The Alternative Breakfast

IF YOU DON'T DO POLITICS, POLITICS WILL DO YOU…: A guide to navigating office politics effectively and ethically. (And yes, it is possible.) GUEST: NIVEN POSTMA - Author and MD of Niven Postma

Soweto born, Kgaogelo Bopape, a grade 12 student from Horizon International High School made history when he won a bronze medal at the 61st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) which was held in Russia this year. The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the World Championship Mathematics Competition for High School students and is held annually in a different school. GUEST: KGAOGELO B...

Rising surfing prodigy, Ntokozo Maphumulo from KZN will be surfing the waves at Sun City’s Valley of Waves. Ntokozo, who is only 14 years old, has been competing within the surfing junior championships for a number of years and a product of the SA Surfing Legends High Performance Academy. GUEST: NTOKOZO MAPHUMULO - Surfer

The Reverend Frank Chikane will end his time as Chairperson of the Kagiso Trust during an unprecedented year that has impacted every aspect of our lives, happy in the knowledge that the Trust is well set to take on these challenges and thrive. GUEST: REV FRANK CHIKANE - Continues to be part of the board of Trustees at Kagiso Trust; departure as the chair.

On Monday 19 October will be Media Freedom Day, the Aggrey Klaaste Trust (AKT) in partnership with Sowetan, Wits University, the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) and DM5 Attorneys will host a virtual Aggrey Klaaste Colloquium; Themed “Surviving 2020 and Media Credibility Going Forward...” GUEST: PROF FRANZ KRUGER : Head of Wits University Journalism

12-17 October is MARINE WEEK in South Africa, a Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries led awareness campaign. The Green Connection is an environmental justice organisation that works with coastal communities and small-scale fishers, who are dependent on the ocean for their livelihoods. They are saying more needs to be done in protecting our oceans. GUEST: NEVILLE VAN ROOY - The Green Co...

The Center for the Less Good Idea (founded by world renowned artist William Kentridge.) has partnered with celebrated writers and culture-shapers on an exciting highway project. We spoke to them earlier in the year when they called out for entries. Recently center successfully installed the first billboard by William on the M1 and M2 and announced the selected artists who made the cut. GUEST: LIND...

A diverse Group of outdoor therapy enthusiast sharing an approach to healing through adventures in the wilderness. GUEST: Greg King

Guest: Dr Nick

Guest:Pragna Parsotam-Kok, Executive Director, NEWF Congress.

At some point in his life he worked as a part time gardener and at a piz-za shop, he tasted his first cup of cuppachino and fell inlove with coffee now Sihle Magubane is the owner of on of the best known coffee brands “Sihle’s Brew “ GUEST: SIHLE MAGUBANE - Owner of Sihle's Brew

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PAINTING SUSTAINABLE MURALS using paint that cleans the air by absorbing air pollutants and in turn, bringing new meaning to street art. This is a campaign that Artist SETH PIMENTEL took part in. GUEST: SETH PIMENTEL - Johannesburg-based illustrator and multimedia artist

Yesterday Friday 16 October was WORLD FOOD DAY observed every year to tackle global hunger across the world; in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. This year’s Theme is “Grow, Nourish, sustain, Together" . Recently The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) GUEST: GERALD BOURKE - Southern Africa...

Finland pioneers using sniffer dogs to test for coronavirus A pilot project has been started at Helsinki's Vantaa airport, where 10 dogs are now sniffing Coronavirus samples. Guest: Prof Anna

Fires on Slopes of Kilimanjaro are said to Threaten a Diverse Eco-system. Strong winds and dry weather have hampered efforts to extin-guish the spreading blaze on Africa’s highest peak. Guest:Pascal

Today Zakes Bantwini visited Ubuntu Pathways in Port Elizabeth's Zwide township to hand over his donation of royalties from his high-profile collaboration with global hitmaker Lauv. Ubuntu Pathways is a non-profit organisation that provides a transformative support system to 2000 vulnerable children and their families in the townships of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. GUESTS: Zakhele Madida - profe...

For the 24th consecutive year, the Poetry Africa festival, presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of Kwazulu-Natal from 12 to 17 October 2020, sets the stage for poetry from South Africa and around the world. Freely available online on all their social media platforms. GUEST: SIPHINDILE HLONGWA - Curator Poetry Africa GUEST: MANEO MOHALE - POET

The 24th annual Poetry Africa festival, presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal from 12 to 17 Octo-ber 2020, will be held virtually this year. You can view the festival in its entirety for free on Poetry Africa’s Facebook, YouTube and Twit-ter pages, The six-day programme will be presented over three slots daily, fea-turing performances, competitions, book laun...

Gauteng leads the way with plan to stimulate township businesses Policies include the designation of specific businesses and sectors for locals GUEST: DR. THAMI MAZWAI - on the National Planning Commission (NPC) and leads the think-tank on township and rural economies. He wrote this article in his personal capacity.

The programme for the fourth annual SingularityU South Africa Summit has been finalized taking place 14 & 15 October 2020. The five key themes at the summit that is designed to help future proof Africa GUEST: MIC MANN - Co-CEO Singularity

This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its "efforts to combat hunger" and its "contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas." The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which presented the award in Oslo on Friday, also described the organization as "a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict...

Kuzuko Lodge in Addo Eastern Cape, has successfully relocated four sub-adult lion cubs to neighbouring game reserve, Magic Hills. Kuzuko is also known worldwide for the adventures of “Sylvester the Lion”, who was successfully relocated to Kuzuko in 2015 after a series of daring escapes from the Karoo National Park . GUEST: GERHARD DE LANGE - General Manager Kuzuko Lodge

LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It was founded in 1994 by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson. In 2020, during the global lockdown, filmmaker and activist Bev Palesa Ditsie went online to commemorate with some of the activists from around the...

With this year’s Arts Alive festival being hosted virtually, many more people will now be able to access the annual showcase of music, dance and diverse cultural expression. The City of Johannesburg has promised that this year’s line-up of events reaches across traditional art barriers GUEST : VUYISILE MSHUDULU - Director Arts, Culture and Heritage City GUEST: ANDRE KRIEL from the Black Cat Bones...