NIGHT FALL

Can even be a scientist and still work in the exciting world of agriculture? Guest:Dr Igshaan Samuels - Senior research scientist in rangeland ecology and management at the Agricultural Research Council.

Guest: Makhosi Sikhakhane Guest: Nadia Hearn

Know your symptoms and act upon them early. Most importantly, continue protecting yourself and others by following health protocols. This is the advice of 27-year-old health worker Sakhile Nkosi, who has recovered from Covid-19. However, he said he was sharing his story in his personal capacity and not as a health worker. Nkosi said no one should ever lose hope. The tunnel might seem dark, but the...

In South Africa, when Grade 9 learners return to school after the COVID-19 closures, they will have a maximum of 76 teaching days left in 2020. But given the safety requirements and the limited infrastructure in most schools, it’s highly unlikely that they will be able to attend school every day. This means the average Grade 9 learner in 2020 is likely to have less than half of a normal year’s tim...

Guest: Gogo Makhosi Sikhakhane

The South African Breweries (SAB) has welcomed the President’s announcement to move the country to Level 2 of the national lockdown and officially re-open the sale of alcohol beverages. Guest: Patricia Pillay - CEO of Beer Association

Guest: Elsabé Sentle – An Attorney at Vermeulen Attorneys

Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo

Guest: Dr Mbaimbai Hlathi - A well-known traditional healer and president of the SADC Unified Ancestors Practitioners Associations.

Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.

Most young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa continue to be denied access to information and communications technology because of poor infrastructure and the digital divide. The cost of mobile data is part of the problem. For example, compared with its fellow members of the BRICS group of nations, South Africa has the highest average price for 1GB of mobile data. Guest: Dr. Wal...

Jellyfish can be found in almost every ocean in the world. These beautiful, graceful creatures are a sight to behold; their swift, pulsating motions gently propel them through the water. But the scene can quickly turn ominous as the animal transforms into a ferocious, formidable predator. Guest: Verena Ras - PhD candidate, University of the Western Cape

Guest: Rose Makhwahlela - Rose is looking after her 10 year old twin girls Guest: Gugu Manana - is raising her son who is Autistic and has cerebral palsy (He can’t talk) Guest: Mosa Mosothwane - she raising 8 year old boy (Cerebral palsy) Guest: Ntombi Khumalo - 2 year old boy with cerebral palsy

COVID-19 has imposed shocks on all segments of food supply chains, simultaneously affecting farm production, food processing, transport and logistics, and final demand. Not all sectors and products have been equally affected, and different products have experienced disruptions at different stages of the supply chain. Guest: Janine Van Rooyen - Managing Director at Unilever Food Solutions

A recent poll run by Debt Rescue found that 85% of South Africans have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, and only 11% said they would be able to pay their loans back when the payment holiday is over; 45% said they had been affected by retrenchments and salary cuts. Guest: Neil Roets, Debt Rescue founder and CEO

Guest: Makhosi Sikhakhane

A parent or guardian of a minor child may have full or specific responsibilities and rights which may varied by agreement or court order. The Children’s Act provides that the biological mother of a minor child holds full parental responsibilities and rights towards the minor child while the position for biological fathers is distinguished between rights of married fathers and unmarried fathers. Gu...

Guest: Dr Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo

Service providers have been blasted for not having proper security measures in place to protect the identities of their clients. This after several cellphone users from different service providers fell victim to identity theft in a number-porting scam. The online crime sees fraudsters transfer clients' cellphone numbers from their network service provider to another without the clients' knowledge....

Guest: Dr. Nelouise Geyer, Chief Executive Officer at South Africa Nursing Education Association

Guest: Dr. Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences,

They point out that the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, “which still remain problematic today”, remind the world of the “significant dangers” of nuclear power. “When we factor in the costs of nuclear fuel, construction, radioactive waste management and end-of-life decommissioning, nuclear power stations ultimately end-up producing very expensive electricity,” says Earthlife director Mak...

This August in a bold effort to stop women suffering in silence from common health issues like infertility, heavy menstrual bleeding and painful menstruation - 3Sixty Biomedicine through their Salome range is shining a spotlight on these conditions and appealing to all South African women and the public to help #BreakTheSilence. While both men and women suffer from various common health conditions...

Guest: Mrs Mandisa Dukashe – Married in sero discordant marriage,Clinician and Founder of HIV Survivors and Partners Network

The higher education sector globally has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Academics have been discussing various aspects of the disruptions in a series of webinars organised by the University of Cape Town. One area of particular interest is how the pandemic could affect international research collaborations. Guest: Professor Salome Maswime is an Associate Professor and the Head Global Surg...