The Alternative Breakfast

Guest: Jeffrey Rakabe-author of Led By Shepherds; An initiate’s Memoir  #WORDDomination this week, we look into a book by …. Through education, literature, and the quiet strength of women in his life, Rakabe confronts the deeply ingrained misogyny within initiation culture and its possible ties to gender-based violence. This brave and honest account challenges cultural silence, u...

Guest: Terry Bell - South Africa-based journalist commentator and author specialising in political and economic analysis and labour matters For Workers month we take a look at trade unions in 2025- the question looms large: are trade unions still relevant in today’s world? Once powerful forces for justice and equality, many unions now appear weakened, bureaucratic, and disconnected from the...

GUEST-Acclaimed narrative therapist and psychosocial specialist Ncazelo Mlilo JSB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Mlilo was honoured with the People’s Choice awards for non-profit and social enterprise women in therapy and counselling services.- Let’s talk about NPO Phola     

Guest: Sandile Mkhize is the Wings for Life World Run Ambassador    A Wings for Life World Run experience helped Sandile feel that he could be part of society again, today he is a passionate ambassador for the event. A horrific motorbike accident in 2013 saw Sandile Mkhize break his back in three places. For over two years he was in and out of hospital

GUEST- Clayton Weimers, Executive Director of Reporters Without Borders USA On 3 May 2025, World Press Freedom Day focused on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme "Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media." The event highlighted how AI had increasingly shaped the way news...

Guest:  Wilmi Dippenaar- Chief Executive Officer at South African Parenting Programme Implementers Network (Sappin) Kelly Smith and her co-accused have been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter, Joshlin Smith. The Western Cape High Court has found that the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn, sold...

GUEST: Shareen Richter - International Laughter Professor Shareen Richter is a globally certified Laughter Coach, TEDx speaker, and workplace wellness expert with over 20 years’ experience. She has trained thousands of individuals across continents and has been featured on leading media platforms sharing her contagious passion for mental wellness through the power of laughter. As South Afric...

Guest: Michael Atkins - Elections Analyst In today's Civic Education, we talk about municipalities and what happens when a councillor can no longer hold their position. A by-election is held for a specific ward. What is the process? Who is responsible for holding? Do people still participate in these smaller elections that impact service delivery in their neighbourhoods? To tell us more about how...

Guest: Dr Shaheda Omar - Executive Director of the TeddyBear Foundation   Kelly Smith and her co-accused have been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter, Joshlin Smith. The Western Cape High Court has found that the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn, sold the then six-year-old girl for the purpos...

Guest: Adv. Chris Maree - Family Advocate-Chris Maree. I was with the Office of the Family Advocate for 23 years and Head of the Pretoria Office of the Family Advocate for 16 years. I am now in private practice practising Family Law Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn have been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter, Joshlin Smith. The Western Cape High Court has found...

GUEST Marcus Botha - Head of Corporate Tax Consulting at BDO and was previously the South African Leader of Tax Reporting & Strategy (TRS) at PwC and Head of Tax Risk at one of the big four banks. He has extensive experience in tax strategy, tax related internal audit, governance and enterprise risk management. The scrapping of South Africa’s proposed VAT increase from 15% to 15.5% has b...

Guest: World Wide Fund for Nature- CEO Morné du Plessis A fierce legal and environmental battle has erupted over plans by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC) to mine phosphate within the boundaries of the ecologically vital West Coast National Park. The Kropz Elandsfontein mine, majority-owned by ARC, seeks to access phosphate deposits in land that conservationists say is...

Jud Cornell mentor to Ukwanda Puppetry 

Prof. Martin Wiegt - Professor of Mathematics in the Mandela Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences at the Nelson Mandela University