Styleskoops (English)

Ten years after receiving a donor heart at Cape Town’s Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, veteran journalist Ray Hartle marks the occasion with a deeply personal memoir. Memoir of a Fractured Heart traces the moments that made his heart race—and those that steadied it—while unpacking the physical and emotional realities of living with chronic illness and a transplant. In this Styleskoops lifest...

Welcome to Styleskoops. Today, I’m delighted to speak with Mubanga Kalimamukwento about The Shipikisha Club, a powerful new novel released in July 2026. The book has already drawn strong praise for its emotional depth, layered storytelling and unflinching look at women navigating patriarchy, grief and survival.

Welcome to Styleskoops. Today we’re joined by George Mienie, a leading voice in motoring, technology, and media, to talk about the person behind the CEO title. We’ll explore his life beyond AutoTrader—from weekends and memorable cars to electric vehicles, personal routines, and finding balance in a constantly changing world.

Today on Styleskoops we’re speaking to historian Mesrob Vartavarian, author of Privileged Minorities: A History of Wealth Concentration in South Africa. His book explores how anticolonial struggles, instead of dismantling inequality, helped cement new privileged minorities and exclusive economic advantages that still shape South Africa today.

Welcome to Styleskoops, where South African talent meets culture and powerful storytelling. Today we’re shining a spotlight on conservation filmmaking with the Creative Director of Black Bean Productions, Sam Suter. Black Bean Productions is an independent production house based in Cape Town that crafts impact-driven documentary and commercial films across conservation and humanitarian spaces. We’...

Today on Styleskoops we’re stepping into worlds where flying cows, malevolent forces, and black women heroes collide. We’re joined by writer and interdisciplinary artist Philisiwe Twijnstra to talk about her new short story collection, Flying Cows and Other Traumas.

On today’s edition of Styleskoops, we turn the spotlight on a powerful new South African voice in fiction, writer and filmmaker Kamanee Govender. Her debut novel, Stern Gods, is a haunting coming-of-age story set in 1980s apartheid South Africa, where eleven-year-old Kaathi Reddy navigates poverty, patriarchy, and violence in the Indian township of Bombayville. It’s an unflinching yet deeply empat...

Today on Styleskoops, we’re joined by Erin Torkelson, a human geographer whose new book, Predatory Welfare: How Finance Capital Profiteers from Social Grants, offers a powerful, ground-level look at how South Africa’s social grant system has become entangled with debt, finance, and everyday inequality. Drawing on seven years of immersive research with grant recipients, Erin challenges the idea tha...

Welcome to Styleskoops, where style meets substance and everyday life gets a little extra flavour. Today we’re joined by SA’s beloved “Giggling Gourmet” celebrity chef, cookbook author, TV host, and radio personality Jenny Morris. We’re going beyond recipes to explore how she lives, eats, entertains, and finds joy in the small moments.

Today we’re speaking to journalist and author Lynda Schuster about her powerful book, A Burning Hunger: How Tsietsi Mashinini ignited a revolution that changed the struggle, South Africa and his family forever, which chronicles the student leader at the heart of the 1976 Soweto Uprising and the profound cost of that courage on his loved ones.

Today on Styleskoops, we’re talking about a pivotal moment in South Africa’s history – the 1976 Soweto Uprising – through a new lens, a documentary history that brings together voices, documents and memories from that time. Joining me is political analyst and author Julian Brown, whose work explores how ordinary people’s acts of resistance shaped this turning point in our struggle against aparthei...

Today on Styleskoops we’re paging through South Africa’s past with historian Dr Noor Nieftagodien, whose book The Soweto Uprising — A Jacana Pocket History revisits 16 June 1976 and the young people who helped change the course of our democracy. In this compact but powerful history, he unpacks how a peaceful student protest in Orlando West became a national turning point and reshaped politics, fam...

Welcome back to Styleskoops, your lifestyle window into how big ideas shape the way we live. Today, we’re joined by author and public intellectual Busani Ngcaweni to explore governance and leadership that filter down into our everyday style of life in the Global South. He tells us more about his new book. Frontiers of National and International Development is an incisive interrogation of statecraf...

Welcome to Styleskoops, where we explore the stories, habits and hidden rituals that shape how remarkable people live. Today we’re joined by Vernon R.L. Head – poet, architect, environmentalist and bestselling author of books such as The Search for the Rarest Bird in the World and A Tree for the Birds, whose work follows rare birds, wild places and the people who love them. We’ll be talking about...

Welcome to Styleskoops, where we unpack the rhythms of life, creativity, and belonging with South Africa’s most insightful voices. Today, we’re joined by acclaimed author Nthikeng Mohele, whose stories weave through places, bodies, and politics with profound sensitivity. Nthikeng, thanks for being here—let’s dive in

Today, we're thrilled to chat with Naadiya Moosajee, a powerhouse South African civil engineer, serial entrepreneur, and champion for women in STEM. As co-founder of WomHub and WomEng, she's empowering thousands of girls to conquer the engineering and tech worlds.

From Masterchef SA Season 4 runner-up to joy-spreading baker extraordinaire, Andriette Georgiou is the heart behind Mondvol. In this whimsical world, cookies aren't just treats but celebrations of life's everyday magic. With her Classic Cookie Box and a mission to empower women through creativity and kindness, she's proving that success is all about mindset. We chat with Andriette about bravery, b...

On today’s edition of Styleskoops, Nianell has just brought out her teaching memoir, A Song That’s Yet Unsung—When Nothing is Known, Anything is Possible, published by Reach Publishers. In it, she takes us from platinum-selling hits like Who Painted the Moon? all the way through heartbreak, motherhood, and a profound spiritual awakening, inviting us to remember our inherent worth and choose love o...

On this week's Styleskoops, we speak to Wesley Roodt, Chevening scholar, filmmaker, and educator, whose debut novel, All the Saints, brings the gale-force gees of an Eastern Cape boys’ school to the page in a voice that is as funny as it is devastating. Through Isaac “Izzy” Kingston’s confessional narration, the book plunges readers into rugby fields, overnight excursions, and the quiet corners wh...

Welcome back to Styleskoops. Madam & Eve has been part of South Africa’s political and social conversation since 1992, using humour to help readers navigate everything from the end of apartheid to the latest scandals and potholes. With their new annual, Madam Impossible, Stephen Francis and Rico once again turn the past year’s chaos into sharp, accessible satire, making this the perfect moment to...

Welcome to Styleskoops, where we celebrate the vibrant culture, lifestyle, and stories that shape our world. Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with veteran media entrepreneur Naushad Khan, who recently launched an exciting new digital platform, Cape Town This Month. Naushad shares with us his inspiration behind this stunning project, the collaboration with Bahrain’s Red House Marketing, and...

Following World Mental Health Day, conversations around emotional wellbeing continue to resonate—especially in the rural heartlands of South Africa, where innovation often emerges from necessity. One such story comes from the Eastern Cape, where One to One Africa’s CHIME initiative—Community Health Intervention through Musical Engagement—is using music as a powerful form of mental health care. Tod...

Today on Styleskoops, we’re joined by the dynamic Colette Botha, founder of Colette Strategic Solutions and the driving force behind the upcoming She Leads Women’s Conference happening on the 31st of October at Pont de Val in Parys, Free State. With the theme “Encouraging a mindset where we as women graciously share space, celebrate our uniqueness, uplift, empower and support one another,” the eve...

Welcome to Styleskoops, where we bring you inspiring stories and powerful voices shaping our communities today and tomorrow. In this episode, we’re honoured to speak with Caroline Peters, a survivor of gender-based violence and founder of the Callas Foundation. Caroline’s pioneering organisation supports survivors through a unique court-support programme, mentors boys in gender equity, and strengt...

Welcome to Styleskoops, your go-to show for inspiring stories that celebrate resilience and innovation. Today, we’re excited to chat with Chantel Spinazze, the founder of Bluum. Bluum is a revolutionary brand offering science-backed, plant-based support for women navigating hormonal and gut health challenges like PMS, perimenopause, and burnout. After years of her own health struggles being overlo...