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Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic wrote "Now happily resettled in South Africa, Masekela assembled a seven-piece group there and recorded an informal guided tour of his life and repertoire live in Washington D.C.'s Blues Alley. The songs stretch over a period of nearly five decades and several countries and composers -- from an incantatory Alexandria township tune, "Languta," which he learned in 1947,...

Is an art fusion expression and creative activism in collaboration with artists of various disciplines. We all had something to say and why not say it together! Hopes Spring High is inspired by South African Singer-Songwriter Pilani Bubu’s musical version of Maya Angelou’s song Still I Rise, which captures the various human rights transgressions 2020: from Black Lives Matter, Femicide and more. Sh...

How are we doing when it comes to raising boys to be exceptional young and older men? There is a book that reflects on this and how all of us as society need to make it our concern. It is titled #”UBUDODA – Raising our Black Teenage Sons into Honourable Men”. GUEST: PROF. VELILE NOTSHULWANA-MQOTA - Author of Ubudoda and Former Dean of Arts at the Nelson Mandela University

Gender-based violence (GBV) or violence against women and children is a global pandemic that affects many women and children. This week the brutal murder of a woman and her five children in the Eastern Cape during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign sent shock waves through the country. GUEST: BONANG MOHALE is the Chancellor of the University of the Free Sta...

Frida Hartley is a shelter that aims to shelter the homeless in Johannesburg, unlike other homeless shelters we offer long term stay, 3 meals a day. In 1923 wealthy socialite Frida Hartley gave up her comfortable life in London and headed to Johannesburg, where she opened a shelter for destitute women, a solid one-storey brick building in Bellevue. GUEST: CHERYL HLABANE - Operations Manager at Fri...

It is International Day of Persons with Disability and The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu - in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is launching the Disability Empowerment and Mainstreaming Guidelines. GUEST: MS. HENDRIETTA BOGOPANE – ZULU : Deputy Minister of Social Development

Tomorrow is International Day for Persons with Disabilities; observed annually on 3rd December and aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development...In South Africa, people with disabilities face multiple forms of discrimination in various social spheres, including in respect of access to health care services, employment and educatio...

Soweto Theatre wishes to join in the rest of South Africa as we shed a spotlight on this national crisis during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children with a performance art offering, The Red Femicyle production which started yesterday, 01 December 2020 and ends tonight. (2 December) Guest: Princess Zinzi Mhlongo – The Red Femicyle Producer

Ethiopia’s nearly month-long war against rebellious northern forces may be transforming into a guerrilla conflict, experts said on Tuesday, even though federal troops declared victory after capturing the Tigrayan regional capital at the Ethiopia’s weekend. Guest: Mr. Ibrahim Deen - Researcher at the Afro Middle East Centre

Joyce Piliso-Seroke was born in Crown Mines, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 11 July 1933 (now 87). She completed her matric at Kilnerton High School in Pretoria. She holds a BA degree and a diploma in Communication. Upon completion she went to the University of Fort Hare. GUEST: Joyce Piliso-Seroke – Former Chairperson of the Commission on Gender Equality from 1999 to 2007. In 2008 she w...

This year South Africa’s 1.4 million Indian Community is observing 160 years since the first contingent of 342 Indian indentured labourers arrived in Durban. More than 200 000 migrated to SA between 1860 and 1911, creating the biggest concentration of Indians outside mainland India. Guest: Kiru Naidoo - Writer and Local Historian

The impact has led to closures of companies accompanied by big job losses and high levels of social hardships. The North West Provincial Government is hosting an engagement session with the industry leaders to assess the impact of Covid-19 on the economy of the province and come up with integrated interventions and plans to reconstruct and revive the economy of the Province across the key sectors...

The UK has supported South Africa’s COVID19 response in a number of ways. In September 2020 the UK made a contribution of £2.15m (R50m) to South Africa’s Solidarity Fund. This forms part of the UK’s international COVID19 response and recovery efforts, and signals their support for the Solidarity Fund as an independent, South African run initiative. GUEST: NIGEL CASEY – British High Commissioner

2 years ago Thousands of women embarked on protest action on 1ST of August across South Africa to protest the scourge of gender-based violence. Women from all walks of life used the start of the country’s Women’s Month to demonstrate their frustration and anger at the increasing levels of gender-based violence in South Africa. GUEST: ZINTLE OLAYI – Total Shutdown Movement Spokesperson

Tessa Doom writes: “It is not money but leadership that will improve the prospects for success in reducing youth unemployment. To date, South Africa does not have a clear strategy for enabling youth to transition successfully from education to economic participation. The wide range of societal efforts are happening void of an end goal and clear measures of success. Currently, programmes can approa...

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Sello Maake ka-Ncube under his Foundation is inviting all of us to his social media live chats to commemorate the “16 days of activism for no violence against women and children”. This campaign is dedicated to his late eldest son with whom he had already started having these conversations in 1999, about masculinity, prior to his untimely death in 2011. GUEST: SELLO MAAKE ka NCUBE - Award Winning A...

Violence against children remains a critical challenge facing South African society today, despite tremendous efforts to curb this scourge. The legacy of violence and extreme inequality from South Africa’s past is compounded by high poverty and unemployment in the present. This combination places many children at risk of domestic violence, substance abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. Guest: Commissi...

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has commended the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) for receiving a third consecutive clean audit for the 2019/20 financial year. Yesterday the Department hosted a webinar Titled "Women in Innovation", also seeing the launch of the Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Organisation South Africa (WISETO-SA). Guest...

The purpose of the 16 Days of Activism is to escalate social mobilization and action coalitions against GBVF and focus on interventions, particularly those relating to economic justice for women, that will make tangible improvements towards the eradication of GBVF. GUEST: Sihle Zikalala - KZN Premier

As the world marks this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, The UN System’s 16 Days activities, from 25 November to 10 December, will take place under the 2020 global theme: "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!"According to the United Nations (UN) about 243 million women and girls were abused by an intimate partner in the last 12 months. MenEngage Africa Allian...

Veganism, vegetarianism, and plant-based diets have seen an explosion of popularity around the world, and while some people may swear these lifestyles are the be-all and end-all of healthy living, not everyone is a fan of them. GUEST: Mia Smith – Registered Dietician at The Green Dietician