Leigh-Anne Williams

Themba Khumalo, CEO of SA Tourism, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about his recent trip to The United States of America (USA). He shares more his experience visiting Los Angeles and Los Vegas, the importance of travel between South African citizens and the American people as well as the role South African can play to attract more individuals to the country. 

Everyone has pet peeves and rules that some people do not abide to. With the first instalment of Two Cents Tuesday , Leigh-Anne Williams and the Team share things that annoy them including don't wake someone else up if you're awake; my car, my rules as well as replacing the toilet paper if you can see it is finished. The listeners join in and share some of the things that they need to get off thei...

Duduzile Mhlongo, NGO Assistant for the National Council of & for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about her experience living with Albinism. She shares more about some of the challenges she faces, but also highlights the successes that she has achieved so far. 

A powerful and dominant voice in media and television, Nastassia Arendse, is a well-known broadcaster and has a story of ambition, inspiration and self-help that everyone needs to hear. Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Arendse about her journey to thriving in a heavily male-dominated industry where she, too, shares some tips to up-and-coming female journalists wanting to follow in her footsteps.

Burnout is defined as a syndrome manifesting from chronic workplace stress. Globally, just over 42% of women report being burned out. Kerry Rudman, Founder of Brain Harmonics, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about what burn out is, why women and particularly employed moms suffer more with burnout as well as how neuro-feedback helps with burnout and why is it different to conventional talk therapies. 

Mathabo Sekhonyana, Communications Manager for Adoozy Power, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the rise in pay-as-you-go. She shares more about why ownership no longer has the same appeal as it used to as well as how COVID has helped to shaped the rental and convenience economy.  

Every family has secrets - some bigger than others, but it all affects someone we know. Leigh-Anne Williams, the team and listeners share some of the secrets that they know that no one else in their family knows about. 

Lebogang Boya, Senior Administrator at The National Council of & for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about what the work that the NCPD does, their Enterprise development project as well as how the organisation assists women with disabilities with entrepreneurship. 

Following the news that WhatsApp just introduced a new feature, which will allow you to leave group chats silently, Leigh-Anne and the team discuss what other features should be added to social media apps. 

Thandi Ramathesele is one of the foremost South African TV executives and producers who’s at the helm of the long-running soapie "7de Laan". Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Ramathesele about her career where she also serves as the channel director and shareholder for one of the fastest growing channels on the DSTV bouquet "Moja Love". She shares more about her own experience in the industry, and even...

Zonja Penzhorn, Head of Marketing at Shout-It-Now, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about Shout-It-Now and the work the organisation does in the HIV space. She shares more about why it is important to normalise conversations about sex and how HIV prevention services aid this narrative. 

Natasha Daval, Brand Manager at Fundamentals Skincare, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about five bad skin habits that people would get rid of. She shares more about why it is important to have a skin routine, the benefits of sunscreen as well as the basics of skincare. 

After Sandra Rosenberg gave her morning coffee to a man whose wife was in labour (because she NEEDED her daily dose of caffeine before giving birth), the team asks the listeners what was the one thing they had to do before going to the hospital when they were in labour. 

Breastfeeding is the recommended ideal, a natural and sustainable food for the healthy growth and development of infants and young children. Yet, South Africa’s breastfeeding rates, at all ages, are low. Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Dr Chantell Witten, Registered Dietitian, Spokesperson for the Association for Dietetics in South Africa and Academic at the University of the Western Cape, DST-NRF Ce...

Kirsten Scharneck is a young actress pursuing masters in the United Kingdom. Having completed her honour’s degree at AFDA, where she graduated on the Dean’s list, won Best Supporting Actress in a Film and Outstanding performance in Theatre Production, Scharneck is a force to be reckoned with. Leigh-Anne Williams chats to the up-and-coming actress about her journey so far and what her plans are for...

For the last time on Travel Tuesday, Versatile Lyle chats to Leigh-Anne Williams and the team about what food item they would bring to a get together. The team also bids farewell to the travel expert, after five incredible years with him. 

Kerry Rudman, Owner of Brain Harmonics, chats to Vicki Mac Callum (who stands in for Leigh-Anne Williams) about how sleep affects the brain. She shares some insight into what can cause sleep issues, how sleep affects brain functioning as well as what you can do to improve sleeping patterns. 

Naledi Totana, Compliance Officer at National Debt Advisors, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the importance of learning how to save and budget properly in order to avoid debt and invest in your financial future. 

Danny Diliberto, Founder of Ladles of Love, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about Ladles Of Love's initiative to break the Guinness World Record for the largest food can mosaic in the shape of Nelson Mandela's portrait on Mandela Day. He shares the team's progress so far and how people can get involved. 

Yolanda Jones, fondly known as The Love Activist, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about Ladles Of Love's exciting Mandela Day activation. She shares more about how the organisation aims to break the Guinness World Record for the largest food can mosaic in the shape of Nelson Mandela's portrait. 

Chwayita Nqiwa-Twalo, Hatchery South Africa Managing Director, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about her business, which focuses on on African solutions for African problems. She shares more about the success of the company and shares some words of wisdom onto upcoming entrepreneurs. 

Sarah Scarth, Executive Director at Operation Smile South Africa, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month. She shares more about some of the symptoms that children who are born with cleft palates suffer from, treatment methods as well as the projects Operation Smile is working on. 

With up to 7 million South African girls lacking access to sanitary products - suffering from what’s known as period poverty, a new femtech start-up is on a mission to make a difference with an easy-to-access and discreet digital solution. The launch of FemConnect, a digital support platform and app, will see women in Sub-Saharan Africa have quick access to organic menstrual hygiene products, as w...

In most families, the role of a father figure is to provide for, protect and to ensure that the family’s financial wellbeing is managed. With the current financial pressures and increase in the cost of living, most families will find themselves under immense financial pressure. National Debt Advisors (NDA)'s Compliance Officer, Naledi Totana, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the key financial st...

Miss International South Africa 2022, Ferini Dayal, is a medical doctor, and philanthropist, currently working as a surgeon or the cluster of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (she is currently stationed at Bertha Gxowa hospital) with the intent to pursue plastic and reconstructive surgery. She chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the impact she wants to have within the community, the...