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#WomensMonth2020 Every year, South Africans celebrate women of all types and races during the month of August. The country commemorates the 1956 women’s march which took place at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act. Following the upsurge of Gender-Based Violence against children, cis, non-binary and Trans women, Art@Africa & Julie Mille...

#LeadersOfIndustries Our leader of industry is Co-founder & COO of Yalu, Ms Tlalane Ntuli she joins us to reflect on her the deeply held values and entrepreneurial authenticity which led to her and her partner founding, Yalu, a rising digital credit life insurance company in South Africa. She joins us later on the show…She’s a powerhouse

27 year-old CEO & Co-founder of Kweza, Ropafadzo Musvaire. She talks about Kweza, a platform gives spaza shops visibility to the best prices on the market, access to higher savings, the cheapest available pricing for their inventory, and provides the convenience of facilitating cost effective delivery to the stores within 24 hours Guest: Ropafadzo Musvaire

Have you been having dreams that bother you? We have Traditional healer, Gogo Ntombiyamanzi joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams. Guest: Gogo Ntombiyamanzi

#TheOpinionPiece Does the current pandemic require more female leadership or has it further created a vacuum for female leaders, widening the gap between male & female leaders across various spheres of society? Heléne Smuts, Founder of Credo Growth joins us to talk about what sort of female leaders these trying times actually require, how women can step into these roles and what society can do to...

On today’s #LockdownCommunity Ladles of Love Non-profit Organisation (NPO) broke the world record for making the most sandwiches in an hour to feed over 300 000 people. The organisation aimed to make 125 000 sandwiches but ended up making 304 583 sandwiches which exceeded the South African record by 18 000 and the world record by 68 000. Danny Diliberto, founder of Ladles of Love joins us later on...

Every Thursday we try bringing to light any interesting developments to enhance your digital lifestyle and today we look at ways that E-Commerce is enhancing Small, black business with two individuals whose business is embracing the innovation fully! These entrepreneurs will be part of Digify Africa’s Entrepreneurship in a Digital Economy Webinar taking place today. They are Tabudi Masipa & Bongin...

On today’s #LeadersofIndustries is Umthatha-born Kolisi Yola Sinyanya, a Phd candidate in Oceanography at University of Cape Town. She’s a Black Women in Science SA 2019 Fellow, a inspiring FIFTY WOMEN in STEM SA nominee & a former TEDxUCT speaker who is passionate about the science, the oceans and being an entrepreneur who remains rooted in her humble beginnings in the Eastern Cape. She shares he...

#TheConnection Have you been having dreams that bother you? We have Traditional healer, Gogo Khanyakude joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams. Send us a WhatsApp message if you wish to engage with Gogo Khanyakude… Do it now! Today’s Talking Points; 1. Welcome back Gogo – this week we want to know, what type of...

It’s time to profile solution-driven members of our society! We’re living in a time where teachers are navigating through this COVID-19 storm, and whilst the debate about school closures rages on two friends are building a new way for their peers to shape young minds. Pretoria teacher, unionist and education activist Kabelo Mahlobogwane and his colleague Bonang Motsapi are busy building their very...

This past week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that an investigations centre has been set up to probe all alleged corruption related to COVID-19 funds. Ramaphosa said different arms of the state such as the Financial Intelligence Centre, Hawks, SIU and NPA will work together on the investigations. The president said investigations into the distribution of food parcels, social relief grants, t...

As the local restaurant trade continues to take strain amidst the Covid-19 crisis, UCook has launched a new initiative aimed at rescuing some of these ailing outlets. UCook for Restaurants will see the brand teaming up with restaurants and chefs to bring their quintessential flavours into people’s homes. Each week UCook will offer a specific restaurant's featured dish, and with each dish ordered,...

Technology is finding new ways to advance and fill the gaps we’ve long wished could be filled and since we’re feeling a little techy today - we’ve invited Judge on SABC 1’s Making Moves and Business Development Expert, Lucas Moloi to talk to us about the Learning Eagles School of Entrepreneurs (LESE) an online Entrepreneurship school targeting Grade 1 – 12 students for FREE. Stick around to find o...

Today on #LeadersOfIndustries we have a woman you should have a career crush on! She’s Ms Bertha Dlamini Bertha Dlamini, an Advocate for accelerated participation of African Women and Youth in Africa’s Power and Energy sector, an entrepreneur with interests in the Energy, Transport, Telecommunications and Management Consulting Sectors, delivering solutions and systems for utilities and the foundin...

The Connexion We have Traditional healer, Gogo Dineo Ndhlanzi joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams. Send us a WhatsApp message if you wish to engage with Gogo Dineo Ndhlanzi… Do it now! Today’s Talking Points; o What do dreams about pregnancy represent? o Do dreams communicate our fortunes and losses - how ca...

We are joined by the founders of Beyond VR, a black youth-owned tech company that provides state-of-the-art immersive technology to create content for personal consumption and industrial application. Founded in 2020 by three young professionals, Katlego Mokonyama, Themba Mtanase and Lebogang Mokonyama, the tech startup uses Virtual Reality to create simulated experiences that are exact replicas of...

Columnist, Anti-Racism Activist & proud Feminist Robyn Porteus says, White South Africans need to start getting involved in conversations around race and how white privilege affects black South Africans – we ask how? She joins us on the show now.

#MandelaMonth Co-founder of OCGems, Robin Bhebhe began a company that prides itself on sourcing rough diamonds that ethically & responsibly sourced with the purpose of reviving the legacy once embraced by the city of Kimberley through the creation of jobs whilst equipping the local community with the skills needed In order to cut and polish diamonds for the Local and International Market. Through...

The 2010 flagship Mandela Washington Fellowship Programme by former United States of America (USA) President Barack Obama last year appointed Koketso Marishane as the national spokesperson for the Young African Leaders Initiative (Yali) in South Africa last year and a year later we chat with him to reflect on his impact at the organization as we observe Madiba Month. He joins us on #Leadersofindus...

Many people feel that they can lift their mood with herbal teas. Researchers have found, for instance, that drinking tea lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol. And evidence of long-term health benefits is emerging, too: drinking at least 100 millilitres (about half a cup) of green tea a day seems to lower the risk of developing depression and dementia. So, what sort of tea could actually he...

According to the National Stock Theft Prevention Forum (NSTPF), livestock to the value of R1.24 billion were stolen in South Africa during the 2018/2019 year – but the introduction of Drone Technology is currently seen as a remedy for farmers to protect their livestock. We are joined by 23-year-old Drone Pilot Ziphezinhle Gabuza, better known as Boyzee, from Ladysmith in Kwazulu-Natal who is spear...

The Connexion Have you been having dreams that bother you? We have Traditional healer, Gogo Magosha joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams. Today’s Talking Points; 1. Can you really dream Lotto numbers...Dreams and instant fortune - we’ve seen this concept in movies, but can it happen? 2. Dreams and the future....

Are males are enrolling in higher education at alarmingly low rates, and should we be worried enough to try and reverse the trend? Professor Ian Glenn wrote a piece that questions whether; men are on the academic endangered list Professor Ian Glenn is a Research Associate in Communications Sciences at the University of the Free State and Emeritus Professor of Media Studies at the University of Cap...

#TheConnection Have you been having dreams that bother you? We have Traditional healer, Gogo Ntombiyamanzi joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams. Send us a WhatsApp message if you wish to engage with Gogo Ntombiyamanzi… Do it now! Today’s Talking Points; 1. What are Lucid Dreams and how do they differ from nor...

What has the #LockdownSA inspired you to do? Today on #LockdownCommunity we catch up with the Ladima Foundation, a Pan-African non-profit organisation founded with the aim of contributing to correcting the major imbalances within the film, TV and content industries which recently hosted a short-film competition – aimed at African women during the world-altering Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdo...