5 Mid Mornings

As we continue to shine the light on women-focused organisations this Women's month, founder of 18twenty8, Refiloe Seseane tells us all about the Big Sister Network and how to join. 18twenty8 is also an organisation that provides financial support for tertiary students and we get a run down on the application process.

Work-life balance is more important than loving your job

What is something everyone should experience in order to be a better person?

CLIP 1 – INTERVIEW 1 Interview 1 – Introduction interview with Hayleigh, Martin and Ncomisa giving an overview of what we are doing, how they approach improv theatre too CLIP 2 – YOGA Yoga exercise – In this clip Steph and Yonaka play the game of Improv Yoga. They did not know the rules before we played. Steph references the Stanky leg in this clip CLIP 3 – SENTENCE G...

Who would be on the top of your biting list? (Tik Tok Trend - Tyler Childers - Bitin’ list)

We are busier than any generation before us.

What is your favourite way to show affection to a loved one (friends, family and partners)?

Women's Voice and Leadership Fund Manager, Nomthandazo Mankazana shares the impact of the fund and the importance of entrepreneurship training for GBV survivors in gaining economic independence from the perpetrator. This conversation pulls us in to consider the state of gender equity in South Africa.

There should be an age limit for getting Botox and lip filler in South Africa

What’s a hard truth about relationships that you wish you knew earlier?

Executive Director at South African Women In Dialogue, Vatiswa Moea

 Would you change your name if you could, or are you kind of attached to it now?

On this episode of Challenge Accepted, the team summon their inner van Gogh and try their hands (or brushes) in Art!

The person who you love the most is also the person who is going to trigger you the most.

People who get ghosted deserve it

What grinds your gears?

Normalise giving up on people.

What did you believe in as a kid, that you still believe in now?

NISAA Institue for Women's Development The fight against GBV-F continues as we speak to Programmes Manager at NISAA Institute for Women's Development, Sima Diar. In this conversation we start unpacking the correlation between sexual health education and GBV, particularly how survivors are affected by misinformation around HIV/AIDS and other STDs. In addition to calling for coporate support, Sima s...

How do you handle jealousy? Friendships, relationships, family, strangers

The teams gets in Line! Check out this episode of 5 Mid Mornings Challenge Accepted as the team gets stuck in on Line Dancing. Yeehaw!

What is your pet's name?

As an organisation working towards legislative change in the fight against GBV-F, Sonke Gender Justice brings a conversation about their Policy Development and Advocacy (PDA) Unit from the PDA Manger Mpiwa Mangwiro-Tsanga. The importance of responsible reporting of GBV and media training are also concepts explored in this episode

Would you pay to attend a wedding? (Loved one, best friend family member .etc)

We romanticise love more than we practice it.