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Thank you for joining the South African Council of Shopping Centres. The subject of this podcast is the South Africa Quarterly Retail Trading Density Index, 2026 Quarter 1 results. This index produced by MSCI and sponsored by the South African Council of Shopping Centres, provides a valuable quarterly insight to the broader retail community into the performance of the formal retail property sector...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 27 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Ian Groth (Automotive Refinisher Magazine | Publisher) Rion Esterhuizen (Toyota South Africa | Senior PR Manager) Matteo Camara (Stellantis South Africa | Head of Citroen Brand) Digby Weston (Turbo Direct | Automotive PR and Turbocharging Specialist) Colin Windell (Motoring Journalist | Independent) Brian Smith (GAC Motor South Africa | Salvador Caetano) Johnny Shand (Motorcycle Dealer | Bike Shop...

Busisekile Khumalo is the bestselling author of the Harvard Wife series of novels, as well as the standalone book, Nomaswazi, and a new series published by Jonathan Ball Publishers, including Rubies & Rain and Sunshine & Shadows. Busisekile joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she walked away from a career in law to pursue her passion for storytelling. She shares her insights i...

This week, we dive into one of the most powerful South African hip-hop debuts of the year: NOSANGE by Lowfeye. Named after his late mother, the album has been praised for its emotional honesty, vulnerability, and fearless storytelling, while blending hip-hop, Afro-soul, and Durban influences into something deeply personal. Featuring a wide range of guest voices and some of Lowfeye’s most introspec...

Alive Sunday Service, 24 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 24 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Men's Breakfast (May Edition), 23 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 20 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

In South Africa, terrorism hasn’t historically taken the form of large-scale, frequent attacks like you’d see in places affected by groups like ISIS or Al-Qaeda. Instead, the threat is lower in frequency but still very real — and evolving. Organised crime networks are deeply entrenched. These networks — while not terrorist in nature — can overlap with terrorism in terms of smuggling routes, forged...

President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester on AI, philosophy, and institutional change. This episode is for people who are struggling to see how transformative change, especially AI adoption, can be introduced without fracturing trust or triggering institutional paralysis. Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, one of the UK's largest and m...

Roger Hutton (Independent | Veteran Motoring Journalist) Peter de Toit (Killarney International Raceway / Swakopmund -- PLEASE VERIFY | Circuit Owner) Colin Windell (Independent | Veteran Motoring Journalist) Rajesh Gupta (Mahindra South Africa | Outgoing CEO) Johnny Shand (Bike Man | Owner) South Africa's longest-running motoring radio show - weekly news roundup This is the Toyota Motoring News w...

Zakes Mda is one of South Africa's best known and most awarded writers. He is a novelist, playwright, short story writer, and painter. A Professor Emeritus of English at Ohio University, Zakes now lives and works in Johannesburg. He joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how his earliest inspirations were Casper the Friendly Ghost and Xhosa mythology. He explains why he often uses th...

Alive Sunday Service (Family Conference) alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service (Family Conference) alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service (Family Conference) alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

South Africa's greatest ultra-marathon champion in conversation. Bruce Fordyce, nine-time Comrades Marathon champion and the man who brought Park Run to South Africa, sits down with Robin for a wide-ranging conversation that spans Gurkha soldiers, the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, a secret world championship 100km race in Stellenbosch, and finishing his 30th Comrades alongside Zola Budd. This episode...

Roger Houghton, Dennis Klopper and Johnny Shand on wheels. Motoring Today is South Africa's longest-running motoring radio show, and this is episode one of its new format on Radio Today 1485. Hosted by one of SA's most experienced motor journalists, Roger McCleery, this episode is pure petrolhead fuel: Formula 1 results, MotoGP from Le Mans, South African hill climb news, the Chinese car invasion...

Dr. Benji Ozynski (Sleep Health Centre South Africa | Sleep Medicine Doctor) and Nicci Robertson (Executive & Corporate Wellness Coach) A sleep medicine doctor cuts through the myths, gadget hype, and pill dependency that keep health-conscious adults -- especially perimenopausal and postmenopausal women -- from sleeping well. If you have ever poured a nightcap to wind down, obsessed over your Oura...

A German micro-school head on family, purpose and intentional education This fireside conversation is for parents, psychologists and anyone working with children's wellbeing who is questioning whether a small or micro school is a legitimate choice rather than a compromise. Christian Convence, head of a family-run micro school near Aachen in Germany, joins fellow small-school head, Gershom Aitchiso...

On reading lenses, epistolary fiction, and finding your elderly heroine. This episode is for book lovers, book club readers, and anyone who has ever felt frustrated saying 'I loved it' or 'I hated it' and wished they had better words. It gives you new tools, new vocabulary, and a new way of paying attention the next time you pick up a book. It is for readers who sense that the real pleasure and me...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 13 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Nadia Davids is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and short story writer. She won the Caine Prize in 2024 for her short story 'Bridling'. Her latest novel CAPE FEVER has been released to great acclaim, published by Simon & Schuster. Nadia joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how postcolonial fiction does not have to be bleak or hopeless and why she chose the Gothic form for he...

Alive Sunday Service, 10 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 10 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta