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It’s often said that after divorce men often live an invisible life of pain and suffering. The absolute disintegration of their life and identity takes a toll that few people see or want to deal with. How true is this? How do men cope with divorce? Are they coping? Guest: Sello Maake ka Ncube - Renowned Actor, Theatre Director, Playwright, Screenwriter and Supporter of Gender Relations Issues Mesh...

iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal and is also the smallest District Municipality in the province, with a total population of approximately 657 000. The District Municipality covers approximately 3260 square kilometres and is divided into four local municipalities. The four municipalities are Mandeni, KwaDukuza, Maphumulo and Ndwedwe. The strategic location along the...

Education department apologises after backlash over 'sexy reading' tweets Academy to present their first dyslexia workshop in PE Pretoria advocate runs Comrades while reading book to promote literacy Spelling made easy Department of Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga has issued an apology following a backlash about his series of "Read to Lead" tweets which, among other things, encourage "...

Women's League wants answers about axing of ANC leaders in KZN ANC Women's League president Bathabile Dlamini has told President Cyril Ramaphosa that the organisation wants to meet the party's KwaZulu-Natal leadership over the removal of women from office. This came just a few hours after the party in KZN announced the removal of eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede. Without mentioning Gumede by name, D...

Leaving his hometown of Klerksdorp in the North West Province to pursue an LLB degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, Zareef knew he was destined for great things. The youngest of three siblings, Mr Minty has always enjoyed the concept of breaking the conventional and disrupting the paradigm. Shattering the myth that people from small towns are more relaxed and content with what they are d...

Helen Nontando (Noni) Jabavu was born in 1919 in the Eastern Cape into a literary family. From the age of thirteen, she was schooled in England, and continued to live there for many years. She went on to become one of the first African female writers and journalists. In 1955 Noni Jabavu returned to South Africa for a three-month stay. She visited her father, Professor D.D.T. Jabavu, of Fort Hare,...

Guest: Karabo Khakhau – DA member of the Free State Legislature Guest: Naledi Chirwa - Eff Member of Parliament Guest : Fasia Hasaan – ANC member OF Parliament

Sex work is illegal in South Africa and the closest that it came to changing was in a highly publicised court case two decades ago. Today we ask, should sex work be decriminalized? Guest: Katlego Rasebitse - Media and Advocacy officer at Sisonke and Leader National Sex works sector Guest: Nosipho Vidima - Human Rights Officer at SWEAT Guest: Grizela Grootboom - Human Trafficking Survivor and Autho...

Guest: Advocate Brenda Madumise – Feminist, and is currently working on National strategic plan for Gender based violence and she’s is working to get rape kits shortages urgently fixed.

Police and metro police were on Saturday afternoon monitoring the situation in Orange Grove where vigilante groups were busy evicting foreigners from houses alleged to have been hijacked from the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC). A group calling themselves concerned residents of Orange Grove and Alexandra evicted several foreigners from their homes in Orange Grove, claiming that they were illeg...

I am a Harvard Business School graduate holding a General Management Program qualification. I hold a master’s degree M. Com in Business Management & Economics, University of Johannesburg; an Honours in Economic Geography and a B. Ed from the University of Zululand.

Adjusting to life with a disability can be a difficult transition. We all tend to take our health for granted—until it’s gone. Then, it’s all too easy to obsess over what we’ve lost. But while you can’t go back in time to a healthier you or wish away your limitations, you can change the way you think about and cope with your disability. You are still in control of your life! There are many ways yo...

Guest: Jack Bloom - DA Shadow MEC for Health in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Guest: Cassim Lekhoathi - Acting General Secretary at DENOSA

Guest: Mbuyiselo Botha Bongani ka Luvalo Craig Wilkinson

Guest: Natalia Molebatsi - writer, performance poet and cultural worker Lebo Mashile - writer and performance poet

She is the founder and CEO of Furaha Afrika Holdings (Pty) Ltd, with subsidiaries including Furaha Solutions (a joint venture partnership with Work Force, a listed AltX-JSE company), Furaha investments & advisory. Her experience ranges from Investment banking, enterprise development and building entrepreneurship ecosystems on the African continent. Guest: Matsi Modise - Founder of Fuhara Afrika Ho...

Her story highlights women who have done impeccable things in the lifetime but we don’t know enough about them because we didn’t see them always. This feature helps us learn more about them, their journey and their incredible contribution in society Guest: Ntombizikhona Valela – PhD History Student AT WITS , Writer and Historian

An era in world cricket ended on Monday when Dale Steyn, unarguably the finest South Africa men’s fast bowler ever and arguably the best the game has yet seen, hung up his whites. Guest: Thabiso Mosia – SAfm Sports Presenter Guest: Makhaya Ntini - South African former professional cricketer

South Africa is well-known for a diverse wealth of minerals and a very well regulated mining industry. The mines are places of employment for hundreds of thousands of mineworkers from all over Africa and many international experts are also employed by South African mining companies. The greatest impact of mining accidents can be found amongst the victims and those family members left behind. Many...

Guest: Chantell Ilbury - Scenario strategist at Mind of a Fox Recently Cabinet approved and adopted the contentious NHI Bill, expected to be tabled in Parliament before year-end. Mind of a Fox scenario strategists developed four different theories which highlight both the challenges currently facing the system and what could still be achieved if there was unity and collaboration between the public...

Cape Town mothers who've lost loved ones to gang violence staged a protest march to Parliament on Thursday. The group called Moms Move for Justice helped and supported parents who were directly affected by gangsterism. Spokesperson Lesley Wyngaard’s son was murdered.

Dr. John Kani is a celebrated South African actor and playwright best known for his numerous performances in protest theatre during the apartheid years, including Sizwe Bansi is Dead, Master Harold and the Boys, Saturday Night at the Palace, The Island and My Children! My Africa!. He joined The Serpent Players (a group of actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence...

Ari Seirlis is the CEO of the QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA). He is a strong lobbyists and advocate for human rights for people with disabilities. He serves on the executive of the South African disability Alliance. QASA has been leading the disability sector in the call for the exemption of details for people with disabilities. QASA is the owner of Rolling Inspiration magazine, a lif...

The World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies and mothers around the world. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding starting within one hour after birth until a baby is 6 months old. South Africa will join the rest of global community to raise awareness about the benefits of exclusive br...

Solidarity taking legal action after Denel's battle to pay salaries Denel will turn around, and we will pay salaries - CEO More financial support on the cards for SABC, Denel, SAA - Mboweni Denel salaries on the line again State-owned arms manufacturer Denel says it will "soon" take legal action against former executives to recover money as a result of alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds....