Life Happens

Guest: Dr Nandipha - Magudumana Founder and chief executive of Optimum Medical Solutions

Guest: Tshidi Pila - Life Coach Founder and Managing Director of Imperative Transformation Journey.

While Davids career has been more behind the scenes in the past few decades, he has one the most fascinating journeys of any SA musician. He went from wanting to be a US style folk singer in Leeds in the UK to a satirical South African musician/performer who put smiles on South Africans of all races when he became the face of the VW Combi's in the 80's and ultimately created some of the greatest a...

On April 24, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced the construction of the house, where Madikizela-Mandela was banished to, would be complete in November 2019. The Department said “The Winnie Madikizela-Mandela House will now be part of the prized national monuments and sites that fall under the resistance and liberation heritage route programme. Guest: Asanda Magaqa - Spokesperson fo...

Guest: Tonya Khoury - Founder of Acumen Media

This year 2019 marks the centenary of the late Professor Es’kia Mphahlele. Mphahlele was born on 17th December 1919 in Marabastad, Pretoria South Africa. Mphahlele was a writer, educationist, artist and activist celebrated as the Father of African Humanism and one of the founding members of modern African Literature Guest: Chepape Makgato - Es’kia Centenary Cast Member and Founding Director of Khe...

In an age of perpetual distraction have we forgotten how to be bored? Or are we, instead, more deeply and insidiously bored than before? Guest: Dr Anna Hartford - Writer and Researcher based in Cape Town

South African opera singer Pretty Yende has been honoured with The Order of the Italian Star from the Italian Consulate in Cape Town. The accolade, which is listed as an order of knighthood, is given to those who have built extraordinary relations between Italy and other countries. Guest: Kutlwano Masote - Orchestra Conductor

James Ngcobo is a South African television, stage and film actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Mojo Khumalo in the enduring SABC 2 sitcom, Stokvel, alongside Manaka Ranaka, Thembi Mtshali-Jones and many others. He is the first black person be an artistic director at the Market Theatre full time. His appointment follows a prolific directing career that has included sitcoms, a festival s...

A woman who suffered from learning difficulties as a child has opened a swimming school for children with autism and other special needs in Grassy Park. Nabilah Diedericks said children with disabilities experienced setbacks in their development. However, swimming could be a way to build their confidence. Nabilah had learning difficulties while growing up, which allowed her to experience the chall...

Last week, the 3rd of December was International Day of Persons with Disabilities and people with disabilities who have excelled in various fields were honoured by the Office of the Premier in Gauteng. Radio 2000 Senior Content Producer Mr Doug Anderson received a “Disability Rights Life Time Achievement Award: Silver” from Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, at the 2019 Gauteng Disability Rights Exce...

16 years Greta Thunberg, a Swedish schoolgirl who inspired a global movement to fight climate change, has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2019. Last year, the teenager started an environmental strike by missing lessons most Fridays to protest outside the Swedish parliament building. It sparked a worldwide movement that became popular with the hashtag #FridaysForFuture. Since then...

Guest: Liela Magnus - SABC News reporter

Mphuthi, the chairperson of Soweto Business Access, was testifying before the Competition Commission’s Grocery Retail Inquiry, which held hearings around the country in 2017. Mphuthi told the inquiry: “The malls are biased towards big business.” He argued that if independent black retailers are allowed into a mall, they are only given 12- to 18-month leases, which are more expensive than the long-...

After implementing stage 6 load shedding for the first time on Monday, Eskom says it will continue with stage 4 load shedding on Tuesday until 11pm. Stage 4 allows for up to 4 000MW to be cut from the national grid. Eskom has warned that cuts are likely to continue for the rest of the week as it battles severe capacity constraints caused by unplanned outages and flooding. On Monday it announced th...

Guest: Guest: Karabo Moshodi - Founder of The #PepperSprayCampaign

Guest: Tonya Khoury - Founder of Acumen Media

4Roomed eKasi Culture in Khayelitsha and Le Wine Chambre are the proud title winners, awarded for being representatives of South African culture through unique dining experiences in Cape Town and Johannesburg respectively. Walter Melato - Chief Wine Officer at lewinechambre

Investec has cancelled the mortgage bonds registered over the properties. The title deeds of the properties have been returned to the registered owners and the underlying debt is also being waived. Guest: Danni Dixon, Head of Marketing for Investec SA

Mavuso (Walter) Msimang was stationed and trained primarily in central Tanzania, at Kongwa, an ANC military base in the 1960s. He became a leading member of the MK high command and in 1967 he was MK’s Chief of Communications’ during the Wankie Campaign (July - September 1967) Guest: Mavuso Msimang

Blind SA CEO, Jace Nair says blind and partially sighted school children do not have access to books in braille. His comments come as South Africa observes International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3. The day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues, the rights of persons with disabilities and gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in ev...

In celebrating the life and times of the late President Nelson Mandela’s legacy as a champion of children’s rights; Social Development in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) and the KZN Provincial Legislature will host a special sitting of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Parliament on Friday, 6 December 2019 (Tomorrow). Guest: Rose September - Chief Director: Children's Legisl...

Social media is reeling after the death of North West teenager Gomolemo Legae, who was stabbed, doused with petrol and set alight while still alive. The incident was confirmed by police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone, who said Legae was on her way home when a 19-year-old man allegedly started following her. Later, she was heard screaming. Mokgwabone said reports that Legae was stabbed more than 25...

Spekboom has enormous carbon-storing capabilities. Its capacity to offset harmful carbon emissions is compared to that of moist, subtropical forest. This remarkable plant is unique in that it stores solar energy to photosynthesise at night. Why planting a spekboom a day is good for THE environment? Guest: Johan Swart of the Speekboom Foundation

Africa is set to overtake Asia as the biggest plastic polluter in the world. This has been the warning from the Africa Marine Waste Network. In 2015, a video went viral on social media showing scientists struggling for eight agonising minutes to remove an object from a sea turtle’s nose. What they at first thought to be a worm turned out to be a plastic straw. This video kick started global campai...