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Play Your Part is about how every individual doing what theu can to effect postive change . How we can work to become active citizens, nationbuilders and have a spirit of pride and patriotism. Its objective is to lift the spirit of our nation by inspiring all South Africans to contribute to positive change, become involved and start doing – because a nation of people who care deeply for one anothe...

Star Reflexion is a chic leather manufacturing brand based in Johannesburg, South Africa, specializing in handbags, bags, accessories, shoes, and now boots. The business uses premium genuine leather sourced locally and its designs are impressively influenced by African culture and it's people. This design ethos is visible in the names of the products that are created. GUEST: Olaotse Disipi - Found...

After more than 43 seasons and 700 episodes of "Noot vir Noot," Johan Stemmet will say goodbye to the show on Thursday after 28 years. Stemmet, 66, promised to end his run on the show on a "high note" . "After 28 years of doing the show I feel like this will be one of the most exciting finales ever," Stemmet wrote on his Facebook page. Johan told Netwerk24 that his departure from the show was a bi...

Guest: Bonsai Shongwe – Highly Sought after Inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, consultant, author

This year, the country commemorates Human Rights Month under the theme: “The Year of Indigenous Languages: Promoting and Deepening a Human Rights Culture”. Human Rights Day in South Africa is historically linked with 21 March 1960, and the events of Sharpeville. How do we celebrate Human Rights through song and story telling and teach children the importance of language? GUEST : Lungile Maboe - Te...

Its objective is to lift the spirit of our nation by inspiring all South Africans to contribute to positive change, become involved and start doing – because a nation of people who care deeply for one another and the environment in which they live is good for everyone. Play Your Part is aimed at all South Africans – from corporates to individuals, NGOs to government, churches to schools, young to...

The South African Library for the Blind (SALB) will be celebrating its 100 years of library service delivery to blind and visually impaired people of South Africa during 2019. The Centenary celebration events planned for the year will start with a Book Launch and Gala Dinner that will be hosted by the SALB Board on the 28th of March 2019 in Makhanda. The book provides a 100-year historical overvie...

Humanitarian work for Africa by Africans – the recent response given by Africans to Zimbabwe and Mozambique after Cyclone Idai, has shown that Africans lend a helping to each other. Heavy rains fell across much of eastern Zimbabwe as the cyclone meandered along the nation's border with Mozambique. The heaviest rains fell in the Chimanimani District and many lost their lives and many left homeless....

Guest: Veli Ndaba - Motivational Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur, Life and Business Coach

Last year , 23-year-old Rhodes University student Khensani Maseko took her life after being sexually assaulted on campus. Many women have been through such incident on campuses but are they helped/heard? What happens to them? South African universities and public colleges have no policies to deal specifically with sexual and gender based violence. Should we look at having such policies and how do...

Play Your Part is a nationwide movement created to inspire, empower and celebrate active citizenship in South Africa. Its objective is to lift the spirit of our nation by inspiring all South Africans to contribute to positive change, become involved and start doing – because a nation of people who care deeply for one another and the environment in which they live is good for everyone. Play Your Pa...

Christianity and culture: Can the two co-exist? Has Christianity, through the years, squashed room for cultural practices and consulting with the ancestors? Why do many of the newly formed religious groups speak ill of cultural practices and portray them as being Satanic? How true is it that when black people, become Christians they tend to abandon who they are in their culture and language? Guest...

Guest: Pastor Joshua Maponga – Cultural Activist, Writer, fighter of spiritual colonialism

Yesterday we commemorated World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB . Are we winning the fight against TB as a country? GUEST: Dr Aaron Motsoaledi - South African Minister of Health

Shakers Cocktail Bar is a cocktail and lifestyle outlet established in early 2016 in the bustling Maboneng Precinct. Having honed over many years a memorable cocktail experience at most of Johannesburg’s markets and outside catering; the team decided to formalise the business with a permanent location as a logical extension and growth of the mobile bar business. GUEST: Mpho Masilo - Owner of Shake...

NEWSMAN James Mahlokwane (28) is making waves as the next big thing in comedy after surprising people with his funny videos that have gone viral. Using his stage name, Chomi Ya Jeso, the funnyman has created a new addiction and thousands of people are watching his videos on their smartphones across the country and also in Lesotho and Botswana. The short videos clips are so funny they have somehow...

StandUp4HumanRights is the theme of the Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival which takes place from 21 - 24 March 2019 at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. Entrance is free of charge. Constitution Hill and leading human rights organisations have come together to bring you the second edition of the Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival. The festival highlights the work of social justice organ...

The Mill, a nine piece South African and Swiss collaboration, is the product of a vibrant exchange of musical ideas between musicians from both countries, and sees this seemingly audacious pairing as a progressive charting of new musical conversations. The album is set to premiere at the 20th Cape Town International Jazz Festival and several other venues in and around Southern Africa; making this...

The Sharpeville massacre was an event which occurred on 21 March 1960, at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal (today part of Gauteng). After a day of demonstrations against pass laws, a crowd of about 5,000 to 7,000 protesters went to the police station. The South African Police opened fire on the crowd, killing 69 people and injuring 180 others. Sources di...

GUEST: The 2019 Keynote speakers is the well- known authors of “Apology Accepted” Mr. Ackson and Mrs. Zethembiso Mwami. The couple will address the issues such as depression and forgiveness in marriage. The couple is young and has been married for 09 years GUEST: Felicia Buthelezi – Founder of the I Do concept (Magazine, Awards, Celebrating the Wife) and she’s a Social worker

This new world offers an abundance of opportunities, but its unfamiliarity also creates uncertainty in our lives. Too much uncertainty leads to anxiety, which often escalates into uncontrolled stress, emotional exhaustion, and eventually burnout. Guest: Dr Karina de Bruin, Managing Director: JvR Academy and Counselling Psychologist

Gun Free South Africa has launched a Community Safety Toolkit to build safer communities at MC Weiler Primary in Alexandra to commemorate Human Rights Day on 21 March and in tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sharpeville gun massacre of 1960. Speaking at the launch, Mr Tumi Tsheola, a youth activist and Gun Free SA representative, noted that South Africa has one of the highest murder rat...

My love for diamonds started when, as a young bride, I received a dowry. I wanted to spend part of it on a diamond so I contacted the De Beers head office. They were a little nonplussed that I hadn’t gone directly to a store, but I was adamant that my diamond had to come from De Beers. After pestering them for a few weeks, I was given the name of a dealer from whom I could buy a De Beers diamond....

A Johannesburg medical doctor-turned entrepreneur doesn’t regret dumping her cushy public sector job to disrupt South Africa’s high income medical services industry. Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, 29, who has made this year’s prestigious list of Mail & Guardian (M&G) 200 Young South Africans, is founder and chief executive of Optimum Medical Solutions. She was also recently named the 100 most influentia...

South African residents have expressed frustration over load shedding. Eskom has implemented Stage 4 load shedding in the country this whole week. It has been a very dark week for South Africans, many have lost business, and for others trips to work have become extremely long. How has load shedding affected you? GUESTS: Jeremy Lang - Regional General Manager at Business Partners Limited Zukie Vuka...