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JSB ART: The Moon Looks Delicious From Here Brings Award-Winning Storytelling to The Market Theatre WITH Theatre veteran- Aldo Brincat

WORD DOMINATION:WORD DOMINATION Children’s Month in July is a celebration of stories and young minds WITH Shylock Dimakatso Matsunyane-Deputy exclusive manager

CIVIC EDUCATION: Burgers and Billions: Decoding Currency Value with the Big Mac Index WITH Xhanti Payi- Economist and Senior Manager at PWC Strategy& · Experience

THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: : Can South Africa Tackle the Rise of Spiritually-Motivated Gangs? With Guest: Dr Ashwill Ramon Phillips, Lecturer and Postgraduate Supervisor, Department of Criminology, University of the Free State  

THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: The economic impact of hunting tourism in South Africa with Prof Peet van der Merwe, School for Tourism Management  Potchefstroom Campus-Fellow of the German Institute for Tourism Research

South Africa Launches Disability 20 (D20) Initiative to Champion Inclusive Global Policy at G20 2025 Guest Lubabalo. Mbheki D20 initiative representative 

WORD DOMINATION: WORD DOMINATION How a simple park run became a worldwide phenomenon with  Paul Sinton-Hewitt- Author of  One Small Step

CIVIC EDUCATION: Power Play: The Battle Between Eskom, Regulations, and Renewable Energy with Guest: Hartmut Winkler Professor of Physics – Solar Energy and Atmospheric Science

GUEST 1-  Feminist, anthropologist and author of Soft Life, Lebohang Masango GUEST 2- Shireen Motara- Mentor and Feminist  GUEST 3- Leroy Tau- social commentator, coach, speaker  

THOUGHT LEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: Food Trade and Justice: A Roadmap for the G20 to Support Sustainable African Food Systems with Guest: Florian Kroll with Researcher: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape

Guest: Jocelyn Leitzinger, Assistant Professor in the Department of Managerial Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago

JSB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Mandela Month:DO MORE FOUNDATION Launches Mandela Day Campaign to Build Climate-Resilient Early Learning Centres in Underserved Communities with  Nicole Biondi spokesperson at the DO MORE FOUNDATION  

#NAF2025 JSB CONVERSATION with newly appointed Chairperson of the National Arts Festival Guest: Dr. Siphiwo Mahala and Yolisa Khoza- Head of Brand Experience, Standard Bank.  

THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS:Is it time to end English-Only Courts… with Guest: Prof Russell Kaschula- Chairperson of UWC’s Department of African Language Studies    

Guest: Pumeza Mntonintshi- traditional healer - Curator Anthropology -expert in indigenous knowledge preservation.- #NAF2025 The Seed of Healing – Storytelling Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge with  

Guest: Zizipho Bam is an award-winning poet and performer   #NAF2025 WORD DOMINATION on self-publishing author and poet ,Zizipho Bam with

Guest: Dr Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi is a Senior Researcher at the University of Fort Hare, where he contributes to advancing interdisciplinary human rights research and education-   

#NAF2025 OVATION AWARD WINNER DANIEL BUCKLAND