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Today marks the end of the 23rd International AIDS Conference – known as AIDS 2020 – which happens between 6-10 July 2020 under the theme; Resilience. AIDS 2020 gathered more than 20,000 participants from more than 170 countries. Yesterday we spoke to a South African speaker, HIV/Aids Researcher & UKZN Professor Thumbi Ndang’a and today we wanted to touch base with an international speaker from th...

The first virtual International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020) is on! AIDS 2020: Virtual enables delegates to access and engage with the latest HIV science, advocacy and knowledge traditionally presented at the conference. We are joined by one of this year’s conference speakers - Professor Thumbi Ndung’u, who is the Deputy Director, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI). He is additionally the Prog...

Today on #LeadersOfIndustries we profile leaders of industries weekly and today we decided to head over to Kenya and speak to the founder of Africa Tweet Chat, a platform that serves to link & lead digital conversations in Marketing Careers with professionals across the continent. The young & vibrant Janet Machuka launched Africa Tweet Chat in 2018 to bring together the continent’s best digital tr...

Entrepreneur, Lebogang Mokubela launched SA’s first township-based Mobile Network provider, Kasi Mobile just last month. He is the founder & CEO of Lemok Group and joins us to talk to us about what problems he is actually solving with His product which is primarily targeted at Rural & Township communities…

Lecturer, Senior Health Writer at Health-e News and trainer with an interest in Gender, Race and Health and how they intersect – Ms Pontsho Pilane wrote a piece on Femicide Fatigue and joins us as we question; “Do people get tired of hearing about femicide, what do they do when they reach this stage – what impact can it have in the fight to curb GBV in our society?”

What is ARTIVISM & what impact can it make in creating change around social issues in our society? We wrap up the week with an Artivist, an artist who creates activism art that speaks to Gender Based Violence in South Africa. South African photographer and an avid traveller, with an instinct for visually telling and documenting South African stories, Leeroy Jason joins us for a chat and a look at...

Children, especially in Africa, struggle with access to healthcare – a challenge that is harder to surmount for those who come from disadvantaged households. The Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital is dedicated to saving the lives of these children. The hospital was created with the objective to treat children irrespective of their social and economic status. The hospital has started a campaign thi...

July is Savings Month in South Africa, and this year the focus is firmly on finding #waystosave and adapting financial plans as we face the challenges 2020 brings. The South African Savings Institute (SASI) will focus on financial education throughout July, bringing together financial experts to provide tangible insights on savings in the #waystosave Webinar Series. SASI acting CEO Gerald Mwandiam...

We get into conversations with individuals solving problems in their communities on #MindingMyBusiness Today’s feature highlights a platform called Book iBhoni (iBhoni is local slang for bicycle), based on Soweto's famed Vilakazi Street, it combines walking and cycling experiences through Soweto, with a 10% discount offered to cyclists who donate a book. The books are then collected and donated to...

#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.

We speak to 32 year-old Soweto Diepkloof-born Entrepreneur, Hair Art Creative & Founder of Own Your Crown, Nikiwe Dlova on today’s #SafmYouth She’s a perfect example of what representation of African Aesthetics is and that alone has opened multiple doors for her, from Magazine Covers, Shows and More on the sensitive topic of Women and their hair. Her work was recently displayed on the Cover of Fas...

What has #LockdownSA inspired you to do? The Booksellers on Mzansi project which aids homeless people rebuild their lives and earn a dignified living through bookselling was launched during the lockdown. Their books are sold via an e-commerce site, Made in Chatsworth. We speak to Author, Kiru NaidOo on today’s segment of #lockdownCommunity

Is it time to revisit the issue of Afrikaans as a mandatory language for black learners at schools? And why not deal seriously with issues of transformation in schools and tertiary institutions, and of curriculum trimming and revitalisation beyond just responding to Covid-19? We reflect on this conversation with Professor Dr Omphemetse S Sibanda - Professor of Law at the Faculty of Management and...

The Virtual National Arts Festival is set to kick-off today into an 11 day curated programme of online creativity, pre-recorded and live events, short films, virtual art exhibitions, jam sessions, interactive events, webinars and more showcasing the South African and international art scene. We are joined by CEO of the VNAF, Ms Monica Newton

On the back of the unemployment stats released this week we ask - What needs to happen now in the context of a pandemic to expose young people to opportunities – realistically, can a large majority of our youth “Black Business” ourselves out of poverty? We are joined by Social Justice Activist, educator and organiser Zama Mthunzi

In light of #YouthMonth2020, we give attention to the movie Uprize! A Sifiso Khanyile documentary released in 2017 that provides a personal perspective of the 16 June 1976 Student uprising through interviews with former students, teachers, writers and artists affected. The documentary featured in a Virtual Youth Month Film Festival and he talks to us about the process of making the film and the im...

This week we’re joined by Editor-in-Chief of Destiny Magazine & The Bar Magazine, Onke Dumeko. She talks to us about her career and the threat that Covid-19 has posed to the media & publishing industry – more importantly how the industry us adapting

Our problem solver today is 23 year-old Gift Mogeni who was recently made the Youth ICT network Geekulcha’s list of 2020 Top 15 Young Geeks to mark #YouthMonth. He talks to us about this and his tech solution, Simfind.

Have you been having dreams that bother you? #TheConnection Have you been having dreams that bother you? We have Traditional healer, Gogo Dineo Ndlanzi joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams. BIO: Gogo Dineo Ndlanzi is celebrated as a sangoma, spiritual teacher, life coach and and professional African storytell...

While we have all heard how important it is for parents to read to young children, too often we assume that those "parents" are mostly mothers. And indeed, research shows that mothers do read to their children more often than fathers. But research also tells us found that when fathers read to their children at home, the child’s language development increased as they grew older. We we’re joined by...

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world, robbing many of their family members, livelihoods and ways of life. In an effort to spread unity and courage during this time, choirs from across the world have come together to form a virtual choir under the name Sing Around The gloBe (SATB) to perform Frank Ticheli's ‘Earth Song’ on YouTube. The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Tuks Camerata choir,...

- What has the #LockdownSA inspired you to do? On today’s #LockdownCommunity we caught up with 19-year old psychology student, Jason Ellish who is running a food parcel initiative which distributes more than 630 parcels a week. He has a group of 20 volunteers, most of whom are high school learners, has helped to sustain families in areas such as Mitchells Plain, Fisantekraal and Klipheuwel. Find o...

On today’s #LetsTalkTech We talk #YouthInAnimation in South Africa with two experts in the field, Mr Lesego Vorster & Nick Wilson – While still a young industry compared to other parts of the world – South Africa's animation industry has been around for some years – with a handful of animation studios, institutions and massive events like the Cape Town International Animation Festival playing a ke...

Its Friday we profile young people with a cause for #SAfmYouth our guest this week is Mbavhalelo Maliage, a meteorologist by profession who you’ve probably seen at the end of SABC bulletins from time to time. She chats to us about being a young forecaster in SA and her work at the SA Weather Services plus makes us understand issues around the weather and more!

Performative activism is a pejorative term referring to activism done to increase one's social capital rather than because of one's devotion to a cause. It is often associated with surface-level activism, referred to as slacktivism. We talk about Youth Activism with founder of The Kulcha Podcas, Uno about “Performative Activism” and when to know when activism is genuine or not!