The Alternative Breakfast

Griffin Shea, owner of Bridge Books spoke to us about the important role played by book sellers on South African streets . A number of informal booksellers have taken to the streets and pavements of downtown Johannesburg.

Ayakha Melithafa, a South African environmental activist from Eerste River in the Western Cape spoke to us about her passion for environmental protection. In 2019, Ayakha and 15 other children around the world submitted a petition to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to hold five of the world’s leading economic powers accountable for inaction on the climate crisis.

Our Thought Leader, Professor Mary Galvin, Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Johannesburg spoke about how climate change was addressed in the State of the Nation Address. Our second Thought Leader was Chaka Mofokeng, an MSc student at the University of the Western Cape. He spoke about working together with Dr Carolina Ödman, an associate profe...

Professor Raymond Jansen, chairman of the African Pangolin Working Group spoke to us about researchers from South China Agriculture University announcing last week that pangolins could potentially be linked to the deadly coronavirus.

Talented musician, Shane Cooper spoke to us about the Shane Cooper & MABUTA performance returning to play in Joburg this month. MABUTA is a 5 piece instrumental band from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Laszlo Bene and Willem Steenkamp, founders of Moonshine Spirited Ice Cream spoke about their business, Moonshine Spirited Ice Cream which started out as a dinner party dessert experiment, a single flavour, which led to more flavours. CELL:

Dave De Witt, founder of Sk8Shades spoke to us about Sk8 Shades which are are made from used skateboards collected throughout South Africa but mostly Durban where we are based.

Walter Buchholz, fashion lecturer at Cape Peninsula University of Technology spoke to us about visible mending and how sustainable fashionistas are extending the life of a garment by a few years through clothing repair.

Bronwyn Williams, Trend Translator & Foresight Leader at Flux Trends spoke to us about the latest Flux Trends report titled: “The State We’re In: The Politics of Rage & Polarisation.”

GUEST: Senzeni Ngubeni – Spokesperson for SASSA Mpumalanga

GUEST: Selvan Naidoo Curator of the #1860HeritageCentre

GUEST: Ngcebo Mdima – Founding Director of Charlie Communications (He is a former employee at various record companies and PR firms)

Thought Leader 1: The need for diversity in STEM (in education, teaching as well as workplaces) needs to be vigorously pursued GUEST: Dr Corrin Varady - CEO of IDEA Digital Education

Our Guest Presenter was Lee Naik, Chief Executive Officer of TransUnion Africa and leading digital and technology transformation expert. He spoke about his illustrious career, the role of disruptive technology in the digital economy, the price of data and his favourite books. His chosen guests were Prejlin Naidoo – CEO of Okuhle Media and Vera Nagtegaal- Executive Head at Hippo.co.za who discussed...

Steve Woodhall – Author, spoke about his book -Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Following a worldwide trend to butterfly watching, in the book he encourages readers to observe behaviour rather than collect specimens.

Tymon Smith - Features Writer / Columnist at Sunday Times spoke about the British comedy-drama Sex Education Season 2.

Pinky Jiyane (18) from Ongoye High School spoke to us about being the grand winner of the Eskom Expo International Science Fair 2019. As part of the prize she won a bursary worth R1.3 milion and she will go and study in Germany this year .

Out Thought Leader Noel Ferguson, Executive Chairman of The Institute of One World Leadership provided a synopsis on how Brexit happened, and what can be expected in 2020 and beyond. Our other Thought Leader, was Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize who reassured South Africans that the national health department has enough contingency measures in place to properly deal with the corona virus outbreak.

Aly-Khan Satchu- CEO OF investment advisory firm, Rich Management spoke to us about the economical impact of the East Africa locust plague.

Our guest presenter was Vlogger, Satirist, Author, producer and performer, Lesego Tlhabi who’s alter-ego is Coconut Kelz. She spoke to us about South African current affairs and shared her thoughts around race dynamics. Her chosen guests were Desire Marea - writer, musician, and artist and Legend Manqele- CEO of The Bar Group - the new owner of Destiny magazines.

We spoke to Farida Cajee, 18, from Hoërskool Schweizer-Reneke in the North West and Miné Steenkamp, 16, from Hoërskool Douglas in Kimberley. They are both winners of the local Eskom Expo, which was held in Gauteng in September 2019.

We spoke to Siphindile Hlongwa - curator for Time of the Writer Festival and Nozizwe Cynthia Jele a South African novelist about the festival which takes place in March.

In our Thought Leader feature, Tali Nates-Director of the Johannesburg holocaust & genocide centre spoke about the 75th Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz and Muhammed Seedat – chair of the Institute of Directors in SA spoke about the tragic drowning of a Parktown Boys’ pupil during an orientation camp.

Dr. Wouter Geerts Senior Research Analyst at Skift, spoke to us about the short-term rental sector rapidly expanding globally.

Our Guest Presenter was Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism who spoke about working alongside his Cape Town Tourism team to find ways to address sustainability in tourism,in the mother City by combining innovation and agility. His chosen guests were James Vos Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities & Assets Management in the City of Cape Town and Mo Hendricks - Safety & Security Man...