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The first case of COVID-19 in South Africa was reported in March 2020 and on March 15, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a series of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These included closure of both basic and higher education institutions. Because of the pandemic, most educational institutions, including universities abruptly went online. Online learning management sys...

Guest: Aida Coertse, Spiritual Master Coach

How the arts and entertainment sector has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and government lockdowns? Guest: Sharif Baker, Chairperson of Southern African Communications Industries Association -SACIA

Fraudsters do not discriminate. As we continuously move towards the adoption of a digital and more importantly ‘touchless’ era, the platform for fraud increases. Fraud is a fraudster’s business and they often use the same business tactics we use in legitimate business, the difference being that they don’t have customers, they have victims. Thanks to an increase in data brea...

Historically, property has been viewed as a right. In South Africa, however, black people were denied access to productive land through the Native Land Act of 1913 and subsequent discriminatory policy and legislation. Black people could not own property nor could they effectively trade on properties. In many cases land was held by Tribal Trusts, which precluded people living on tribal land from ob...

A Weak Erection (also known as impotence or erectile dysfunction) is not a disease, but a secondary condition brought on by other, primary causes. It is a side effect, a symptom of something else. Thirty years ago, when men went to their doctors asking for help for erectile problems, they were told that there was no treatment because it was caused by aging, or it was all in their heads (psychologi...

Guest:UKZN Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation- Prof Mosa Moshabela

Guest: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist  

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission), following the widespread violence and looting in parts of South Africa last week, will be hosting a dialogue on Friday, 23rd July 2021, to be followed by a series of stakeholder engagements. The Commission recognizes that the events which led up to violent incidents in different provinces, along with the resultant consequence...

The 6 Dimensional Life … living your life holistically … Guest: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker. CSP, SASHoF, Speaker Expy recipient.

If People Can Walk Away, Let them go….do you agree? Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -

The African Christian Democratic Party is very disappointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech last night and we believe that he was too lean on details of exactly how law and order will be restored in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal after days of violence and looting in some areas of the two provinces. As a law-abiding South African, I am as devastated, disappointed and heartbroken by...

Guest: Tony Buys -financial adviser and business insurance specialist

Dream interpretations Guest: UMakhosi Mvalela    

Social unrest”—though others may prefer “riots and looting,” “food riots,” or “insurrection”—have swept South Africa since Monday. It’s unsettled an already unsettled nation. And as with all South Africa’s heightened moments, our historic fault lines have been re-exposed.  Racial and ethnic divisions, class antagonisms, xenopho...

Only one-quarter of women reliably experience orgasm during intercourse—no matter how long it lasts, no matter what size the man's penis, and no matter how the woman feels about the man or the relationship. According to 33 comprehensive studies, only half of women sometimes have orgasms during intercourse. About 20 percent seldom have orgasms during intercourse and about 5 percent never have...

Prior to 2020, Mandela Day was traditionally celebrated by staff dedicating 67 minutes of their time to initiatives that involved action to inspire change. While the Covid-19 pandemic prevents corporates from having staff physically at various sites, Corporate Social Responsibility agency MAMAs Alliance says that there are many other options for corporates wanting to make a difference. MAMAs Allia...

Africa is struggling to meet its vaccination targets for reasons that aren't as simple as they might seem. The Africa Union has worked mainly through its Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to acquire Covid-19 vaccines for the continent. The World Health Organization calculates that Africa has administered only 2% of the global Covid-19 vaccine jabs. Our next guest saw t...

About 20% of births in South Africa are the result of unplanned or unintended pregnancies. One way to reduce the rate is for men to have a vasectomy. However, the uptake of vasectomies is low both locally and on the continent. In the past year, the number of performed vasectomies recorded halved from 1,391 in 2019 to only 639 were performed in 2020.   In many parts of the world, family planni...

When you wake up in the morning, what gets you out of bed? What's your drive? The Japanese concept of Ikigai is all about discovering what sparks your soul and leading life with purpose. This concept is centred on embracing five pillars: starting small, accepting self, connecting with others and the planet, finding joy in little things, and being present. These principles have helped the residents...

  Going green, being sustainable, being kind and supporting local - these are all the buzzwords that more and more people are striving to live by. One of the easiest ways for farmers to prove that they are sustainable and adhering to good animal welfare practices, is via trusted food labelling. Our next guest tells us more about how A Greener World (AGW) certification guarantees a farmer&rsqu...

In the past year, we have been surrounded by change and it is the one thing that has the most dramatic impact on our lives. Change can come into our lives as a result of a crisis, as a result of choice or just by chance. There is no avoiding change as it will find you, challenge you and force you to reconsider how to live your life. Fortunately, there are ways to adapt to change, and even to take...

As many as half a million more children than expected have dropped out of school during the pandemic. According to the Department of Basic Education, there were approximately 13 million children in Grades 1 to 12 in South Africa. When comparing household and learner attendance patterns of the 2018 General Household Survey, our next guest said that the Department estimates that 650,000 to 750,000 c...

The key to reaching your long-term financial goals is to ensure that the occasional crisis does not derail your plans. If someone doesn’t have this emergency fund to draw on, they would either take on debt or dip into their retirement savings upon retrenchment, both of which are detrimental to one’s long-term finances. Today, we look at what tools can be used to ensure short-term and m...

Guest on the line: Aida Coertse, Spiritual Master Coach