in poverty in rural KZN near to Newcastle. Initially he could only attend school for the first 6 months of every year as he was required to assist on the farm where his parents worked for the remainder of the year. In an effort to assist him with his education they moved and built a house in Blaauwbosch so that he could attend school. But life was still hard as he would have to rise every morning at 4am for the 9km walk to the local school. Like many of his generation he left school before he had matriculated to seek work in the city.
Guest on the line: Thulani Sibisi -a Prostate Cancer Foundation and Hollard Daredevil Run Ambassador
The question is you comfortable enough to be in a new relationship after a breakup maybe?
Guest on the line:Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
If you've asked a friend, was that helpful? Or are you too embarrassed and would rather go online and try to figure things out yourself?
Are you satisfied with the information available to you regarding sexual health?
Guest on the line: Dr Mariam Khan is a registered Natural medicine doctor with a Masters degree focusing on sexual
Self-motivation is the force that keeps pushing us to go on – it's our internal drive to achieve, produce, develop, and keep moving forward. When you think you're ready to quit something, or you just don't know how to start, your self-motivation is what pushes you to go on.
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU is a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker.
Have you noticed that the planet seems to be throwing something of a temper tantrum? Western Germany has been roiled by devastating floods, Haiti has been shook to its core by massive earthquakes and wildfires are still sweeping through the United States. Rain has fallen on the summit of Greenland's ice sheet for the first time on record. The tiny town of Sitacusa on Sicily recorded what is believed to be the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe - 48.8ºC - which may not be hot enough to bake off a pizza but would certainly melt mozzarella in a minute.
Do middle class South Africans care about the climate crisis?
And since we live on it, and our children will have to live on what’s left, there’s just no good reason for any of us to be disinterested in the future of our planet. Yet, with so many everyday challenges that we must face in South Africa, the big question is, how high do environmental concerns rank in the minds of the segment who can probably most afford to make better choices - the middle class-and-up?
Guest on the line: Director of Storytelling - Brandon de Kock
The question will be did the judiciary not lose its moral authority in the public’s eyes when it refused to account for its “sins”.
Furthermore, whether this refusal does not make it easier for politicians who easily label judges counter-revolutionaries when judgments and orders are made against them.
Guest on the line:Bongani Khanyile- an attorney and a Director at Bongani Khanyile Attorneys
Fundi is South Africa’s leading education finance and education fund management solution specialist. The company’s purpose is to help others realise their purpose. It is positioning its brand as Africa’s single source for all services that enable the education and learning journey.
Guest on the line:Phumla Tshabalala -Sales Executive at Fundi
Does your partner have to look the way you like and vice versa?
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur
President Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament that employers had to strike a "delicate balance" when implementing mandatory vaccination programmes, but said every South African had a personal responsibility to ensure the safety of others in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Ramaphosa was replying orally to questions in a hybrid plenary of the National Assembly on Friday. The president mentioned the competing interest of the individual right to accept or refuse a vaccine against the responsibility of employers to prevent the spread of the virus in their operations.
Guest:Matthew Parks -Deputy Parliamentary Coordinator at COSATU
For those not in the know, “revenge porn” refers to the sharing or distribution of any nude or sexually explicit material of someone without their permission or consent with the express purpose of humiliating or “getting back” at them. Victims may now lay criminal charges against anyone who distributes or shares this material on social media, in text messages, via any electronic communication or on pornographic websites.
Anyone who breaks the revenge porn laws in South Africa and is found guilty of sharing or distributing revenge porn will face time behind bars or will be fined. If the victim can’t be identified in the content, the perpetrator could face two years in jail and/or pay a fine of up to R150 000. However, if the victim can be identified in any way, the perpetrator could spend four years in prison and/or pay up to R300 000.
Guest on the line:Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game,
The Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group who are descended from 17th century Dutch, German, and French settlers to South Africa. The Afrikaners slowly developed their own language and culture when they came into contact with Africans and Asians. The word “Afrikaners” means “Africans” in Dutch. About 4 million people out of South Africa’s total population of 56.5 million (2017 figures from Statistics South Africa) are White, though it's unknown if all identify themselves as Afrikaners. World Atlas estimates that 61% of whites in South Africa identify as Afrikaners. Regardless of their small number, Afrikaners have had a large impact on South African history.
Guest on the line:Barend Uys –Head of Intercultural cooperation at AfriForum.
Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer and is on the increase. According to global research, one in every six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Early diagnosis of prostate cancer can mean a 95% chance of being cured.
“The Hollard Daredevil Run is an opportunity to dare the men in our lives to be brave, to participate in a run with a difference to make a difference, to challenge stereotypes about male cancers, to start conversations about understanding prostate and testicular cancer and to learn how to lower cancer risk and how to catch it early,” says Heidi Brauer, Chief Marketing Officer at Hollard.
Guest on the line:Prof Michael Herbst, The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA’s) Health Specialist.
For example maybe you didn't know you can get a sexually transmitted disease through oral sex until you had an STI scare and now you don't engage in oral sex without a condom.
What is your primary source of sexual health information? Do you do an internet search, rely on friends or ask your healthcare professional?
Guest on the line: Dr Mariam Khan is a registered Natural medicine doctor with a Masters degree focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights and its intersections with gender and religion
Why Being Accountable is Important?
Nothing in life can be carried out to the fullest without accountability! It is the one ingredient to this process that glues all these steps together in order to make a new you come to fruition. Accountability means living in integrity, with all your thoughts, words, and actions are consistent with one another and in alignment. Commitment is one thing, but accountability is vital to sustaining long-term success and mastering your Inner Critic. When one is accountable, he or she accepts responsibility for his or her actions and the results of his or her choices in life. Your actions always have consequences, whether good or bad. It is your choice to make sure your thoughts, words, and actions are working synergistically together in a positive way to manifest the results you desire to create with yourself. The key is taking ownership for your part in the process, being accountable for what you can control, and accepting what you cannot.
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU is a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker
The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg – the two civil society organisations who took the South African government to court over its illegal and unconstitutional R1-trillion nuclear deal with Russia in 2017 – are concerned at the new push by the Department of Minister Resources and Energy (DMRE) for more nuclear energy, while stifling progress on renewable energy projects.
SAFCEI’s Executive Director Francesca de Gasparis says, “DMRE’s seems single-minded on touting nuclear energy as the solution to our energy crisis. In the past two weeks alone, we heard of three disturbing developments. First, there is the news that the National Energy Regulator (Nersa) will concur with the Minister’s Determination – section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) – to start procurement processes for 2,500MW of new nuclear energy generation capacity. Secondly, Eskom is seeking a site license for Thyspunt, the popular tourism spot of Cape of St Francis, to become a nuclear power station from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR).”
Guest on the line:Lydia Petersen, spokesperson for Koeberg Alert Alliance
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur
It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town in South Africa, has never had a dictionary until now. The Trilingual Dictionary of Kaaps has been launched by a collective of academic and community stakeholders – the Centre for Multilingualism and Diversities Research at the University of the Western Cape along with the hip hop-driven community NGO Heal the Hood Project. The dictionary – in Kaaps, English and Afrikaans – holds the promise of being a powerful democratic resource. Adam Haupt, director of the Centre for Film & Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, is involved in the project and tells us more.
Guest on the line:Prof Adam Haupt is Director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies.
Following the successful expansion of Cheeba Cannabis Academy's online offering to its first in-person learning campus in the Vaal Triangle in February this year, Cheeba Africa has announced the opening of its second campus situated in the Garden Route of the Western Cape.
The new campus is located in the scenic Bitou River area of Plettenberg Bay and is a partnership with the Garden Route Retreat, home of the CannaClub & Growers Co-op, a non-profit initiative that meets and promotes the European Union’s stringent ENCOD Cannabis club standards in South Africa.
Guest on the line:Cheeba Africa’s CEO and co-founder, Trenton Birch
Guest on the line: Nthabiseng Ngwetsana, Spiritual Medium and founder of Thebeng Medium Readings
The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) is celebrating its tenth anniversary. In 2011 then Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Henekom was instrumental in launching the first cohort of young scientists of this academy. Ten years later, SAYAS remains boisterous and fully cognisant of its essential mandate.
The foci to this work, to be a voice of young scientists as a panacea to the national and global challenges. Inevitably, there is a need for such work to trickle into influencing policy decisions. In essence, framing the work of young scientists in South Africa is essential for the collective work of a re-imagined country we seek to build.
Guest on the line:Willie Chinyamurindi is a Professor in the Department of Business Management at the University of Fort Hare
Many South Africans are deprived of their right to decide who will inherit their estate when they die, a University of Cape Town (UCT) study has found.
Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 does so by removing death benefits from one’s estate and, therefore, from their testamentary control, and transfers the right and responsibility of allocating their death benefits to the trustees of retirement funds.
Karin Lehmann, a lecturer at UCT’s Department of Commercial Law, challenges this Act in her PhD thesis as being unconstitutional. She argues that most South Africans do not own substantial assets when they die; therefore, for most employed people, their retirement savings is the most valuable property they own, which means that they effectively do not have the right to select the recipients of their most valuable property.
Guest on the line:Dr.Karin Lehmann, a lecturer at UCT’s Department of Commercial Law
When does an ejaculation problem become a disorder? This is a subjective question and is based on the level of distress that is experienced by the man or his partner. The time from initiating sexual activity to ejaculation varies from one individual to another. This time period is called the ejaculatory latency. What may be a problem for one man may be acceptable to another. Typically, ejaculatory disorders fall into two categories. These are: delayed ejaculation and early ejaculation. This column will explore some of the psychological factors and treatment options related to these two distinct male dysfunctions.
Guest on the line:Dr Anthony Smith - a practicing Family Physician and a sexologist
-From Looting to the current pandemic
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU - a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has become the first academic institution to sign up as a supporting member of the South African Plastics Pact.
The UJ faculty of engineering and the built environment’s Process Energy and Environmental Technology Station (UJ Peets) initiated the university’s involvement with the SA Plastics Pact, resulting in UJ joining the pact.
Guest on the line:UJ Peets project lead, Katharina Gihring
The truth is painfully obvious. Men are programmed to provide. I would even argue that their every action upon meeting a woman is signaling — I can provide for you.
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
Innovation Edge has launched a call for bold solutions to increase positive involvement by South African fathers and father figures in the early years of their children’s lives.
Selected applicants will be supported to pitch their solutions to the Innovation Edge Investment Committee. Successful ventures will receive up to R1.3 million each in grant funding, strategic coaching, customised operational support and connections to social capital. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2021.
Guest on the line: Lyndsey Petro, Innovation Edge Senior Portfolio Manager
Irrespective of the lockdown, a landlord is not entitled to terminate services without a Court Order. As a landlord will not be able to obtain such an Order during the period of lockdown, any termination of services will be unlawful.
Guest on the line:Mpho Mokgehle -Director of Mokgehle Mohlala Attorneys
Things are slowly changing, but the wine industry is still male-dominated, says Koni Maliehe, owner and founder of Western Cape-based Koni Wines.
Being faced with both gender and race barriers tends to push women entrepreneurs to embrace creativity to drive business success. “We need to be assertive. We can still be compassionate while driving hard results.”
Maliehe, who had already been selling her wines online before the pandemic, switched her focus and increased her social media presence when COVID-19 and the resultant levels of lockdown hit the wine industry hard.
Guest on the line:Koni Maliehe, owner and founder of Western Cape-based Koni Wines.
Some people refer to compulsive sexual behavior as sexual addiction. However, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) published guidelines advising that sex addiction and porn addiction are not diagnosable psychological disorders due to a lack of empirical evidence.
Guest on the line:Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
In the President Ramaphosa’s July 25th address to the nation, he announced that as of 1 September 2021, registrations to receive the Covid-19 vaccine would be extended to the 18 – 35 age groups…That mean adult South African citizens of all ages will be receiving their doses as of next month.
Guest on the line: Kesentseng Mahlaba is a lecturer at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.
This book is inspired by my being a father of two daughters. My natural desire to look out for them created within me the increased awareness over the years, of some of the issues young women (andeven older women) deal with, and how society contributes to moulding the world around them and shaping their worldview. In the book I share some of the conversations I have had and continue to have with my girls about the journey of growing up as a young woman, discovering yourself and setting yourself up to reach your full potential. It is unique in that it is written from a father's angle, whilst women- oriented empowerment books are typically written by women.
Guest on the line: Nhlanhla Shezi -is a South African Author
Men also generally don't take care of themselves, especially those who are between the ages of 20 and 34. Young men are going through key transitional phases from adolescence to manhood and older males in their 40s and 50s have entrenched beliefs of what being a man is but both groups shoulder societal expectations of manhood.
Guest on the line: Garron Gsell, chief executive and founder of the Men’s Foundation
A Conversation on disability awareness and empowering people with disabilities. His role (Musa ) in emancipating people with disabilities and of course include his books and life journey
Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU is an Author, Artist and Motivational Speaker
American feminist Gloria Steinem on various occasions has spoken on the "pull her down" syndrome, a way in which too often women denigrate other women. This infighting happens in any society or group that has been impoverished or disenfranchised for a long time.
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -
She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
Mathapelo More sees herself as part of the transformation of the civil engineering and related industries, together with all of the other women hard at work in the field, and those about to embark on their journey. “I think being active in industry automatically inspires young women to join, as it shows it is possible to operate in this male-dominated world,” says Mathapelo on the occasion of Women’s Day on 9 August.
Guest on the line:Mathapelo More- is a Professional Engineer
An estimated 1.24-million South African children between the ages of three and five do not attend an appropriate early learning programme. Over 750 000 of these children are from impoverished communities, where affordability is a key consideration. SmartStart, a national early learning social franchise, is taking a community-centred approach to providing an affordable solution, to give every child the power to succeed.
Guest on the line:Justine Jowell, Programme Design Lead at SmartStart.
Guest on the line: Nthabiseng Ngwetsana, Spiritual Medium and founder of Thebeng Medium Readings.
Gangs may deprive non-members of all their personal belongings or deny them access to privileges. Several ex-prisoners described to us the experience of arriving in the section for awaiting trial to have everything they had brought to prison taken away from them. One prisoner described having to "buy" the right to a bed from gang leaders in the cell. Another stated that he had been deprived of access to his visitors on several occasions by gang leaders who had demanded payment to allow him to see them next time.
Guest:Golden Miles Bhudu-South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR)
Maintenance might sound more like something you have to do to a car or a property, but the term itself has been increasingly talked about in relation to sex and relationships.
This is largely thanks to model Caprice Bourret, who touted the benefits of so-called “maintenance sex” in a recent interview.
Guest: Dr Mariam Khan - a registered Natural medicine doctor with a Masters degree focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights and its intersections with gender and religion
In many countries, including South Africa, there is stark economic inequality between adults with disabilities and those without. One key to reducing these disparities is improving access to education for children with disabilities or difficulties.
South Africa developed a White Paper on Inclusive Education in 2001, recognizing disability as a factor that hinders learning and participation in schools. This policy emphasizes that learners with disabilities or difficulties should be provided with the support they need, in their local school, wherever possible.
Guest:Nicola Deghaye -PhD candidate in Economics, Stellenbosch University
Financially vulnerable women in South Africa are more likely to become victims of gender-based violence (GBV) whilst financially vulnerable men were more likely to be perpetrators of GBV. Instances of financial dependency - For a young woman that is forced to sleep with her stepfather in order to attain sanitary towels and other basic needs, the BIG is a means of cultivating human dignity. For the women unable to leave their abusive husbands because they rely on him for food, it is a vital tool for survival. For the many women burdened with the full-time care of their children, often deserted by their male partners, it is a means of compensation for their often-unpaid care work. Women are starving right now according to NIDS CRAM (Press release)
Guest: Tina van Straten - researcher at Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (Specializes in GBV)
What Is Sexual Medicine?
Sexual Medicine is that branch of medicine that deals primarily with sexual health, considering the wide range of social, physical and psychological factors that can impair sexual functioning and lead to an individual or couple’s distress.
Guest: Dr Anthony Smith–family physician and medical sexologist
How do you break down well-established barriers and encourage more women to enter a growing - yet wholly male-dominated - industry? For Siphindokuhle Mazibuko, director of service delivery for Middle East and Africa at global cybersecurity firm Mimecast, the answer lay in building a global support centre where women would have equal opportunity to develop their technical and leadership skills in the cybersecurity space.
"Cybersecurity has been considered a non-traditional career for women for decades," says Siphindokuhle. "And despite the rapid growth in this industry in recent years, it's a perception that is still pervasive today."
Guest:Siphindokuhle Mazibuko -Director of service delivery at Mimecast
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
Ms Makoma Lekalakala joined Natural Justice as a Board Member in June 2019. Makoma is the Director of Earthlife Africa, a civil society environmental justice and anti-nuclear organisation. She has long been active in social movements tackling issues from gender and women’s rights, social, economic and environmental justice issues. In recent years, Makoma has focused on targeting environmental corruption.
Her commitment to climate justice in South Africa has led civil society to win the first South African climate change legal case against the government and the reversal of the nuclear deal by South Africa and the Russian government. For her efforts, she received the Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa 2018 award and SAB Environmentalist of the year 2018 award. Makoma has her roots as a liberation fighter and is strong campaigner for a just and fair society.
Guest:Makoma Lekalakala- is the Director of Earthlife Africa
The UCT Online High School is an ecosystem that has been designed to enable an entirely new generation of quality, affordable online and blended learning opportunities for learners from all socioeconomic backgrounds across the country. Learners are afforded the opportunity to choose an aspirational school regardless of where they live. The UCT Online High School redefines what it means to be a school: We’ve put every learner front and centre, right where they should be. By using the latest data-driven technology we’re able to offer a state-of-the-art personalised learning experience for every learner.
Guest:Robert Paddock, the founder and CEO at Valenture Institute
Guest on the line: Nthabiseng Ngwetsana, Spiritual Medium and founder of Thebeng Medium Readings.
Guest:Gogo Skhotheni is a traditional healer, community leader, businesswoman, and above all a mother to many young women under her wing in their journey to becoming traditional healers.
It’s well documented that post-partum depression (being depressed after childbirth) is a serious and not uncommon condition. In some women, it can lead to post-partum psychosis, which has a range of symptoms such as delusions or strange beliefs, hallucinations, extreme irritation, restlessness, reckless behaviours that aren’t usual for the person, decreased need for sleep or the inability to sleep, paranoia, rapid mood swings and difficulty communicating.
Guest on the line: Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game
Emanating from a meeting by and between the five teacher unions on Wednesday, 4 August 2021, it was
Confirmed that all unions have been approached by the media to comment on the intention of the DBE to approach Cabinet in regard to the possible reduction of social distancing in primary schools from 1m to 0,5m.
This new development takes place after the publication of the new DBE Covid Directions on Saturday, 31 July2021 that determine social distance as 1m. But, despite warnings from the teacher unions that 1m social distancing is not possible when all primary school learners return to school, it is clear after two school days that compliance with the 1m social distancing is virtually impossible when the traditional time table is followed.
Guest on the line: Basil Manuel - Executive Director Naptosa -National Professionsl Teachers' Organisation of South Africa. (Naptosa)
I-G3N, the only black empowered female-owned SME to successfully develop lithium-ion batteries specifically for the African continent, has successfully raised R 20 million from Edge Growth and the ASISA ESD initiative.
Recognising I-G3N’s capability in designing developing and manufacturing battery energy storage systems, Edge Growth and the ASISA ESD initiative have partnered with Secha Capital, an impact fund manager that shares a common vision of creating value via financial returns, job creation, funding of local, black-owned businesses and positive environmental outcomes.
Guest on the line:Tumi Mphahlele, Chief Operations Officer, I-G3N.
The answers to escaping poverty and becoming wealthy are actually well known; they have been tested by time and replicated in different countries, by families and by individuals who have become astonishingly rich. And when you simply follow the principles, they work.
So what are these principles that genuinely lift people out of poverty and ensure their personal wealth? Here are 50. They all work. They will make you richer. They remove the emotion, the politics and the clutter from our thoughts about wealth, and they go straight to the heart of one simple issue: what it genuinely takes to become rich. Prepare to train your brain for wealth. Prepare to become ‘poverty proof’ for life.
Guest on the line: International speaker and business author Douglas Kruger CSP
According to the Sexual Advice Association, sexual problems affect around 1 in 3 young and middle-aged women, and around 1 in 2 older women.
To identify the reasons behind sexual dysfunction, both physical and psychological factors have to be considered, including a woman's relationship with her partner.
Guest on the line: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist.
Full Potential has officially launched its online learning platform, which aims to develop one million young African leaders by 2025. Mabore Sithole, an established human resource professional and the founder of Full Potential, created the virtual development centre as one of the services to help organisations cultivate the remarkable potential of their employees and leadership teams.
Guest on the line:founder of Full Potential -Mabore Sithole
The word discipline means to impart knowledge and skill – to teach. However, it is often equated with punishment and control. There is a great deal of controversy about the appropriate ways to discipline children, and parents are often confused about effective ways to set limits and instill self-control in their child.
In medical and secular literature, there is great diversity of opinion about the short-term and long-term effects of various disciplinary methods, especially the use of disciplinary spanking. This statement reviews the issues concerning childhood discipline and offers practical guidelines for physicians to use in counselling parents about effective discipline.
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -
She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
We cannot celebrate this Women’s Month when South African women are suffering. The spiraling status of women in the country has prompted its leading nonprofit organisations to put out a collective statement hoping to steer attention to the growing toils society’s most vulnerable group faces. The impact of climate change, poverty and the Covid-19 pandemic has served South African women a continuous stream of blows to their dignity.
Guest on the line:Greenpeace Africa Climate and Energy Campaigner - Thandile Chinyavanhu
The SylvesterMashilo Foundation has a 3 pronged focus. The Mentorship of Boys between the ages of 8-16. Why are we focusing on these boys under the theme “rediscovering the heart of a boy to a man”? Without an intentional upbringing of our boys we run the risk of the vicious cycle of broken men continuing to plague our society. Think of the men who commit a rape or murder (GBVF) at the age of 30. These men didn’t just wake up broken. The brokenness in most cases can be traced back to childhood. When this men was just a boy.
Guest on the line:Sylvester Mashilo, Founder of The Sylvester Mashilo Foundation
Litigation is often the first route that parties take when a dispute arises. It is often pursued when it is evident that the other party does not wish to co-operate and litigation thus ensures that the matter is adjudicated. The decision of the court binds the parties. But there are many downfalls to litigation, especially when the parties have familial ties or run in the same crowds. It may even extend to the employer-employee relationship where a dispute arises, but the employee does not wish to exit the company. So what alternatives to litigation are there when a dispute arises?
Guest on the line:Gabriella Keeble - Senior Candidate Attorney at Schoeman Law Inc
Appointing former prisoners – or ex-offenders – as prison wardens is an international trend in corrections from which South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services can take constructive note. This idea has gained traction with recent budget cuts in the department. It has informed parliament that its mandate of rehabilitation might be affected negatively because many posts in prisons will remain vacant.
The Department of Correctional Services has been plagued by high levels of violence in prisons as well as a critical shortage of personnel. This is in the context of unsustainable rates of re-offending and little rehabilitation. It’s a circular problem.
Guest on the line: Golden Miles Bhudu - President · South African Prisoners Organization for Human Rights (SAPOHR)
Guest on the line: Dr Mariam Khan - a registered Natural medicine doctor with a Masters degree focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights and its intersections with gender and religion
Guest: Dr Prithy Ramlachan- the past president of the African society for sexual medicine (ASSM)
“A great leader possesses a clear vision, is courageous, and has integrity, honesty, humility and clear focus. ... Great leaders help people reach their goals, are not afraid to hire people that might be better than them and take pride in the accomplishments of those they help along the way.”
Guest on the line: Fred Bohasu -Inspirational speaker, Team Builder, Author, Chicken Farmer, Lead SA Hero, 100 Most Influential Young Africans
Appointing former prisoners – or ex-offenders – as prison wardens is an international trend in corrections from which South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services can take constructive note. This idea has gained traction with recent budget cuts in the department. It has informed parliament that its mandate of rehabilitation might be affected negatively because many posts in prisons will remain vacant.
The Department of Correctional Services has been plagued by high levels of violence in prisons as well as a critical shortage of personnel. This is in the context of unsustainable rates of re-offending and little rehabilitation. It’s a circular problem.
Guest on the line: Casper Lӧtter is a conflict criminologist affiliated with North-West University's School of Philosophy (Potchefstroom)
Everyone with even a little bit of debt has to manage their debt. If you just have a little debt, you have to keep up your payments and make sure it doesn’t get out of control. On the other hand, when you have a large amount of debt, you have to put more effort into paying off your debt while juggling payments on the debts you’re not currently paying.
Guest: Tony Buys -financial adviser and business insurance specialist
Siblings that are compared often may breed feelings of superiority and inferiority, eventually leading to rift between them. ... Some children may intentionally perform poorly in academics, or distant themselves from studying, when they see that their worth is based on their sibling's performance.
Guest:Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
The first case of COVID-19 in South Africa was reported in March 2020 and on March 15, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a series of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These included closure of both basic and higher education institutions.
Because of the pandemic, most educational institutions, including universities abruptly went online. Online learning management systems and platforms were consequently adopted.
Guest: Prof Sindile Ngubane -the Head of The Open Distance Learning Research Unit at UNISA
How the arts and entertainment sector has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and government lockdowns?
Guest: Sharif Baker, Chairperson of Southern African Communications Industries Association -SACIA
Fraudsters do not discriminate. As we continuously move towards the adoption of a digital and more importantly ‘touchless’ era, the platform for fraud increases. Fraud is a fraudster’s business and they often use the same business tactics we use in legitimate business, the difference being that they don’t have customers, they have victims. Thanks to an increase in data breaches, fraudsters are motivated and armed with the correct information, meaning that are very capable of impersonating an individual. The impacts of this are catastrophic.
This was the warning sounded by Dalene Deale, Executive Head of Secure Citizen at the recently held SAFPS Fraud Summit. Having been a victim of identity theft herself, she knows the impact it can have on a person and the importance behind creating an environment that fights against the growing nature of this challenge.
It is not all ‘doom and gloom’ though, technology and innovation is not the enemy. Technology can be used to ensure that digital inclusivity is possible through innovation and collaboration
Guest:Dalene Deale, Executive Head of Secure Citizen
Historically, property has been viewed as a right. In South Africa, however, black people were denied access to productive land through the Native Land Act of 1913 and subsequent discriminatory policy and legislation.
Black people could not own property nor could they effectively trade on properties.
In many cases land was held by Tribal Trusts, which precluded people living on tribal land from obtaining title deeds. These laws affected the ability of black people to create or accumulate wealth.
Consequently, significant numbers of South Africans have never in the history of their families experienced formal property ownership and its wealth creation benefits.
Guest on the line: MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works –Hon. Jomo Sibiya
A Weak Erection (also known as impotence or erectile dysfunction) is not a disease, but a secondary condition brought on by other, primary causes. It is a side effect, a symptom of something else. Thirty years ago, when men went to their doctors asking for help for erectile problems, they were told that there was no treatment because it was caused by aging, or it was all in their heads (psychological). A generation of research has been conducted in the intervening years.
Guest:Dr Prithy Ramlachan- the past president of the African society for sexual medicine (ASSM)
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission), following the widespread violence and looting in parts of South Africa last week, will be hosting a dialogue on Friday, 23rd July 2021, to be followed by a series of stakeholder engagements.
The Commission recognizes that the events which led up to violent incidents in different provinces, along with the resultant consequences, are complex and multifaceted. The Commission will therefore host a candid dialogue in an effort to find resolution toward the circumstances that gave rise to last week’s events.
Guest: Adv. Tseliso Thipanyane, Chief executive officer of the South African Human Rights Commission and former chief executive officer of the Safer South Africa Foundation.
The 6 Dimensional Life … living your life holistically …
Guest: Billy Selekane -Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker.
CSP, SASHoF, Speaker Expy recipient.
The African Christian Democratic Party is very disappointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech last night and we believe that he was too lean on details of exactly how law and order will be restored in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal after days of violence and looting in some areas of the two provinces. As a law-abiding South African, I am as devastated, disappointed and heartbroken by what we have seen on television and social media. The amount of looting, violence and destruction of property over the last few days is unparalleled. We have not seen anything of this magnitude since the dawn of our new democracy.
Guest: Rev. Kenneth Meshoe –President of The African Christian Democratic Party
Social unrest”—though others may prefer “riots and looting,” “food riots,” or “insurrection”—have swept South Africa since Monday. It’s unsettled an already unsettled nation. And as with all South Africa’s heightened moments, our historic fault lines have been re-exposed.
Racial and ethnic divisions, class antagonisms, xenophobia, questions of violence and its use. These are some of our wounds that have never been treated.
Over the last decades we’ve covered them with patriotic bandages, unity slogans and surface-level performances of a shared national consciousness. But the wounds have opened again now, and as the country bleeds, the rot is open for all to see. Flashing moments tell an incomplete but tragic story of the reality unfolding in our country.
Guest: Rev Dr. Tshawane – Founder of the Centre for Non-Violence Conflict Reconciliation
Guest: Ngila Muendane – Social activist
Only one-quarter of women reliably experience orgasm during intercourse—no matter how long it lasts, no matter what size the man's penis, and no matter how the woman feels about the man or the relationship.
According to 33 comprehensive studies, only half of women sometimes have orgasms during intercourse. About 20 percent seldom have orgasms during intercourse and about 5 percent never have orgasms, period.
In other words, intercourse is not the key to most women's sexual satisfaction. Whilst intercourse is central to reproductive sex, intercourse is not the essence of lovemaking. This begs the question: What makes many lovers feel deeply connected between the sheets?
Guest on the line: Dr Miriam Khan – Medical Doctor and Sexual Health Specialist
Prior to 2020, Mandela Day was traditionally celebrated by staff dedicating 67 minutes of their time to initiatives that involved action to inspire change. While the Covid-19 pandemic prevents corporates from having staff physically at various sites, Corporate Social Responsibility agency MAMAs Alliance says that there are many other options for corporates wanting to make a difference.
MAMAs Alliance prioritises the empowerment and upliftment of vulnerable youth and children across South Africa. MAMAs Alliance has a network of 2 200 members, across 37 independent autonomous NGOs and operating from 75 predominantly rural sites. The Alliance aims to reduce hunger and malnutrition, increasing access to education and ECD centres and the provision of shelter and nurturing environments.
Guest on the line: German More – Fundraising Consultant - MAMAS Alliance
Guest on the line: Ruby Motaung - Director –TREE
Africa is struggling to meet its vaccination targets for reasons that aren't as simple as they might seem. The Africa Union has worked mainly through its Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to acquire Covid-19 vaccines for the continent.
The World Health Organization calculates that Africa has administered only 2% of the global Covid-19 vaccine jabs. Our next guest saw that developing countries were struggling to curb the challenges and risks associated with counterfeit medications imported from China, India, and Pakistan. He started on a bold mission to construct a pharmaceutical plant in Ghana with the purpose of building the continent’s capacity to make its own vaccines.
Guest on the line: Dr. Michael Obeng -Director of MiKO Plastic and MiKO Surgery Center
About 20% of births in South Africa are the result of unplanned or unintended pregnancies. One way to reduce the rate is for men to have a vasectomy. However, the uptake of vasectomies is low both locally and on the continent. In the past year, the number of performed vasectomies recorded halved from 1,391 in 2019 to only 639 were performed in 2020.
In many parts of the world, family planning is still considered a woman’s responsibility. There is also a knowledge gap about the vasectomy procedure as a family planning method in several African countries. Another major reason for this is the cultural belief that a man’s fertility belongs to the community as a whole. As a result, men who go for vasectomies risk stigma and contempt. Should men be held socially responsible for their reproductive role in society?
Guest on the line: Dr Prithy Ramlachan – Medical Doctor and Director of Newkwa Medical Centre for Health and Wellness
When you wake up in the morning, what gets you out of bed? What's your drive?
The Japanese concept of Ikigai is all about discovering what sparks your soul and leading life with purpose. This concept is centred on embracing five pillars: starting small, accepting self, connecting with others and the planet, finding joy in little things, and being present.
These principles have helped the residents of Okinawa, Japan to have consistently lived to see their 100th birthday and have the highest number of female centurions in the world.
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Author, Inspirational Keynote Speaker and Organizational Effectiveness Specialist.
Going green, being sustainable, being kind and supporting local - these are all the buzzwords that more and more people are striving to live by. One of the easiest ways for farmers to prove that they are sustainable and adhering to good animal welfare practices, is via trusted food labelling.
Our next guest tells us more about how A Greener World (AGW) certification guarantees a farmer’s commitment to ethical and sustainable practices and makes it easy for sophisticated consumers to trust - and choose - their products.
Guest on the line: Tozie Zokufa - Executive Director of A Greener World SA
In the past year, we have been surrounded by change and it is the one thing that has the most dramatic impact on our lives. Change can come into our lives as a result of a crisis, as a result of choice or just by chance. There is no avoiding change as it will find you, challenge you and force you to reconsider how to live your life. Fortunately, there are ways to adapt to change, and even to take advantage of it.
We are all faced with having to make a choice – how do we make the best of that change?
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - Life coach, seasoned Journalist, Inspirational Speaker and Entrepreneur
As many as half a million more children than expected have dropped out of school during the pandemic. According to the Department of Basic Education, there were approximately 13 million children in Grades 1 to 12 in South Africa.
When comparing household and learner attendance patterns of the 2018 General Household Survey, our next guest said that the Department estimates that 650,000 to 750,000 children aged 7 to 17 years old were not attending school by May 2021. This is an increase of approximately 400,000 to 500,000 when compared to pre-pandemic times and a decline in the attendance rate amongst this age group from 98% in 2018 to 94% in May 2021.
Learner dropout rates are now at the highest rate they have been since household surveys started to monitor it in 2002. School attendance is at the lowest level it has been in 20 years, the report says.
Guest on the line: Nompumelelo Mohohlwane – Deputy Director: Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Department of Basic Education
Guest on the line: Sanele Gamede – Author, Strategic Youth Life and Career Coach and PhD candidate at University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
The key to reaching your long-term financial goals is to ensure that the occasional crisis does not derail your plans. If someone doesn’t have this emergency fund to draw on, they would either take on debt or dip into their retirement savings upon retrenchment, both of which are detrimental to one’s long-term finances. Today, we look at what tools can be used to ensure short-term and medium-term financial wellness.
As part of National Savings Month, the aim is to cultivate a culture of savings and making the public aware of the importance of financial health. This year’s focus is on bringing savings in your language.
Guest: Tony Buys – Financial Advisor
What is the solution to what is currently happening in South Africa today?
Guest on the line: Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa -The Founder of the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM)
Employers considering putting a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy in place need to take several factors into account, including appropriate steps if an employee refuses
Employers are currently faced with the difficult question whether to make vaccination mandatory for their employees. Obviously, employers want to create and maintain a safe and healthy working environment for their employees, including taking measures to protect them from contracting and/or spreading Covid-19. An additional measure could be to ensure employees receive the Covid-19 vaccine, once they are eligible, as determined by the South African Government.
Guest on the line: Professional Support Lawyer at Webber Wentzel
Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STDs), particularly amongst teenagers and young adults. It’s caused by bacteria and is spread by having unprotected sex — vaginal, anal, or oral — with someone who is infected, even though they may not have any symptoms.
Guest: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist.
The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act contained in the OHS Bill 2020 has recently been released by Cabinet for comment. The proposed changes and new penalties have an impact on building owners and managing agents on how they can be compliant.
The proposed OHSA Amendment, which marks as the first modification since it was published in 1993, has a significant impact not only on employers but on how building owners and managing agents create a safer environment for people with mobility impairments.
Guest: Gavin Glass, CEO of Evac+Chair South Africa
A recently released report highlights how societies could move closer to a more gender equal distribution of care work in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
One of the key findings of the report is that – at the current rate of change – it will take another 92 years before unpaid care work is shared equally between men and women. Globally, women do three times as much of the unpaid care work as men do, and make up over 70% of the paid care workforce.
Guest: Wessel van den Berg is the research manager at Sonke Gender Justice and contributed to the State of the World’s Fathers report
Seeing blood in the semen can make a man anxious. Fortunately, it doesn't always signal a major medical problem. For men younger than 40 with no related symptoms and no risk factors for underlying medical conditions, blood in semen often disappears on its own.
Guest: Durban-based general practitioner -Dr Prithi Ramlachan
Having a clear understanding of your money journey and how you can change and shift your vibrations towards flow...
Guest: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker.
Labour markets around the world are undergoing significant changes – particularly in non-tech sectors. South Africa hasn’t been spared from this wave of change. The country has high unemployment rates by global standards, both at national level and among the youth.
According to some theories, higher education leads to better labour market outcomes and improves future income through better career paths. But these theories have been criticised in countries with high rates of unemployment, where even graduates often struggle to find employment. It seems higher education is no longer a guarantee of a job.
Guest : Dr Ngk Precious Mncayi - Programme Leader Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of North West
Pressure from in-laws and being told the biological clock is ticking.
Guest:Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
In this brilliantly written book, Legacy: Greatness Beyond The Grave, the author, motivational speaker and businessman, Sicelo Nkosi, skilfully unpacks the dynamics of building a legacy and how different inheritance is. This is a book that unpacks how we view issues of inheritance compared to races and it also talks about practical tools we can use to gain true freedom which is “owning things from one generation to another” now that is legacy when one’s kids won’t have to start from scratch because his or her parents didn’t make provision for the future.
Guest: the author, motivational speaker and businessman, Sicelo Nkosi
Lending money to friends and family requires careful planning.
Guest: Tony Buys -financial adviser and business insurance specialist
It is no secret that the poor communities in South Africa face a high unemployment rate and poverty due to a struggling economy. But an even more prevalent theme in the townships and communities is the number of children left without parents, leaving them to fend for themselves. With a lack of finances, and no parents to support the children, what remedies are left for the children to obtain financial support? While the primary responsibility to support the child(ren) is vested in their parents, South African law provides various recourses available to children to obtain support. For purposes of this article, I will touch on two of those options available, namely, support from the grandparents or siblings.
Guest: Gabriella Keeble - Senior Candidate Attorney - SchoemanLaw Inc
The Five Teacher Unions in ELRC confirm that the Vaccination programme is continuing in all provinces this week, even though schools have closed. The Unions urge all teachers and education support personnel in schools who have not yet been vaccinated to do so as soon as possible. Information on the schedules for vaccinations is issued by education districts, and all queries should be taken forward at District level.
Guest: Basil Manuel- Executive Director Naptosa at National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa.
Sexual Problems are often left to deal with last, when you have been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. It is however sexual dysfunction that is strongly associated with treatment satisfaction post prostate cancer treatment. Sexual dysfunction is also a major predictor of both bother and depression in prostate cancer patients, even after the sexual dysfunction has been resolved.
Men are faced with the daunting and debilitating task of trying to search for answers on how to “fix” their sexual dysfunction, often failing so many times that they simply give up trying.
Guest : Andrew Oberholzer - CEO of The Prostate Cancer Foundation
Top surgeon, Dr Lance Coetzee, who has become the first urologist in SA to complete 1 000 robotic procedures, says robots are changing the face of cancer treatment and are helping save lives.
“As robotic technology evolves into smaller, sleeker machines, they can perform even more precise procedures, saving many more lives,” said Dr Coetzee, a world-renowned surgeon at The Urology Hospital Pretoria -- the first institution in Africa to acquire a robotic surgical system in 2013.
Guest: Dr Coetzee, a world-renowned surgeon at The Urology Hospital Pretoria
Let’s face it; parenting is not for the faint hearted. From broken bones to broken hearts… we survive one crisis after another, right? Truth is, raising a healthy child is not easy, but raising a child with a mental illness is taking parenting to a whole new level, its life altering. When a child is diagnosed with a mental illness, it ricochets to the entire family. Guest: Corna Olivier - HPCSA Registered Counsellor in private practice
Connecting African universities to high speed internet can help drive the development of digital skills and capabilities. This would also benefit secondary schools and technical and vocational colleges. A strong argument has been made, that improving connectivity should be viewed as a priority infrastructure investment. Guest: Prof Willie Chinyamurindi - Senior lecturer in business management, University of Fort Hare
Head Start Education serves as the gateway to Africa for the leading education technology companies in the world, in order to lead the advancement of education across the continent. Head Start is a full-blown edtech provider, having exclusive licenses of over 20 of the leading educational apps worldwide and in South Africa. We have been described as the ‘Netflix for Education’ with a catalogue that has over 50,000 activities, games, videos and PDF content. Our current offerings cater for early childhood development to high school. Our offerings are award-winning, internationally recognised and research-tested and provided at prices more economical than the market rate. Guest: Shivad Singh, founder and CEO of Head Start Education
The impact of COVID-19, and the ensuing financial crisis, will have a lasting impact on society and business as a whole. Those who are unable to work because of the lockdown are facing serious economic challenges. Because of job losses and reductions in income, many South Africans are worried that their assets such as their home, car or other financed goods could be repossessed over lack of payment. Knowledge is power especially when it comes to these types of financial matters. To assist consumers to be empowered and to know their rights, The Ombudsman for Banking Services outlines the differences between Repossession, Surrender of Goods and Bank Assisted Sales. Guest: Kwanda Vabaza, Manager: Communications at The Ombudsman for Banking Services
The world is facing a health crisis with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and every workplace has to help fight it. As an employee, it is your right to be kept as safe as possible. Indeed, the law is on your side, as it has rules that your employer must follow to protect and support you throughout this difficult time. Guest: Ayanda Baepi, co-founder and Director at Baepi Dyasi Attorney's
Guest: Dr Mariam Khan is a registered Natural medicine doctor with a Master’s degree focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights and its intersections with gender and religion
“The increase in STIs is cause for great concern. STIs drive HIV infection. When left untreated, an STI will ulcerate and become a thriving access point for HIV to easily enter the body. Uncircumcised men are far more vulnerable to STIs like herpes and syphilis. “VMMC services were suspended for five months last year. With facilities repurposed for the Covid-19 response, men wanting to circumcise were often not able to. Transportation, which Right to Care offers to support those wanting to circumcise, was also negatively affected because we put strict Covid-19 adherence protocols in place - allowing only 50% occupancy of vehicles transporting our clients. Services started again and by the end of 2020, the programme had gained momentum,” concludes Hlongwani. Guest: Sizwe Hlongwane, deputy chief of party for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) at health NGO Right to Care
A Mrs SA semi-finalist, whose golf champion father took his own life four years ago, has spoken out for the first time about the agonising ordeal in a bid to help break the stigma around mental illness and to urge those struggling with stress, anxiety and depression to reach out for help immediately. Mother, entrepreneur and social activist, Chane Todd, 31, has broken her silence about her world-famous father, golfing champion, Wayne Westner, who died at 55 after battling depression for years. Westner won 14 pro titles, excelled on the European tour, and was about to conduct work with the PGA when he took his life. Guest: Mother, entrepreneur and social activist, Chane Todd
Is society too judgemental towards Men and what can be done to create an environment, where healing can happen ... to Men and the Boy Child... Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker.
A year ago, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we predicted that school closures in South Africa would result in learning losses. A loss of contact learning time would lead to lower educational outcomes, and the losses would be higher in no-fee schools (serving children from low income families) than in fee-paying schools. Now we can update how much contact teaching time was lost in 2020 and make an “informed speculation” on the amount of learning loss based on changes in test scores between 2019 and 2020. Guest: Dr Vijay Reddy -Distinguished Research Specialist Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
The modern research university was designed to produce new knowledge and to pass that knowledge on to students. North American universities over the last 100 years have been exceptionally good at that task. But this is not all that universities can do or should do. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it even easier to reduce teaching to knowledge dissemination and to obscure other, equally important, forms of education that help students be better citizens, thinkers, writers and collaborators. These other forms of education are the cornerstone of human flourishing and democratic participation. Guest: Robert Danisch -Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of Waterloo in Canada.
A World Gone Mad is a collection of 15 stories written by the students. All come from rural villages or low income, highly populated settlements on the edge of metropolitan areas (also known as “townships”). Some of them wrote their stories on their cell phones. In March 2020, when South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced the country’s first lockdown, students had to evacuate campus and return to their homes. During this lockdown, citizens were not allowed to travel, shops had to close and people had to remain indoors. Guest: Dr. Brian Sibanda -Lecturer/Researcher: Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of the Free State, University of the Free State
Although vacancies are up, evolving trends indicate that the office is not obsolete. In fact, John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate argues that as both employers and employees continue to embrace the new world of work, the office’s purpose has evolved – and that it still plays a crucial role. “In 2021, companies are rethinking the office and are using it as a much-needed catalyst for productivity, efficiency and safe collaboration,” he adds. Guest: John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate
For many women, whilst becoming pregnant brings an incredible amount of joy, it also comes with significant fear and insecurity as to how your employer will handle the news. You may ask yourself many questions such as “will I still have a job to come back to?”, “I am on unpaid maternity leave, can I come back after a month or two?” and “will I be treated differently?” Guest : Gabriella Keeble - Senior Candidate Attorney SchoemanLaw Inc
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). This STI causes herpetic sores, which are painful blisters (fluid-filled bumps) that can break open and ooze fluid.
Guest: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist
Guest: David Bayever - Director of SAIDS (South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport) and Guest: Simon Ramara - Director of Security for Khaume Security and Training
Guest: Dr Natalia Novikova - a highly skilled Gynaecologist and Endoscopic Surgeon practicing in both Cape Town and Johannesburg
Mindfulness Wednesday – Youth Resilience: Have we failed our Youth by not preparing them thorough for life ... making things to appear easy? Guest: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker
It can be from relationships or friendship, even work. Unfortunately, we can't walk away from families.
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis is fuelled by a shortage and mismatch of skills, but also by a lack of internships to help younger work seekers obtain the experience they need to secure permanent jobs. Covid-19 isn’t helping. Civil society and corporate players are working to solve this often-overlooked challenge with an innovative youth talent hub that matches skilled youngsters with practical private sector assignments that match their profiles, increasing their employability.
Guest: Onyi Nwaneri, CEO of Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS)
It is often said that Africa ought to learn from the west – but not much is said about what there is to learn from Africa. At this point in time, there is in actual fact much that the rest of the world can learn from Africa. Africa has come a long way in shaking off the image of a continent that is consistently dependent on and trailing the rest of the world for investment, development, direction and validation. We are diversifying our economies to move away from economic dependence on the global north, and actively searching for African solutions to African problems. Moreover, while Africa remains an attractive investment destination, it is now more sought after for its people than for its physical assets.
Guest: Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State
An all-too-common scenario is for women to die with a protection order in their hand, a tragic loss of a life that could have been prevented if there were fewer systemic gaps in providing services to victims of domestic violence. These gaps can be plugged through localised multi-stakeholder, community-coordinated solutions using existing resources within the community. This is according to Advocate Tarisai Mchuchu-Macmillan, Executive Director at MOSAIC Training, Service & Healing Centre, pointing to the alarmingly high instances of domestic violence, despite the Domestic Violence Act (of 1998) providing clear and precise instructions to be enacted by state actors to ensure the protection of victims of violence. "While we know that victims are coming forward to seek protection through domestic violence protection orders, we still have too many instances of victims not being afforded the protection as intended by legislation, and these gaps in our protection order system are reflected in the crime statistics." According to the latest South African Police Services (SAPS) quarterly crime statistics, survivors opened 50 124 cases of assault with the police. In that same period, 1643 people were murdered either in their homes or in the perpetrator's home. Guest: Advocate Tarisai Mchuchu-Macmillan, Executive Director at MOSAIC Training, Service & Healing Centre,
The days of having a beer after work and driving home are over. Once South Africa’s strict new drunk-driving laws come into effect this month, you won’t be allowed behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after even one drink. Currently, it’s still legal to get behind the wheel if your blood-alcohol level is under 0.05g per 100ml. The new National Road Traffic Amendment Act totally prohibits the consumption of alcohol by all motor vehicle operators on South African public roads by setting the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers at 0%. This has serious implications for South African drivers. If you’re involved in an accident after having even a single drink, you won’t just find yourself on the wrong side of the law, but it can also have a major impact on your insurance, warns King Price’s customer experience partner, Wynand van Vuuren. Guest: Ian Sibiya, King Price spokesperson
Guest: Dr Natalia Novikova - is a highly skilled female gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon.
Sex, politics and religion are among the many topics some of us still believe to be best avoided in polite conversation. Tissue and organ donation sits comfortably among these. It may be a difficult conversation but tissue donation is a crucial part of improving the quality of life for patients with various medical problems. In most instances, there is no substitute for human tissue products, and certainly none as effective. What’s more, tissue donation relies on little more than consent from the donor. So why is it that we’re so hesitant to agree to our tissue being gifted to help others after we die? Guest: Sandra Venter, Recovery and Awareness Manager at BoneSA
Not everyone with cancer will have changes in sexual desire or how they feel about themselves sexually. You might not notice any changes at all. But you might find cancer changes your body image affecting the way you feel about yourself and sex. Some people lose interest in sex and feel very tired.
Guest on the line: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist
Mindfulness Wednesday - The Youth: Are they entitled or have we set them up for failure and what should we do to turn the tide around?
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker.
In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) report survey found that only 24% of LGBTQ youth said they can “definitely” be themselves as an LGBTQ person at home. Studies have shown the positive health outcomes for LGBTQ youth whose families are supportive and accepting — which include great self-esteem and resilience, and a lower risk of depression, hopelessness, and substance abuse.
We are talking about what families can do to create supportive environments for LGBTQI+ people whether it’s coming out to their parents or introducing a partner to the family. The most important thing you can give your kids is unconditional love and support.
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
Teachers play a critical role in the development of South Africa’s children. They are not simply shaping young minds through curricula but also act as caregivers where a social worker or psychologist is absent. Who supports teachers in managing the emotional burden? Community Keepers provides therapeutic counselling and host life changing workshops for learners, educators and parents at our 28 partner schools, in marginalised communities. Their dream is to partner with as many communities as possible, to build resilience and a culture of well-being. Nobody should be denied access to mental health care because they are poor or live in a remote place.
Guest: Gerrit Laning – Chief Executive Officer of Community Keepers
A group of Free State young entrepreneurs have created a mobile app that will help spaza shop owners operate more efficiently. They are the quartet of Tumi Letsaba, Kgomotso Sebitlo, Ditjhaba Selemela and Bandile Ntombela who are the founders of a tech company called Next Curve Creations. Progressive Creations will help traders unite for discounts, and for stock monitoring. It will also help individual owners keep better inventory records. The app will help owners contain expenses and increase access to the marketplace. At present, the app is being tested among a closed user group of spaza shop owners in Frankfort. Guest: Tumi Letsaba - Co-founder of Next Curve Creations
President Cyril Ramaphosa has just signed the Cybercrimes Bill, which seeks to bring South Africa’s cybersecurity laws in line with the rest of the world. The bill criminalises the disclosure of data messages which are harmful and intimate images on social media. Other offences include cyber fraud, forgery, extortion and theft of incorporeal property. The unlawful and intentional access of computer system or computer data storage medium is also considered an offence, along with the unlawful interception of, or interference with, data.
Guest: Nicole Schoeman-Louw - Managing Director of Schoeman Law Inc.
With Youth Day coming up on June 16, South Africans will be commemorating the lives lost in the Soweto student uprisings and the role played by the youth in our country’s liberation. It will also be a time to reflect on the challenges and issues faced by today’s youth.
One such issue is excessive alcohol consumption, which South Africa is well known for and our drinking culture and youth are no strangers to overindulgence. The challenge with this is that excessive drinking can lead to dependency and impact negatively on our youth’s family lives, relationships and even work. For safety reasons, employers need to ensure that younger employees are not arriving at work still intoxicated from the night before, especially when operating heavy machinery as this could lead to an accident. Guest: Rhys Evans, Director at Alco-Safe
The Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign is supported by a team of African changemakers, including Springboks captain Siya Kolisi and South African explorer Saray Khumalo. They are coming together to inspire youth across Africa to call on leaders and push for political action to end malaria within their generation. Guest: South African explorer -Saray Khumalo
African countries still bear the brunt of malaria's grip on the world, with approximately 70% of all infections occurring on this continent. However, there is still hope, and it is possible that we can see the end of this scourge in just a few years. Guest : Dr Karen I Barnes - Director: Pharmacology| WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN)
The term sexually transmitted disease (STD) is used to refer to a condition passed from one person to another through sexual contact.
Guest on the line: Dr Natalia Novikova - is a highly skilled female gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon.
Topic -Money Blueprint: is it possible that there’s a program running in your mind which makes you repel and not attract money and how can you change that...
Guest: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker
How almost two-thirds of the world's arable land is in Africa, meaning the continent has great potential to feed itself and the global population. Through the AAQ programme, AGCO Africa hopes to empower Africans who have a passion for the agricultural sector, particularly technical and sales representatives, who can serve as trusted partners to African farmers. Guest: Dr. Benard Ngwene, Project Manager at AGCO Africa and he is the project manager of the Africa Agriculture Qualification that AGCO Africa is offering to people to learn within the agricultural space.
We believe in a future where rural African people are confident participants of the fourth industrial revolution. They are agents of change seamlessly plugged in to local communities and global networks. Together with those who are reimagining education with us, we will continue to create innovative digital learning campuses, responsive programmes and demand-led social enterprises, all working together to create an accessible, opportunity-packed world for our next generation of rural Africans. Our goal is for each regional cluster of campuses to deliver wonder-filled 21st century learning opportunities to rural and marginalised communities. Each cluster will be 80% self-funded 100% community-powered and 75% women-led. The world is changing fast and the future will not exclude us. In fact, the future needs us. Guest: Kate Groch- CEO of Good Work Foundation
In the past year, COVID-19 abruptly disrupted schooling, and forced the question of how much kindergarten to Grade 12 education should or will rely on online teaching in the near and distant future. Education has taken a decided technological turn in its massive adaptation to online learning. This is precipitating a critical debate in education right now, with a most uncertain future and much depending on its outcome. One key concern when considering both online learning and the tech platforms teachers may rely on in classrooms is a long-standing issue of how education should accommodate student individuality. For at least 150 years, education in the western world has been conflicted over this issue. Guest: Michael Maser -PhD candidate - Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Guest: Dr Mariam Khan - is a natural medicine doctor registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa.
This Friday, 28 May 2021, the World will commemorate and recognise Menstrual Hygiene Day. In an exciting first-ever collaboration that aims to #BreakTheSilence to all young SA women on everything menstrual, Salome will be hosting a live virtual event with experts in menstruation and female health on Salome’s Facebook, YouTube and Instagram pages. The free live virtual session starts at 6:30pm on Friday and aims to openly discuss menstruation and what is normal and expected versus what is not, as well as busting common and cultural myths linked to menstruation. Guest: CEO at 3Sixty Biomedicine - Boitumelo Sibambo
The World Health Organisation has recently released information highlighting how long working hours are the cause of premature death. The New York Times wrote that the study estimated that working more than 55 hours a week in a paid job resulted in 745,000 deaths in 2016 that is up 590,000 in 2000. The study further showed that around 398,000 of those deaths in 2016 were a result of people having a stroke and 347,000 were due to heart disease. In South Africa the Basic Condition of Employment Act states that the maximum normal working time allowed is 45 hours a week. That equates to 9 hours a day. This does not mean that an employee must work 45 hours, it serves as a guideline as a contractual agreement with an employer could allow an employee to work 40 hours a week. The act just indicates an employee should not exceed 45 hours a week. Guest on the line: Devan Moonsamy - CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker. CSP, SASHoF, Speaker Expy recipient.
Non-life insurer Old Mutual Insure, and the SwiftVee AgriTech company, have announced the launch of VeeSure, a new digital insurance solution designed to support the ever-changing needs of the South African livestock buyer and production auction market. "As the innovators of online livestock auctions in South Africa, we pride ourselves on bridging the divide between traditional agricultural business and the benefits of cutting-edge technology. We are excited to partner with Old Mutual Insure and pioneer innovation in the agricultural insurance sector, which will add significant value to all stakeholders," says Russel Luck, chief executive officer of SwiftVee. Guest : Russel Luck, chief executive officer of SwiftVee.
Talking to your kid about sex can be daunting.
When is it the right time to begin having a conversation about sex with your children? Do you tell them everything about sex at a go?
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
The Shoprite Group has a fundraising drive in all of its 764 Shoprite, Checkers and Checkers Hyper supermarkets countrywide in an effort to combat stunting, which impacts 1.5 million South African children, with 3 out of every 10 children suffering chronic malnutrition. A percentage of the sale of each packet of Shoprite Ritebrand and Checkers Housebrand soup is going to the Lunchbox Fund. “Since its inception just over 18 months ago, this initiative has generated enough to provide 650 000 meals to more than 4 000 primary and secondary school children,” says CSI Manager, Lunga Schoeman. “We’ve created a sustainable source of funding to further support the Shoprite Group’s extensive hunger relief efforts in communities across South Africa.” Guest: Sue Wildish, Managing Director at the Lunchbox Fund.
Guest: Fadia Arnold -is currently the Director of Arnold Law Legal Consultancy, a private legal consulting company she founded in 2020.
Can you please tell us the kind of issue that arise in men?
•What signs should men look out for when they need to consult a Urologist? • Why is there apprehension or reluctancy in men to consult Urologists? • Please tell us what is erectile dysfunction? • Urologists diagnose and treat diseases of the urinary tract in both men and women. They also treat all parts of the male reproductive system like the prostate. Prostate cancer, is the most common male cancer locally and globally and showing significant increases. It is also known as the “silent killer” Please tell us why is that? How can men prevent it?
Guest on the line: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist
South Africa’s mining industry has long been an important part of the country’s economy. In 2020 alone, despite COVID-19, mining contributed R361.6 billion (almost 20 billion US dollars) towards South Africa’s gross domestic product, a share of over 8%. The industry employs 451,000 people. But despite its value and the regulations in place to protect workers, it has been criticised for a poor record of health and safety. The South African constitution guarantees workers’ right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing. Employers must provide a reasonably practicable working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees. Guest on the line: Nomfundo Moroe -Lecturer at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africans can be divided into two broad groups: those that are largely adhering to Covid-19 preventative measures, and those that show only limited adherence to the recommended guidelines. It is this latter group that should be of concern as they are potentially super-spreaders of Covid-19. According to Ask Afrika’s Covid-19 Tracker study, the larger of these groups, representing around 65% of South Africans, can be classified as exhibiting high adherence to sanitation and preventative measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing, while the remainder – 35% - can be classified as demonstrating limited adherence. The limited adherence group is least likely to observe behaviours pertaining to social distancing and isolating after testing positive for Covid-19 – potentially becoming super spreaders of the virus. Guest on the line: Andrea rademeyer, CEO of ask Afrika
How do transgender people transition? Coming out to your friends and family as transgender and asking people to use pronouns (she/her, he/him, they/them) that match your gender identity.
Guest on the line: SHIBU –is going through transitioning process
Don’t just dream, act on them. Only then will you have a chance of making your dreams a reality. Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker. CSP, SASHoF, Speaker Expy recipient.
Environment /social Conversations: An indigenous tea maker edges her way into SA cuppa industry (Time of article published Oct 28, 2019) Setšong Tea Crafters is an Award Winning Agri-business and vehicle for development of natural indigenous flora found in the natural landscapes of South Africa, more prominently within the rural areas of Limpopo. The enterprise stimulates the economy in a collaboration with rural cooperatives from Limpopo developed by a community development organization; Siyaphila Youth Support Services. Guest on the line: Retang Phaahla co-found Setsong Tea Crafters (STC)
A betrayal in a relationship can encompass more than cheating. From financial infidelity to talking behind your partner's back…..etc
Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
iSchoolAfrica, a South African education initiative, has empowered more than 100,000 South African learners and 3,000 teachers in rural and township-based schools. Operating across all nine provinces, with one of the world's best technology and classroom practices, the initiative helps schools overcome a lack of infrastructure and other essential resources, and improves their numeracy results by an average of 15%. Guest on the line: Michelle Lissoos, executive director of iSchoolAfrica.
A lot has happened in 2020 and more will happen in the future. The Covid-19 pandemic brought various challenges to the healthcare system and nurses have been at the coalface of these challenges. The mental health of nurses has been challenged, their resilience tested, and their teamwork strengthened. In the future, a collective approach related to the function and role of nurses needs to be enhanced; the growth of the nursing profession is essential, and nurses will continue this work through enhancing their professional identity, their professional role, their own research, and also through teamwork with other professionals. Guest on the line: Dr Champion Nyoni, senior researcher and lecturer, School of Nursing, UFS
A recent judgment by the Labour Court implores employers to consider whether existing Covid-19 health and safety protocols are being taken seriously by employees. Such protocols are meaningless if they are merely "in place and on paper" In this judgment*, the Labour Court upheld the dismissal of an employee who reported for duty / work despite knowing that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
Guest: Shane Johnson –Professional Support Lawyer at Webber Wentzel
Guest: Dr Natalia Novikova -is a highly skilled female gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon.
The chief inspector of mines has issued a guidance note to assist mining companies to manage and control HIV in the workplace, which requires employers to put policies, plans, awareness and monitoring in place. More than 40-million people worldwide are infected with HIV and it is estimated that 26-million of these are workers aged between 15 and 49 (the prime of their employable years). South Africa has a long history of high rates of HIV and remains one of the countries that are most severely impacted. Guest on the line: Kalene Watson- a senior associate in the Employment/Health & Safety team at Webber Wentzel
Thembi Ngubane was a young woman who became famous through the American National Public Radio show Thembi’s AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager.. She was vibrant, punchy, and full of life. She recorded the consultation when, as a doctor, I started her on antiretroviral therapy in 2005. Jo Menell’s documentary film, Thembi, gives a sensitive and nuanced account of her fast rise to fame, culminating in meeting Barack Obama and addressing the US Congress, and then equally rapid fall into oblivion, loss from care, and death. Guest on the line: Gilles van Cutsem -Honorary Research Associate, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town
who pays for what in a relationship especially when going out on dates? Men are expected to be providers and pay for almost everything in a relationship/marriage- even when the partner is working.
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
Since the October 2017 attacks by alleged Islamist insurgents- commonly referred to as Ahlu Sunnah Wa-al-Jama and locally know as Al Shabab- on Mocimboa da Praia, it has not been entirely clear who the attackers were, what their strategic objectives are, and on whose domestic and international support they rely. Today, almost everyone is aware of who these people are: the disgruntled youth of Cabo Delgado, who are demanding a slice of the resources that are found in abundance in their region. This paper, grounded in a historical understanding of conflict in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, seeks to identify possible stakeholders and scenarios in what we no longer see as an insurgency, but a war. This study will also seek to highlight the drivers of the conflict in Cabo Delgado, and attempt to answer the following questions: what does a peaceful intervention by the African Union (AU) look like? what must it avoid as a block to achieve normalisation and stability?
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South Africa is facing a severe teacher shortage, despite there being thousands of teaching positions vacant across the country. To better understand why more of the country’s millions of young jobseekers are not pursuing teaching qualifications, online professional learning community Zibuza.net has put out a survey to its network of teachers, the full results of which can be found in the press release below. Malcolm Mooi, founder of Zibuza.net “This survey interrogated the factors contributing to the nationwide teaching shortage, how current and older teachers were positioning this career path to young, would-be teachers, and revealed why the country cannot afford to lose even a single young teacher.”
Guest on the line: Malcolm Mooi, chief vision bearer at Zibuza.net, an online professional learning community committed to the holistic support of teachers.
In October 2013, the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (Codes of Good Practice) Codes were gazetted by the Minister of Trade and Industry (DTI). These (new) BEE Codes of Good Practice came into operation on 30 April 2015 (“new codes”), thereby replacing the existing BEE Codes of Good Practice (“old codes”). Guest on the line: Nicolene Schoeman-Louw - the Managing Director of Schoemanlaw Inc Attorneys, Conveyancers and Notaries Public (Schoemanlaw Inc Attorneys) in Cape Town.
WHAT DOES PRESCRIPTION MEAN? Prescription is when a debt arising from a cause of action is extinguished after a determined period of time has elapsed. It is regulated by the Prescription Act 68 of 1969 and starts to run on the day that the debt becomes legally due to be paid. The general prescription period applicable in most cases run for a period of three years. The prescription periods in relation to Road Accident Fund matters differ somewhat to the general three year prescription period. It should be noted that in certain circumstances prescription can be delayed or interrupted. Guest on the line: Daisy kulani Mbokota an attorney and director at Mbokota attorneys inc
Guest: Dr. Natalia Novikova is a gynaecologist specialising in minimally invasive surgery, pelvic floor disorders, and cosmetic gynaecology in the Gardens area of Cape Town and Sandton area in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Health/social conversations – New breast cancer movement stresses the importance of early detection through regular screening Breast cancer is the most common cancer type amongst women in South Africa and a lack of regular screening through mammograms and breast sonars are adding to the already heavy burden. Radiology Group, Keystone Radiology, says that they have launched a national campaign, urging women of all ages to prioritise their health by committing to annual breast cancer screenings. Dr Nikoli van Zyl says the Screen Her Save Her movement is based on the premise that early detection through screening is critical.
‘We have officially launched the Screen Her Save Her campaign, aimed at encouraging women to commit to annual breast cancer screenings. We know that breast cancer is one of the most common cancers amongst women and almost 1 in every 25 women are likely to be diagnosed in their lifetime. Early detection could easily become the determining factor when dealing with a life-threatening disease,’ she says.
Dr Van Zyl says despite the numerous awareness campaigns around the disease, the majority of women in South Africa are still uninformed about the necessity for regular screening. Screening can be done via self-examination, Mammography and ultrasound – which remain the gold standard for the early detection of breast cancer. Guest on the line: Dr Nikoli van Zyl –from Radiology Group, Keystone Radiology
There are 50 million children under the age of 15 living with asthma in sub-Saharan Africa; most of them are reportedly in South Africa. For parents or caregivers of these children managing the illness can be complicated and stressful. Added to that, new information suggests that asthma treatment needs urgent re-examining, leaving parents with questions about the dangers of being over reliant on reliever pumps. Doctor Marlin McKay, a GP at the Goldman Medical Centre in Johannesburg explains, “When children are diagnosed with the respiratory disease, they are normally prescribed with two different types of inhalers, a maintenance inhaler and a symptom relieving inhaler. 2,3 Findings show that patients with asthma - not precluding children, will frequently underuse the maintenance inhaler which contains an anti-inflammatory therapy, and instead, over-rely on the symptom reliever inhaler. It is usually blue in colour and contains an item which opens up the airways known as short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) therefore providing rapid and temporary relief for children. The problem with this approach is it can mask the worsening of symptoms and actually increases their risk of asthma attacks.”4-7 Guest on the line: Doctor Marlin McKay, a GP at the Goldman Medical Centre in Johannesburg
Guest: Dr Mariam Khan - is a natural medicine doctor registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Social conversations –Mindfulness Wednesday- Heart and Mind Coherence: The foundation of a life being made epic...
Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker. CSP, SASHoF, Speaker Expy recipient.
Being in nature has benefits for people, as studies have shown. There’s ample evidence that experiences of nature have positive physical and psychological outcomes. But these insights have largely come from the Global North. There’s very little research on how urban communities in the Global South experience or view urban nature. A recently published book we co-edited, Urban Nature Enriching Belonging, Wellbeing and Bioculture, fills this gap. It highlights the diversity of experiences that people may have when interacting with nature in urban areas. Guest: Michelle Cocks -is an Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department, Rhodes University
Guest: Hakeem Anderson-Lesolang, a complementary therapist, relationships coach, podcaster (SincerelyBlackLove), Best Selling Author (200TruthsAboutLove & In Rosewater) and a black love Yoda.
He would be able to discuss the following in relation to open education resource: • learner performance and how open education resources improve access to quality and culture sensitive and relevant material • the difficulty that learners in disadvantages communities have in accessing books and other learning materials • Possible solutions: could be to make literacy materials readily and freely available for learner. Can also bring in zero rated websites. Molteno Vula Bula website is zero rated
He can also speak on: • Education (in general) • Mother tongue-based education • Bi-literacy (English + African language) • Parental involvement in education • Instructional leadership: the role of managers; principals and HOD’s, Guest on the line: Masennya Dikotla, CEO of Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy NPC
An estimated 600 000 children with disabilities are out of school, according to a 2019 Human Rights Watch article, but the L.U.C.C.A Support and Care Centre in Randburg is bridging this gap by supporting neuro-atypical children from birth to 21 years with their diverse educational, vocational, and functional mobility needs. Guest on the line: Alison Moschetta -L.U.C.C.A Support and Care Centre founder
Around the world more and more people are taking an interested in plant-based diets and a vegan lifestyle, but in meat-loving South Africa the idea of ditching meat might sound like an unrealistic idea. The thing is that most of the media talking about vegan diets is either focusing on the reasons that someone might want to eat less meat - like health, environmental and ethical concerns - or focusing on niche health issues and products. Judging by the queries we get, and the responses we see to messaging like this, what the public wants to know more about is the how - especially how to start out, and perhaps most importantly, how to make sure they're going to enjoy the food! One area of 'how' that has been getting media attention is meat replacements; but again the focus of this coverage has been on why there has been such a huge increase in availability and interest in these products - with much less information on what they are, which ones actually taste nice, and where South Africans can get hold of them. Guest on the line: Donovan Will –Director ProVeg South Africa
To some people an ante nuptial agreement seems like a sign of mistrust between partners. In fact, it gives a couple the opportunities to agree on their financial future and how their assets and gains will be distributed or divided when their marriage comes to an end because of death or divorce. It also prevents the marriage from automatically being one of in community of property. An ante nuptial agreement is entered into where couples do not want to get married in community of property and is concluded before marriage. An ante nuptial agreement might be especially important for someone who already has assets like a business, or family obligations like children from a previous marriage. Guest on the line: Metse Masina -Director and Founder of Masina Attorneys
Guest: Dr Prithy Ramlachan - the past president of the African society for sexual medicine (ASSM)
A video of Nigerians evicting South Africans out has been doing rounds on Twitter, this did not sit well with a lot if people as they felt that they had no right to throw them out in the streets without giving the three months notice. According to the South African law landlords are not allowed to evict their tenants until a period of three months’ notice is over. A lot if people had a lot to say about the video as they felt that even though the property belongs to those Nigerians they were abusing their power as landlords. The video was share by a twitter user Lerato Pillay who us well known for standing for the rights of South Africans. She took it to her twitter account and wrote: “Very disturbing new, Nigerians are currently evicting South African Citizens in Kempton Park, they came with their private Army caring guns and wearing battle jackets”.
Guest on the line: The President of Nigerian Union of South Africa, Honourable Adetola Olubajo
According to a recently released report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and its network of partners, the Covid-19-related economic slowdown failed to put the brakes on climate change drivers and accelerating impacts. The report, State of the Global Climate 2020, documents indicators of the climate system, including greenhouse gas concentrations, increasing land and ocean temperatures, sea level rise, melting ice and glacier retreat and extreme weather. It also highlights impacts on socio-economic development, migration and displacement, food security and land and marine ecosystems.
Guest on the line: Prof Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Society turns to judge women who date men younger than them, even if it's by 2/3 years. However, for men it is somehow acceptable unless a man is 20+ years older than the partner. What does it really mean to date according to your age as an individual? Should one look at the societal norm to dictate their happiness or should the freedom of choice prevail?
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
In an article published by the Mail and Guardian this weekend, Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe says ‘In the history of South Africa’s liberation women and youth played a pivotal role in defining and realising transformation. Yet, in maintaining this new South Africa, their role has retreated to traditional boundaries. If we want to achieve an inclusive, holistic and full recovery, all voices must be heard. The voices of women and youth, in particular, must be bought to the fore’.
Guest on the line: Lethiwe Sinodumo Nkosi is the Network Mobilizer at Youth Capital.
As we reflect on Freedom Day in South Africa, perhaps it is a good time to also think about the idea of financial freedom. Many people consider financial freedom to be something elusive, like winning the lottery. But in reality, it is more achievable than people think – provided you are prepared to adjust your lifestyle and expectations somewhat. Financial freedom generally means that you have enough money saved to maintain your lifestyle for the rest of your life, without being dependent on a monthly salary. You may choose to keep working, but you have the freedom not to if that suits you better. Guest on the line: Tony Buys - financial adviser and business insurance specialist
Immediately following a person’s death, the process of winding up his/her deceased estate starts (regardless of whether he/she passes away with a Will or Intestate). But this is not as easy or as cheap as we may think…. As a reminder – a deceased estate refers to the money and/or property that an individual leaves behind when he/she passes. An estate must then be administered and distributed in terms of the deceased’s will or the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987. Guest 1 on the line: Stella Pickard - CEO & Co-Founder at Quickwill
Relying on a single income may prove unfeasible, but before getting that side hustle off the ground, employees must know what their employment contract and work policy states about supplementing their income with another job or personal business, in case they find themselves facing disciplinary action, says Tertius Wessels, advocate and legal director of Strata-g Labour Solutions. Guest 1 on the line: Nicolene Schoeman – Louw : Founder & Managing Director at SchoemanLaw Inc
Guest: Dr Natalia Novikova - a gynaecologist with an interest in aesthetic gynaecology and urogynaecology
There is clear evidence that becoming unemployed has a negative impact on mental health. There is also clear evidence that people with mental health problems are more likely than others to become unemployed. Guest 1 on the line: Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker –Billy Selekane
Guest: Dr Mariam Khan - is a natural medicine doctor registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa.
“We support the Department’s efforts to limit landfilling, but they need to take more drastic steps and ban problematic and non-essential single-use plastics if we are ever to defeat the growing plastic pollution crisis,” said Angelo Louw, Greenpeace Africa Pan-African Plastic Project Lead. “It is time to hold companies to account for what they put into the marketplace without consideration of their products end-of-life management” Greenpeace Africa, groundWork and other Break Free from Plastic partners have on several occasions called on Pillay to take measures that will ensure greater accountability for companies who manufacture and sell plastic products in South Africa. Producers have a responsibility to reduce plastic production at source and find alternative delivery channels that will ensure a sustainable future and an end to the plastic pollution crisis. Guest on the line: Angelo Louw, Greenpeace Africa Pan-African Plastic Project Lead
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
“There is a need for the promotion and preservation of our country’s languages and culture in the 21st century. South African languages are protected by the Constitution and UJ is fully committed to the values enshrined in the Constitution. At UJ, we pride ourselves on the multicultural diversity of our students and academic body. We live in a multicultural country, therefore there is a need for multilingual recognition,” said Professor Marné Pienaar, the Head of UJ’s Multilingual Language Services Office. Guest on the line: Professor Marné Pienaar, the Head of UJ’s Multilingual Language Services Office.
“South Africa could be facing a health-care worker crisis if the current and projected shortage of skilled health professionals is not addressed.” This is a stark warning issued by the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA), following the recent release of data around critical skills. While the World Health Organization projects a worldwide workforce shortfall of about 18 million healthcare workers by 2030, recent local data showed that South Africa also has cause for concern. Guest on the line: Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) chief executive -Elaine Brass
Guest: Dr prithy Ramlachan- the past president of the African society for sexual medicine (ASSM)
On Steve Biko Street, taxi horns blare and horse carts trot down Gugulethu’s busy main road. But over a high wall, a woman has grown an oasis of green in the highly-developed, urban landscape of Gugulethu, where almost 100,000 share just 6.42km² (or 2.5 miles²) of land. It’s here in Gugulethu where Nomonde Kweza, or “Mama Nomonde,” is reclaiming her agricultural heritage, and teaching her community to support their families with home gardens, with the goal of becoming self-sustaining. In 2006, she founded Ulimo Lwethu Food Garden, a 0.65 hectare organic urban farm outside the Ikhaya Loxolo Old Age Home. Guest on the line – Mama Nomonde - Farmer
This episode of Civic Education is proudly brought to you by SABC Radio Education at (this radio station) in partnership with Government Employees Pension Fund. Enriching minds, Enriching lives.
Guest: Itumeleng Modise –Client liation officer at the Government Employees Pension Fund - GEPF
Dating as a single parent is tough. And the big question is as a single parent- when do you introduce a new partner to your kids?
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
Girls experience gender and sexual violence in schools around the world, and South Africa is no exception. Research has shown how learners, and girls in particular, are vulnerable to violence. Despite the country’s political response to violence against women and girls, school-going girls struggle with male violence in and out of school. Learners who are victimised at school often show poor academic performance, regular school absenteeism, anxiety and depression, drug and alcohol use, psychological trauma, and dropping out of school. We conducted a study to learn more about South African teenage girls’ experiences at school. Violence emerged as a key aspect of their school life. Guest on the line: Deevia Bhana -Professor Gender and Childhood Sexuality, University of KwaZulu-Natal
A new set of regulations will see teachers found guilty of sexual misconduct banned indefinitely from working at any school in SA. The Basic Education Department (DBE) gazetted a new set of rules for teachers under the Employment of Educators Act last week Friday. The new terms and conditions of employment for educators outline a range of sanctions for various categories of teacher misconduct. The teaching bans range from one year up to a lifetime depending on the offence they are found guilty of. Teachers will face indefinite bans if they are found having sexual relations with a learner or if they are convicted of crimes such as murder, rape, and assault in a court of law.
Guest on the line: Mr Basil Manuel, Executive Director – The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa)
Many businesses reach the point where they have to consider in which way to best expand its market share and reach. In many industries, a customer and supplier arrangement are sufficient, but in others, different arrangements such as agency or distribution are preferred. So, the question is – what is best and when? Well, to a large extent I suppose it depends on the industry, the vision of the business and how quickly you wish to scale. Guest on the line: Mrs Nicolene Schoeman -Louw: Director and Founder of Schoeman Law Inc
All businesses with employees, customers and suppliers must comply with POPIA, which comes into effect on 1 July 2021. Here’s a practical guide to the most important aspects With the commencement date of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI) of 1 July 2021 fast approaching, businesses should be reviewing their use of personal information to determine if it complies with the Act. It is important to understand that any business that has employees, customers and suppliers must comply with POPI when dealing with personal information. Below are a few tips on ways businesses can kick-start their compliance exercise.
Guest on the line: Wendy Tembedza –Sinior Associate at Webber Wentzel
Quickie sex
Guest on the line: Tracy Ziman Jacobs- a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
Being a new virus, Covid-19 has evoked a great deal of uncertainty around which treatments will be beneficial to patients. Medical practitioners also worry about the medicolegal implications of clinical decisions they take in the face of rapidly evolving clinical knowledge and shifting regulations. One of the drugs causing a dilemma for practitioners is ivermectin – the anti-parasitic drug that has been punted in the media for its abilities to suppress coronavirus infections and its complications.
Guest on the line: Dr Hlombe Makuluma -EthiQal’s Medicolegal Advisor
Guest on line: Dr Mariam Khan is a natural medicine doctor registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Environmental /Nature conversations – Ancient southern Kalahari was more important to human evolution than previously thought
Guest on the line –Dr. Robyn Pickering -Senior lecturer, University of Cape Town
Guest on the line: Itumeleng Modise –Client liation officer at the Government Employees Pension Fund - GEPF
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
Travellers who want to avoid harsh quarantine requirements imposed by some countries are now planning stopovers in destinations with low Covid-19 restrictions. While this allows them to see more than one destination, travel experts warn that travellers should familiarise themselves with the risks, especially with the uncertainty of global travel restrictions due to Covid-19.
Guest on the line: South African travel agent Jennifer Morris, who owns Travel Savvy in Durban
The last year has made the rights enshrined in South Africa's Bill of Rights more relevant than ever before. Prior to Covid-19, many of us simply took the right to freedom of movement for granted, as well as the right to freedom of trade, to healthcare and to education. Although these rights are experienced to greater and lesser degrees by South Africa's citizens, we never imagined that a pandemic would force their realisation to be temporarily suspended for all. The one-year anniversary of the pandemic this past month, together with Human Rights Day, has forced me to think of the ways in which education has evolved from a human rights perspective over the course of my career. Here’s what I have learnt in the past 25 years. Guest on the line: Jackie Carroll, the MD of Optimi Workplace, is the co-founder of Media Works, South Africa's leading provider of adult education and training for 25 years.
In a world where instant gratification is the norm, the relatively simple act of paying an admission of guilt fine when presented as an alternative to an appearance in court, is often understandably perceived as a quick and easy way to extricate oneself from trouble with the law.
Guest on the line - Jerome Levitz is a Director at Fluxmans Lawfirm
A recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment has provided new guidance on COIDA cover and when employers may be exposed to direct claims for damages by employees.
Ordinarily, employees injured on duty would be able to lodge a claim with the Compensation Fund under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 13 of 1993 (COIDA). However, given the unique circumstances in this matter, the SCA held that COIDA did not apply and that instead the employee could claim damages from the employer directly.
Guest on the line: Shane Johnson –Professional Support Lawyer at Webber Wentzel
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things.
The Centre for Development and Enterprise predicted that South Africa will need to have 456 000 teachers by 2025 to offer quality education. Furthermore, according to the Department of Basic Education, South Africa’s public education system the country needs more teachers, with the Gauteng department citing a loss of teachers during this time.
Indeed, the future of South Africa’s educational sector is paramount, as it is responsible for developing future entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders, artists and research fellows.
Guest: Jeremy Gibbon - Director at JGF(Jakes Gerwel Fellowship )and former high school principal.
Primestars is a company that is hailed as the private tutor to public school learners. It specializes in facilitating Youth Development programmes for high school learners from underserved communities.
Over the years, they have run numerous programmes including the Start Up to a Step Up, EduCate and more recently, their response to the Covid-19 pandemic with the #SavingTheClassOf2020 which was an intensive revision programme which helped thousands of matric learners from across the country get the support they needed to pass what was the most tumultuous year.
Guest: Nkosinathi Moshoana, GM at Primestars
Incontinence is the loss of bladder control and can involve a leakage of urine, wind or faeces.
Urinary incontinence is a very distressing condition that women generally develop later in life though it can occur at any age. Giving birth by natural labour can increase the chances of developing urinary incontinence. There are several types of urinary incontinence – stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence or overactive bladder and mixed urinary incontinence.
Guest: Dr Natalia Novikova - a highly skilled Gynaecologist and Endoscopic Surgeon practising in both Cape Town and Johannesburg.
How could we foresee the potential devastation that a global pandemic would create? Covid has been a bitter learning curve and forced us to think deeply about the future needs for healthcare services and the need for closer cooperation between the public and private healthcare services says Kevin Poggenpoel, Chairman of SAFHE (South Africa Federation of Healthcare Engineering).
Guest: Kevin Poggenpoel, Chairman of SAFHE (South Africa Federation of Healthcare Engineering).
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get or keep an erection firm enough to have sexual intercourse. It’s sometimes referred to as impotence, although this term is now used less often.
Occasional ED isn’t uncommon. Many men experience it during times of stress. Frequent ED, however, can be a sign of health problems that need treatment. It can also be a sign of emotional or relationship difficulties that may need to be addressed by a professional.
Guest: Dr. Prithy Ramlachan –Past President of the African Society for sexual medicine (ASSM)
Diagnostic Imaging Specialists, Keystone Radiology, says there is a need to come up and implement a more concrete education and treatment plan for scores of undiagnosed TB patients in South Africa that involves more elaborate screening methods other than mere symptom identification.
This comes as the country’s long-awaited tuberculosis prevalence survey results were released earlier this month, just in time for World TB Day on 24 March.
Guest: Dr. Pieter Henning - Radiologist at Keystone Medical
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Guest: Itumeleng Modise - Client liation officer at the Government Employees Pension Fund - GEPF
When one takes on the role of being a fixer,savior, caretaker or rescuer in a relationship. Might be due to guilt, inadequacy, childhood trauma or feeling of inferiority.
Some relationships that have signs of one partner overcompensating leads to abuse, suicide or even mental health issues. Gender-Based Violence is a second pandemic in the country and overcompensating is also a big contributor.
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the Covid-19 pandemic have contributed to a myriad of controversial viewpoints and threats when analysing the impact, on both social and economic levels in the South African context. However, an industry facing continued opportunity and exponential growth in these uncertain times is that of drone aviation.
Guest: Magazi Madi - Drone safety legal (DSL) , Head of the training
The South African Anxiety and Depression Group (Sadag) on Tuesday said it had received over half a million calls from citizens seeking help over the lockdown.
The pandemic has had a severe impact on South Africans' mental health, many of the calls made to Sadag were from people suffering from anxiety about their finances, job losses and the wellbeing of their children.
Guest: Cassey Chambers - Operations Director - SADAG
South Africa celebrated Human Rights Day on 21 March and with more than 30 basic human rights, there is always the chance that one might be violated.
Mavhidula emphasised that one should always take any violation or threat serious and that the commission does not have a waiting period before investigating a matter.
Guest: Victor Mavhidula, Provincial Manager of the South African Human Rights Commission
Nomlayo Mabhena is known for being the youngest-ever Black female attorney admitted as a conveyancer. She was just 23 years old when she successfully completed her qualification at the University of Pretoria.
During her time in university, she was placed on the Pretoria Law Faculty Dean's Merit List for her excellence in studying the practices and policies of the South African legal sphere.
Guest: Nomlayo Mabhena - an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, a Notary Public and a Conveyancer, practicing as an Associate at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr attorneys.
After talking to a few men, it appears they have a fear, that if a woman uses a dildo or vibrator, and it satisfies her more than her man can, they are going to start wondering about finding a partner who can do a better job. Sounds crazy?
Turns out it’s not. This actually boils down to men’s insecurities. They fear that their partner is going to get attached to it more than she is to him, or better still, may cause her to seek pleasure in another man’s bed.
Guest : Tracy Ziman Jacobs- a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
South Africa’s manufacturing industry has been dealt many knocks over the years, with continuous load shedding by power supplier Eskom, ranking among the worst contributors to this industry’s woes.
Manufacturing once again lost momentum last month as the latest bout of load shedding and the extension of the lockdown restrictions weighed on production.
Guest: Charl Ueckermann, Group CEO at AVeS Cyber International
Guest: Itumeleng Modise –Client liation officer at the Government Employees Pension Fund - GEPF
Normalizing the act of women initiating dates or asking a guy out on a date. Single women are held hostage by taboos, social expectations and traditions when it comes to following traditional gender roles in relationships.
Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
What are consequences of being caught with an expired drivers licence or disc?
Guest: Howard Dembovsky – Chairperson. The founder and Chairperson of JPSA (Justice Project South Africa)
Are South African teachers enjoying the human rights that are enshrined in our Constitution?
Guest: Basil Manuel - Executive Director at the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa. (Naptosa)
Gross negligence is a form of misconduct that allows for summary dismissal if found guilty. But often employees are left speechless, unaware that what they had done or failed to do had amounted to gross negligence.
To attempt to avoid a claim for unfair dismissal, employers should ensure they have considered the merits in detail and that the conduct did not amount to poor performance.
Guest: Mrs Nicolene Schoeman - Louw -Founder | Managing Director at Schoeman Law Inc
Uber drivers are currently classified as independent contractors in South Africa, but there are plans to launch a class action to compel Uber SA to confer several key rights on its drivers, which, if successful, will affect the rights of platform workers.
Guest: Kirsten Eiser - Partner at Webber Wentzel
Allow me to introduce Cassie Jaganyi, Corporate Affairs & Citizenship Leader, P&G. She holds an influential position that allowed her to run the third #WeSeeEqual Summit, aimed to further the fifth United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG or Global Goal, for short) to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Guest: Cassie Jaganyi, Corporate Affairs & Citizenship Leader, PG
This week, the National Assembly passed the Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill which will be sent to the President for approval. A significant development in terms of women’s rights and aptly timed as we mark International Women’s Day on Monday, 8 March.
Guest: David Thomson, Senior Legal Advisor at Sanlam Trust
Guest on the line: Tracy Ziman Jacobs - a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
There are around two million traditional healers in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 200,000 live and work in South Africa.
Traditional healers are frequently exposed to bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B and HIV. In particular, they are exposed through the widespread practice of traditional “injections” by incision.
Guest: Mosa Moshabela - Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation (Acting), University of KwaZulu-Natal
Give traditional medicine a fair chance, a fair investment so that it contributes to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
This was the message from Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) practitioners during a virtual seminar hosted by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, on dispelling myths about vaccines and variants.
Guest: Professor Motlalepula Matsabisa - Chairperson of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicines for Covid-19 and director of pharmacology at the University of the Free State
Abnormal uterine bleeding, also known as dysfunctional uterine bleeding, is common for women of reproductive age. Bleeding in between menstrual periods is abnormal uterine bleeding. Menorrhagia or heavy menstrual bleeding characterised by increased amount of blood lost during menstrual period.
Guest: DR NATALIA NOVIKOVA - Gynaecologist – General and Aesthetic, Endoscopic Surgeon
Today, on World Wildlife Day, TikTok – with support from organisations like the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Latest Sightings – is joining the call for greater focus on wildlife conservation in Africa by announcing the launch of the #TikTokWildlifeDay campaign which involves a 24-hour wildlife safari sightings experience via TikTok LIVE.
Guest: Doreen L. Robinson - Chief for Wildlife Ecosystems Division at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Over the last few days the Class of 2020 received their final results. The Independent Examination Board (IEB) matric class of 2020 achieved a 98.07% pass rate, while the Department of Basic Education matric class of 2020 achieved a pass rate of 76.2%, a drop of 5.1% compared to 2019. While the majority can enjoy a sigh of relief, others had to confront the fact that they failed their final year.
Guest: Coleen Cronje, Chief Executive Officer of Online School, Brainline
It’s well documented by many scholars that psychological warfare took place for a long time as part of the colonial conquest. The colonialists laboured to ensure that black people’s minds were colonised. And to this end, many theories were developed (by white psychologists) to prove the inferiority of the black mind.
Guest: Puleng Segalo - Professor of Psychology, University of South Africa
Secure property rights are a precondition for prosperity. The Expropriation Bill, if passed in its current form, strikes at the heart of private property rights and violates the principles underlying the Constitution and the Rule of Law.
Guest: Martin van Staden – from the free market foundation‘s rule of law project
Employees and executives often sign a restraint of trade clause in their contracts. What happens when you leave? Or are retrenched?
How does enforcement look?
Guest: Nicolene Schoeman - Louw-Founder | Managing Director at Schoeman Law Inc
Food security experts in South Africa warned early on that the lockdown instituted to manage the spread of COVID-19 would threaten children’s nutrition. Before the arrival of the pandemic, a third of South Africa’s 20 million children were already living in households that were below the food poverty line.
Guest: Lori Lake - an editor of the 2020 South African Child Gauge, and a Communications and Education Specialist at the Children’s Institute, UCT
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, not much was known about SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus) and its survival in food, on various materials and on surfaces. Since then, several food safety agencies have assessed the risk of potentially acquiring the virus from contaminated food or food packaging.
Guest: Ryk Lues - Professor and Director: Centre for Applied Food Sustainability and Biotechnology, Central University of Technology
Tonight we are Demystifying Self-Pleasure and How to Practice It Mindfully
Guest: Tracy Ziman Jacobs- a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
Indigenous fruits have been collected from the wild for centuries for human consumption and other purposes. Across the African continent, indigenous fruit trees are valuable assets for local communities. But the natural habitats of trees are being lost, mainly to widespread deforestation resulting from population growth. Industrial agriculture is also contributing to their loss.
Guest : Dr Abiodun Olusola Omotayo - a postdoctoral researcher at the Food Security and Safety Niche Area, North-West University, South Africa.
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Guest : Itumeleng Modise - Client Liaison officer Government Employees Pension Fund
Guest: Hakeem Anderson-Lesolang, a complementary therapist, relationships coach, podcaster (SincerelyBlackLove), Best Selling Author (200TruthsAboutLove & In Rosewater) and a black love Yoda.
The Western Cape Township, Nyanga, has kept it's notorious status, as the crime statistics confirmed 289 murder cases reported from last year's 308.
Nyanga still has the highest murder rate in the country followed by Delft and Khayelitsha police stations which tops the list of the 30 police stations with the highest number of murder crimes reported.
Guest: Siyabulela Monakali – Spokesperson of Ilitha Labantu
As we begin a new year, many of us start the year with new hopes, dreams and goals. With 2020 and its many challenges behind us, we look forward to 2021 with the hope of new beginnings and a better future for all. However, one pandemic has been with us for several years, and if we do not make concerted efforts to address it, it will continue to plague us for many years to come. It is the pandemic of the 'missing middle'.
Guest: Morné du Toit - Chief Operating Officer Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation (ISFAP Foundation)
Guest: Basil Manuel - Executive Director National Professionsl Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa).
An atheist advocate and doctor have added their voices to a crucial legal challenge to determine whether or not euthanasia should be legalised in South Africa.
The last time the issue was raised in court in South Africa was in 2015 when lawyer Robert Stransham-Ford, who was dying, launched an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court for an order that a doctor be legally entitled to give him a lethal dose to end his life.
Guest: Bongani Khanyile is an attorney and a Director at Bongani Khanyile Attorneys
Intimate touch is a vital part of most close relationships.
Study after study has found that couples who touch each other more tend to be happier. From backrubs to gentle caresses to hand-holding to hugging, the more intimate contact couples have with one another, the more satisfied they tend to be with their relationships [1].
Guest: Tracy Ziman Jacobs- a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has warned vehicle owners to carefully check any speed camera-based traffic fines they receive or happen to discover on their banking app or on the internet.
JPSA chair, Howard Dembovsky, said so-called ‘capture errors’ were causing motorists to be incorrectly charged with infringements and criminal offences they didn’t commit.
Guest: JPSA chair, Howard Dembovsky
Teen Suicide Prevention Week (February, 14 to 21, 2021) highlights awareness around teen depression and suicide, especially with the increased stressors of the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened across the globe, so has the mental health of children and teens.
Guest: Sadag’s operations director, Cassey Chambers.
Aesthetic Gynaecology is a highly specialized surgery, also known as “Cosmetic Vaginal Surgery”. It can have multiple benefits including:
– Tightening the vagina – Improved appearance of the genitals – Improved sensation from the vaginal area – Removing genital pain or discomfort – Altering the appearance of the vaginal lips – Reducing the size of the clitoral hood – G-spot enhancements for increased sexual sensation
Guest: Dr Natalia Novikova is a highly skilled female gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon.
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Guest: Tracy Peters - Client Liaison officer Government Employees Pension Fund
Shannon Davidoff, CEO and matchmaker/relationship therapist and date coach, we own 3 agencies. Perfect Partners nearly 2 decades, MatchVIP and recently acquired Execumatch, the last two also longstanding competitors we took over.
See our International Prestige Award won last year for leaders in our field in SA. Non-political, non-racial (we cater to multi-racial dating and welcome enquiries from our Black Diamonds.
Guest: Shannon Davidoff, CEO MatchVIP and matchmaker/relationship therapist and date coach,
This talk is motivated by the fact that a number of African countries will be holding presidential elections during 2021. They include Benin, Cape Verde, Chad, Gambia, Sao Tome, Principe, the DRC and Zambia.
Guest: The session chairperson, Prof. Andre Duvenhage from the NWU’s research focus area social transformation
A who’s-who of the South African, and global cannabis industry will be coming together at the end of February for a virtual summit to promote the knowledge sharing so critical at this time for South Africa’s emerging industry.
The two-day event hosted by South African cannabis education pioneer, Cheeba Cannabis Academy, will present 9 dynamic and interactive webinars covering a host of hot topics relevant to enthusiasts, growers, entrepreneurs, medical and wellness practitioners as well as investors.
Guest: Linda Siboto, one of the co-founders of Cheeba Africa (the Summit organisers)
Why are retailers still selling expired food products? And how do we clamp down on those who are selling expired food products?
Guest: Alphy Mangena – Alex fm Journalist
Guest: Consumer Goods and Services Ombud, Ouma Ramaru
Sexual harassment, a violation of human rights and a form of sex discrimination, is costly to employees in the workplace. Although many countries have legislation governing sexual harassment in the workplace, it remains pervasive and underreported. This is because today, sexual harassment often takes on more subtle forms.
Guest: Mrs Nicolene Schoeman-Louw - Founder | Managing Director of Schoeman Law Inc Attorneys
The Matsoso couple have been on our show before and tonight we are talking to them about their Valentine’s Day celebration and why is the 14th of February so important for their relationship?
Guests: Mr Sechaba and Mrs Tlalane Matsoso
Guest: Beverley Kee,a nursing sister by profession. Have been doing what we call The Undercover parties for 16 years.
Cotton is considered one of the world's greatest poverty alleviating crops, with 150 million people worldwide relying on it for income. According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), this drought-resistant crop creates five jobs for every ton produced, thus having massive potential in South Africa and the rest of the continent.
Guest: Cobus de Bruyn - Nedbank’s Northern Divisional Manager for Agriculture.
More often than not, where an employee resigns because continued employment has become intolerable to such an extent that the employee has no other alternative but to resign, such employee will claim constructive dismissal.
The reality is, constructive dismissals are notoriously difficult to prove as the onus of proving constructive dismissal rests squarely on the employee referring the dispute as opposed the employer when it comes to dismissal for incapacity and misconduct.
Guest: Mrs Nicolene Schoeman-Louw - Founder | Managing Director of Schoeman Law Inc Attorneys
On Tuesday, the high court issued an order by agreement with the SAHPRA, to allow doctors to start ivermectin treatment.
This gave doctors the nod to start ivermectin treatment concurrently with the submission of an article 21 application, in cases where the doctor deems urgent access to ivermectin as crucial for a patient.
Guest: Bongani is an attorney and a Director at Bongani Khanyile Attorneys
Guest: Tracy Ziman Jacobs- a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Guest: Ashantiwa Archer-Ngidi, Director of the Institute of Afrikology
Energy generation around the world is shifting towards renewable sources in response to the climate emergency. The aim is that future energy will be clean, green and sustainable. Many developing countries are also simultaneously trying to increase energy security and expand energy access to rapidly growing populations.
Guest: Arjun Amar - Associate Professor at FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Hysterectomy procedure is surgical operation performed to remove the uterus (or womb).
Hysterectomy is very common surgery around the world and about one in five women will undergo a hysterectomy procedure by the age of 55.
Guest: DR NATALIA NOVIKOVA - Gynaecologist – General and Aesthetic, Endoscopic Surgeon.
The term “Industry 4.0” has been used for years to describe the need for societies to adapt their work and productivity to the “4th Industrial Revolution”, in which new technologies bridge the virtual, physical and biological domains. These terms have become so dominant that governments have adopted them into their policies and planning.
Guest: Kevin Govender - Director, International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Development
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Guest: Tracy Peters - Client Liaison officer Government Employees Pension Fund
There is no right or wrong way to grieve, but there are healthy ways to deal with the grieving process.
Guest: Corna Olivier - Is a counsellor and psychometrist who specialize in grief, trauma, and relationships.
Both Witthuhn and Samuels were engaging with central themes of South Africa's Policy Framework for the Internationalisation of Higher Education, which became effective in November 2020.
This included curriculum internationalisation which is embedded in the broader curriculum transformation process and connecting the local and the global through internationalisation.
Guest: Dr Lavern Samuels, the director of international education and partnerships at Durban University of Technology (DUT) in South Africa and chair of the director's forum of the International Education Association of South Africa,
As many parents are still weighing education options for their children due to the delay in the reopening of schools, home education provider, Brainline, says registering for online schooling has never been easier. Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and school closures around the world, digital technologies are increasingly being used to deliver lessons to children at home.
Guest : Brainline CEO, Coleen Cronje
Since Ivermectin took centre stage as a potential treatment for Covid-19, several questions have been raised around whether a cattle drug should be used on people. The simple answer is no. Don't use it; since it is illegal to use a veterinary drug, or stock remedy, in people.
Guest: Professor Vinny Naidoo, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria.
Firstly, it must be noted that no, contempt of Court does not relate solely to criminal proceedings nor to criminal behaviour. Contempt of Court applies whenever behaviour exhibits simple disregard of a Court order.
Contempt of Court is divided into two categories namely, civil contempt and criminal contempt. In terms of the latter instance, disgrace is brought upon the Court’s moral authority. In terms of civil contempt of Court, an action of disobedience is displayed.
Guest: Bongani is an attorney and a Director at Bongani Khanyile Attorneys
Guest: Tracy Ziman Jacobs - a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
Just over a year after the coronavirus was first reported in China countries are still reeling from its effects. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, has infected over 90 million people globally and resulted in more than 1.9 million deaths.
Guest: Prof Puleng Segalo - Professor of Psychology, University of South Africa
Social Phobia is defined as an intense fear of becoming humiliated in social situations – more specifically, of becoming embarrassed in front of other people. Social phobias may present as a fear of being around other people, or of presenting a speech, talking to an authoritarian figure, dating or signing cheques in public.
Guest: Dr David Rosenstein - is an experienced clinical psychologist and cognitive behaviour therapist.
What is tantra? Although often synonymous with sex, tantra is really about connection — whether that’s with yourself or between you and a partner.
After all, the word itself — derived from the ancient Sanskrit — means “web” or “to weave energy.”
Guest: Beverley Kee, a nursing sister by profession. Have been doing what we call The Undercover parties for 16 years.
The South African Organic Sector Organisation (SAOSO) in collaboration with the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) South Africa (SA) has launched South Africa’s first Ecological Organic Agriculture Pollinator programme.
Guest: Brett Sander - The South African Organic Sector Organisation (SAOSO) spokesperson
In his July report, Police Minister Bheki Cele said incidents of rape had increased by 706 cases compared to the same time last year.
Cases of rape recorded a 1.7% increase, with over 53,000 cases in 2020 alone.
And police detected 1,638 more sexual offences than the previous year.
Guest : Khanyisile Motsa - (Director) Berea Hillbrow Home of Hope
Guest: Lois Wagner - Speaker, Author, Transformational Coach
Following a surge in killings in the province, the DA said the party had written to Premier Sihle Zikalala requesting him to consider instituting a commission of inquiry.
“The situation is volatile and requires urgent action to put an end to these vicious killings of traditional leaders. We are also concerned that in all the killings police seem to be failing to make arrests,” said Zwakele Mncwango, a DA leader in the province.
Guest: Senzo Mzila, Media Liaison Officer: Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Guest: Chief Mwelo Nonkonyama
There are significant disparities in South Africa’s education system. Schools are divided into quintiles, from one to five; the poorest, in quintile one, struggle enormously with a lack of resources and support. They also tend to have poorer educational outcomes. That has a direct effect on university admission and outcomes.
Guest: Mmaki Jantjies - Associate Professor in Information Systems, University of the Western Cape
The lockdown has had a massive impact on our economy, and as a result, many companies have to shut their doors or retrench staff to survive. Many individuals who have recently been retrenched are tempted to tap into retirement savings to make ends meet.
Guest: Phil Britz - from The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa
South African startup Legal Lens has launched in a bid to protect companies, state entities, and individuals from inflated legal fees, claiming to be able to reduce legal fees by as much as 60 per cent, or by an average of 10 per cent.
Guest: Catherine-Jane Paulse - Co-Founder - Legal Lens
Vaginismus is a condition involving a muscle spasm in the pelvic floor muscles. It can make it painful, difficult, or impossible to have sexual intercourse, to undergo a gynecological exam, and to insert a tampon.
Guest: Tracy Ziman Jacobs - a qualified Social Worker and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about assisting couples and individuals wishing to transcend another level of intimacy within their relationships.
For many the battle to breathe is real and despite substantial reductions, asthma death rates in South Africa are among the highest in the world, with an estimated 18.5 deaths per 100 000 asthma cases.
Prevalence too remains high and although local research is outdated, under and poorly reported, there’s consensus that 15% of children and one in 20 adults in South Africa have asthma.
Guest: Greg Carver - Sales Director at Akacia Medical and Healthcare Group and ADAMM-RSM™ spokesperson
Guest: Sexologist - Beverley Kee,a nursing sister by profession. Have been doing what we call The Undercover parties for 16 years.
Few dispute the massive impact that Covid-19 has had on every aspect of our lives, including our work. Thousands of employees have switched to working from home, rather than spread the virus through shared workspaces in office buildings.
Guest: Auguste (Gusti) Coetzer is the CEO of People Power Placements trading as Auguste Coetzer Executive Recruitment.
With the new Child’s Pension, if a member or a pensioner dies, the child/children can apply for a Child’s Pension. In other words, if one parent dies and the other is still alive, traceable or not, the child or children can apply for a Child’s Pension.
Guest: Mpho Kuzwayo - Client Liaison Officer
Most workers are looking forward to returning to the office, post-pandemic, with many saying they'd prefer to spend the majority of their work-week there to meet face-to-face, socialise, brainstorm, and connect with each other again.
Guest: Linda Trim, Director at Giant Leap, one of South Africa’s largest workplace design specialists
Right to death benefits: Lara has approached us with a predicament. Her husband Ben has died and there is a death benefit policy by ABC Insurance to which he was subscribed. The nominated beneficiary of the death benefits was Ben’s father. This matter is complicated because Ben’s father had actually passed away some two years before Ben had passed away.
Guest: Cathleen Breedt - Attorney and director of Vermeulen Attorneys
What are antibodies and what is their function? When a virus infects a host, it invades the host cells and replicates (makes copies of itself). One way that our immune system protects us is to remove the virus from the body before it gets the chance to infect a cell. The immune system has cells called B lymphocytes which make proteins called antibodies.
Guest: Prof Sehaam Khan, Executive Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), Uni. of Johannesburg (UJ)
Here are some of the questions I would like us to talk about tonight. 1. What foods affect Male fertility? 2. How does diet affects Male fertility? 3. What foods to avoid? 4. Why are sperm counts dropping and is our diet killing sperm? 5. What kind of foods that decreases sperm health? 6. What is the bottom line for improving sperm health?
Guest: Moloko Mehlape – Self-employed private practicing dietitian and part time lecturer at Sefako Makgatho health Sciences University.
Tens of thousands of matric learners face rejection in 2021 as South Africa’s state-funded public universities are unable to meet the demand for spaces. UCT receives eight times the number of applications (32 000 applicants with only 4200 spots available) that it can accommodate, with the pressure even greater for in-demand degrees like medicine, engineering, education, accounting, law and social work.
Guest: Atelisha Harilal - National Student Recruitment Manager at Stadio Higher Education
Guest : Magic Nkhwashu - Founder and Executive Director Ntokoto Vutivi Trading and Projects
Around 63 percent of births registered in 2018 had no information on fathers. This does not particularly mean that the father is not present in the child’s life. However, research has shown that most children in South Africa have absent fathers.
Guest: Ilitha Labantu’s spokesperson - Siyabulela Monakali
Guest: Bongs Ndima - Founder of the Bongs Ndima Foundation
The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic forced many businesses to pivot, seeking new avenues as a means of survival. For Purifi Organic Fresh, the decision to manufacture hand sanitisers and surface disinfectants was simply the natural progression, allowing the team to harness 17 years of industry experience into the development of this 100% organic product.
Guest: Karyn Naidoo, CCO of Purifi Organic Fresh
Universities have a long history of operating in environments that are unstable, disruptive and unpredictable. They’ve endured political upheavals, financial crises and disruptive trends such as digital transformation and globalisation.
They’ve had to respond to demands for greater access, life-long learning and multiple competing demands from students, society, the state, industry and local communities.
Guest: Dr Gerald Wangenge-Ouma - the Director of Institutional Planning at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Guests: Aida Persian Clairvoyant - Aida is a highly gifted and experienced medium and healer. She uses mediumship/clairvoyance, tarot readings, numerology, and Reiki to help people.
What about Covid vaccine and the right to bodily integrity? Whether can it be made compulsory or not and what the Constitution has to say about it?
Guest : Bongani Khanyile - Director - Bongani Khanyile Attorneys
How do we motivate South Africans during this time and how has the lockdown affected his brand and the business? What keep him going under the current conditions?
What can we do as South Africans to manage the covid-19 pandemic? And I would like him to teach some of us how to sell?
Guest : Sbusiso 'DJ Sbu' Leope - a South African television personality, producer, DJ, radio jock and businessman.
Proving love always wins, actress Letoya Makhene and businesswoman Lebo Keswa tied the knot in a stunning traditional ceremony.
They hosted their traditional wedding on December 22 as the pair said “I do” with their close family and friends as witnesses.
Though Letoya and Lebo are yet to share their feels and memories from their big day on social media, their friends have flooded their TLs with congratulatory messages and wishes for a long life and long love.
Guests: Letoya Makhene and Lebo Keswa (Married)
Sadly, I will remember the early 2000s in SA for how graveyards and funeral parlours were growing everywhere.
This was brought about by politicians fudging the science behind HIV/Aids and pushing a political agenda of garlic and beetroot when the scientists of the world demonstrated antiretrovirals were the only solution to that terrifying disease.
Guest: Herman Mashaba, leader of Action SA.
THIS Christmas was not a merry one for the Vryheid family whose two girls drowned in the open cluster mines that were not rehabilitated by a coal mining company more than a year ago.
The girls drowned while swimming in one of the eight deep holes dug during a mining project that lasted about three months in KwaMnathi Village in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Guest: Ayanda Mdluli, editor of the Daily News
Guest: WARD 5’s Councillor- Mdititi Ntombela
Guest: Dr. Brighton Mashava - Specialist Urologist at Nelspruit Mediclinic & Busamed Hospital
Today marks almost 617 days since former Lily Mine employees embarked on a sit-in outside the mine, following a shaft collapse on February 5, 2016.
The mine made national headlines after Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda were trapped underground in a container office as a result of the collapse.
A rescue effort was mounted and abandoned after it was determined that continuing the search would endanger the lives of rescue workers.
Guest: Harry Mazibuko, who represents the former miners, camped outside Lily Mine and a family spokesperson
Guest: Action SA leader - Mr Herman Mashaba
Gauteng could see a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in January as residents return home from their various holiday destinations. This is according to the University of Witwatersrand scientist Professor Bruce Mellado.
Mellado sits on the province's Covid-19 advisory committee and is leading the team studying the virus' patterns in Gauteng.
Guest: University of Witwatersrand scientist - Professor Bruce Mellado
Guest: Makhosi Gcabashe – A traditional healer who has been practicing for over 20 years
Mozambique’s army has struggled to contain the fighters who have regularly beaten back the country’s security forces. Mozambique’s military is struggling to hold back ISIL-linked groups in the northern Cabo Delgado region. Violence has intensified in recent months, displacing at least 400,000 people.
The government has asked for help from neighbours South Africa and Tanzania, as well as the European Union. So what is driving the conflict and could it spell trouble for the whole region?
Guest: Adriano Nuvunga, a professor of political science and director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), a civil society organisation in Mozambique
The festive season can be a sad period for many people and suicide statistics traditionally climb every year around this time. This year, however, is a particularly bad one for many people and is already seeing higher numbers of suicides than before, as well as an increase in depression and anxiety. Covid-19 has wrought havoc on most lives this year, with massive job losses, salary-cuts, loss of lives, loss of freedom, and forced changes in traditions, habits, and looked-forward-to activities.
Guest: Jason Bernic - Executive Life Coach at Success coaching
African traditional medicine and its practices were prohibited under the pretext of witchcraft in South Africa by the British and later the apartheid government. This led to secrecy in the practice and a lack of infrastructural planning to support it.
Guest: Dr. (IDA) Christina Breed - Senior Lecturer • Coordinator Honours: Biodiversity Studio and Research MethodologyDepartment of Architecture, University of Pretoria
Guest: John Molebatsi graduated with Masters in Architecture from the University of Pretoria.
Guest: Billy Selekane – Motivational Leadership CSP is the highest designated speaker in Africa, as well as the first South African speaker to speak at the General Assembly (NSA) Convention.
African customary law is controversial. This is due to the dissonance between the past and present. The social settings in which Africans interact have changed over time. These changes have been characterised by a tense relationship between indigenous customs and statutory laws with colonial origins. Indigenous customs have communal, welfarist features, while statutory laws have industrial, individualistic features.
Guest: Dr Anthony Diala - Director, Centre for Legal Integration in Africa, University of the Western Cape
The unprecedented decision by the Basic Education Department that two leaked matric exam papers be rewritten has been described as “unfair” and “premature” by some education stakeholders. Others, however, have praised the move, describing it as “ethical and a second bite of the cherry for pupils”.
Guest: Basil Manuel, executive director of the National Professional Teachers Organisation of SA (Naptosa),
Guest: Dr Joan van Niekerk - one of the Children's Sector Reps on the South African National AIDS Council CIvil Society Forum
Eight months ago, when South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a strict lockdown for an initial 21 days in response to the COVID-19 threat, the decision was widely praised. A few critics, including myself, disagreed. I warned against “a strident ‘conventional wisdom’ which holds that governments and societies should respond through drastic measures”. I argued that the government had moved too rapidly to drastic measures, and that the negative consequences might outweigh the benefits. I said this would constrain South Africa’s options later in the pandemic.
Guest: Dr Seán Mfundza Muller-Senior Lecturer in Economics, Research Associate at the Public and Environmental Economics Research Centre (PEERC) and Visiting Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Study (JIAS), University of Johannesburg
Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to the delay in acceptance or the refusal of vaccines, despite the availability of vaccination services. It’s a serious risk to the people who aren’t getting vaccinated as well as the wider community.
Guest: Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge - the Director of Cochrane South Africa, a research unit of the South African Medical Research Council, and one of 15 Cochrane Centres wordwide.
According to Andy the programme need to be improving….and it should be called Gender based crimes.
Guest: Andy Mashaile – Interpol Ambassador,Turn Back Crime (Camapaign)
From today, Wednesday 2 December (from 08h30), women and other victims of domestic violence in South Africa are able to contact the National Shelter Movement of South Africa’s (NSMSA) 24-hour toll-free Shelter Helpline.
This is the first national helpline exclusively dedicated to helping victims of domestic abuse access shelter services in each of the nine provinces, while also assisting with a variety of other issues that impact survivors.
Guest: Fisani Mahlangu – Executive member of the National Shelter Movement of South Africa(NSMSA)
In today’s world, whichever solution you try to reimagine for the future, especially when you deal with poverty and inequality, you have to address the inclusion of women, not only dealing with the violence against them but to address issues of inequality holistically. One of the core themes this year for the 16Days of Activism is economic justice for women.
Guest: Sixolile Ngcobo – Provincial Manager of the Commission of Gender Equality in the Western Cape
What is the role of the traditional healers when it comes to fighting against this pandemic (HIV/AIDS)?
Guest: Makhosi Abraham Mnguni – Director of Positive Flames South Africa
As the world observed World Aids Day on the 1 December, South Africa used the opportunity to reflect on the gains made in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The Big question is: What have we achieved since the dawn our democracy in the fight against Hiv and Aids?
Guest: Professor Francois Venter, leading HIV clinician and divisional director of Ezintsha Wits University
Guest: Michelle Hope - is a dedicated Sexologist, educator and activist with over 15 years of experience...
The private sector must do more to support government and include South Africans with disabilities in the workforce. This will not only benefit the individuals as well as businesses, but the economy at large. That was the overarching message during today’s multi-stakeholder gathering organised by LESCO Manufacturing in Johannesburg, ahead of International Day of People with Disabilities.
Guest: JONATHAN SHAPIRO, CEO LESCO
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social
South Africa has some of the most mature air quality legislation and infrastructure in Africa, providing a relatively consistent supply of quality data. There’s a network of government-run stations and some industry-run stations reporting to the South African Air Quality Information System.
Guest: Dr Rebecca Garland - Principal Researcher in Climate and Air Quality Modelling Research Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Climate change is playing an increasingly important role in the decision making processes of mining projects. Even as early as the pre-feasibility stages, its impact on factors such as water management and social licence needs to be considered.
Water management, for example, is becoming more complex as rainfall patterns in many areas start to change in frequency and intensity, says Philippa Burmeister, principal scientist at SRK Consulting.
Guest: Philippa Burmeister, principal scientist at SRK Consulting.
So in brief, I recently published a book called ‘Fathering Sons' which was officially launched in March 2019. The book is a compendium of issues raised in a survey of 120 men on what kind of relationship they had with their fathers and how they would like to relate with their sons.
Guest: Ronald Muringai – Founder and CEO of Muriz Consultants International; A life coach, speaker etc
Smartick is an intelligent online program that teaches children Mathematics and Coding, from the comfort of their home or school, in just 15 minutes per day. The program covers all aspects of maths and uses rewards and gamification to incentivise learning.
Smartick also includes a series of brain games (only accessible once entering the virtual world which is unlocked after completing the 15 minutes of maths or coding for the day) focused on developing memory, focus, logic, reasoning and critical thinking skills.
Guest: Philip von Ziegler is the global head of English markets at Smartick, an AI-powered online maths and coding program for kids
The war drums started beating when Joe Biden was declared to be US President-elect, and Iran is again the target. Senior American officials made unprecedented trips while the country was still digesting the defeat of sitting President Donald Trump, raising suspicions that he is planning something in the Middle East before leaving the White House. Indeed, such trips even took place before the election.
Guest: Thembisa Fakude - Al Jazeera Researcher ,Analyst from Al Jazeera Centre for Studies in Qatar, Doha and he is also a Columnist Middle East Monitor, London United Kingdom
As many people are now forced to work for longer, the question of when an employee is obliged to retire has become topical and much discussed. The obligation to retire depends on a number of factors which include the industry of the particular employee and, more particularly, the rules and policies of their employer in relation to prescribing a retirement age.
Guest: Darryn Mer, director, labour and human resources department of Fluxmans Attorneys
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has recently established a wastewater-based early warning system for COVID-19 in various parts of the country – the SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard was launched today.
Guest: Prof Angela Mathee, head of the Medical Research Council’s environment and health unit.
Most of South Africa’s seasonal rainfall occurs during the warmer summer months, from October to March. As a result, October is an important period for farmers to begin planning when to sow crops (such as maize, wheat and sunflowers) for the growing season. October is also an important period for the tourism industry to think about water supplies for the upcoming summer holiday season.
Guest: Sarah Roffe - PhD student, Climatology at University of the Witwatersrand
Guest: Kristen Lisa Strahlendorf is an experienced Educational Psychologist
Guest: Lois Wagner-COACHING CONVERSATIONS FOR CHANGE
According to the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (Safcei) and the Koeberg Alert Alliance, the increase in seismic activity on the Milnerton fault line should be a major cause for alarm around the risks to the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant, especially since the news that Eskom has plans to extend the life of the plant by another 20 years past its original lifespan.
Guest: Koeberg Alert Alliance - Peter Becker
South Africans place huge emphasis on the Matric examination results from the final year of secondary school – Grade 12. A school leaver’s chances of further education or a job depend heavily on skills reflected in the Matric certificate. Every year, national trends in these results stimulate debate about the nature and quality of education in the country, and the issues that shape it.
The release of the 2020 examination results in February 2021 could prompt an especially heated debate, given the backdrop of COVID-19 and school closures.
Guest: Prof Martin Gustafsson -Education economist, Stellenbosch University
Extradition is a process whereby one sovereign state (the requesting state) requests of another sovereign state (the requested state) the surrender of an individual (the requested individual) to the requesting state.
The aim of a request for extradition is that the requested individual stand trial for a crime of which they have been accused or to serve a sentence for a crime of which they have been convicted in the requesting state.
Guest: Ludwig Behrens is a senior associate at Ulrich Roux and Associates.
Guest: Prof Stephen Hendricks, who recently assumed the huge responsibility as the Dean: School of Oral Health Sciences & CEO of SMU Oral Health Hospital
Guest: Dr. Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest :Lucky Nkalanga, I have a BSc Degree in Biomedical Science from UKZN, a post Graduate certificate in education and currently enrolled for a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health at UNISA.
Most importantly, teacher who works at Kwa-Ngoza Secondary School in Ndwedwe, KZN. It may be too much but you will choose what is relevant to you.
Guest: Mosarwa, N!xau Kealeboga Gift Mogapi N!xau
Khoisan Indigent, and Descendant Leader from the Kalahari (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park)
- Philanthropic Entrepreneur, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Reclaiming and Restoring Africa
Guest: Dr Smangele Cele – Independent analyst
-voyeurism -fetishism -3somes /Group sex
Guest: Michael Sissison - Clinical Psychologist and founder of http://stepsahead.co.za/
It’s likely that most of the food you’ll eat today was not farmed sustainably. The global system of food production is the largest human influence on the planet’s natural cycles of nitrogen and phosphorus. How much crops can grow is limited by the amount of these two elements in the soil, so they’re applied as fertilisers.
But the majority of fertilisers are either made by converting nitrogen in the air to ammonia, which alone consumes 2% of the world’s energy and relies heavily on fossil fuels, or by mining finite resources, like phosphate rock.
Guest : Prithvi Simha - Doctoral CandidateEnvironmental Engineering GroupDepartment of Energy & Technology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Guest: Jaishree Raman is affiliated with the Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Wits Research Institute for Malaria, University of the Witwatersrand and UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
South Africa’s newly appointed Professor of Accounting Sciences and youngest PhD holder under 35
Guest : Dr. Modisane is South Africa’s newly appointed Professor of Accounting Sciences and youngest PhD holder in his discipline. He holds a Ph.D degree in Accounting Sciences from the North-West University, South Africa.
Advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities should be spoken about all year round and not just highlighted during a designated month, according to a disability activist. Several disability rights advocacy groups agreed that the rights of persons with disabilities are really only brought to the fore during this special month or when there is a tragedy involving persons with disabilities. South Africa commemorates National Disability Rights Awareness Month between November 3 and December 3 annually.
Guest: Disability info South Africa (DiSA) founder - Mr.Alan Downey
Guest:Dr. Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest: Remco Peters - Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria
The topic of sexual difficulties in relationships will be explored- erectile dysfunction ED, performance anxiety and the importance of ruling out physical issues which may contribute to sexual performance- then into psychological factors and the loss of intimacy.
Guest: Michael Season
Guest: Lusanda Mgxonono (New dealer at BP Durham - Western Cape)
Guest: Sbonelo Mbatha -Sbonelo Mbatha
The Labour Court in a recent judgment* considered whether an employee who has been found guilty of serious misconduct can avoid the ultimate sanction of dismissal by resigning before the employer imposes the sanction.
In summary, the Labour Court found that because the employee had already been subject to a disciplinary hearing and the only outstanding step was the announcement of a sanction of dismissal, the employee's resignation had no legal effect.
Guest: Nivaani Moodley – Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel.
A “franchise agreement” is often used for the type of license where a full business concept and a bundle of intellectual property, including usually at least trademarks, copyright and know how, is licensed.
The owner of the intellectual property is often the franchisor and it licenses, as mentioned, a bundle of intellectual property, to a franchisee, for a period of time, in accordance with the terms of the franchise agreement. A full business concept franchise is more common these days.
Guest: Danie Strachan – Partner at Adams and Adams Law Firm
As many people are now forced to work for longer, the question of when an employee is obliged to retire has become topical and much discussed.
The obligation to retire depends on a number of factors which include the industry of the particular employee and, more particularly, the rules and policies of their employer in relation to prescribing a retirement age.
Guest: Darryn Mer, director, labour and human resources department of Fluxmans Attorneys
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
How to apply for funding Having read and understood how the NEF is structured to assist black entrepreneurs and businesses, the next logical step is to do a self-needs analysis to see how the NEF is able to assist you and your business needs.
Guest: Mr Nhlanhla Nyembe – Divisional Executive for SME and Rural Development at The Empowerment Fund
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)
To promote the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies; to introduce certain conditions so as to establish minimum requirements for the processing of personal information.
To provide for the establishment of an Information Regulator to exercise certain powers and to perform certain duties and functions in terms of this Act and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.
Guest: Advocate Tertius Wessels - Strata-g Labour Solutions
Guest: Dr. Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
The Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC was established in 2005 as a non-profit-company. It was registered in 2018 as a non-profit organisation. Our aim is to minimise the impact that prostate cancer has on South African men and their families.
Guest Andrew Oberholzer - CEO the Prostate Cancer Foundation,
Scores of Nigerians in South Africa took to the streets of Pretoria at the Nigerian High Commission in solidarity with their patriots who have been protesting for two weeks now over excessive force and abuse by the Special Armed Robbery Squad. The Special Armed Robbery Squad is alleged to have been accused of targeting and abusing citizens. In the latest incident, live rounds were allegedly used as the protests reached their peak at the Lekki toll gate plaza in Lagos, Nigeria and caused worldwide outrage
Guest: Hon. Adetola Olubajo - Chairperson of the Nigerian Union in South Africa
Media Freedom Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of a brutal crackdown by the apartheid state on the media and the Black Consciousness Movement.
The 1977 killing of Black Consciousness icon Steve Biko in police custody drew widespread rage and the state responded by closing newspapers, banning organisations and detaining journalists and activists. That was on October 19 of that year, which became known as Black Wednesday.
Guest :Franz Krüger - Adjunct Professor of Journalism and Director of the Wits Radio Academy, University of the Witwatersrand
LUMA and Praekelt.com have co-created a chatbot that makes legal help available and accessible to all South Africans. LUMA walks the justice journey with its users, who can now access legal information and advice at any time of the day or night. From the comfort of their own palms, South Africans can learn about the law and how it could affect their everyday decisions – both big and small.
LUMA currently provides free legal information relating to labour and family law. Access to lawyers for further assistance is also provided, with consultations starting from R270.
Guest : Grace Gichanga - Founder - LUMA Law
In the recent judgment of Gold One Limited v Madalani and Others [2020], the Labour Court confirmed that intolerability is a high threshold in constructive dismissal matters. Intolerability is more than a working environment or working under employment conditions that are difficult, unpleasant or stressful.
Guest : Shane Johnson, Professional Support Lawyer from Webber Wentzel
Even before the pandemic, statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) showed that as many as one in six South Africans suffer from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems. Aside from the personal toll it takes on individuals, depression alone is estimated to cost South Africa R232-billion a year due to lost productivity.
Guest: Janine Shamos - Transformation Coach, Trauma Therapist, Communication & Training Specialist
Teachers unions have warned that the Department of Basic Education must have contingency measures in place in case of a possible second wave next year when schools re-open in January.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) and National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) said yesterday they want the department to be ready for this. This follows the latest reports about a possible second wave of Covid-19 in the next few months.
Guest: National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) Executive Director - Basil Manuel
One of the most common sexual complaints among couples is a disparity in sexual desire. Sexual desire can be low for a variety of reasons, many of them psychological and interpersonal. But that doesn't necessarily make it a disorder. It becomes a diagnosable condition only when it diminishes the quality of one's life and creates distress, or when a disparity arises in the sex drives of partners, evolving into a matter of unresolved contention in the relationship.
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
The South African government has initiated a process to formalise and regulate the country’s large, yet informal minibus taxi industry, with a view to making it viable and free of violence.
The government envisions the industry being restructured “along legally recognised business units” that pay corporate tax and comply with labour laws. Formalisation will eventually pave the way for taxi commuters to benefit from public transport subsidies, resulting in cheaper fares.
Guest: Siyabulela Fobosi - Senior Researcher, University of Fort Hare
With protests breaking out across Nigeria and in expatriate Nigerian communities around the world, the country’s president vowed to a skeptical public on Monday that he would crack down on rogue police officers accused of brutalizing citizens.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise came a day after his government announced that it would dismantle a widely feared police unit known as SARS, for Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
Guest: Nigerian Union SA chair – Honorable: Adetola Olubajo
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has gazetted the latest draft of the administrative adjudication of road traffic offences (Aarto) regulations, detailing how the country’s new demerit system will work.The 540-page directive states that the new Aarto Act is due for a national roll-out on 1 July 2021.
Following this, the allocation of demerit points will be introduced in three phases to ensure road users are gradually introduced to the implications of the demerit point system.
The Aarto Act provides for a system whereby a person, operator or company (juristic person) pays the penalty and incur points when a traffic infringement is committed.
Guest: Justice Project South Africa chair - Howard Dembovsky
- Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) Johannesburg is a non-profit organization, representative of Ministry of Trade of Indonesia (part of embassy of Indonesia in Pretoria)
- To promote and facilitate economic, particularly trade relations between Indonesia and South Africa.
- Provide information, facilitate and connect with the right Indonesian companies, promote Indonesian products in South Africa
Guest: Anggun Mahdi, Director of ITPC Johannesburg
After the 1967 Israeli-Arab war between Egypt, Jordan and Syria on one side and Israel on the other, the Arab countries sponsored and pushed for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 242.
The UNSC Resolution 242 has been used over the years as the basis of negotiations between Arabs and Israel. The key component of the resolution is for Israel to give back all the territories it captured during the 1967 war.
Guest: Thembisa Fakude - Al Jazeera Researcher ,Analyst from Al Jazeera Centre for Studies in Qatar, Doha and he is also a Columnist Middle East Monitor, London United Kingdom
For too long we have been taught a history from another persons’ point of view, where the South African has allowed other nations to tell our history. They have glorified the hunter, while we remained the mere lion at the back end of our own story.
For the first time we have a vehicle our young can access in schools and our tourists can walk away with. This is our history reclaimed so that our struggle was not in vain.
Guest: Khethiwe Zulu - Author and Game Developer
-Physical pain -Emotional pain -Psychological pain
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences,
Nature is under pressure. Ecosystems are being degraded rapidly and a billion species are at risk of extinction. This is the shocking picture set out by an independent intergovernmental body, the Inter-governmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The platform was established to make stronger connections between science and policy. Its view is that the only solution to the crisis is radical change in the way humans live.
Guest:Dr Laura Pereira - Researcher/Lecturer at the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, Stellenbosch University
Guest: Doctor Khehlelezi, a Zion pastor and traditional healer together with his translator Dudu
World Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on October 5 globally to recognise and celebrate the works of educators including teachers, researchers and professors worldwide. International Teachers Day is celebrated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Education International. The theme for World Teachers’ Day 2020 is “Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future”.
The Big question we are asking tonight is do we appreciate the job done by our teachers?
Guest: National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) president - Nkosiphendule Ntantala
South African courts already see a large number of medical malpractice/negligence cases every day. Now, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, our already stretched health system is at capacity, placing extreme pressure on medical personnel, which in turn puts them and the healthcare system at risk of several dangers. Due to this added pressure and strain, it is likely that there will be a rise in medical malpractice/negligence cases being brought forward.
Guest: Mthokozisi Maphumulo - is an associate and litigation attorney at Adams and Adams.
Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest: Director of the South African Depression and Mental Health Group (SADAG) Cassey Chambers.
The promise of health, losing weight, or increasing strength greets visitors to many health and supplement shops. Advertisers use images of muscular men and slender women, combined with carefully crafted text, to convince consumers to buy their products.
Guest: Rudi de Lange-Associate - Professor in Visual Communication, Tshwane University of Technology
The Tsonga also originated from Central Africa, and came to South Africa by way of Mozambique, where they are estimated to have arrived in the late 14th century. For centuries many Tsonga were traders along routes spanning the coast of East Africa and southern Africa.
Guest: Ntsako Shivambu - Journalist at Daily sun. Historian; Cultural and Language Advisor. Author of Rixaka Ra Vatsonga n Xa Ku Fa. Ex Editor in Chief of Humula News.
Get answers to all life questions from Top SA Psychic Medium
Guest: Doctor Khehlelezi, a Zion pastor and traditional healer and His translator -Dudu
As coronavirus (CoVID-19) spreads in South Africa, employers and employees alike find themselves in unchartered territory.
Fortunately, most jurisdictions, including South Africa, have well established legal principles (including the common law and legislation) which can guide employers and employees in dealing with the virus and the impact it has / will have in the workplace.
This briefing note aims to provide clarity and guidance on some unprecedented issues facing South African organisations.
Guest: Elsabé Sentle – Attorney at Vermeulen Attorneys
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana - Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
South Africans living with albinism are among the most marginalised categories of citizens, especially in schools and workplaces. Every day they are stigmatised to the extent that it curtails their right to equal access to educational and economic opportunities. People with albinism also live in constant fear of becoming the targets of violent attacks, including ritual killings and amputation, which are fuelled by deeply entrenched cultural myths and greed.
Guest: Mpho Tjope - Founder at Albinism Advocacy for Access
Most people have throughout their life heard of a Parenting Plan, had one drafted for their own children, or heard about a family member having one for their children. However, very few people, in fact, a very small percentage of people have heard about a Parental Responsibilities and Rights Agreement. Most people are not even aware that such an agreement exists.
For those who do know about such an agreement, they often confuse it with a Parenting Plan. This article serves to explain what a Parental Responsibilities and Rights Agreement is, what a Parenting Plan, the difference between such two agreements and the main similarities between them.
Guest: Leigh Loch – Candidate Attorney working in the Family Law Department at Vermeulen Attorneys
WHAT IS EROS LIFE? Eros life offers sensual workshops, sexual healing and counselling and on-line resources to guide and inspire you to enjoy greater pleasure, more sexual excitement, deeper intimacy and connection. For many people, an experience of this nature requires a mind shift, sometimes a big one, a leap into another world. When we have safety, when we have a sacred space and purpose, this becomes easy and possible.
Guest: Conscious Sexuality Practitioner- Jonti Searll
Most Ndebele trace their ancestry to the area that is now called KwaZulu-Natal. The history of the Ndebele people can be traced back to Mafana, their first identifiable chief. Mafana’s son and successor, Mhlanga, had a son named Musi who, in the early 1600’s, decided to move away from his family (later to become the mighty Zulu nation) and to settle in the hills of Gauteng near Pretoria.
Guest:Makhosini Sombusi Mahlangu – Ndebele Traditional Historian and Member of the Ndzundza Sokhulumi Royal Family
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana - Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Currently, government is busy with land expropriation without compensation, we are making it clear to government that all proceedings regarding land expropriation must stop now. It is not the land of the government, it is the land that belongs to the first nation," he said
The group also said their language -- which is in the coat of arms -- must be made official.
Chief Khoisan SA said he was not happy that they were still classified as Coloured.
He said they want to be recognised as Khoisan, San, or Bushmen.
"We will be sitting here even for 100 years. What the government must know is that the longer it takes for them to listen, they are losing the fate of the people," said Chief Khoisan SA.
Guest: Khoisan leader - Chief Khoisan SA
African countries bear a disproportionate burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. More than two thirds of people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s estimated that over 85% of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases are in low- and middle-income countries. To help solve these health problems, academic institutions need stronger research capacity.
Guest: Jude Igumbor - Associate Professor and the Academic Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary PhD Programme in Public and Population Health in the School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg since 2015.
Does an Age Difference Impact Relationships?
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences,
Parents and guardians considering online schooling for their children must ensure they properly vet the ability of a school to provide a holistic, meaningful educational experience coupled with excellent academic and emotional support, an education expert says.
Guest: Colin Northmore, Principal of Evolve Online School
The Living Planet Award is an annual WWF award made to exceptional South Africans who, through their catalytic contribution to the conservation, inspire people to live in harmony with nature.
Due to Covid-19, the 2020 award was made during a special online ceremony on Tuesday, 1 September, which also showcased the splendours of the Succulent Karoo. The Succulent Karoo is a semi-desert biome (or ecological region) that stretches from the Little Karoo to southern Namibia and is home to more than 6,000 plant species, making it the most biodiverse of its kind in the world.
Guest: Professor Timm Hoffman | Leslie Hill Chair of Plant Conservation | Plant Conservation Unit | Department of Biological Sciences | University of Cape
Guest: Kate Rowe is the founder and chief executive of Explorare - an online portal that grows authentic relationships between parents and children.
Guest: Reverand Chris McLaughlin
Meritocracy is the belief that holding power or success should be judged on people’s individual ability, rather than on wealth or social connections. At first glance, this appears to be a reasonable proposition. But the focus on individual merit becomes harder to fathom as one enters the messy world of structural inequality and discrimination.
Guest: Dr Kira Erwin is an urban sociologist and senior researcher, at the Urban Futures Centre at the Durban University of Technology.
Guest: Dr Kathryn Pillay is a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Guest: Sihle Mavundla
Guest: Dr. Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love ExpoContact:
Guest: Dr Tozama Qwebani –Ogunleye –Project Manager, Institute of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Medicine, Vaal University of Technology
Guest: Bernice Matsoso -A nurse at Vaal University of Technology
Can we choose what to celebrate as part of our heritage? What about buildings like Parliament? Is that not part of our heritage? What about the Voortrekker Monument - The amphitheatre at Freedom Park (The Heritage Portal)
Guest: Professor Puleng LenkaBula, vice-rector: institutional change, student affairs, and community engagement at the University of Free State (UFS)
Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest: Dr Mbaimbai Hlathi - A well-known traditional healer and president of the SADC Unified Ancestors Practitioners Associations.
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana - Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo.
Plant-based diets and veganism are appearing more an more in the mainstream – often with a focus on the rise of meat replacements like Beyond Meat, but there’s an often overlooked plant-based sector that is growing like crazy! Did you know that in South Africa there are at least 79 milk alternative options?
Guest Donovan Will - Director, Proveg South Africa
The Music Imbizo is an international music business conference and exhibition. The conference collects various music industry stakeholders under one roof to map the way forward for the music industry in the continent – Africa. It is a platform to exhibit, network, share expertise and knowledge.
Guest: Sphe Mbhele - Project Manager: The Music Imbizo
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape has secured a place in the finals in two categories of the 2020 Eco-Logic Awards for its innovative Plastic Roads project in Jeffreys Bay, in the DA-run Kouga Municipality.
The project has been shortlisted in the Innovation and Eco-Build award categories of the annual event, widely recognised as South Africa’s most glamorous green eco-calendar event, hosted by Enviropaedia.
Guest: Mayor Horatio Hendriks,of Kouga Municipality
Can even be a scientist and still work in the exciting world of agriculture?
Guest:Dr Igshaan Samuels - Senior research scientist in rangeland ecology and management at the Agricultural Research Council.
Know your symptoms and act upon them early. Most importantly, continue protecting yourself and others by following health protocols. This is the advice of 27-year-old health worker Sakhile Nkosi, who has recovered from Covid-19.
However, he said he was sharing his story in his personal capacity and not as a health worker. Nkosi said no one should ever lose hope. The tunnel might seem dark, but there is usually light again at the end.
Guest: Audiologist - Sakhile Nkosi
In South Africa, when Grade 9 learners return to school after the COVID-19 closures, they will have a maximum of 76 teaching days left in 2020. But given the safety requirements and the limited infrastructure in most schools, it’s highly unlikely that they will be able to attend school every day. This means the average Grade 9 learner in 2020 is likely to have less than half of a normal year’s time in class
Guest: Dr .Craig Pournara - Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, University of the Witwatersrand
The South African Breweries (SAB) has welcomed the President’s announcement to move the country to Level 2 of the national lockdown and officially re-open the sale of alcohol beverages.
Guest: Patricia Pillay - CEO of Beer Association
Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest: Dr Mbaimbai Hlathi - A well-known traditional healer and president of the SADC Unified Ancestors Practitioners Associations.
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.
Most young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa continue to be denied access to information and communications technology because of poor infrastructure and the digital divide.
The cost of mobile data is part of the problem. For example, compared with its fellow members of the BRICS group of nations, South Africa has the highest average price for 1GB of mobile data.
Guest: Dr. Walter Matli - Researcher and senior lecturer, Vaal University of Technology
Jellyfish can be found in almost every ocean in the world. These beautiful, graceful creatures are a sight to behold; their swift, pulsating motions gently propel them through the water. But the scene can quickly turn ominous as the animal transforms into a ferocious, formidable predator.
Guest: Verena Ras - PhD candidate, University of the Western Cape
Guest: Rose Makhwahlela - Rose is looking after her 10 year old twin girls
Guest: Gugu Manana - is raising her son who is Autistic and has cerebral palsy (He can’t talk)
Guest: Mosa Mosothwane - she raising 8 year old boy (Cerebral palsy)
Guest: Ntombi Khumalo - 2 year old boy with cerebral palsy
COVID-19 has imposed shocks on all segments of food supply chains, simultaneously affecting farm production, food processing, transport and logistics, and final demand. Not all sectors and products have been equally affected, and different products have experienced disruptions at different stages of the supply chain.
Guest: Janine Van Rooyen - Managing Director at Unilever Food Solutions
A recent poll run by Debt Rescue found that 85% of South Africans have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, and only 11% said they would be able to pay their loans back when the payment holiday is over; 45% said they had been affected by retrenchments and salary cuts.
Guest: Neil Roets, Debt Rescue founder and CEO
A parent or guardian of a minor child may have full or specific responsibilities and rights which may varied by agreement or court order. The Children’s Act provides that the biological mother of a minor child holds full parental responsibilities and rights towards the minor child while the position for biological fathers is distinguished between rights of married fathers and unmarried fathers.
Guest: Mervyn Vermeulen - is a practising attorney and a certified family mediator and founder of Vermeulen Attorneys
Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Service providers have been blasted for not having proper security measures in place to protect the identities of their clients.
This after several cellphone users from different service providers fell victim to identity theft in a number-porting scam.
The online crime sees fraudsters transfer clients' cellphone numbers from their network service provider to another without the clients' knowledge.
Guest: Andy Mashaile - Ambassador, Interpol, #Turnbackcrime.
Guest: Dr. Nelouise Geyer, Chief Executive Officer at South Africa Nursing Education Association
Guest: Dr. Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences,
They point out that the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, “which still remain problematic today”, remind the world of the “significant dangers” of nuclear power.
“When we factor in the costs of nuclear fuel, construction, radioactive waste management and end-of-life decommissioning, nuclear power stations ultimately end-up producing very expensive electricity,” says Earthlife director Makoma Lekalakala.
Guest: Makoma Lekalakala: A social-economic environmental activist, mixed with a pinch of crazy, who stopped a nuke deal
This August in a bold effort to stop women suffering in silence from common health issues like infertility, heavy menstrual bleeding and painful menstruation - 3Sixty Biomedicine through their Salome range is shining a spotlight on these conditions and appealing to all South African women and the public to help #BreakTheSilence.
While both men and women suffer from various common health conditions, some health issues affect women more frequently and severely.
Guest: Walter Mbatha - CEO of 3Sixty Biomedicine
Guest: Mrs Mandisa Dukashe – Married in sero discordant marriage,Clinician and Founder of HIV Survivors and Partners Network
The higher education sector globally has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Academics have been discussing various aspects of the disruptions in a series of webinars organised by the University of Cape Town. One area of particular interest is how the pandemic could affect international research collaborations.
Guest: Professor Salome Maswime is an Associate Professor and the Head Global Surgery at the University of Cape Town,
Guests: Dr. Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana – Independent Medical Practitioner with special interest in Human rights,Ethics and Social Sciences
South Africa is currently one of the world’s largest carbon emitters. And it’s increasingly being viewed as a pariah that isn’t contributing as much as it could to the international fight against global warming and climate change. With a lot of other countries now moving away from fossil fuel-based electricity, there’s considerable pressure for South Africa to follow.
Guest: Hartmut Winkler -Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
He has a Master’s degree in Environmental Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Master’s degree in Contaminated Land Management from Nottingham University in England.
Guest: Rico Euripidou - is ground Work's Environmental Health Campaign Manager.
Guest: (Couple 1) Mr Patrick and Gontse Muthusi (Gontse is in South Africa and Patrick in Uganda) Patrick has been away for 7 months and his gave birth to their son who is 3 months now and he has never seen him.
Guest: (Couple 2) Nelson (My Husband): He’s in South Africa. Miranda (in Cameroon): They haven’t seen each other for more than 200 days.
Could your next juicy cheeseburger be part of a global strategy to reduce the risk of future pandemics? Findings from a new report on Food and Pandemics, together with advances in food technology, lead us to think it could be.
For many South Africans, the Covid-19 origin story involves foreigners, eating foods that we wouldn’t eat, from the kinds of markets we don’t frequent.
Guest: Donovan Will - Director ProVeg South Africa
Internationally, education theory favours mother-tongue instruction and recommends that schooling should begin in the language the child knows best, often their mother tongue. Even with limited studies in Africa, evidence in Botswana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa supports this.
Guest: Nompumelelo Mohohlwane - Researcher at department of basic Education and a Student at Stellenbosch University
It seems time spent indoors with “loved ones” has not turned out well for many South Africans, with local legal advice firm reporting a 20% increase in divorce following the most stringent levels of lockdown.
According to DIY Legal, most couples site enforced time spent together, stress and challenges of COVID-19 as well as financial stress due to losing their jobs during the pandemic, as reasons for their divorce.
Guest: Brendan McNulty, Founder - DIY Legal
Guests: Dr. Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest: Dr. Ryan Barnette - Critical Care Physicians, Keck Hospital, Los Angeles, California
Mandisa and her husband, Siya tied the knot in 2007. Siya was HIV negative; Mandisa openly HIV positive. “The marriage came with cultural pressures,” Mandisa remembers. “In our culture, we’re expected to reproduce once we’re married.”
Guests: Mr. Siya and Mandisa Dukashe
New technologies mean states must reconsider what ‘reproductive rights’ are
A number of technological advances have revolutionised human reproduction in the past few decades. One example is in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the process of fertilising a woman’s eggs with a man’s sperm in the laboratory. This can be a solution when men and women have problems conceiving. It also allows infertile couples to use donor sperm or eggs.
Guest: Bonginkosi Shozi - Doctoral Fellow with the UKZN African Health Research Flagship, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana - Independent Medical Practitioner with special interest in Human rights,Ethics and Social Sciences.
The hopes and dreams of all those whose livelihood is connected to the liquor industry have been put on hold with “immediate effect” and without notice nor prior warning. If you are not going to work today, it is probably because you are among those whose livelihoods were affected when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a ban on the dispensing and sale of alcohol products.
Guest: Lucky Ntimane - A national convenor for the National Liquor Traders Council
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, popularly known as Dr T, was appointed by the global organisation as a special rapporteur for the right of enjoyment and attainable standard of physical and mental care.
Guest on the line: Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, popularly known as Dr T,
The Justice Project South Africa's Howard Dembovsky said that of the thousands who'd paid admission of guilt fines for lockdown offences, some, but not all, would have criminal records.
Since the inception of the COVID-19 lockdown in March, thousands of South Africans have been arrested and fined for not adhering to the regulations.
Guest: Howard Dembovsky - The founder and Chairperson of The Justice Project South Africa's
South Africans expecting a Road Accident Fund (RAF) pay-out after receiving an approved court order, can wait up to one year before seeing any money. This is another excruciating delay after having typically waited between 2 to 5 years for the case to come to trial.
Payments are delayed due to inefficiencies and serious financial woes at the RAF, reported to have a massive R17 billion in unpaid claims. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused further trial and pay-out delays with the RAF being largely shut down since lockdown began in March this year.
Guest: Elad Smadja, CEO of RAFPay
Guest: Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
On 14 June the South African Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy issued a controversial statement initiating a process that could lead to the construction of new nuclear power station. The timing of the release, on a Sunday evening with the country completely focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, suggested a secretive revival of the much maligned Zuma-era nuclear deal.
Guest: Hartmut Winkler - Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
Talking Toys and Tips to achieve the ultimate Orgasm.
Guest :Michelle Hope - UNAPOLOGETIC SEXOLOGIST
Although being a stay-at-home dad is a relatively new concept in South Africa, its popularity is growing, and more and more men are opting to stay at home with their children while their partners go to work. ... Many men become aware that their time is no longer their own, and this can require a huge adjustment.
Guest: Mr Sechaba and Tlalane Matsoso
CASES of Covid-19 in schools are approaching the 1000 mark, with uMgungundlovu district being the hardest hit region in KwaZulu-Natal. Details are contained in a provincial Education Department document assessing the spread of the pandemic in KZN. It showed that to date there were 873 Covid-19 cases across the province.Of the 12 districts, uMgungundlovu is the hardest hit with about 183 cases, followed by Zululand at 122 and the Pinetown district at 96.
Guest: National Teachers' Union president - Mr Allen Thompson
Guest: DA education spokesperson in KZN - Dr Imran Keeka
When it comes to our children, strong commitment and love aren't negotiable. Unfortunately, not all parents honour this duty, specifically their legal duty to maintain the well-being of their children. Considering this, the child maintenance system ensures that all parents honour their duty to maintain their children.
Guest : Chante Mouton -Director at Vermeulen Attorneys
Guest: A well-known traditional healer and president of the SADC Unified Ancestors Practitioners Associations, Dr Mbaimbai Hlathi,
Welcome to the "CAN" - Community Action Network – dedicated to a singular purpose: Baking to feed the team on the Covid-19 frontline.
Guest: Suzy Cinderey – the Coordinator of Pinelands CAN Bakers
Typically, children from low-income homes lack access to resources for online learning and they are seldom exposed to books or regular literacy practices such as storybook reading.
Without the help of a teacher to guide the learning process, it may be difficult for them to use the materials schools may have provided during lockdown. When this gap can’t be bridged by preschool or school, there’s a risk of leaving their potential untapped, never to be fully developed. This becomes evident in academic achievement later in life.
Guest: Dr Andrea Juan-Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
Guest:Bongani Ndima - Bongz Ndima foundation
Guest: Bongani Luvalo - Cool Dads Foundation
Teacher's union Naptosa said that protests across the Western Cape against the reopening of schools possibly made Basic Education Minister Angie Mothsekga stand up and take note.
The union has been calling for a delay in learners' return to the classroom as the coronavirus has not yet been contained.
Guest : The President of NAPTOSA (National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa), Mr Basil Manuel
Guest: Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
Guest: Bryson –Tested positive for Covid-19
Guest: Musa
Guest: Dr Neo Pule, counselling psychologist
Guest: well-known traditional healer and president of the SADC Unified Ancestors Practitioners Associations, Dr Mbaimbai Hlathi
The next phase in the re-opening of schools, when the largest portion of learners is to return to school, is upon us. Our recent joint union survey on Readiness leaves us concerned and unconvinced that the system will be ready for the next phase of almost 6 million learners.
Guest: The President of NAPTOSA (National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa), Mr Basil Manuel
Zoology has an illustrious history; it has triggered paradigm shifts in thinking. One of the best known was Darwin’s theory of evolution, based on his observations of the natural world. It became the cornerstone of current zoological research.
Very few sub-disciplines of zoology are not firmly anchored on ideas around change over time, driven by some advantage that individuals get from specific heritable characteristics. In this spirit of observation of nature, linked to robust and detailed analyses of trends, zoologists have been sounding the alarm for many years about the current mass extinction and the negative consequences of disrespecting nature.
Guest: Aliza le Roux - Associate Professor, University of the Free State
Guest: Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo
South Africa is viewed as one of the most violent society in the world. The questions that must be asked are how did we come to be such a violent people? Where does this vicious violent culture come from? Prof. Manhood Mundani of Makerere University in Uganda help us in answering this questions partly by saying that: “The present is not its own explanation.” In other words, the violence culture and behaviour we experience in our homes, schools, streets and roads lies in the distant past, not in the observable behaviour of the moment.
Guest : Rev NJ Tshawane of the Centre for Non-violence conflict reconcilation
Guest: Dr Matome Kganakga - Head of Contact Tracing and Testing at Community Constituency Covid-19 Front
Guest: Nandi Msezane – QueerwellBoard Member (Nandi should be referred as them and they).
Guest: Steve Letsike (her) – the Director of Access Chapter2,Co-Chair of SANAC,Co-chair of the National Task Team on LGBTI hate crimes; Co-chair of the Common wealth Lgbti
Guest: SHUBI -Transgender
Guest: Reggie Skhosana – a Gay man
Three questions should guide this discussion. Firstly, what does the South African government do to integrate immigrants on a linguistic level? Secondly, are immigrants marginalised because of their linguistic backgrounds? Finally, how could linguistic interventions contribute to peace building?
Guest: Karien Brits - Part-time lecturer in Language practice at University of Johannesburg @karienbrits
Guest: A well-known traditional healer and president of the SADC Unified Ancestors Practitioners Associations, Dr Mbaimbai Hlathi.
Disabled people all over the world are confronted with a range of explanations for disability. These can have an impact on many aspects of their lives. In many African countries a range of beliefs and attitudes underpin these alternative explanations. They include assumptions, misconceptions, traditional or religious beliefs and beliefs about the natural and supernatural worlds.
Guest : Dr Elvis Imafidon,Department of Philosophy,Faculty of Arts, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria. Fellow, JIAS. Editor, Ewanlen: A Journal of Philosophical Inquiry
Tonight on our legal conversations we are talking about the Marriage Laws Amendment.
Guest: Tuelo Thomas - Thomas TR Attorneys Inc.
Social/Health conversations –Tonight we are talking about what is the difference between a Sangoma; Traditional Healer; Herbalist ;Spiritual Healer and a Traditional Doctor.
Guest: Dr Mbaimbai Hlathi - A well-known traditional healer and president of the SADC Unified Ancestors Practitioners Associations,
Guest: Sizophela Mkhize - ANC Youth League Spokersperson
Guest: Mthokozise Nxumalo - IFP Youth Brigade
Guest:Luyolo Mpite - DA federal Youth Leader
Guest: Luyanda Msipa - Chairperson Youth ATM Gauteng
"With South Africa easing into Level 3 of Lockdown, one might think men’s depression and anxiety levels would drop. However, with the constant influx of information overload, the changing landscape, and not to mention glaring uncertainty for the near future, anxiety and depression among men might very well be about to peak.
The Bongs Ndima Foundation specialises in facilitating safe spaces and opportunities for men to effectively manage their mental health and wealth through a variety of programmes and virtual therapy opportunities."
Guest:Bongs Ndima - Founder of the Bongs Ndima Foundation
As our Nation fights the invisible pandemic COVID 19, a very visible epidemic affects our women and children every day despite President Ramaphosa’s 2019 call to take a STRONG stance against Gender Based Violence.
Guest: Ngaa Murombedzi – Advocacy Manager at Women & Men against Child Abuse: WMACA
Can a poor credit record affect your chances of getting a job?
Guest: Craig Berkowitz - Specialist Labour Lawyer at Berkowitz Attorneys
Guest: Solomon Makgobatlou - CEO and Founder of SISOL Labour Project (Labour relations and recruitment specialist
Talking about Orgasms, the physical, physiological and emotional elements. The various ways men and women in hetero and homosexual relationships reach orgasms.
Guest: Dr. Babalwa Funda kaMabhoza (M.Inst.D) - Western Breeze (Pty) Limited Director
Guest: Dr Mbambai Hlati - President for the Traditional Health Practitioners Association in SADC
Guest: Thomas Geffen - Counselling Psychologist,
Guest: Chantal Fowler - Clinical Psychologist and Psycho-Sexologist
Guest: Rebotile Hlongwa - I have a degree in Metallurgy (Extraction) from UJ. Experience in Coal Processing plant and laboratory. 1 year experience in Technical sales role. Looking for any job I may qualify for.
Guest: Nkululeko Ndlovu an activist of Unemployed graduates movement.
A Water Research Commission report has indicated that the burials of people who have died of Covid-19 does not increase the risk of pollution of the environment and groundwater as the virus is unlikely to survive. However, according to the report entitled Death and Burial in the Time of Covid-19: Environmental and Health Risks, very little is known regarding Covid-19, and there are no records available for mass burials.
Guest: Prof Matthys Dippenaar, a groundwater expert from the University of Pretoria
Guest: Matlala Setlhalogile –An Independent Political analyst who specialises in - Political Economy | Political Risk Analysis | Policy Analysis | Governance | Research |
Guest: Mfundisi Msomi –uSindiso La Mazion
With the country facing a shortage of Covid-19 tests kits, a scientist from the University of the Free State believes that the answer to bolster testing lies in sewage surveillance. Dr Anthony Turton from the Centre for Environmental Management at the institution said there were 824 wastewater treatment works in the country and each one served a population of “known size”.
Guest: Dr Anthony Turton from the Centre for Environmental Management at the institution
Guest: Michelle Hope, author, teacher and certified sex therapist, is your unapologetic sexologist.
Psychologists have long suspected that some parents try to fulfil their unfulfilled achievements through their kids, and Experts say it is important to let children follow their own paths in life.
Guest: Anupama Dalmia - Karamveer Chakra Awardee (Silver), Sheroes Champion, 20-time award winning Blogger, Author, Serial Entrepreneur, Social Influencer, Sociopreneur, Mentor
Guest: Dr Neo Pule - Counselling Psychologist and an Academic
Guest: Christo de Klerk, chairman of the Braille committee at Blind SA.
Guest: Marlene le Roux - A South African disability and women's rights activist. She is co-founder of the Women's Achievement Network for Disability, and CEO of the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town.
The impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident. Poleward shifts in the geographic distributions of species, catastrophic forest fires and mass bleaching of coral reefs all bear the fingerprints of climate change. But what will the world’s biodiversity look like in the future? Projections indicate that unless emissions are rapidly reduced the climate crisis will get substantially worse. Up to 50% of species are forecast to lose most of their suitable climate conditions by 2100 under the highest greenhouse gas emissions scenario.
Guest: Dr Chris Trisos - Senior Researcher African Climate and Development Initiative University of Cape Town
Guest: Andy Mashaile , Interpol Ambassador for the Turn Back Crime campaign. A strategy, cyber security and safety advisor. A keynote speaker.
Guest: Mashilo Mnisi - of Moshate Men’s Rights Organisation
While people do have the capacity to change, they need to deeply want to and be committed to all aspects of change in order to begin to do so — and even then, it’s a lot easier said than done. In discussing why abusers abuse , it’s clear that a lot of the causal factors behind these behaviors are learned attitudes and feelings of entitlement and privilege — which can be extremely difficult to truly change. Because of this, there’s a very low percentage of abusers who truly do change their ways.
Guest: Dr. Carel – Piet Van Eeden – Phd in Holistic Life Counseling Doctor of Ethnomedicine
South Africa’s education system is complex, with historical inequalities dating back to apartheid. Most of the country’s pupils come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Language is an issue; most pupils do not speak English as a mother tongue, yet English dominates in many classrooms. And, as the COVID-19 crisis has showed, there’s a huge digital divide at play.
Guest: Dr. Mmaki Jantjies - Is currently the Head of the Information Systems academic department at the University of the Western Cape.
For the operations manager of Door of Hope, Nadene Gabham, it is a further indication of how desperate families have become as the lockdown continues to inflict financial hardship across the country. “You have no income, a mouth to feed. What are you going to do? Some mothers will give their child up for adoption, others will leave their child to die,” said Gabham.
Child abandonments have increased since lockdown, as have acts of violence against minors.
Guest: Nadene Gabham - the operations manager of Door of Hope
Almost 16% of SA's residential tenants did not pay any rent in April, and a further 16% did not pay the full amount, according to preliminary data from Tenant Profile Network (TPN).
The number is expected to look much worse for May, when it will reflect the first mass job losses as a result of the coronavirus crisis and lockdown.
While evictions are currently banned during lockdown, landlords are already moving to issue letters of demand.
Guest: Michelle Dickens, managing director of Tenant Profile Network (TPN).
Guest : Craig Irvine - Landlord
According to an annual survey from the American Psychological Association, stress is an all-too-common experience and far too many of us feel stressed beyond our coping abilities. Between work, money issues, family stress, and other obligations, it can be easy to feel overworked, frustrated and burned out. While you can practice stress-relieving techniques like yoga or meditation, you may find that helping others, while it can make a schedule busier, is also a powerful form of stress release that could even improve your physical health.
Guest: Dr Nomafrench Mbombo - Western Cape Health MEC
Guest: Emily Power Smith: Sexologist, Sex Positive, Sexuality Educator, Trainer, Facilitator, Lecturer, writer, speaker, Believer in the right to Sexual Health, Pleasure, And Expression
Guest: Michelle Hope - UNAPOLOGETIC SEXOLOGIST : all opinions are my own...... Host of @sexpertpositions
Guest: Nonhlanhla Zaba-Nxele –Financial Advisor and CEO of Tokoloho Financial Services
Guest: Neil Roets - Chief Executive Officer - Debt Rescue SA
Stellenbosch farmer Angus McIntosh believes that one of the secrets in fighting global warming and climate change lies in regenerative agriculture. “Whether you call it global warming or climate change, the fact is that human beings are destroying the environment and agriculture is the blunt tool with which they’re doing it,” McIntosh warns. McIntosh runs one of the few grass-fed, pasture-reared cattle farms in SA on the 126-hectare Ezibusisweni (‘the place of blessings’ in Zulu).
Guest: Stellenbosch farmer - Angus McIntosh
Guest : Dominique Krause -Integral Coach (ICF - UCT GSB)
Guest: Andy Mashaile - Ambassador , Interpol , #Turnbackcrime.
Any parent knows that it's in kids' nature to test their limits; it seems to be something all kids are born knowing how to do, like breathing or reaching for something that they shouldn't that's high up on a counter. The upside to this challenging behavior is that pushing boundaries is an important part of growing up and becoming more independent, and one day, thinking for themselves and (hopefully) making good choices. Kids need to flex their boundary-pushing muscles now, and sometimes challenge you and disagree with you so that they can assert their individuality more and more as they grow.
Your mission—and as a parent, you've already chosen to accept it—is to teach kids how to test their limits respectfully, without being angry or defiant, and to know that ultimately, you, the parent, are in charge.
Guest: Edith Kriel, executive director of Jelly Beanz, an organisation committed to helping abused and neglected children
Guest: Legendary actor/Marriage councillor/Father Dr Jerry Mofokeng Wa Makhetha
Guest: Mr Patrick Shai: Founder & Managing Director - Khuluma Ndoda.Actor, Director, Motivational Speaker, Concept Developer & writer/director
Guest : Mr Billy Selekane - Author, Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Facilitator and Businesman. I am Executive Chairman of The Billy Selekane Group
Guest : Prof Frans Viljoen - Director: Centre for Human Rights Executive Committee Professor of International Human Rights Law (University of Pretoria)
Guest : photographer - Youri Sunguza
Guest: Mpho A. Ndaba - Activist Scholar, Writer & Producer
Guest: Dr Keith Scott - A medical and Chairperson of the South African Drug Policy Initiative
Guest: Dr Lavanya Singh - Medical Scientist KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN
Tonight we are taking a look at how coronavirus have changed the way we view sex and relationships.
Guest: Thabani Nkwanyana - Independent Medical Practitioner with postgraduate diploma in Occupational medicine and Masters in Medical Law and Ethics, measuring in sociopolitical and medico legal aspects of medicine and experienced in risk and disability medicine.
Guest: Mbali Gcabashe - In Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei province in the People's Republic of China.
Guest: Cleopatria Mariri – Boston in the USA
Conspiracy theories claiming 5G technology helps transmit coronavirus have been condemned by the scientific community.
Videos have been shared on social media showing mobile phone masts on fire in Birmingham and Merseyside - along with the claims.The UK's mobile networks have reported 20 cases of masts being targeted in suspected arson attacks over the Easter weekend, including damage to a mast providing mobile connectivity to Birmingham's Nightingale Hospital.
The posts have been shared on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram - including by verified accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.
Guest : Dr Simon Clarke - professor of cellular microbiology at the University of Reading
Guest: Smangele Cele - University Of Zululand
Guest: Moses Nkomo - Son of an elderly who was abused
Guest: Bongani Khanyile - Attorney
Yesterday Lawyers for Human Rights appeared before the Pretoria High Court on behalf of 5 groups of informal waste reclaimers and recyclers challenging the lockdown regulations that do not include waste reclaimers as essential provider. To tell us more we are joined by...
Guest on the line: Thandeka Chauke - legal counsellor, land and housing programme at Lawyers for Human Right
Following the burning of Soshanguve Secondary School in Tshwane, MEC for Education in the province has condemned this act of criminality and pleaded with the security cluster to protect schools.
General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), Mugwena Maluleke to react to these criminal acts which are targeted at education facilities. We will also speak to him about how the union is supporting teachers during the lockdown so that they can in turn support learners. You may recall that last night we received a voice note from a teacher who said that she uses Whatsapp to send lessons to her learners but that some of her students cannot participate because they cannot afford to buy data.
Guest: Mugwena Maluleke - General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to place Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for two months, one month of which will be unpaid. This follows the revelation on social media that the minister had recently visited the home of former Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Mduduzi Manana who hosted a lunch, contrary to the lockdown regulations. Minister Ndabeni Abrahams has since apologised.
The Economic Freedom Fighter have laid criminal charges against Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams for breaching lockdown regulations.
Guest: Vuyani Pambo - EFF National Spokesperson
Should the national lockdown be extended how will it affect learning, especially for learners in rural areas with no access to educational resources? Is it perhaps time to re-think learning and education by speeding up the 4th Industrial Revolution? How prepared is government to use e-learning and is this form of learning useful?
Guest : Gerald Williamson - Educationist and clinical psychologist
According to Human Rights Watch, the national lock-down will be most effective if carried out, not only in accordance with the law, but also hand-in-hand with the fulfillment of the government’s obligation to provide basic goods and services such as food, water, and health services to vulnerable community members. When the lock-down started, there were reports of abuses by soldiers in an effort to reinforce the lock-down, something which the minister of defense and military veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has since condemned.
Guest: Dewa Mavhinga, Southern Africa director at Human Rights Watch
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as "racist" the comments by two French scientists who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa. Addressing a WHO media briefing, Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that at a time when the world needs to act in solidarity such forms of racism are unacceptable.
In light of this we ask, why is Africa often belittled in this manner and viewed with a colonial-like mentality by some Europeans?
Guest: Izak Khomo - former Producer and Presenter of spotlight Africa, channel Africa
Guest: Emeritus Professor Willie Esterhuyse, member of the Advisory Committee of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
Guest: Mr Namane Dickson Masemola (MEC: Department of Transport and Community Safety in Limpopo AND Cayla Ann Tomas Murray- the Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz spokesperson
Guest: Gauteng DA leader and federal leader candidate -John Moodey AND Vuyo Zungula-President of The African Transformation Movement (ATM)
Guest: Mr Ahemed Shaik Emam - Caucus Leader of The National Freedom Party (NFP) AND The president of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), Rev Dr Kenneth Meshoe
SAA employers in Durban have reportedly been told not to report for duty as of the 1st of March. This follows the airline’s business-rescue practitioners announced earlier this month that Durban would be one of the 11 routes that would be closed at the end of this month. What are the unions saying in this regard and also how are the other workers in the affected routes impacted by this?
Guest: Phakamile Hlubi-Majola - Spokesperson for Numsa
Guest: Zazi Sibanyoni - Mugambi Preseident of the South African Cabin Crew
Guest: Thembisa Fakude - Al Jazeera Researcher ,Analyst from Al Jazeera Centre for Studies in Qatar, Doha and he is also a Columnist Middle East Monitor, London United Kingdom
Ambassador Prof Iqbal Jhazbhay - Fmr. South African Ambassador to Eritrea. Full Professor at University of South Africa. Director, Board of the Institute for Global Dialogue. Author.
Guest: : Ephraim Kekana - Branch Manager Gauteng Region at Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)
Mr Selby Makgotho - The Special Investigating Unit's (SIU) Special Tribunal spokesperson
Guest: former Metro police Officer - Moses Molope, Jonathan Moses Raichlin and Michelle Raichlin (Mother)
Educational, Late night talk, Mandate and music. Vox Pops, getting the word from the public.
Guest: Radhi-Sghaiar Bachir - Ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic Embassy to South Africa
Guest: Save the Vaal Environment’s (SAVE) vice-chairperson, Maureen Stewar and South African Human Rights Commission Head of Legal Services (Acting) –Buang Jones
Educational, Late night talk, Mandate and music. Vox Pops, getting the word from the public.
Educational, Late night talk, Mandate and music. Vox Pops, getting the word from the public.
guest: Kaizer Moyane -the Nedlac convener for BUSA and Sizwe Pamla –Cosatu Spokesperson
Guest: Kealeboga Gift Mogapi (KGM)-Group Founder and Exucutive Chairman of KGM connect Group Mvusiwekhaya Sicwetsha - Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane's Spokesperson Kumkani Ndamase Mangaliso Ndamase
guest: Bishop M.T Makobe –Independent International Researcher in Humanities and Social sciences
Guest: Karabo Rajuili - Advocacy coordinator at Amabhungane Centre of investigative Journalism
Guest: Dr Hleze Kunju - Associate Head of Rhodes University's Creative Writing Programme
Guest: Dr Hleze Kunju - Associate Head of Rhodes University's Creative Writing Programme
Guest: Phillip Dlamini - PAC secretary general (Narius Moloto faction) Apa Pooe - newly elected PAC secretary general (Mzwanele Nyhontso faction)
Zinhle Mcube obtained a BA in Journalism, BA Honours in Philosophy and MA in Philosophy cum laude from the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and is enrolled for a PhD at the University of Cambridge. She is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at UJ, and a founding member of the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at UJ. In her current research, Mncube is investigating the nature and limits of personalised medicine (PM).
Guest: ZINHLE MNCUBE
On Nov. 16, 1860, a ship carrying 342 indentured Indians arrived in South Africa, marking the beginning of a long and painful period in the history of the Indian diaspora in the region. Today, South Africa is home to the largest population of people of Indian descent (1.3 million as of 2015) on the continent. But for long, being a descendant of indentured labourers was a source of shame. Today we are learning more about the history of Indian people in South Africa.
Guest: Ashwin Trikamjee -President of the Hindu Maha Sabha
Justice minister Ronald Lamola is reported to have thrown the ball back into the court of Fees Must Fall student activists, saying that they were delaying the process of pardoning those arrested for protesting in favour of free tertiary education.
Guest: Mr Chrispin Phiri Spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Service
Mcebo Dlamini – Former Wits SRC and #FeesMustFall activist
A march by Cape flats community and religious leaders took place yesterday, followed by an interfaith prayer gathering for peace on the Cape Flats. In the past we have seen many such prayers taking place in the country, to pray for a nation in crisis.
While many believe that such prayers help unite a nation, one of my guests, Rick Raubenheimer the president of the South African secular society disagrees
Guest: Rick Raubenheimer - the president of the South African secular society.
Father Smangaliso Mkhatswa - Chairperson of the Moral regeneration movement
Guest: Professor Milton Shain - He is Professor Emeritus of Historical Studies at UCT and specializes in South African Jewish history
Guest: Dr Shakira Choonara is a rising global icon, award-winning researcher, bold activist and the 2017 Woman of the Year in Health, in South Africa (SA)
Guest: Dr Guy Lamb - the director of the Safety and Violence Initiative at the University of Cape Town
Guest: Robert Mulaudzi - City of Joburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) spokesperson
In his recent coloumn for BD live titled ‘The death of South Africa’s imagination’Gareth Van Onselen - head of politics and governance at the South African Institute of Race Relations says “False moral equivalence allows the weak and superficial to maintain the pretence that the ANC and DA occupy the same position on the moral spectrum” According to him, “Thuma Mina” is not a call merely to action; it is an invitation to think a certain way. He continues to say there is no element of the DA’s track record that does not decimate that of the ANC’s. It creates jobs while the ANC wipes jobs out. It runs clean governments while the ANC destroys governments.
Guest: Gareth Van Onselen - Head of politics and governance at the South African Institute of Race Relations
Figures from Statistics South Africa show that 44.4% of divorces in 2016 were couples whose marriages lasted less than a decade. According to that year’s statistics, the highest divorce rate was among couples who were married between five and nine years. Is marriage still relevant? This evening we ask: What are the challenges affecting marriages today? Should the concept of marriage be re-evaluated, in terms of its purpose? Is forever after realistic?
Guest: Ntlantla Dingiswayo – President of the Marrien club (Marriage Enrichment) of South Africa
Getting a matric with university entrance is one of the primary goals of secondary education. However, not everyone obtains a university entrance, leaving them with a basic matric education. What opportunities are there for these matriculants? Also if one had not expected to pass as well as they do, what are their options?
Guest: Natasha Madhav - Senior Head of Programme: Faculty of The Independent Institute Of Education
The appointment of Daniel du Toit as the group chief executive of State-owned arms manufacturer, Denel, has been largely rejected by The Liberated Metalworkers Union of South Africa (Limusa) as well as the Black Management Forum. LIMUSA has said that the minister of public enterprises must implement employment equity recommendations. Guest: Thabile Monci – Managing Director of the Black Management Forum
Guest: Sihle Ngobese - Head of Strategic Operations at the Institute of Race Relations South Africa
Guest: Mightie Jamie – Social and Political Commentator Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip John Steenhuisen says he should be allowed to serve South Africans irrespective of his qualifications. A Twitter spat erupted between the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the DA after it emerged at the weekend that the Member of Parliament highest qualification is a matric certificate. Is this a sign of white privilege?
Robert Rakhadani: Spokesperson of His Majesty, the King of Vhavenda and Author of “The Mapungubwe Kingdom” about the History of the Vhenda People.