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The matric class of 2022 who wrote the National Senior Certificate exams achieved a pass rate of 80.1%, according to the Department of Basic Education. Given that the pass mark in some subjects is as low as 30%, this figure is nothing to celebrate, particularly as most school leavers will struggle to find employment even having passed matric. The DA says the National Senior Certificate pass rate i...

Most Young people find themselves at a crossroads, not sure about what to do this year, some regretting how they handled last year. Most importantly what parents can do? A current challenge with young people and it being the beginning of the year and their frustrations in doing something they want versus what parents expect them to do. It’s important for young people to understand where parents ar...

Many South Africans face the prospect of a tough 2023. Inflation is the highest it has ever been, and the repo rate has steadily risen with more increases expected in the near future. Further stress is applied to the majority of consumers through (regular) significant increases in both petrol and diesel prices which not only impact car owners, but also have a knock on effect in the price of other...

It's a brand-new year, full of promise and a time for new goals and aspirations. Don't let unwanted and avoidable sexual health issues derail your year. Sexual experimentation is normal and fun, but it is important to keep safety in mind. Unplanned pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are more common than ever. The statistics don’t lie In South Africa, there are over 10 million S...

Social conversations: What is forfeiture of assets in a divorce?  Guest: Shani van Niekerk is a senior associate at Adams & Adams' CPL department. In most divorces, either one of or both the parties feel wronged and aggrieved by either having to share their assets, or having any assets included in the calculation of the accrual.   The Pretoria High Court recently ruled that a woman’s infidelit...

Closet conversations: Clairvoyant Medium Mondays Guest on the line: Adrian Nelson -Holistic Wellness Practitioner  We need your Name, Date of birth and one burning Question.     Guest on the line: Adrian Nelson -Holistic Wellness Practitioner  

Social conversations: The relationship between loadshedding and insurance Guest on the line: Oswald Kuyler - Head of Short-term insurance at Momentum  The reality of loadshedding is causing immeasurable damage to the economy, and it is important for consumers to know how they can protect their assets.   It is not only consumers who feel the impact of load shedding, insurance companies do as well....

Results for matric are out others are still coming – Had a conversation with one Wits Professor at airport, we need more universities and TVET colleges. For a million university students, we need atleast 4mil TVET students – in order to develop technical skills – for a developing economy like ours. Tonight, thought let’s talk about those who wants to empower others – that its important to first be...

African Herbs, Common Food and Various Other Herbs that can help improve the sex life of both men and women are said to be dangerous? Why are the herbal remedies frowned upon? We have seen reports that say: Herbal medicines can cause kidney failure and liver damage in some consumers because they contain toxic chemicals or heavy metals, or react harmfully with other drugs. Guest on the line: “Profe...

-Societal expectations -Family support -Professional interventions. -The value of NSC Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept. of Social Work University of the Free State

Guest: Norma Mzizi, a qualified life coach & Sexpert… Owner of Norma’s Touch wellness which focuses on holistic healing. Closet conversations: Sexual Alchemy (alignment & creating magical experience)   Ever wondered why when you are not in a good sexual space (lake of sex or shame about it) you tend to lose your sense of interest in many things?   Did you know that the same energy portal f...

Guest in studio: Herman Mazibuko, founder Agent Director of Amalga Real Estate Agency Social conversations: Property Master Class      

Guest on the line: Bernard Mofokeng- Partner: Head of Tax at CMS South Africa Social conversations: More blackouts, less revenue for the government It is shocking that the South African government seems not to regard the now regular power blackouts lasting four hours at a time as the single biggest risk to South Africa’s economic growth and to its relatively stable young democracy. This can only e...

Poverty and crime often occur simultaneously. However, analyses show that crime is not driven by poverty alone, but rather by inequality. Countries with high overall levels of poverty do not necessarily have higher levels of crime. It is places with high levels of income inequality that typically have the highest levels of crime. Another driver of crime is a breakdown in social norms and values wh...

The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) wishes to announce that an appeal against a High Court decision that declared the Consumer Goods and Services Industry Code of Conduct valid has been withdrawn. This decision means that the legal uncertainty surrounding whether eligible businesses in South Africa should sign up with the CGSO and pay the Participation fee is now settled as the High Court...

The pace at which the job market is evolving demands schools to relook at the curriculum of yesteryear and replace it with new subjects that will develop well-trained and holistic future leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset to take the country forward. That said, the relevance of academic excellence will not diminish but it will get enhanced with the right combination of extracurricular activit...

Closet conversations: Clairvoyant Medium Mondays  Guests on the line: Buhle the Medium, isalukazisekhehla on social media Tonight we are doing cross overs with our guest. We need your name and surname and the person you would like to connect with.      

Guest 1 on the line: Solly Moeng - MD of Don Valley Reputation Management and Columnist Social conversations: Do we really need another Davos meeting? Notwithstanding the spike in carbon emissions as hundreds of private and government jets ferry delegates to the venue, the second in-person meeting since the Covid-19 pandemic shut the world down comes at a critical time for the global economy. Econ...

Guest on the line: Mbekezeli Benjamin - a research and advocacy officer at Judges Matter, a civil society organisation that monitors judicial appointments. Legal conversations:    High Court grants Ramaphosa urgent interdict halting Zuma's private prosecution   The High Court in Johannesburg granted an interdict against former president Jacob Zuma's private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa...

Young LGBTIs are exposed to the same challenges as most South African youth – but these are made worse by continuing homophobia at home, at school, in churches and in society at large, despite the social changes of the recent past. In 1995, the country’s groundbreaking, progressive Constitution outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, promising full citizenship to a post-aparthe...

Today we will touch on some topics, at a high level – which topics will be amongst the topics we shall be tackling in the next weeks. But our year as Amandla Omnotho started last week already – where we held a virtual session on medicinal herbs (both markets and funding opportunities)   Guest on the line: Gugulethu G. Xaba -Chairman Adamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Amandla Omnotho

Social conversations: Fort Hare vice-chancellor pleads with Ramaphosa to take action following attacksThe University of Fort Hare’s vice-chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu says he has never known peace since he took up his current job, accusing politicians and business people of working as part of a syndicate to have him ousted or resign in fear. Bahlungu, whose bodyguard was shot dead recently...

Guest on line: Matseleng Mogodi - a Life and Executive Coach and founder of I Get It Now. Fear of abandonment is a type of anxiety that some people experience when faced with the idea of losing someone they care about. Everyone deals with death or the end of relationships in their lifetime. Loss is a natural part of life. However, people with abandonment issues live in fear of these losses. They m...

Guest on the line: Hartmut Winkler-Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg STRUGGLING South African consumers have been warned to brace for even more intense load shedding next year as Eskom moves ahead with its six-months outage at Koeberg nuclear power station while scrambling for money to buy diesel. This will cripple economic growth and is a major source of investor concern. This come...

Guest on the line : Divesh Sooka, General Manager at ALX, a leading technology training provider. Future-proofing your career means choosing to acquire skills that most employers want in their organisations now and well into the future. Certain digital skills rank highly in this category. Every industry has been impacted by digitisation and soon there will be no career path that doesn’t require so...