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SA records 1 778 more cases as concerns mount over two new variants detected GUEST: PROF. BURTRAM FIELDING - Virologist Director of Research and Development at the University of The Western Cape

Uyinene was known to be inquisitive, forthright and vocal about the various social ills which plague our society – including patriarchal oppression and issues of gender-based violence. It is for this reason that this Foundation's main aim is to empower young people to stand against violence. Our mission is to equip the youth that will become positive agents of change in their respective communitie...

A New Children’s book was launched this weekend by a Youth Voice who decided to pen , ‘My Coily Crowny Hair. GUEST: ZULAIKHA PATEL – Activist and Author

GUEST: LIVHUWANI MULAUDZI – Curator at Mapungubwe Museum

In 2020, the estimated youth unemployment rate in South Africa was at 55.75 percent. WHAT MODELS DO WE NEED to tackle this crisis we face? GUEST: BASANI HLEKANE – PRINCIPAL VHEMBE TVET COLLEGE

Bassline Live at The Lyric Theatre from the 8th to the 22nd of May will feature performances from some of South Africa's Leading female vocalists. One of them is MSAKI. She will be on stage on the 15th of May GUEST: MSAKI - Composer/ Singer-Songwriter

GUEST: MAKHAFULA VILAKAZI - Poet (calls himself Kasi Poet and Conveyer)

GUEST: Mr Paiki Muswazi - Librarian at University of the Witwatersrand

AFRICA IT’S YOUR TURN is a 7 day economic summit in which some of the most creative entrepreneurial minds on the continent will discuss ways and strategies to speed Africa’s economic growth with the aim of one day becoming a true global economic super power! GUEST: Sihle Bam- CEO of the Buy Black Foundation

GUEST: PROF. SHINGAI MUTAMBIRWA - Head of Department of Urology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU).

GUEST: THABO MOSEBE – HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AT GAUTENG GOVERNMENT Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital is slowly picking up the pieces after a fire that saw more than 840 patients relocated to other facilities two weeks ago.

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands. GUEST: Dr. MARLIN McKAY – (GP)General practitioner in private practice

SAFA expected to unveil new Bafana Bafana coach THABISO MOSIA – SAfm Sport Anchor

Lufuno Mavhunga from Mbilwi Secondary School committed suicide, allegedly after she was beaten by a girl she went to school with. The mother of the 14-year-old girl who allegedly assaulted Lufuno Mavhunga hours before the pupil took her own life, says her daughter is filled with regret over the incident. Bullying can exist in many forms: It can be physical (pushing, punching, or hitting); verbal (...

The Zulu royal family consists of the late king of the Zulus, Goodwill Zwelithini, his consorts, and legitimate descendants. His great-great-grandfather, King Mpande, as a half-brother of the Zulu King Shaka, reigned from 1840 to 1872. Shaka's policies and conquests transformed a small clan into one of South Africa's most influential pre-colonial powers, extending over much of what is now KwaZulu-...

As of Sunday, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 1,584,064 with 1222 new cases identified, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed. GUEST: PROF. BURTRAM FIELDING - Virologist Director of Research and Development at the University of The Western Cape

Ask Afrika (an independent market research company) has been tracking the significant social change effected by the Covid-19 pandemic since the start of lockdown in South Africa. The latest report – THE ASK AFRIKA ANNUAL REVIEW OF COVID GUEST: ANDREA RADEMEYER - CEO Ask Afrika

The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on GBV, leading to the Solidarity Fund identifying GBV as one of its focus areas. Community Keepers is one of the 332 grant recipients in the Solidarity Fund’s recent R75m envelope towards GBV organisations that provide critical services to vulnerable men, women and children across South Africa. GUEST: MERIEL BARTLET - Media, Marketing & Funding Executiv...

GUEST: TOM FELS - CEO at Animarem / Executive advisor / Global Transformational Travel Council Ambassador

"Double mutant" first detected in India. The Indian brutal wave is teaching us few things? Officially, the variant is called B.1.617. GUEST: Dr RAMNEEK AHLUWALIA - CEO of HIGHER HEALTH

World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May annually. This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme ‘Information as a Public Good’ GUEST: By Prof TAWANA KUPE - Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria.

GUEST: BONGANI MAHLANGU –Journalist & Music Analyst

THE MARKET THEATRE IS CELEBRATING 45 THIS YEAR AND HAVE PUT TOGETHER A LINE UP OF SHOWS TO CELEBRATE ITS WORK. The Market Theatre is celebrating 45 this year and have put together a line up of shows to celebrate its work. GUEST :JAMES NGCOBO -Managing Director Market Theatre

As we wrap up Freedom Month we ask; WHO WAS Vincent Tshabalala & What is the work continued in his name today? GUEST: LOUIS SEECO - BoardMember The Vincent Tshabalala Education Trust

Following months of anticipation, President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally appeared at the Inquiry into State Capture. GUEST: SANUSHA NAIDOO – POLITICAL ANALYST WITH THE INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL DIALOGUE GUEST: MATLALA SETLHALOGILE – POLITICAL ANALYST AND RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG