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In this episode, we discuss Verra’s recently released VCS Standard 5.0 and what it means for carbon project developers. The carbon credit rulebook is changing. VCS 5 introduces important updates to how carbon projects are developed, registered, renewed, and verified — with a stronger focus on integrity, clearer rights, earlier planning, and more meaningful stakeholder engagement. Hosted by Emma Re...

Methembeni Moyo on mining supply chains and African development. Local content has become one of the defining policy themes across Africa’s mining sector. Governments want more local ownership, more local procurement, more local jobs, and more value retained within their economies. But are current local content policies achieving those objectives? In this episode of #BelowTheSurface, Kevin Lester...

Andrew van Zyl on rehabilitation, mine closure, and hidden value. Mine closure is usually treated as the final chapter in a mining asset’s life. But what if closure is the wrong question? In this episode of #BelowTheSurface, Kevin Lester and Lily Nupen are joined by Andrew van Zyl, Managing Director of SRK South Africa, together with logistics strategist Evert de Ruiter, to explore one of the mini...

Evert de Ruiter on rail reform, mining economics and SA's freight future. What if the most important asset in mining is not the ore body but the logistics system that connects it to the market? In this episode of #BelowTheSurface, Kevin Lester and Lily Nupen are joined by rail and freight logistics specialist Evert de Ruiter to explore the relationship between mining, infrastructure and economic g...

Debut novelist Kamanee Govender joins host Christi Sa to talk about Stern Gods, her clear-eyed literary coming-of-age story set in an Indian South African neighbourhood during the 1986 State of Emergency. This episode is essential listening for all South African citizens and especially school principals, youth organisation leaders, book clubs, and NGOs working with young people in South Africa who...

Alive Sunday Service, 21 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 21 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Durban`s almost all-girl teen band spill the beans! Allan Rosenberg (Guitarist, Songwriter and Band Founder), Angie Becker (Lead Singer), and Graham Boynton (Band Manager) look back... Take four Greek teenage girls, add in a Jewish guitarist with rock pedigree, mix in a handful of power, attitude drenched tunes and adrenalin fueled live performances, and you have Durban`s Eighties raunchy rockers,...

The red flags were there. Why didn't anybody stop it? The Zondo Commission exposed far more than corruption — it exposed the weaknesses of the systems meant to prevent it. This episode explores the AML lessons hidden within South Africa's state capture saga, including PEP risk, consulting fee abuse, governance failures, and the role of professional firms and financial institutions. The real questi...

Body language, deception detection, and the signals liars can't hide. Can you really spot a liar? In this fascinating episode of The Laundromat, Dawn Pretorius sits down with internationally renowned body language expert David Allen to separate fact from fiction in deception detection. From eye movements and nervous gestures to interview techniques used by law enforcement, David explains how behav...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 17 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Leadership, identity, and the human need to belong. In this deeply personal episode of Messy, Daniel Atlin sits down with executive coach and leadership practitioner Nkulu Madonko to explore the often-overlooked relationship between identity, belonging, and leadership. Drawing on a remarkable life journey that spans Zambia, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, Nkulu reflects on the form...

Craig Anderson (SAMCA | Chairman) Paul Williams (Alfa Romeo Club South Africa | President) Bob Brown (Jaguar Club South Africa | Chairman) Eric Schenini (Stellantis South Africa | Brand Communications Manager) Chris Lambourne (Turbo Direct | CEO) Colin Windell (Motoring Journalist | Industry Analyst) Johnny Shand (Bike Man | Owner) Classic car clubs, turbo tech and continental trade for petrolhead...

Rob Zipper (Otis Waygood Blues Band | Lead Singer and Saxophonist) tells the wild, full story This episode is for Gen X music lovers who grew up hearing the name Otis Waygood and wondering what really happened. Benjy Mudie sits down with Rob Zipper, lead singer and saxophonist of the Otis Waygood Blues Band, for the first time in decades to relive the extraordinary story of the band that Rian Mala...

Alive Sunday Service, 14 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 14 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Drift happens. Not because leaders lack intelligence. Not because the strategy was flawed. But because execution decays quietly under the weight of competing priorities, unclear ownership, and fragmented attention. Ethiopian Airlines sustained commercial focus through five government transitions to become Africa's most profitable carrier. Dangote built pan-African cement capacity while competitors...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 10 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

A Personal Invitation To Embark On A Journey From Brokenness To Wholeness. This audiobook for the Healing of Trauma is a ‘seed of healing’ to begin or go deeper in your inner restorative journey. It offers a structured roadmap to help you move beyond the pain of trauma towards a place of wholeness and restoration. Engage in carefully crafted, reflection exercises that guides you through the layers...

South Africa's longest-running motoring radio show - 25 years on air. Roger Haden (Motoring Journalist | South Africa's Most Senior Motoring Journalist) Grant McLeary (Driving Dynamics | Founder and Lead Instructor) Johnny Shand (Bike Man West Rand | Suzuki Dealer and Motorcycle Specialist) Colin Windell (Veteran Motoring Journalist | Motoring Editor) Stefan Bellman (South African Expat | Guest Co...

This audiobook began healing even before it was written The hidden trauma of abortion affects millions of people worldwide and most endure this hardship like an incurable disease. At the core of healing this anguish is a process of psychological and spiritual discovery. ‘Letters of Love’ is a gentle, steady hand guiding you out of the darkness of survival into a portal of hope, purpose and wholene...

Alive Sunday Service, 07 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 07 June 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Welcome to Hazelmere... an idyllic English village. Or is it? After Abby Fields is disastrously fired from her London firm, she applies for a stable hand job at Langdon House Estate in the village of Hazelmere. But when she arrives for the interview, the estate’s in chaos. Lord Langdon has died and his estranged sons have arrived for the reading of the will. Handsome farm manager Oliver offers her...

Carmen Murray, futurist, cultural forecaster, and transformation strategist, sits down with Professor Abejide Ade-Ibijola, a leading expert in artificial intelligence and AI applications, for a compelling debate on the future of work in the age of AI. Together, they unpack the shifting dynamics between humans and machines, challenge conventional narratives around automation and employment, and exp...