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The month of October has been declared Mental Health Awareness month with the objective of not only educating the public about mental health but also to reduce the stigma and discrimination that people with mental illness are often subjected to. An estimated 400 million people worldwide suffer from mental or neurological disorders or from psychosocial problems. These include disorders related to a...

Education activist Hendrick Makaneta said allowing pupils to exit the system after Grade 9 would drastically reduce the standard of education. File picture. Cape Town - South Africa’s economic prospects cannot afford a proposal where “we” allow Grade 9 pupils to leave the schooling system “that would leave them ill-prepared for the fast-changing world we live in”. That was according to student cro...

Guest: Guest: Lucilla Booysens – CEO of SA Fashion Week

Guest; Nothando Moyo – Founder and Executive Chairman of Women inspired (Zimbabwe)

Guest: Prof. Ritu Dewan – Vice President of the Indian Society of Labour Economics

Guest: Dr Shungu Gwarinda Interim CEC and director of programmes of the Graca Machel trust

Guest: Miyelani Holeni - Senior Partner at Ntiyiso Consulting Guest: Asna Sheik - CIGRAFO Regional Chairperson for the Gauteng Branch

Guest: Ashwell Jenneker – Deputy Director General: Economic Statistics at Stats SA

Guest: Honorable Nancy Okademi

GUEST: Rachell Harmsey - HR Director Sales Director For Ola, Unilever

Guest: Aisha Bade

Guest: Karen Doyer - Africa employee experience leader at EY

The 1,000 days is the period between when a woman conceives, or falls pregnant and her child’s 2nd birthday. It offers a unique window of opportunity to build healthier and more prosperous futures for our children. Guest: Dr Kopano Matlwa Mabaso - Executive Director at Grow Great

HOW DO WE ERADICATE POVERTY BY CREATING JOBS AND STILL HAVE WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE Guest: Ntombekhaya Qamata – Chief Director of Human Resources Management at Department of Labour

Guest: Mrs Bea Hackula - President for Africa Women‘s Conference

Guest: Phelisa Mangcu – CEO Ugu South Coast Tourism (USCT) The year-long warm weather, phenomenal natural resources and world-class tourist offerings make the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast an ideal location for visitors. And this World Tourism Day – Friday, 27 September – Ugu South Coast Tourism (USCT) will use this platform to highlight exactly how it is positioning the KZN South Coast as a global to...

Guest: Abbey Tlaletsi CEO of Chartered Institute of Government Finance Audit and Risk Officers Guest: Miyelani Holeni – Senior Part of Ntiyiso Consulting

Stranded Thomas Cook customers are facing repatriation flight chaos after planes sent to rescue them from a Greek island were too small. Dozens of angry and frustrated Britons were turned away because planes that landed at Skiathos' airport didn't have enough seats for everyone who was due to fly to Bristol, London Gatwick and Manchester on Wednesday. Guest: Inge Dykman – Head of Leisure at WESGRO...

54th September (Yesterday) he was elected as Stellenbosch University's chancellor Edwin Cameron was born on 15 February 1953 in Pretoria. He completed his schooling at Pretoria Boys’ High School and thanks to an Anglo-American Corporation Open Scholarship award; Cameron was able to attend Stellenbosch University. At Stellenbosch, Cameron acquired a BA Law degree, and an Honours degree in Latin – b...

1 to 30 September September is Albinism Awareness Month. During this month Government provides information on albinism to make people more aware of what this condition is about. Guest: Lidia Pretorius - Chief Director: Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Dept of Social Development.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018 , also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003,and from 2009 until her death,[4] and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996. A memb...

A fourth-generation clairvoyant medium who works with spirit to help and assist others Areas she covers: Love and Relationships Career: New Opportunities and Promotion Connecting with departed loved ones (crossing-over) Inner Growth and Spiritual Development Guest: Kathryn Valdal Saleem – Clairvoyant who does Psychic Readings

Ramaphosa wants to clamp down on fake goods – here's why that may be nearly impossiblePresident Cyril Ramaphosa has promised that the government will clamp down on the import of counterfeit goods. Fakes are harming the economy, and putting lives at risk, but the numbers suggest a more tightly guarded border and cracking down on sellers won't be enough. Guest: Thezi Mabuza – Deputy Commissioner for...

Water remains disconnected at the Sandton Gautrain Station, following Judge Makume putting a hold to Cedar Park’s urgent application for a mandatory interdict forcing the City to reconnect the water supply Guest: Tony Taverina - Turisan – Spokesperson for the Mayor of City Of Joburg

There is a famous, instructive and yet simple Shangaan idiom that holds undeniable truths about life: "mintirho ya vulavula". Loosely translated, it means your work speaks for itself. When we evaluate the contribution to humanity of those who have departed, or those among us who are still alive, a contestation arises about how to go about it. It gets trickier when we reflect on the lives of popula...