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The Eastern Cape government continues to call for intensification of monitoring in initiation schools to ensure there is no increase of Covid-19 and no subsequent death. Should we talk about the Future of Initiation Schools and What is the Impact of this to the young men who live this reality? “The Eyes of the Naked” is a novel written by LITHA HERMANUS He also wrote an Opinion Piece Entitled “Cha...

South Africa has reported an increase in the number of Covid-19 deaths as the country faces the peak of its second infection wave. On Wednesday (13 January) the country reported a daily increase of 806 new deaths. This follows an increase of 755 new deaths on Tuesday. Total deaths reported in the country now stands at 35,140. GUEST : Buyisile Mncina – Counselling Psychologist

GUEST: Bertina Engelbrecht - Corporate Affairs Director at Clicks Group.

UP research project: Retrofitting unused spaces can help South African cities adapt to climate change. GUEST: Jan Hugo – Lecturer in Sustainable and Climate Responsive Architecture at the University of Pretoria (UP)

What Are Hormones; What role do they play and how do they affect our bodies daily as men and women? GUEST: Dr. Faryal Luhar - Naturopathic Private Doctor Licensed in South Africa and Dubai with a passion on the body’s innate healing power

"The true character of society is revealed in how it treats its children'', a quote by former president Nelson Mandela. What is our standing currently with our character as a country. We centainly have not sparred our children from murder, rape and all manner of violence and ill treatment. GUEST: LISTENER / ANONYMOUS who sent in message GUEST: DR. Shaheeda Omar - CEO of the Teddy Bear Clinic GUEST...

SA Heritage Publishers, in cooperation with the University of Pretoria, has come across over 891 rare Ancestral writings written in the 1930's and 40's. These are South Africa’s indigenous languages. They cover history, traditional medicine, agriculture, and village and hut construction. Their translation will be a cornerstone in the preservation of the history and culture. "You cannot separate Hi...

This semi-endangered creature is usually swept from one of its tropical homelands (sub-Saharan Africa, India or Southeast Asia) toward China, the largest wildlife market on Earth. For years, the plight of the pangolin has been a niche concern, mostly worrying conservationists. GUEST: Tim Neary - Conservationist

The Solidarity Fund is committed to the eradication of Gender Based Violence and as part of its commitment; we shall be having ongoing conversations every Monday afternoon at 14h05 discussing topics that will challenge all of us to find solutions towards ending the GBV scourge. Today we speak about the Understanding the law when it comes to GBV #SolidarityForGBV GUEST: Diana Schwarz - Attorney at...

We are asked to accept the newly designed privacy policy by 8 February 2021 or face losing access to the most popular chat app in the world. There’s no question that tech corps around the world’s new currency is data. Personal data, in fact. It’s obvious that’s what Facebook as a company has increasingly pursued for years with the help of its three social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram and W...

The perspective ON LIFE HAPPENS: Gut Health Promotes Healthy Aging - and this diet can help. The gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that live semi-permanently in the intestines. These microbes have co-evolved with humans and other animals to break down dietary ingredients such as inulin, arabinoxylan and resistant starch, that the person can’t digest. GUEST: Mpho Tshuku...

The world’s first safe, effective vaccine (smallpox) was administered in 1796 to an eight-year-old boy. Despite centuries of effective use, in contemporary times, some hesitancy exists. GUEST: Prof. Thomas Scriba - Professor of Infectious Disease Immunology, University of Cape Town

Caiphus Semenya (born 19 August 1939, 81 years) composer and musician. He left South Africa for Los Angeles in the 1960s, together with his wife, singer Letta Mbulu. Among the artists with whom he worked are Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa, Hotep Galeta, Miriam Makeba, Lou Rawls, Nina Simone and Cannonball Adderley. Semenya also arranged the Swahili chant in the intro to Michael Jackson's "Liberian G...

A partner you supported financially and emotionally are they expected to never leave you; Is there an expectation that they must return the favour when they get back on their feet? GUEST: Linda Ande Yende – Author of "Wake Up Woman" and "Dear Uncle L"

Broadcaster Bertha Charuma left South Africa in 2019 for the UK and has recently landed in Zimbabwe. Today we catch up with her on her LOCKDOWN EXPERIENCE in both countries. GUEST: Bertha Charuma – Broadcaster

4 dead, 52 arrested, 14 police officers injured after pro-Trump rioters breach US Capitol; FBI opens investigation. GUEST: Phelena Jean-Napper - Former Educator and Podcaster of Black Broads Abroad

After leaving civil service, Ntombenhle founded AfroBotanics in 2011 which manufactures natural hair and body care products using African botanical ingredients. GUEST: Ntombenhle Khathwane - Founder and CEO of AFROBOTANICS & GIRL BOSS

Covid-19 came and caused a disruption in different industries, the arts being one on those that were definitely most affected. There has had to be adjusting and learning of new ways of presenting arts with many going virtual. The Artistic Director for the National Arts Festival Rucera Seethal has penned an article where she looks ahead at the trends we are most probably to see in 2021 in the arts....

Being Infected with Covid-19 is great havoc enough, but to be infected twice is something that has happened to our guest today. She has decided to document her exeprinece and share her own learnings. Do You know someone who has been infected twice or you are that person? GUEST: Megs – Life and Business Coach / Covid-19 Survivor

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Mpumalanga has noted the increasing numbers of COVID-19 new infections, especially amongst their members and other professionals who are frontline workers within the health sector, specifically nurses. Guest: Mzwandile Shongwe – DENOSA (The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa) Mpumalanga Provincial Secretary Guest: Mr Dumi...

A family started a project called The Kindness Revolution which was kicked off by a campaign called HOUSE WITH A SIGN for their neighborhood in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal. During Level 4 Lockdown they created signs that a poster of encouragement they started GUEST: Ellouise Van Vuuren – Co Founder Kindness Revolution

1. How Are You Doing 2. Can you share your own experience coming from 2021 3. How are you hoping to look at 2021 with new eyes; advice to self and others? 4. The New Rituals you have set for yourself GUEST: Lerato Letsoso – AUTHOR & TRANSFORMATIONAL GUEST: Buyisile Mncina – Counselling Psychologist

“Driving entrepreneurial growth through mentoring” writing by Andrew Weinberg, CEO of 2Engage. He States: “The rise in the amount of knowledge sharing and mentoring by businesspeople through partnerships with SMEs and entrepreneurs in order to help them survive and succeed has been, and continues to be, a silver lining in the overwhelming Covid-19 cloud”. GUEST: Andrew Weinberg – CEO 2ENGAGE

Bizcommunity, in partnership with South Africa's leading business trend consultants, Flux Trends will be hosting BizTrends2021 - Towards New North and New Narratives on Thursday, 28 January 2021. GUEST: Bronwyn Williams - Futurist, Economist and Business Trends Analyst

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) is based at UCTs Graduate School of Business established to track and counter mis and disinformation, fake news and divisive and polarising rhetoric that is promulgated online to undermine social cohesion, democratic integrity, and the stability of nation states. GUEST: Stuart jones - Director of Projects at the Centre for Analytics and Behavi...