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The uprisings of 1976 are often recalled as an event that took place in Soweto on June 16, when police opened fire on students marching to express their condemnation of the apartheid policy to enforce Afrikaans as the medium of instruction as part of Bantu education in black schools. That day is invariably associated with Sam Nzima’s picture of 18-year-old activist Mbuyisa Makhubo carrying Hector...

GUEST: Anne Chisa - The Root of the Science Podcast . She has recently completed her Masters in Agricultural Sciences at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Her dream is to pursue her PhD as I aspire to have a PhD by 30

Relationships Under Lockdown; has yours survived, share your story with us. We are now on Day 81 of lockdown coming from Level 5 to 3. We hear stories of greater bonds being created & ones of absolute horror of both men and women feeling stuck and home being the worst place to be. GUEST : Vanessa Mogorosi - Relationship Coach

Dr Mosadi Mahoko, a registrar in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stellenbosch University, has won the Jack Penn medal for the best result in South Africa for the 2019 final plastic surgery exams. She is the first black female South African plastic surgeon to qualify from Stellenbosch University and in the Western Cape. GUEST: DR MOSADI MAHOKO - Registrar in the Division of Pl...

The country is seeing a spike in child abandonments and the physical abuse of youngsters during lockdown In Johannesburg near the M2 Highway, close to the Joe Slovo offramp, a passer-by saved the life of a baby boy. No one knows how long the child had been there. Guest: NADENE GABHAM - Operations Manager Door of Hope

Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Community Chest said the City of Cape Town is 'inhumane' after officials destroyed shacks in Hangberg last week. It's understood the structures were illegally erected on privately owned property, and the removal led to violent clashes with police on Thursday. Both the NGO and Parliament queried the move amid the recent cold and wet weather. GUEST: LORENZO DAVIDS...

Sho Madjozi , Ami Faku and Zoë Modiga. Guest: Guest: RJ Benjamin – Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, composer, vocal coach, musical director and producer /

This coming Saturday, Sibongile Khumalo be joined by Wandile Molefe on piano and Tshepo Mngoma on violin and voice, as she presents a live and direct intimate and personal concert to local and global audiences on WatchaTV Virtual Stage. WatchaTV has presented a series of virtual concerts, streamed directly to the comfort of the fan’s homes. Unlike the last 3 three instalments, where four artists h...

You know him for songs such as Fetch Your Life, Gugulethu, Wajelwa and Club Controller among others. Prince Kaybee is a South African house music producer, DJ and television personality who rose to fame as the winner of the second season of the SABC1 reality competition 1's and 2's, in 2015 Originally from the town of Senekal in the Free State. Having dropped out of school in Grade 11, he made his...

Nomjana recalls how he started in 2012 with just R40 in his pocket. He had been volunteering at a community garden and noticed a large supply of spinach. He Googled a few recipes and found spinach bread was both tasty and nutritious. Nomjana convinced a neighbour to let him use her oven and, with that, he baked his first loaf. Guest: Lufefe Nomjana (also known as the Spinach King) South African en...

Guest: Tshepo Mokoena - Karabo Mokoena’s Uncle Guest: Mbuyiselo Botha - Commissioner at The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Guest: Siya Jentile - Founder and President of Not In My Name SA Guest: Uyinene Foundation (Requested)

Guest: Thabiso Sithole – SABC Reporter who attended Tshegofaso’s funeral

Guest: Prof Burtrum C Fielding – Director of Research Development at The University of Western Cape (UWC) and Virologist specializing in the Coronavirus.

Guest: Jessica Breakey - Associate Lecturer, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand

Khulile Qamata was only 23 when he started his teaching career at Nyanga High School in eNgcobo, Eastern Cape, in 1990.Fresh out of college, he started right at the top, teaching economics and business economics in matric. Qamata achieved 100% pass rate in both subjects for two consecutive years. It was his hard work and dedication to his job that led to him being promoted to head of department fo...

Pride Month commemorates years of struggle for civil rights and the ongoing pursuit of equal justice under the law for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community, as well as the accomplishments of LGBTQ individuals. Beverley Palesa Ditsie was the first openly lesbian woman to make a statement on the inclusion of lesbian rights in discussions about the empowerment and upliftment o...

Sweden has ended a 34-year investigation into the unsolved murder of the country's then-Prime Minister Olof Palme, saying the main suspect is dead. Palme was gunned down as he took a late-night walk after visiting a cinema in central Stockholm with his wife, Lisbet on February 28, 1986. "We have come as far as we can do with regards to this investigation," Sweden's Chief Prosecutor Krister Peterss...

Bokang Mokoena is the executive director of youth-led NPO Phakamani Young Minds Academy, which provides academic assistance, support and mentorship to learners during their schooling career. He believes that young people are our biggest hope in helping South Africa thrive and progress. Guest: Bokang Mokoena - Executive Director of youth-led NPO Phakamani Young Minds Academy.

Guest:Beatrice Achaleke - GloBUNTU MindSHIFT & Books

Disabled people living in rural areas do not have easy access to prosthetics compared to their counterparts living in urban areas. That is why they feel hopeless and become prisoners in their own homes; isolated, dependent, immobile and excluded from society. One man is working tirelessly to change that. Ncedo Ludada started Ludada and Associates Orthopaedic Services in 2016 to improve the quality...

Under level 3, those permitted to travel are the legal spouses or partners of the deceased; children or grandchildren of the deceased, whether biological, adopted or stepchildren; children-in-law of the deceased; parents of the deceased whether biological, adopted or stepparents; siblings, whether biological, adopted or stepbrothers or sisters of the deceased; and/or grandparents of the deceased....

Founder of One way up productions South African media entrepreneur Zaheer Cassim graduated from Columbia University Journalism school in New York and returned home to South Africa to found one way to up productions, a television production company that has worked with a client list that includes Ogilvy South Africa, Hollard Insurance, the African Leadership Academy and more. He is passionate about...

The homeless are very vulnerable, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, they aren’t protected. Most have been taken into shelters and are being given food and blankets .We now look at the sustainability of this how will they ensure overcrowding doesn’t become an issue Guest: Eunice Mgcina - MMC of Health & Social Development in the City of Johannesburg Guest: Tebogo Mpufane - Centurion Haven of Hope Sit...

Looking at the impact of the lockdown on consumers. A total of 76% of respondents are concerned about the livelihoods of their family. One third of individuals do not have the financial means to continue to afford their rent or pay their monthly bond premiums. Guest: Andrea Rademeyer - CEO and Founder of Ask Africa

The Department of Basic Education last week announced that learners will only report back TO school today ,the 8th of June2020. We do a check it do find out how the day went? Guest: MR RICHARD MASEMOLA - Co-Founder of TEACH South Africa Teacher Guest: MXOLISI DLALA - Teacher in Limpopo . Teaches Grade 11 and 12 learners Maths. Guest: BONTLE - Grade 12 Learner is Limpopo school