The Alternative Breakfast

Richard Cock conductor, MC, Speaker & educator, spoke to us about the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival which gives resonance to Beethoven’s concept of unity.

Sixteen year-old Lwazi Ngwenya is ranked the 3 rd under 16 Tennis Player in South Africa, he plays for the U16 National Team. He spoke to us about winning an array of tournaments , his interests and his long term goal.

Our guest presenter was Carolyn Steyn - Philanthropist, actress, patron of the arts, and creator of the 67 Blankets for Madiba charity. Her chosen guests were legendary artists, musician PJ Powers and Michael de Pinna who is a talented actor, singer, dancer and television presenter.

Tlhaki lekganyane, AKA Jay Stash, CEO and owner of HotBoy Productions and Poi Poi clothing label, spoke about his businesses. The Poi Poi brand now has over 7000 clients across the African continent, and has sold over 12000 caps, and now sponsors the South African Hip Hop Awards.

Our Thought Leader was Mandla Sibeko, Entreprenuer and Founder of Seed Capital Ventures who paid tribute to the late Dr Richard Maponya. Our other Thought Leaders were Yusuf Abramjee, Social Cohesion Advocate & Founder of Tax Justice South Africa and Mandisa Tselane Spokesperson of the Kagiso Trust.

Kathy Munro, Chair of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, researcher & writer of heritage articles., spoke about the implications of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex opting out of their roles as senior members of the British royal family.

Brent Lindeque, founder of the Goodthingsguy, a leading source for good news and inspirational stories, joined us in-studio as our guest presenter. We were also joined by Brent's chosen guests, Patrick Schofield, founder of Backabuddy and Carien De Villiers who spoke about finding humanity again, after having lost nearly everything.

Entries for the annual PRISM Awards are officially open. The call for entries and search for the best campaigns in public relations and communication is open to individuals, students, consultancies, companies, government organisations and NGOs. Palesa Madumo, convenor of the PRISM Awards speaks to the focus for the 2020 awards.

Nilesh Jivraj, Head of Business Development at Safe Cyber Life talks about the importance of cyber safety and awareness.

12 year old Hunter Mitchell has been on a journey to save our rhinos since 2015. He talks about his efforts to help to rescue, raise and rehabilitate orphaned and injured rhinos but to also raise awareness and education. As part of his 2020 New Years resolution, he wants to boost the Rhino Art campaign.

Rosheda Muller, president of SAITA (South African Informal Traders Alliance) and chairperson of the Cape Town Stadium Market talks about the suspension of trading at the Cape Town Stadium Market today and Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers highlights their 2020 message, the need to focus on the drought and providing basic human rights to south Africans citizens, especially those in...

Prof Michael James Walsh, assistant Professor in Social Science in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra, speaks about the research that was conducted to understand the way social media photography impacts travelling.

Comedian Nina Hastie joined us in-studio to chat about her new show "Thuma Nina", which is a story of how Nina has stumbled through her life and democracy in South Africa managing to offend everyone, despite her very best intentions. We were also joined by fellow comedian Gilli Apter.

We were joined by entrepreneur and presenter Kini Shandu, who has just opened a new cocktail bar and restaurant called Zulu- The Gin Gallery. He speaks about the inspiration behind the restaurants and its menu.

Nikki Bush, human potential and creative parenting expert, speaks about what parents can still do to get children ready for school

Thuli Nduvane is one of the cast members of the production "Text Me When You Arrive", which takes one of the most commonly used phrases to highlight the ongoing fight for safety and security among women in our communities.

Janet Gourand, founder of World Without Wine talks about this social network which aims at encouraging people to consider giving up alcohol in 2020 or reduce their intake.

Paula Quinsee, relationship expert, speaks about the growing trend whereby people enter into relationships for the purposes of having shelter and other short-term goals.

We were joined by eight year old Lezario Alston “Zaza” Louw who represented SA in the World Martial Arts Organisation (WMO) World Championships, where he walked away with a silver medal. He speak about his passion for martial arts.

Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief at Stuff Magazine talks about the evolution of the mobile phone, whilst entertainment journalist, Tinashe Venge, gives some insights on social culture

Wildlife conservationist, Richard Peirce,talks about his book "Orca - The Day the Great White Sharks Disappeared", which tells the tale of the clash of Orcas (killer whales) and Great White sharks.

Nicola Kagora—aka Chef Cola talks to us about the "Veganuary" campaign, which sees people all over the world start the new year with a plant-based diet.

Clive Amsel, CEO of WRAPP (Waste Recycling Application), which is a fairly new waste recycling solution that connects independent truck owners and the customers who need waste removed via an easy-to-use mobile app, speaks about the Kiickbutt initiative. The initiative aims to demonstrate the magnitude of the damage caused by the irresponsible discarding of cigarette butts.

Our guest presenter was Wendy Knowler who has, for the past 20 years, specialised in consumer journalism, both in print and on radio. She spoke to us about her illustrious career and helping consumers with common consumer protection issues. Her two chosen guests were Magauta Mphahlele Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman and Dr Harris Steinman, Director of: FACTS - Food and Allergy Consulting and...

Alexis Salaman, co-founder of education nonprofit organisation Youth Potential South Africa spoke about Little Free Library. Little Free Libraries with about 90,000 globally, are tiny wooden boxes filled with books.