Life Happens

Guest: Sma Dlamini The first annual Mpumalanga Cap Classique & Champagne Festival “Sparkles of Bubbles in Mbombela” will be the premier annual event that caters to thousands of influential business men and women, government officials, upward mobile individuals, newsmakers, celebrities, trend-setters and media in a world-class event that will offer a showcase of all things beautiful.

Guest: Luzuko Koti - Director of Communications at the Nelson Mandela Foundation The theme which the Chief Justice will speak to is Constitutionalism as an instrument for transformation. The Foundation is mindful of the fact that constitutionalism can be (and has been) utilised as a sophisticated instrument for protecting power, privilege and property. How can it become an instrument for deep and...

HospiceWits is set to host its annual Tree of Light Ceremony on Sunday, 24th November 2019, at the Johannesburg Zoo The popular family event raises funds for the treatment of patients with a life threatening illness. This is the perfect occasion for family and friends to unite under a canopy of stars, as the sun goes down and the lights on the tree are lit and illuminate our hearts Guest: Dr Craig...

A water crisis in the town of Graaff-Reinet has seen the Nqweba Dam run dry, leaving behind an overpowering stench of dead fish while residents fight for water. The humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers has now intervened and is sending trucks of water, tankers, a drilling machine. Doug Stern is a sheep and cattle farmer in the Graaff-Reinet area Guest: Doug Stern - President of Agri SA Eas...

Guest: Dr Haley McEwen has a PhD in Sociology and is currently Research Coordinator at the Wits Centre for Diversity Studies. Three organisations are calling on civil society to mobilise a boycott of the new Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) material. They argue that the content violates traditional Christian values and is dangerous to children.

Guest: Marius Reitz –General Manager for Africa at Luno The financial sector regulator has issued a stern warning to stay away from Karatbars, a multilevel marketing company that is offering “investments” to South African consumers via WhatsApp.

SKELETONS AND CLOSETS: HOW ONE UNIVERSITY REBURIED THE DEAD Guest: Professor Loretta Feris, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Transformation – she will provide an overview on the process (how and when the skeleton were brought to UCT, how was it discovered that they are unethically acquired, what steps UCT did to locate descendants, etc) Guest: Professor Simon Hall – he will speak on the archaeology followi...

Guest: Dr Rose September – Chief Director Adoptions, ISS and OVC at The National Department of Social Development On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the Department of Social Development in collaboration with the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, UNICEF, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, SA Human Rights Commission, Sa...

Guest : Griffin Shea – Owner of Bridge Books Guest: Illse Erasmus – Illustrator *Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead It’s a novel based on a real boarding school in Florida, where the punishments were so brutal that boys died and were buried in secret on the grounds. The prose is sparse and sharp, and evening more powerful than Underground Railroad

After leaving South Africa, she pressed colleges, churches, unions, philanthropies and others to unload their stock in companies profiting from a racist system. Jennifer Davis, who came to the United States from South Africa and helped galvanize the divestment and sanctions campaign to undermine apartheid, died on Oct. 15 in Montclair, N.J. She was 85. Guest: Donna Katzin- Founding Executive Direc...

South Africa has been experiencing an influx of cases of police brutality. More than 5 500 cases of police criminal offences are reported every year. What pressures are police facing and could these be affecting how their behavior at work Guest: Andrew Faul – Institute of Security Studies Guest: Andy Mashaile – Global Ambassador of Interpol’s Turn Back Crime Campaign AND Former Board Chairman of t...

Diabetes (often called sugar diabetes) is a condition where a person has high blood sugar (glucose) level in the body. You develop diabetes when your body doesn't produce enough insulin. Without insulin your body cannot get the energy it needs from your food. Today we zoom into diabetes, understanding the different types and treatment. Guest: Dr Pooblan Naidoo - Pharmacist, pharmacologist, clinici...

This was the reaction of University of SA (Unisa) students on social media after the university sent out an email on Friday afternoon to students announcing that exam question papers for the second semester – October and November – had been leaked. Guest: Mr Martin Ramotshela – UNISA Spokesperson

Mbongeni Ngema (born 1 June 1956) is a South African writer, lyricist, composer, director and theatre producer, born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal (near Durban). He started his career as a theatre backing guitarist. He was previously married to actress Leleti Khumalo, who received a 1988 Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Sarafina!, as well as starring in the leading role in South...

The 2019 World PARA athletics championships is an ongoing Paralympic track and field meet organized by the world Para athletics subcommittee of the international Paralympic committee. it is currently being held in Dubai, united Arab emirates from the 7–15 November, 2019. the quad Para association of south Africa says that there has not been equal media coverage and hype of the competition unlike t...

Guest: Puseletso Mofokeng, Senior Forecaster at the South Africa Weather Service and SABC2 weather presenter

Guest): Legend Manqele - The Bar GROUP CEO

Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has proposed reforms in the rehabilitation of prisoners. They say that prisoners are living a luxurious life in prisons at the expense of their victims. Masechabala Mtolo did an interview with POPCRU last week. Guest: Golden Miles Bhudu – Prisoners’ Rights Activist

South Africans can vote to name a new planet – and one of the short-listed names is a local plant that gets you high The deadline for voting is 14 November 2019. Guest: Dr Daniel Cunnama - Science Engagement Astronomer, South African Astronomical Observatory

Guest: Mlamli Booi – SENTECH CEO

The African Sanitation Revolution: The Investment Roundtable South Africa - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Partnership Guest: Mr Jay Bhagwan – Executive Manager of the Water Research Commission

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

After divorce the couple often experience effects including, decreased levels of happiness, change in economic status, and emotional problems. The effects on children include academic, behavioral, and psychological problems. Guest: Moya Rossouw - Director, Family Law l Property Litigation

In a statement released by the American Department of State's Office of Children’s Issues they have advised American prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers that "continued, lengthy delays and uncertainties may impact newly-adopted children’s ability to depart South Africa." Guest: Siya Qoza - Home Affairs Spokesperson

White privilege was legally enshrined in South Africa through apartheid. Apartheid was institutionalized in 1948 and lasted formally into the early 1990s. Under apartheid, racial privilege was not only socially meaningful—it became bureaucratically regulated. Laws such as the 1950 Population Registration Act established criteria to officially classify South Africans by race: White, Indian, Coloure...