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Freedom Day is the commemoration of the first democratic elections held in South Africa on 27 April 1994. These were the first post-apartheid national elections to be held in South African where anyone could vote regardless of race. The first democratic elections on 27 April 1994 gave birth to our constitutional democracy. For the majority of South Africans who had never voted before their dignity...

On Today's Indigenous Knowledge Systems we zone in on ; Melville Koppies is a Nature Reserve and a Johannesburg City Heritage Site. GUEST: WENDY CARSTENS - Chairman of the Volunteer Melville Koppies Management Committee

When the Solidarity Fund’s GBV awareness campaign started in November 2020, the National GBV Command Centre was one of the main organisations that were at the centre of the campaign, as a place where victims were directed to. As the campaign draws to a close, we touch base with the centre manager GUEST: Velenkosini Nsibande - National GBV Command Centre Acting Centre Manager

22ND APRIL was Earth Day an annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. WE ZONE IN ON FASHION and it's impact to our environment. DO WE CARE HOW OUR CLOTHES ARE MADE? GUEST: JACKIE MAY - Author at TWYG GUEST: KUTAY SA...

GUEST: BONGANI MAHLANGU –Journalist & Music Analyst

Divorce is common, but does it always have to be so destructive and messy? If you are thinking about getting divorced and want to go about it constructively so that both parties and the children win. GUEST: LEAH SEFOR – Life and Relationship Coach GUEST: RUDI KRUGER –Attorney with 9 years’ experience in litigation and who now specializes in family mediation.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR BODY IMAGE AS A MAN? Is it top priority for you? It is said that there is a rising demand amongst men for medical aesthetic procedures. GUEST: DR. KAMLEN PILLAY - Specialist Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgeon, based in Cape Town and Europe. Medical Director at the Specialist Cosmetic Institutes (SCIn) of South Africa

Being visually impaired didn't stop Advocate Jan Tladi from graduating with a PhD GUEST: ADV JAN TLADI - Legal Advisor in the office of the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.

CONSTITUTION HILL CALLS FOR THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE TO BE PROJECTED ONTO THE LIGHT TOWERS ON CONSTITUTION HILL On the 27th of April 1994, millions of South Africans took to the polls to exercise their right to vote for the very first time — filled with the hope and promise of our newfound democracy. Twenty-seven years of democracy, this Freedom Day, Constitution Hill is calling on all South African...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health disorder; Both adults and children can have ADHD. Today we venture to learn and understand GUEST: PROF. ANDRE VENTER - Neurodevelopment Paediatrician, former academic head of Paediatrics at Free State University.

South Africa’s Covid-19 death rate for a single day spiked sharply after 130 deaths were recorded on Tuesday. This was the highest number of people to die from Covid-19 in April so far and six fold increase from the previous day when the country recorded 21 deaths. GUEST: MIA MALAN - Editor in Chief Bhekisisa

On land, at sea, in forests and mountains, there is food all around us, how do we know what is edible and what is poisonous, how to identify what part of the plant to harvest and how to prepare are all important and valuable lessons GUEST: ROUSHANA GRAY - Wild Food Innovator & Founder of Veld and Sea

The director of the UCT libraries has said that the Reading Room of the Jagger Library has been completely gutted by the fire in Cape Town. Executive Director of UCT Libraries, Ujala Satgoor, announced that while some parts of the Jagger Library were gutted, the fire was stopped from spreading to other sections of the library. Also forming part of the collections in the Library is material from Lo...

If you’ve got wedding bells on the brain, take some time to think about why you are getting married. You might think that you are getting married because you love your partner, but when you dig into the question a little more, you might find that your beliefs are flawed. Also getting married because of social pressures usually results in the husband or wife leaving the relationship when they reali...

Slavery in Southern Africa existed until the abolition of slavery in the Cape Colony on 1 January 1834. This followed the British banning the trade of slaves between colonies in 1807 with their emancipation by 1834. GUEST: PROF. NIGEL PENN – PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL STUDIES AT UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

GUEST: Ian Lester - CEO of Beyond

The Solidarity Fund is committed to the eradication of Gender Based Violence and as part of its commitment; we continue ongoing conversations every Monday afternoon discussing topics that will challenge all of us to find solutions towards ending the GBV scourge. GUEST: Nokuphumla Dineka – Acting Director at Ikhaya Lethemba

GUEST: Motshidisi Mokoma - Eskom 2020 Business Investment Competition (BIC) Winner for the Agriculture & Agri-processing sector. 2020 Business Investment Competition & The Business Connect workshop

President Cyril Ramaphosa has recently punted the potential of job creation in the digital economy, but his government is the biggest handbrake on the local ICT industry. GUEST: MANDLA NGCOBO - Entrepreneur and Founder Accelerit Techologies

GUEST: PERCY MABUNDA - Music Historian & Author

GUEST: Lindiwe Mdlalose - Eskom 2020 Business Investment Competition (BIC) Winner for the Engineering & Construction sector

Good communication is an important part of all relationships and is an essential part of any healthy partnership. All relationships have ups and downs, but a healthy communication style can make it easier to deal with conflict and build a stronger and healthier partnership. GUEST: SIPHO MBELE - Author and Relationship Coach

HOW CAN MEN BE SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY AND IN OTHER SPACES THEY EXIST IN WHEN COMING OUT ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY? South Africa’s LGBTQ+ community is reeling over the horrific murder of Andile Ntuthela, a queer person in the Eastern Cape. The remains of the 41-year-old Ntuthela, also known as Lulu, were discovered in a shallow grave at the house of the man arrested for his murder in KwaNobuhle, ou...

There’s a wide gulf between the private healthcare sector and the public healthcare sector, with some of the immediate differences ranging from the facilities and equipment that are available, to how overburdened a clinic or hospital is. GUEST: BARBARA McGorian - CEO of the Tshemba Foundation

KOS GANGSTER is an initiative by a community in Ocean's View in the Western Cape. They decided to create a garden and coffee shop to feed and employ themselves. GUEST: SOPHIA GRODES - Founder of Ocean View Organic Farmers - a kos gangsters initiative