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South Africa celebrates National Disability Rights Awareness Month annually between 3 November and 3 December. 3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and is also celebrated as National Disability Rights Awareness Day. Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. A...

Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born in Langa, Cape Town on the 3rd of November 1964 [5] as the youngest of nine children. She was named after American singer Brenda Lee.[5] Her father died when she was two, and with the help of her mother, a pianist, she started earning money by singing for tourists. When she was 16 years old in 1981, she received a visit by Koloi Lebona.[5][6] As a result, she left C...

Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur

People who live in countries where arranged marriages are very common understand the pitfalls of this type of matchmaking, but they also recognize the benefits that such partnerships can provide. One of the biggest reasons that arranged marriages are often successful is that these partnerships are created between people who have similar ethnic, religious, social, and cultural backgrounds. The ques...

Rapidly reducing global emissions and adapting to a warmer world requires a collaborative effort across businesses, governments, and society. In Glasgow, BCG, the exclusive consultancy partner of COP26, will join leaders from the public, social, and private sectors to seek solutions. 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference Sun, 31 Oct 2021 – Fri, 12 Nov 2021   Guest on the line: M...

My name is Gogo Mmabatho my clients call me Gogbojour, I'm an ancestral empath, I read ancestral energy and vibrations. I help depression and anxiety from an African ancestral perspective, through talk therapy. Guest on the line: Gogo Mmabatho

The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) has over the years identified a trend where certain suppliers operating specific types of businesses engage in unfair business practices and tend to not cooperate with our office to resolve complaints lodged against them. These businesses tend to accept money from their customers but fail to deliver the goods or deliver inferior quality goods or service...

Diabetes is the number one killer of women in South Africa, and the second leading cause of death in men, according to Stats SA. One in two people with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF, 2019). Two in three people in SA are at risk of prediabetes, according to the SA Demographic and Health Survey. With that in mind and with World Diabetes Day taking...

A  new study  conducted by online doctor service Zava examined iconic sex scenes from 50 films, including  Fifty Shades of Grey  and  Dirty Dancing,  and gathered opinions from over 2,000 women. The results revealed that just 4% of Brits think sex in movies is realistic. From  Mr. and Mrs. Smith ’s mid-shootout action – involving so much wall bashing...

Working from home has been embraced by employees as the light at the end of the tunnel. When the pandemic struck the uncertainty around having a job coupled with pressure of paying bills saw this option as the way out of financial turmoil. The fact that businesses have included working from home in their business model implies that they are able to look at the options available to cater for the ne...

    Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU is a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker.

  While the class of 2021 did not have to contend with the same disruptions (lockdowns) to their academic year, their challenges, if anything, were even greater than that of their 2020 counterparts. Although familiarity with the pandemic conditions, probably lessened the overall fear and anxiety presented by the virus, it could never erase them and as new waves of the pandemic surfaced, the a...

No doubt about it: Cell phones are a great way to stay in touch anytime, anywhere. But is your child old enough to have one? It’s a tough call for many parents because it’s not just about age. Guest on the line: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and.

My name is Gogo Mmabatho my clients call me Gogbojour, I'm an ancestral empath, I read ancestral energy and vibrations. I help depression and anxiety from an African ancestral perspective, through talk therapy. Guest on the line: Gogo Mmabatho

Sudan Military has arrested the country’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok and some high ranking members of his government. Hereunder are some points worth noting as we try to understand the current situation in Sudan: The role of external actors in Sudan must not be underestimated. The current interim hybrid government, made up of civilians and the military, recently recognised the state of...

A new judgment looks set to raise questions about whether foreplay that includes extensive French kissing, undressing and engaging in oral sex constitutes tacit consent for penetrative sex. Acting Judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has ruled in favour of an appeal by Loyiso Coko, who argued that the foreplay he had with his ex-girlfriend indicated she tacitly consented to sex. Judge Nyameko Wellman Gqamana...

Eight foreign nationals arrested as part of a joint operation by the FBI, Hawks and US Secret Service face extradition to the US. They face several charges relating to internet scams, money laundering and identity theft.  The Nigerian nationals were arrested in Table View, Cape Town, on Tuesday and made a brief appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Wednesday afternoon. Perry Osagi...

In the face of South Africa’s stark inequalities it was clear that many people were likely to fall into even more desperate circumstances once the reality of COVID-19 restrictions set in. Many immediately lost jobs or saw their businesses collapse, and a host of other restrictions led to unprecedented changes in how we lived. For the first time in the country’s democratic history, all...

For decades, women were the ones going to beauty and nail salons, trawling anti-ageing product shelves and heading to aesthetic doctors for injectable. In contrast, men tended to shun the sunscreen, use the same bar of soap for face, body and hair, and not put up a tough fight against the ageing clock. Nowadays though, it’s common to sit alongside a man at the nail salon for a pedi, watch hi...

Surgery to change the appearance of your body is a common choice for all kinds of people. There are many reasons that people might want to alter their appearance. For transgender or gender non-conforming people, making changes to their bodies is a way of affirming their identity. Guest 1 on the line: Dr Evelyn Moshokoa -is an Urologist and Surgeon, specializing in Kidney, bladder, reproductive org...

Mzamo Da Storyteller is a spoken word artist who tells poetic stories fused with elements of music and rhythm. He has in recent years focused more of his work on awareness of social illnesses and human rights. He is also very passionate about issues affecting the youth of South Africa. Most of his views encompass frank commentary on religion, politics, crime, drugs, poverty, HIV&AIDS, educatio...

Sourcing the Power of Inspiration Guest on the line: MUSA E. ZULU - is a published author, artist, poet and motivational speaker

Some people have the slightly unlucky opportunity to be raised by strict parents. These types of parents seem to want to control every aspect of their children’s life. Although strict parents may feel as if it is for their kid’s best, the kid may feel otherwise. Here are a few pros and cons of having strict parents that anyone with strict parents can relate to: Pro: One pro of having p...

 In August, the Dept of Social Work at the University of the Free State held a colloquium on South Africa's Culture of Violent Protest. On a daily basis, there is some form of protest in South Africa, the majority of which are violent. The question is, do we have a culture of violent protests in South Africa and is it anything that can be rectified? Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube - HoD...