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GUEST: LEON WESSELS - Author & Former Politician This book is a chronicle of the political and moral evolution of an Afrikaner within the context of the political evolution of South Africa and how he not only overcame the conservative and biased background of his youth, but was transformed into a revolutionary spokesman for change and a recognition of the injustices of the past. It is also a reali...

WHERE RAINBOWS MEET Three million – that is how many people in South Africa have lost their jobs, with women accounting for two million of those during the nationwide lockdown so far, according to a new study conducted by 30 social science researchers from five South African universities. The research was released on Wednesday. Where Rainbows Meet, is a Cape Town based community support organisatio...

A school in Cape Town sent an email to the Grade 12 students about the support it is offering to learners faced with the challenges of learning during lockdown, the school also encouraged its students to find innovative ways in how they can contribute to the communities around them. Grade 12 Student Rohan Naidoo and some of his friends decided to answer to this call.

This is the first release under the label arm of Salon Africana, the arts firm Somi launched last year with some live salon-style events in NYC. These shows featured Thandiswa Mazwai  & Nduduzo Makhathini and Zoe Modiga amongst others. https://salonafricana.com/our-story The Soundcloud album preview is here: https://soundcloud.com/somimusic/ sets/holy-room-somi-live-in-frankfurt/s-IHQYkUfKu3Z Lin...

TODAY executive producers Ridley Scott (“The Martian,” “Gladiator”) and Kai Hsuing (“Lords of Chaos”), along with director Kevin Macdonald (“Whitney,” “One Day in September,” “The Last King of Scotland”), invite you and the YouTube global community to pick up your cameras to create “Life In A Day 2020.” Exactly 10 years after the original “Life In A Day,” the world will once again come together to...

JANSIE NIEHAUS - Executive Director National Science and Technology Forum THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FORUM (NSTF) is the largest multi-stakeholder forum for science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation organisations in South Africa. Celebrating 25 years this year as well as holding the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum -South32 Awards. The Special Annual Theme Award...

Naadir Gattoo owner of Jasmine Fusion Restaurant in Sandton

GUEST: ANDREW BRUCKMAN -Director CONTACT: +44 79 515 77221 GUEST: NATHAN KENNEDY - main character and Gayle speaker CONTACT: +27 72 314 0489 The South African Film is entitled “THE MEN WHO SPEAK GAYLE” Set in the Karoo, a Young drag performer Nathan is one o the last people to speak Gayle – a secret language the gay community were forced to invent during Apartheid.

Florence, WHO’s (World Health Organisation) first virtual health worker, designed to help the world's 1.3 billion tobacco users quit. She uses artificial intelligence to dispel myths around COVID-19 and smoking and helps people develop a personalized plan to quit tobacco.

Born in Dannhauser, a small town in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Zinhle Jiyane aka DJ Zinhle has become one of the most celebrated female house DJs in South Africa.
 
 Zinhle is a trained TV presenter however her interest in becoming a DJ started through her brother Zak, who owned a sound equipment rental company. Zak always had a passion for mixing vinyl's in his spare time and passed his talent on DJ Zinhle....

Shaun Fuchs author of Fush - A Story of Pride, Respect and Leadership In his memoir Fush, Shaun tells the story of a life dedicated to changing the lives of others. From his school days at Jeppe High School for Boys and his activism heading up the SRC of the South African Student Teachers Union, to his time as an army infantry officer and his teaching career,

OPTIONS DURING ENERGY CRISIS -What are the Best options for home and your busines

Today Former President Nelson Mandela would have turned 102 years old. Born 18 July 1918 in Mvezo Eastern Cape. Its a more sombre remembrance this year as his daughter Ambassador Zindzi Mandela passed away and laid to rest yesterday. TODAY We Zone in on the people doing great work, SAfm in partnership with the CENTURION HAVEN OF HOPE & GIFT OF THE GIVERS in collaboration with Railways Café is host...

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Former President Nelson Mandela would have turned 102 years old. Born 18 July 1918 in Mvezo Eastern Cape. Its a more sombre remembrance this year as his daughter Ambassador Zindzi Mandela passed away and laid to rest yesterday. TODAY We Zone in on the people doing great work, SAfm in partnership with the CENTURION HAVEN OF HOPE & GIFT OF THE GIVERS in collaboration with Railways Café is hosting th...

“Finding Common Ground’ Land, Equity and Agriculture”., a book by agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo, A collection of previously published work that lo“oks at the state of South African land reform and the farming sector.

7 out of 9 provinces have been trained to be COVID-aware and to take care of structuring activities for young people, in support of schools slowly returning to work. This is part of the work of the FIELD BAND FOUNDATION

ANAS AREMEYAY ANAS - Investigative Journalist (based in Ghana)

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE - His current work is Pepper’s Ghost presented at the Virtual National Arts Festival.

MASUTANE MODJADJI - Project Leader Information and Awareness SA Federation for Mental Health

Organiser of the annual Wine & Food Tourism Awards, Margi Biggs; calling for entries for this year’s Wine & Food Tourism Awards, established to inspire and promote local wine, food and hospitality in a variety of categories.

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) is based at the Centre for Values Based Leadership at UCT's Graduate School of Business. The Centre uses social media (SoMe) dialogue and analytics to unearth emerging fractures in social cohesion in South Africa during the COVID-19 crisis. The CABC also provides analysis on other issues through a SoMe lens that threaten the fragile fabric of...

The Ultimate Storyteller Contest is an African storytelling competition by Hadithiya Africa running online now until Sep

Micasa have released new music, we talk life, music and books

Lauren Beukes is the award-winning and internationally best-selling South African author of The Shining Girls, Zoo City and Afterland, among other works. In a world consisting of mainly women, a young boy becomes a hot commodity as Lauren Beukes’ Afterland sees Americans dealing with a global pandemic which has wiped out men