The Alternative Breakfast

GUEST: ALUNGILE HLENGWA - Sister to Waitress

IS IT TIME FOR A DIGITAL BREAK? With the global community being on lockdown and all of us spending more time at work; are you spending more time on social media and constantly online? Is it time to detach? GUEST: PAULA QUINSEE - Author / Relationship and Life Coach

Artists from South Africa, the African continent, and beyond are lined up for the world-first ‘arts festival on your phone’, My Body My Space: Public Arts Festival 2021 —-WHATSAPP “HI” to 060 011 0444 The festival goes live Jan 29th. GUEST: PJ SABBAGHA - Artistic Director The Forgotten Angle TheatreCollaborative (FATC)

GUEST: DR. MEGAN MURGATROYD - Biologist University of Cape Town

SONGEZO ZIBI: Head of Communication and Corporate Relations: Absa Group Limited Former Editor of Business Day. “2021 is going to be more consequential than 2020; Happy New Year” Songezo Zibi on twitter. Songezo Zibi first job was in corporate communications at Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) as an intern in 1998. Guest: DR. SANGXA ROZANI

Michelle’s Top Reads for 2021. Guest: LAUREN BEUKES - Author on her Top 5 Reads for this year

The ROGUE movie has officially released on SHOWMAX showcasing some of South Africa's notable actors starring alongside American actress Megan Fox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpSK2CsKULg TRAILER GUEST: BRANDON AURET - Actor

Africa Teen Geeks (ATG) founder and coding advocate, Lindiwe Matlali, has been recognised as one of the 23 international change-makers that are advancing social innovation. 2021 is the year we need to have more young people being part of the tech and innovation space. GUEST: LINDIWE MATLALI - Founder and CEO Africa Teen Geeks

A new product called the Shark Safe Barrier was made in order to bio-mimic the visual effects of a kelp forest, which, combined with a series of permanent magnetic stimuli, form a barrier that dissuades sharks from passing through. GUEST: DR. SARA ANDREOTTI - Marine Biologist / COO of the Company and one of the inventors of the technology

BUSINESS INSIDER has published an article entitled “2020 wasn’t great – but these South African businesses made the most of it” written by Andrew Thompson. GUEST: ANDREW THOMPSON - Writer & Photographer

In the midst of 2020- Two South African companies joined forces to create handsfree handwashing solutions, which can be placed in informal settlements countrywide and installed in less than six hours. GUEST: BRIAN LEWIS - CEO ENVIROSAN SANITATION SOLUTION SA

Lockdown Poems Frank Meintjies These poems were penned during South Africa's lockdown, a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the poems were written in the first 21 days of the lockdown, a time when government imposed far reaching restrictions on movement and economic activity. GUEST: FRANK MEINTJIES - Academic & Author of “Lockdowm Poems lines and verses from the time of covid 19”

South African Music Week (SAMW), is an annual cross-border music industry event that provides a showcase of talent in each country and fosters collaborative working relationships between countries. The idea originated from a visit Moeti paid to Canada along with Mr Vuzumuzi Mkhize, DG of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, who led a South African music industry delegation to Canadian Music...

Are we seeing new Food Trends in 2021 caused by the lockdown and all that 2020 shifted. Are we cooking differently, are we trying new things? GUEST: ZOLA NENE

We spoke to him in 2020, great shifts have been taking place in his business. Before COVID-19, he pulled 16-hour shifts cleaning dishes at a restaurant in Linden Jhb. Today, his cake business is up and running. GUEST: DAVY TSOPO – Founder of Cakey by Davy

Kitesurfers can now sync their smartwatch or smartphone to the KANARA Kitesurfing app, track sessions, connect, compete with other riders and earn points and rewards for performance. The app already has users in over 40 countries and 170 cities. GUEST: KIM WEBSTER - SA Spokesperson for Kanara Kitesurfing

HISTORIC MOMENT FOR AFRICAN TRADE - South Africa Readies For Export under new trade agreements with African Union Countries and with the UK implemented from 1 January 2021 It marked the start of trade for South African firms, under two new Trade Agreements. GUEST: MINISTER EBRAHIM PATEL - The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic)

Learning New Things is one of our mottos in 2021 and Japanese is one the languages we would like to learn. The Embassy of Japan in South Africa emphasize on several Japan-South Africa research cooperation with universities, research institutions and beyond. They also work on opportunities for studying/researching in Japan. GUEST: ASSOCIATE PROF. SARAMA TSUNODA - Study Abroad Co-Ordinator at the st...

1. Sunday 18 October : HANDSPRING PUPPET COMPANY The Handspring Puppet Company a puppetry performance and design company established in 1981 situated in Cape Town. 2. Sunday 1st November : PROF. THULI MADONSELA The Second Annual Social Justice Summit is convened by Professor Thuli Madonsela,Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at the Law Faculty of Stellenbosch University. 3. Sunday 27 June RAYMOND P...

Three time SAFTA nominated Sivuyile “Siv” Ngesi is one of SA’s diverse talents, a comedian, television presenter, actor, MC, and Producer. We have seen him ballet dancing and pole dancing on social media Guest: SIV NGESI - Artist

Be The Realness is a podcast produced by Simon Atwell & Kim Winter, along with Harvard Executive Coach Marc Herson. The podcast is focused on telling 'tough life stuff' stories through music and musicians: WWW.BETHEREALNESS.COM GUEST: SIMON ATWELL - Co Producer of Be The Realness Podcast

2020 proved that even during a difficult year our youth continue to rise to the occasion of greatness. We spoke to many incredible young people in different sectors. Guest: NTOKOZO MAPHUMULO – Surfer Guest: SEDIRA MAMROO – Grade 10 Parklands College Guest: CHRISTINE GREIG – Grade 11 Parklands College

Some of the THOUGHTLEADERS we engaged with in 2020 as we reflect on some of the major issues that made headlines this year. Guest: FERIAL HAFFAJEE - Daily Maverick Associate Editor. Guest: DR. IRAJ ABEDIAN - Economist & Author

In a world of scenarios a new animal has raised its horn alongside that of the black swan: the ‘grey rhino’ – a useful subject when it comes to strategic planning. This is from the opinion piece of … GUEST: DR. YACOOB ABBA OMAR - a member of the Indlulamithi Executive Committee Project. (Indlulamithi SA Scenarios 2030)

During 2020 as Jetset Breakfast we continued to highlight LOCALLY MADE brands and products and one of the people we spoke to was Sihle Magubane about the tough impact the lockdown had on his business “Sihle’s Brew”and the opportunities that have come his way that include new signature blends. We check in to see how he is wrapping up 2020 and looking ahead to 2021. GUEST: SIHLE MAGUBANE - Owner of...