The Alternative Breakfast

Tshidiso Motlhabane is the founder of the Shoe Mechanic. He talks about the company, which takes old sneakers, trainers and jeans and transforms them into new, colourful products.

Approximately 1.5 million people are diagnosed with schizophrenia every year, around the world. Gwen Tonyane, a specialist psychiatrist, talks about what you need to know about Schizophrenia, related symptoms and how it should be treated.

Our guest presenter was foodie, author, TV cook and mother, Hilary Biller. The Sunday Times Food Weekly editor spoke to us about her illustrious career writing for publications and publishing food books. We were also joined by Jenny bell, sister of Hillary who is a social worker that has established an NGO Justice & Woman. Chef Zola Nene, who joined the Expresso show on SABC 3 as food stylist and...

Anne Githuku-Shongwe, a representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office spoke to us about the UN Women collaborating with Dove to host a masterclass during Loeries Creative Week at the Durban ICC, to advance #ProjectShowUs, an initiative by Dove, that concerns itself with the representation and inclusion of all women and non-binary individuals in media campaigns, across the world.

Sthembile Dlamini, Acting CEO of SA Tourism spoke about the launch of tourism month and the latest in the local tourism sector.

Mandisa Yende and Heaven Nen, are Grade 11 pupils at Jeppe High School for Girls. They spoke to us about The Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust that is holding a fundraising concert on Friday, August 31. The concert is Part of Jeppe High School for Girls’ annual initiative to provide scholarships to deserving young women to develop them into principled leaders, the “Ruth First Jeppe Fiesta” takes pla...

Our two Thought Leaders today were Latiefa Mobara, Executive Director of The Press Council and Professor Firoz Cachalia, the new Chairperson of the Board of the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation. Latiefa spoke about the Council announcing that it has translated the Press Code into isiZulu and Afrikaans. Professor Firoz spoke about his new role and the vision of The Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation.

Monica Laganparsad, news editor at New Frame, spoke to us about the not-for-profit, social justice media publication. New Frame IS dedicated to a pro-poor, pro-working class focus that aims to report faithfully and informatively about the lives and struggles of working class people, the marginalised and the unemployed, shack dwellers and refugees.

Co-authors Sihle Mthembu and Esinako Ndabeni spoke to us about their book called Born to Kwaito. Born to Kwaito revisits history as told through the vibrant lens of Kwaito, which is more than just music. Kwaito presented a new unbridled expression of Black South African youths.

Frans K. Smit, Cellar Master at Spier Wine Farm spoke to us about Spier Wine Farm launching a brand new wine range – Seaward. The aptly titled Seaward range is comprised of a sophisticated, lightly-wooded Chardonnay and a layered, spicy Shiraz.

Anathi Nonxuba spoke to us about his muffin business, The Muffin King. His business drive has attracted more than 17,000 followers on Facebook and he receives invitations from local businesses to give motivational talks. He sells about 500 muffins a day , making an average of R1 500 a day.

We spoke to Javier Aroyyo co-founder of Smartick a math program developed by a team of Educators, Psychologists, Mathematicians, and Engineers, and supported by the European Union. Smartick has helped children in over 100 countries improve their grades by 83%. It's a revolutionary program that is also helping SA with its math crisis.

Marc Sevitz, co-founder of TaxTim spoke to us about the significance of paying your taxes as a citizen. The aim of TaxTim is to assist taxpayers who are unable to afford the traditional tax practitioner, have trouble understanding the complexities of eFiling or cannot take the time off work to stand in a SARS queue.

Murray Hunter, creator of ‘Boris the Babybot’ & South African privacy activist has written a children’s book about surveillance. He spoke to us about Boris the BabyBot, a quirky little robot with a single mission: to track and profile babies for the Big Data industry. 'Boris the BabyBot' is a silly, subversive and delightful storybook that invites kids to imagine the secret workings of the global...

Our Guest Presenter was visual artist, Gabrielle Goliath, the 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist award winner for Visual Arts. She spoke to us about how her work, specifically about her current exhibition "This Song Is For". We were also joined by Gabrielle's two guests : musician Nonku Phiri and Dr Saarah Jappie, who have both collaborated with Gabrielle on her current and past work.

Nikki Wilsworth, curator of the The Design Assemblage, talks about this brand new and exciting design district workspace in Johannesburg.

Kianga van Oerle is a Grade 7 pupil at Orban Private School. She spoke to us about her busy life as one of the 2 mini councillors at her school, being involved with 67 blankets and her other passions.

Our first Thought Leader was William Bird, Director of Media Monitoring Africa, who spoke about media accountability and how the public can support credible journalists . He was followed by our second Thought Leader Ibrahim Deen, Researcher at the Afro Middle East Centre who spoke about Sudan's main opposition coalition and the ruling military council having signed a final power-sharing deal.

We spoke to South Africa’s first female officer who is able to navigate a submarine, Lieutenant Gillian Malouw. She spoke to us about joining the sea cadets when she was doing Grade 7 after her cousins had already been members for a while.

On our special Women’s Month show, our guest presenter was former ANC deputy secretary general and former SAA chairperson Cheryl Carolus who co-presented The Jet Set Breakfast with Michelle Constant. They spoke to Freshlyground musician Zolani Mahola, who is also a storyteller, an actress, a speaker and an agent for social change. Zolani, is currently working on new stories, music and performances...

On our special Women’s Month show, our guest presenter was former ANC deputy secretary general and former SAA chairperson Cheryl Carolus who co-presented The Jet Set Breakfast with Michelle Constant. They spoke to Conrad Joubert, General Manager & Kyle Blows, executive chef of Spanish-style street food restaurant La Boquieria. La Boqueria is an all-day eatery based in Parktown North, which takes i...

On our special Women’s Month show, our guest presenter was former ANC deputy secretary general and former SAA chairperson Cheryl Carolus who co-presented The Jet Set Breakfast with Michelle Constant. They spoke to Sarah Mokwebo about the South African Book Fair which takes place from 6 – 8 September 2019 at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. We were later joined by Lufuno Tshivasi who is a Forensi...

On our special Women’s Month show, our guest presenter was former ANC deputy secretary general and former SAA chairperson Cheryl Carolus who co-presented The Jet Set Breakfast with Michelle Constant. They spoke to Lisa Raleigh, a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach about the benefits of bouncing as a sport.

On our special Women’s Month show, our guest presenter was former ANC deputy secretary general and former SAA chairperson Cheryl Carolus who co-presented The Jet Set Breakfast with Michelle Constant. They spoke to Desiree Ellis, head coach of Banyana Banyana about Banyana Banyana making strides in a male dominated industry.

Our Guest Presenter was Taffia Keight, owner of Whacked Management, one of South Africa’s longest-running comedy and talent management and production agency. She spoke to us about how she left a lucrative corporate job and ventured into the entertainment industry managing some of SA’s biggest comedians. We were also joined by Taffia’s two guests : Alfred Adriaan, Comedian and exclusive artist to W...