The Alternative Breakfast

JSB ENVIRONMENT: Mpondoland at the Precipice – Land, Language, and Listening with Geoff Brown – wilderness retreat facilitator, mentor, founder of EarthSoul Africa and the African Centre for Healthy Masculinity

JSB SESSIONS WITH Phila Dlozi (Siyabonga Mfekayi), Musician, Songwriter, Performer

JSB INNOVATION: UFS PhD Student Redefines Wildlife Conservation, Wins 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Award with Runè van der Merwe, a visionary PhD candidate at the University of the Free State  

JSB ENVIRONMENT: Mpondoland at the Precipice – Land, Language, and Listening with Geoff Brown – wilderness retreat facilitator, mentor, founder of EarthSoul Africa and the African Centre for Healthy Masculinity

CIVIC EDUCATION: Digital IDs and the Future of Citizen Data in South Africa with Yetu Infotech Collective, Moeketsi Monaheng         

WORD DOMINATION: Silent Reading Initiative: Turning Pages, Shaping Futures with Tshiamo Tladi - Marketing Director at Hydundai Automative South Africa  

JSB THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: Navigating local real estate with Zingisa Tshisa- Registered Property Practitioner    

JSB COMMUNITY: Notes of Freedom: How Music Transforms Futures with Conductor, Music Educator, Cultural Icon, Kutlwano Masote -  

“Reading for Repair”: The Rise of Bibliotherapy in South Africa with Koketšo Manamela-Morulane, UNISA researcher and bibliotherapy advocate

JSB CONVERSATION: Is Cape Town Property Becoming Too Expensive for Locals? with  Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group

WORD DOMINATION Bringing Theatre to the Page with award-winning playwright, actor, and director, MoMo Matsunyane  

CIVIC EDUCATION:“Fix the Fix”: Civil Society Mobilises Against Corruption in Local Government-with Karam Singh, Executive Director of Corruption Watch  

JSB THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: Science, Innovation, and African Futures – A Conversation with Dr. Nhlanhla Msomi 

JSB COMMUNITY: “Beauty With Purpose”: Londekile Nonyane’s Journey from Mbombela to Vietnam with Londekile Luyanda Nonyane, Miss Charm South Africa 2025, Representing South Africa at Miss Charm International, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – November 2025

JSB CONVERSATION: The Emotional and Structural Toll of Caregiving GUEST 1- Prof Crain Soudien – Educationist, former CEO of the Human Sciences -  Research Council GUEST 2 - Simon Hlungwani- President of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of  South Africa (DENOSA) - GUEST 3: Ruth Molebogeng Chutu - Mother and advocate caring for a special needs child

CIVIC EDUCATION: Engaging Young Voters – Strategies to Combat Apathy Ahead of Local Elections with freelance journalist and researcher at the Helen Suzman Foundation. He writes in his personal capacity, Ezekiel Kekana

WORD DOMINATION with Prof Siphiwo Mahala is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Johannesburg.   

iLembe Book Festival with Award-winning author and festival contributor, Nozizwe Cynthia Jele