The Alternative Breakfast

Yase Godlo the Director of Mandela Day and outreach programmes at the Nelson Mandela Foundation spoke about the new strategy for Mandela Day and goals over the next 10 years. We are later joined by Gareth van Onselen, Head of Politics and Governance at the SA Institute of Race Relations who gave an analysis of SA’s elections and what the results mean for the future of SA.

Professor Tobias Barnard - Director of Water and Health Research Centre within the Faculty of Health Science at the University of Johannesburg talks about a new mobile laboratory developed by the University of Johannesburg aimed at combatting disease outbreaks, Escherichia coli and sewage in water.

Members Ndumiso Manana and Philip Scheibel of South African/ German jazz and neo soul group Seba Kaapstad joined us in-studio to talk about the group and their new album titled, Thina,

Candice Adams, campus principal of Capsicum Culinary Studio in Rosebank, Thabiso Zondo (student), Russell Adams (student) joined us in-studio

Bruce Young, Director of Eye of the Pangolin, talks about this ground-breaking new documentary that is fighting to save the pangolin

Morongoa Ramaboa, Robben Island Museum Spokesperson, talks about how Robben Island Museum will be implementing a two-tier pricing for international and South African visitors.

Dr Duane Blaauw is a senior researcher in health systems and health policy research at the Centre for Health Policy (CHP) in the School of Public Health (SPH) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, talks about the recent study that has exposed very serious shortcomings with the way doctors and nurses are prescribing antibiotics

Shani Krige from Candide South Africa talks about what one can do to save the bees and .about the social and eco-conscious gardening app, Candide, that will tell you which plants are most bee-welcoming.

Our Guest Presenter was Abdullah Verachia, CEO of the Strategists and faculty member at GIBS and he was joined by his chosen guests Nick Binedell, founding Dean of GIBS and Siddika Osman, CEO of Ngwete IT solutions

Mashudu Makhokha, Director of Lapalala Wilderness School is one of the nominees in the Eco-Angel category at the 2019 Eco-Logic Awards and he talks about how they teach the youth about bioversity and nature conservation

Firdouza Waggie, Associate Professor at the University of the Western Cape talks about how interprofessional collaboration and teamwork could improve South Africa’s health system

Teresa (Terry) Oakley-Smith , founder and managing director of Diversi-T and Busisiwe Mavuso– COO of Business Leadership South Africa, shared their stories of the week, focusing on diversity and how it can drive levels of social cohesion and opportunities for small business after the election

Dr Sudhakar Muniyasamy, CSIR senior researcher talks about developing 100% degradable plastic made from sugar cane bagasse and maize stalk as an alternative to reduce environmental pollution

INTERVIEWEE: Zandi Tisani, director Red Bull Music to release Rave & Resistance; a music documentary that looks at the birth of club culture in Johannesburg, featuring the views of industry giants such as Oskido, Lakuti, Bob Mabena, Vinny Da Vinci, DJ Christos, Trompies and G-Force, as they take people on a journey to the origins of dance music in South Africa. The documentary will be available on...

INTERVIEWEE: Aysegul Ergul Do you want to have iftar (fast breaking) dinner with a Muslim family? During the month of Ramadan in the lunar calendar, Muslims fast by abstaining from consuming water or food from dawn to sunset. After the sunset, they break their fast with a meal called “Iftar”. This is an important time not only to break fast but also share this meal with friends including those of...

Major Mandisa Nomcebo Mfeka Major Mandisa Nomcebo Mfeka, a Combat Pilot in the South African Air Force. She is regarded as the world’s first Black African female fighter pilot and hails from South Africa! Mandisa, who was born in Ntuzuma Kwazulu-Natal grew up in Malvern. She says she realised her love for aviation when she was about five years old when her mother and grandmother used to take them...

Interviewee: Musa Mpofu - Local Representative of the World Fair Trade Organization World Fair Trade Day takes place on 11th May 2019. Organised by the World Fair Trade Organisation, the aim of the day is to celebrate Fair Trade and encourage the public to, where possible, choose Fair Trade goods, becoming fair and ethical consumers.

Dr Alfonso JK Pecoraro, Cardiologist and Executive of SA Heart Association In South Africa, cardiovascular disease (CVD) which includes coronary artery disease (CAD), is the leading cause of death after HIV/Aids2, and the most frequent cause of death worldwide today.1. More South Africans die of CVD than of all the cancers combined2. A common symptom of CAD is angina, yet many people don’t even kn...

Wiebe Wakker is a Dutch motorcar driver and adventurer who also holds the current world record for completing the longest ever electric car trip in the world covering a distance of about 95,000 kilometres (59,000 mi). On 15 March 2016, he started his journey through his own electric car from his home country Netherlands to reach his final destination in Australia. On 7 April 2019, he managed to co...

Music Producer and founder of Native Rhythms Records, Dr Sipho Sithole, joined us in-studio as our guest presenter. We were also joined by Thembi Kunene-Msimang and Muzi Kuzwayo, who wre Dr Sithole's chosen guests.

The Citizen, South Africa's fourth-biggest website, with over 4.4 million unique browsers has just launched a new platform - Parenty. Leigh Tayler, co-editor of Parenty talks about the platform, which has been created as a destination and community for modern-day South African parents.

Dave Fisher, photographer and founder of Ibali Photo Collective spoke about the upcoming nonprofit photography project with students from Muizenberg High School and a visiting American school. The project is inspired by the recent tragic death of Janet Ntozini, a Muizenberg High School student who got killed while coming to the aid of a disabled boy, an event that greatly affected the school.

Professor Glenda Daniels, Associate Professor in Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand spoke about how South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes. The latest World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters without Borders rates the state of press freedom in South Africa as “satisfactory”.

Dr. Nomvuselelo Songelwa - CEO of Jurni spoke about the highlights of the 2019 Africa Travel Indaba and the recent launch of Jurni. We are later joined by Vuyo Mhaga, Spokesperson for Sport & Recreation Ministry congratulates Caster Semenya for her victory at the opening leg of IAAF Diamond League in Doha, Qatar. He also discussed Caster’s recent IAAF judgment and what it means for her future.

Nadine Nunan - Scientific Affairs & Education manager in the medical solutions division at 3M spoke about the importance of washing your hands to prevent risk of infection. Sunday 5 May 2019 has been declared International Hand Hygiene Day, and the World Health Organisation calls on everyone to be inspired by the global movement to achieve better health and well-being for all.