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Life Happens

Lifestyle Discussion & Social Issues, Incl. Children’s Programming.

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Mar 8, 2026

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Episodes

How does one use money wisely and avoid over spending during this time of the year? 27.12.2019

It’s not the end of the month yet and January is normally not a financially smoot month. How can one properly manage their money and make it into the New Year financially healthy? Guest: Gerald Mwandiambira - Money Expert and Author Guest: Busi Selesho - International Accredited money coach, money Consciousness teacher and Author

Books: Queen on Wheels 24.12.2019

Growing up, Maureen Bvuma has always wanted to make a difference. She has always wanted to be one of the people who lived beyond people’s expectations by doing extra- ordinary things, to show that disability is not in any way a limitation and she joins us now to tell us about her book Queen On Wheels. Guest: Maureen Bvuma - Author of Queen On Wheels

Why is it important to take care of your pets during this time of the year? 24.12.2019

Guest: Allan Perrins - Head of communications and resource development at The Animal Welfare Society of SA

MiPower electric bus 24.12.2019

Guest: Ally Ramabulana - Marketing Officer of MiPower

Why is it a bad idea to drink alcohol on beaches 24.12.2019

Guest: Craig Lambinon - Spokesperson National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)

Social media best practices during the festive season 23.12.2019

A lot of people will return from holidays to a disciplinary because they would have placed their employers at risk. To post or not to post. Why not everything is good for social media. Guest: Tshepo Matseba - Founder of Reputation 1st

Queermas 23.12.2019

Christmas is known as a time to share with family and loved ones. For many people who identity as Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI+), it can be a difficult time. It can be seen as a time for rejection, exclusion, and loneliness. There are many LGBTI+ people in South Africa who may not have a home or a family to spend this joyous time with. Over the years, more and more queer So...

How does one deal with loneliness and depression during the holiday season? 23.12.2019

It’s that time of the year where families come together and are excited to see each other after not seeing each other after a long time. This is a joyful time for many but a sad time for others who can’t gohome to see their families or those others have lost close family members this year. How does one deal with loneliness and depression during the holiday season? Guest: Buyisile Mncina - Senior L...

Music feature - Marvin Gaye 20.12.2019

Marvin Gaye was born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr on the 2 April 1939 – April 1, 1984).He was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". Guest: RJ Benjamin - Award-winning vocalist, songwriter,...

Top travel apps 20.12.2019

Guest: Afrika Mdolomba – Backpacker and Founder of Travel with Afrika

What key self-esteem strategies can help support you in reaching your goals in the new year? 20.12.2019

In psychology, the term self-esteem is used to describe a person's overall sense of self-worth or personal value. In other words, how much you appreciate and like yourself. Self-esteem is often seen as a personality trait, which means that it tends to be stable and enduring. Looking into 2020 in order to reach your goals it’s necessary to have a strong self-esteem combined. How can one do this? Gu...

My mystery box campaign 19.12.2019

Whether the package is big or small, we all want to receive gifts that we like or we leave it to the thoughtfulness of the gift giver, one thing is for sure: we get really excited when it comes to unwrapping gifts. There will always be that feeling of delight and surprise that comes with getting to know what’s under the packaging. Mystery boxes is this new big thing! This start up business is call...

Profile: Maemu Thiofhi Lambani 19.12.2019

A 22-year-old entrepreneur from Ha-Ravele village in Venda, Limpopo, is determined to pull her family out of poverty with her business acumen. Thiofhi Lambani has created her own dish-washing liquid – Spotless – and plans to create other cleaning products soon. “Spotless is a household cleaning brand which produces and distributes different cleaning products. Because we are still self-funded, I de...

How technology will prevent fraud this festive season 19.12.2019

Consumers continue to spend big during the festive season and with the rush to get the best deal, whether in-store or online, comes an increased risk of theft, and fraud. Online a virtual army of cybercriminal organizations has spread across the globe with one goal in mind: to access the value of data, says Bevan Smith, Head of Risk: Visa sub-Sahara Africa. Ninety percent of the world’s data was c...

What more needs to be done to make the initiation process safer? 19.12.2019

Guest: Nkosi Mwelo Nonkonyane - Chairperson of the House of Traditional Leaders in the Eastern Cape Dr Mbuyiselo Madiba - Chief Medical Officer, Urology Department, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital

Branding feature (the brand EFF) - EFF’s national assembly 18.12.2019

The EFF welcomed the withdrawal of broadcasting channel eNCA from its elective conference. Speaking at a media briefing after delivering the political report at the party's second National People's Assembly in Nasrec on Friday, Malema said eNCA's withdrawal was unfortunate, because the channel had continued to cover the party's events, even after it had announced it would not be allowing amaBhunga...

Why is it important to keep the environment clean? 18.12.2019

Vision Tactical has been at the forefront of private security and protection services around Johannesburg since its launch in 2014. With the dawn of a new year, filled with renewed opportunities, Vision Tactical is proud to launch its latest operation – the Green Team. The Green Team is a vision in execution. Vision Tactical’s way of further enhancing the suburbs it serves. Bringing in a team of p...

Ispani becomes the overall winner of the Social Tech Startup Challenge 18.12.2019

Sales force and market research firm iSpani made the strongest impression on the judges and received R2.5m towards their business. It’s a platform that enables on-demand data collection in the informal sector supported by a network of mobile agents who provide this data all in real-time to unearth insight on this market. Guest: Thabiso Khathazile Moroe - Chief Marketing Officer Ispani

The libra smarphone 18.12.2019

Guest: Lebogang Mokubela - CEO of Libra by Lemok & Lemok Agency

What can be done to stop underage drinking during this time of the year? 18.12.2019

Guest: Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo Siphiwe Mngomezulu - Executive Director of 80-D Albert Street Foundation

Book - beyond hopes and dreams: lament of africa’s child by refilwe matlhoko 17.12.2019

Refilwe was born and bred in a remote village called Pachsdraai near Groot Marico in the North West Province. She holds an LLB degree and is currently enrolled for a Masters programme in Commerce in the field of Taxation, (MCom Tax) with Wits University. She has an NGO (Civil Youth Institute), with which she has worked on a number of projects with the Gauteng Provincial Department of Education and...

Her story - remembering all women who lost their lives to femicide 17.12.2019

Precious Ramabulana , Uyinene Mrwetyana, Leighandre Jegels and Jesse Hess . These are some of the women we know of who lost their lives through femicide. There were calls for a "national shutdown" and protest was had South Africa. Women took to Twitter to tweet #AmINext - asking if they will become the next victim of murder. As days went by more women were killed by their partners. How do we conti...

The importance of indigenous languages in SA 17.12.2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at the commemoration of the national Day of Reconciliation yesterday the 16th of December 2019 under the theme "The Year of Indigenous Languages: Supporting National Reconciliation Through the Promotion, Development and Preservation of Indigenous Languages;” and emphasises the significance of indigenous languages in line with the United Natio...

Reconciliation: How does forgiving others help self? 16.12.2019

Forgiving is not easy but is has many benefits and can be healing for you as an individual . Guest: Angie Diale – Social Worker (and she’s a training Psychologist)

The audit – Natural hair vs weaves: why does society define beauty using hair? 16.12.2019

Since Zozibini won the coveted Miss SA and Miss Universe title , her natural crown has become a major talking point and a source of inspiration for many women who are asking their hairstylists to copy her signature fade. Zozibini has received widespread praise and some criticism - for the short cut. Some have even insinuated that her hair choice might have had something to do with her victory. Gue...

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