NIGHT FALL

What is the solution to what is currently happening in South Africa today?   Guest on the line: Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa -The Founder of the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM)

Employers considering putting a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy in place need to take several factors into account, including appropriate steps if an employee refuses ​​Employers are currently faced with the difficult question whether to make vaccination mandatory for their employees. Obviously, employers want to create and maintain a safe and heal​thy working environment for their employees...

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STDs), particularly amongst teenagers and young adults. It’s caused by bacteria and is spread by having unprotected sex — vaginal, anal, or oral — with someone who is infected, even though they may not have any symptoms.   Guest: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist.

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act contained in the OHS Bill 2020 has recently been released by Cabinet for comment. The proposed changes and new penalties have an impact on building owners and managing agents on how they can be compliant. The proposed OHSA Amendment, which marks as the first modification since it was published in 1993, has a significant impact not only on employers but...

A recently released report highlights how societies could move closer to a more gender equal distribution of care work in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. One of the key findings of the report is that – at the current rate of change – it will take another 92 years before unpaid care work is shared equally between men and women. Globally, women do three times as much of...

Seeing blood in the semen can make a man anxious. Fortunately, it doesn't always signal a major medical problem. For men younger than 40 with no related symptoms and no risk factors for underlying medical conditions, blood in semen often disappears on its own. Guest: Durban-based general practitioner -Dr Prithi Ramlachan

Having a clear understanding of your money journey and how you can change and shift your vibrations towards flow... Guest: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker.

Labour markets around the world are undergoing significant changes – particularly in non-tech sectors. South Africa hasn’t been spared from this wave of change. The country has high unemployment rates by global standards, both at national level and among the youth. According to some theories, higher education leads to better labour market outcomes and improves future income through bet...

Pressure from in-laws and being told the biological clock is ticking. Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola - She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things

In this brilliantly written book, Legacy: Greatness Beyond The Grave,  the author, motivational speaker and businessman, Sicelo Nkosi, skilfully unpacks the dynamics of building a legacy and how different inheritance is. This is a book that unpacks how we view issues of inheritance compared to races and it also talks about practical tools we can use to gain true freedom which is “owning...

Lending money to friends and family requires careful planning. Guest: Tony Buys -financial adviser and business insurance specialist

Guest: Aida Coertse, Spiritual Master Coach

The Five Teacher Unions in ELRC confirm that the Vaccination programme is continuing in all provinces this week, even though schools have closed. The Unions urge all teachers and education support personnel in schools who have not yet been vaccinated to do so as soon as possible. Information on the schedules for vaccinations is issued by education districts, and all queries should be taken forward...

It is no secret that the poor communities in South Africa face a high unemployment rate and poverty due to a struggling economy. But an even more prevalent theme in the townships and communities is the number of children left without parents, leaving them to fend for themselves. With a lack of finances, and no parents to support the children, what remedies are left for the children to obtain finan...

Sexual Problems are often left to deal with last, when you have been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. It is however sexual dysfunction that is strongly associated with treatment satisfaction post prostate cancer treatment. Sexual dysfunction is also a major predictor of both bother and depression in prostate cancer patients, even after the sexual dysfunction has been resolved. Men are faced with th...

Top surgeon, Dr Lance Coetzee, who has become the first urologist in SA to complete 1 000 robotic procedures, says robots are changing the face of cancer treatment and are helping save lives. “As robotic technology evolves into smaller, sleeker machines, they can perform even more precise procedures, saving many more lives,” said Dr Coetzee, a world-renowned surgeon at The Urology Hosp...

Let’s face it; parenting is not for the faint hearted. From broken bones to broken hearts… we survive one crisis after another, right? Truth is, raising a healthy child is not easy, but raising a child with a mental illness is taking parenting to a whole new level, its life altering. When a child is diagnosed with a mental illness, it ricochets to the entire family. Guest: Corna Olivier - HPCSA Re...

Connecting African universities to high speed internet can help drive the development of digital skills and capabilities. This would also benefit secondary schools and technical and vocational colleges. A strong argument has been made, that improving connectivity should be viewed as a priority infrastructure investment. Guest: Prof Willie Chinyamurindi - Senior lecturer in business management, Uni...

Head Start Education serves as the gateway to Africa for the leading education technology companies in the world, in order to lead the advancement of education across the continent. Head Start is a full-blown edtech provider, having exclusive licenses of over 20 of the leading educational apps worldwide and in South Africa. We have been described as the ‘Netflix for Education’ with a catalogue tha...

Guest: Aida Coertse, Spiritual Master Coach

The impact of COVID-19, and the ensuing financial crisis, will have a lasting impact on society and business as a whole. Those who are unable to work because of the lockdown are facing serious economic challenges. Because of job losses and reductions in income, many South Africans are worried that their assets such as their home, car or other financed goods could be repossessed over lack of paymen...

The world is facing a health crisis with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and every workplace has to help fight it. As an employee, it is your right to be kept as safe as possible. Indeed, the law is on your side, as it has rules that your employer must follow to protect and support you throughout this difficult time. Guest: Ayanda Baepi, co-founder and Director at Baepi Dyasi Attorney's

Guest: Dr Mariam Khan is a registered Natural medicine doctor with a Master’s degree focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights and its intersections with gender and religion

“The increase in STIs is cause for great concern. STIs drive HIV infection. When left untreated, an STI will ulcerate and become a thriving access point for HIV to easily enter the body. Uncircumcised men are far more vulnerable to STIs like herpes and syphilis. “VMMC services were suspended for five months last year. With facilities repurposed for the Covid-19 response, men wanting to circumcise...

A Mrs SA semi-finalist, whose golf champion father took his own life four years ago, has spoken out for the first time about the agonising ordeal in a bid to help break the stigma around mental illness and to urge those struggling with stress, anxiety and depression to reach out for help immediately. Mother, entrepreneur and social activist, Chane Todd, 31, has broken her silence about her world-f...