TALK AT 6 with Wayne Turner

We dedicate this show to Will Marais who was our guest in August sharing about his terminal diagnosis and how God has carried him through. Will served God full out till his death last Friday and modelled to us how we need to serve God with passion until it's our time to meet Jesus at His appointed time. So it's with sadness that we replay this programme but also with joy knowing that despite him n...

We dedicate this show to Will Marais who was our guest in August sharing about his terminal diagnosis and how God has carried him through. Will served God full out till his death last Friday and modelled to us how we need to serve God with passion until it's our time to meet Jesus at His appointed time. So it's with sadness that we replay this programme but also with joy knowing that despite him n...

These crazy times we live in arising from Covid-19 and lockdown has especially impacted moms, many who have either lost their jobs or given up working to care for their children. This has placed pressure on income and relationships and forced them to come up with ideas to work from home to supplement family income. In this edition we chat with Sarah-Jane Venter who started an Instagram business se...

In this edition we chat with social worker and CPF public relations officer Lorraine Moko about social issues that separate communities and how what impacts one community will spill over to other communities. We also discuss the Victim Empowerment Programme that is being revamped to bring trauma counselling and information to victims of crime in affected communities.

In this interview we chat to Dr Joanne Corrigal about the Covid 19 vaccine facts and fake news. With all the misinformation doing the rounds we look at research, scientific evidence and studies related to the vaccine and try to give a balanced view for people to make qualified decisions.

Jules Goldswain and Matt Munt share some of their experiences as breadwinners and fathers in lockdown. How they coped with losing income and what they did to to support their families as they were confined to home.

In this edition we chat to Karen Kotze a local journalist about fake news. We bring in a short interview with Kailene Pillay a journalist on the ground in KZN unrest areas who shares how fake news impacts journalism in these areas.

Daniel Blaauw updates on the latest with the Save Our Beach Huts campaign. He answers questions from social media and gives us the history, current status and sustainability plans for our beach huts. There are exciting developments and new sponsors for the project.

In this show Nico chats about Zuma and his imprisonment, corruption and tax amongst other issues that have financial implications for our listeners.

Brenda van Straaten is the national director for Mercy Ships here in South Africa. We chat about Mercy Ships and the amazing work of their hospital ships in West Africa serving the poorest of the poor with life changing surgeries. Latest news is that the newest ship the Global Mercy has been completed and handed over to Mercy Ships. She will relieve her sister ship the Africa Mercy in West Africa....

Not enough is discussed about dental health. In this episode we discuss a number of subjects around dental health with Dr Kevin Murdock. One of the important factors is regular check-ups which has been neglected due to lockdown resulting in serious problems that can be resolved if detected earlier enough.

Don't stay away from your doctor if you have a chronic condition is the message from Dr Charles. These conditions need to be managed and tell-tale signs of problems don't get picked up on video or audio consultations. So 3-6 month doctor visits are essential for those who have these conditions or are elderly.

In this show Dr Charles chats about some of the challenges of medicine in general practise, how it has impacted doctors but more importantly how its impacted patients. He says that doctors can recover lost income but patients with especially chronic conditions are heavily impacted by not seeing their doctors for extended periods. This has resulted in heart attacks, strokes and other chronic result...

In this edition of Democracy in Action we go to the streets to hear what the people have to say about voting. Why is it important and whether they will be voting. Some interesting viewpoints. But, it is the voice of the people so there will be different understandings.

Perceptions eventually become our reality and how we deal with those perceptions impacts how we relate to others. In this edition Lina talks about dialogue between communities to change these perceptions. Vrygrond is a misunderstood community because more affluent communities do not engage with them, dialogue and build bridges. this show is eye opening and worth a listen.

IN this episode Nico discusses inflation and how it impacts us both now and in the future when applied to pensions and retirement annuities. He also chats about the 4th industrial revolution and the impact on careers that our youth choose to pursue and how this impacts them. What course they choose to study and the subjects contained in those courses impact their employability.

The scourge of our society is the prevalence of predators preying on our children. This hidden pandemic has to be stopped hence the importance of Child Protection week focusing on child abuse and how it can halted. In this episode we chat with Lorraine Moko a local social worker and PRO for the Muizenberg CPF about child abuse, it's lifelong effects, how it can be reported and what to do if you do...

Our emergency services workers are under extreme pressure while performing their daily service to our communities. Besides the robberies and assaults on ambulance crews they have to cope with being frontline workers in a Covid pandemic which adds another layer of stress and trauma. Dr Shaheem de Vries chats to us about his amazing team of self-sacrificing staff bringing emergency care to citizens...

In this episode Linamandla Deliwe talks about his community of Vrygrond, the challenges and successes. It's a community that has been marginalised yet has pushed through revealing a vibrant, motivated and passionate desire to bring development and success to its people. He shares how people have stood up to be counted and taken their place in society.

Nico looks at some of the issues facing people as reported in the news and gives helpful advice on how to deal with them. He also responds to listener questions across the spectrum of personal finances and tries to answers those that apply to the widest audience. Questions can be sent to questions@northwood.co.za

We chat to Jon Hopkins from U-Turn about homelessness and their new office in Muizenberg. U-Turn runs a holistic programme assisting people who are homeless on a journey of restoration and integration back into society.

Dr Wellington chats to us about the latest developments in diabetes as well research that he is involved in with diabetes patients. He gives information helpful to those suffering from type 2 diabetes on how they can live normal lives while watching their diets. Some are able to reverse their diabetes through healthy lifestyles.

Michael Swain of FORSA - Freedom of Religion South Africa gives us an update on the challenges of freedom of religion faced by the Church in South Africa. Legal challenges and legislation are at the top of the list. He encourages the church to pray and support those fighting for our freedom in the courts and before government especially as we exit lockdown.

Nico looks at some of the issues facing people as reported in the news and gives helpful advice on how to deal with them. He also responds to listener questions across the spectrum of personal finances and tries to answers those that apply to the widest audience. Questions can be sent to questions@northwood.co.za

Our education system has huge paradigm changes taking place and because of this there are consequences to our learners. In this episode Dr Beulah discusses some of these consequences and the implications that arise from them. The primary one is that although online education has come into its own, face-to-face interactions between teachers and learners and learners and learners are essential for e...