The Alternative Breakfast

GUEST Shay Heydenrych works as a Director, Commercial at Jacana Media, PLOT; The day that Brian, a musician from the West Rand in Johannesburg, walked through our front door was a day like every other publishing day in this town. Except, of course, that once Brian, in his burgundy zoot suit, accessorised with a dicky bow and a pair of smoky fashion glasses, took out a tiny speaker from his pocket,...

Newtricion Wellness Dieticians is a network of dieticians in practice for 13 years. These dieticians provide their services and draw on the pooled resources of Newtricion Wellness to provide the best service to you. We are a team of 8 passionate dieticians based throughout the country for your convenience. Obesity is a complicated public health issue that can be devastating on both the societal an...

GUEST: Raymond Perrier -Director Dennis Hurley Denis Hurley Centre calls for support on its anniversary The Denis Hurley Centre (DHC) Annual General Meeting, stakeholder report-back and commemorative prayers will be on Saturday.            

GUEST Riverwood Headmaster, Anton Immelman PLOT:  Last weekend was the grand opening of Riverwood College, with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and the first ringing of the college’s bell. Three historic city schools  Voortrekker High School, Gert Maritz Primary and Siembamba Pre-Primary — have started this year as the merged Riverwood College. This follows the Department of Basic Educatio...

Guest: Tim Mangwedi, JFF Executive Director Guest: Joy Mawela, Producer of the movie Blurred Lines /  CEO of Tshimolohong Guest: Meg Rickards, Director of the movie Snake ABSA GROUP JOINS THE FESTIVAL AS KEY PARTNER  FILM FEST TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS WEEK Johannesburg, South Africa – With less than a month to go to the 2024 edition of the Joburg Film Festival, the organizers together with partner...

Miley Cyrus, Victoria Monet, Tyla and Boygenius were among the several women who won their first Grammys on Sunday On Sunday night, the Grammy Awards culminated, predictably enough, in adding to Taylor Swift’s growing list of chart records and industry milestones. Previously, she was the fourth artist in Grammy history to win Album of the Year three times (for 2008’s Fearless, 2014’s 1989, and 202...

Guest: Sfiso Dlangamandla  Makhelwane festival is an immersive, community-based celebration that is deeply entrenched in the rich cultural tapestry of Soweto. The festival now in its 9th year  draws inspiration from the age-old tradition of ubuntu/botho, embodying the spirit of communal unity and shared experiences.    

Guest: Nico Smith, Petrol head

Guest : Melita Thurling, She is the head of liability and special risks When it comes to public events, everything does not always run smoothly. No matter how well planned and executed, a public event can be easily derailed by bad weather, negligence, breach of contract or a host of other factors that may be beyond the control of the event organiser.   Even mega-celebrities are not immune to suffe...

GUEST: David Van Wyk - Independent Research Professional. Bench Marks Foundation The recent attention on survival miners, known as 'Illegal' miners or Zama Zamas, in South Africa has been marked by tragic events such as a gas explosion in an abandoned Harmony mine shaft in Virginia, deployment of 6,000 SANDF soldiers in November, and gun battles between syndicates around Riverlea. Politicians are...

Bafana Bafana will battle another opponent they have played and beaten recently when they take on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the Afcon bronze medal match on Saturday. Bafana beat the DRC 1-0 in a friendly match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto in September last year. At the time of their previous meeting, both teams had already secured their place at the Afcon in Ivory Coast and used th...

Amadiba Crisis Committee 2024-02-05: Dealing with a flood of garbage on the Wild Coast Guest: Nonhle Mbuthuma  - Madiba crissi mangeent Over hundred villagers on the Amadiba coast in Mbizana have picked piles of garbage on the Wild Coast during the past ten days. Hundreds of bags have been filled with plastic, bottles and filth on the shores. We covered 25km of the coast, from Mtentu to Sigidi vil...

Guest: Nico Smith, Petrol Head

GUEST: Mbali Ntuli (35), CEO and founder of the  Ground Work Collective , a community development initiative. One of the organisation’s focus areas is encouraging democratic participation. Instudio “Young people… are very political in some cases, [just] not party political. We have protests every single day, but you also see a lot of young people getting involved in communities, doing community wo...

GUEST: Magret Peters, Event manager at dmg events – In the run-up to the seventh edition of the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Africa in June, the African Hospitality Confidence Index 2024 shares top insights into the trends shaping the continent’s hospitality sector.   “The latest Confidence Index paints a vivid picture of a vibrant, positive industry in which the majority, at 80%, of hotel, bar an...

GUEST: Patricia Dellile – Minister of Tourism The recent official release of international arrival figures by Statistics South Africa for January to December 2023 underscores the rising momentum of South Africa's tourism sector. International tourist arrivals from January to December 2023 totalled 8.5 million, representing a remarkable 48.9% increase when compared with same period in 2022.  

GUEST:  Thandu Xolo Mjima Contact : Bafana : Bafana continue Afcon giant killing act as they maul Morocco to reach the last eight ●       Bafana Bafana beat Morocco 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.  ●       Goals from Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena gave Bafana the victory to set up a last-eight clash with Cape Verde on Saturday.  ●       Hugo Broos's men show...

GUEST :  Dean Smorenburg, the CEO of Maltento, a local Black Soldier fly farm / fly factory in Cape Town, which is celebrating National Beer Day by announcing the fact that they are recycling spent-grain from local breweries as feed for their Black Soldier Flies, which eat and process 400 000 tonnes of agro-processing waste sustainably.          

GUEST: DR. SHELDON LEAL - Doctor of Music & Director of Culture at Southdowns College

The nominations for the 2024 Oscars were announced this week with "Oppenheimer" leading the pack with 13 nods followed by "Poor Things" with 11. GUEST : THINUS FERREIRA - TV and Film writer and journalist 

GUEST: KAREN LOWE  - director of 4 Day Week SA The 4 Day Week SA Coalition is an alliance between the 4 Day Week SA non-profit company and a growing base of member organisations interested in supporting the idea of the 4 Day Week, as part of the future of work in South Africa.

Guest: Nico Smith, Petrol head

CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONARY AND PET FOOD GIANT MARS has pet-friendly offices around the world. GUEST: SURAYA HAMDULAY - Director Corporate Affairs: Southern Africa

GUEST: THANDUXOLO MXOLI -  SABC Senior Sport Broadcaster SHOULD A SOCCER COACH HAVE PLAYING EXPERIENCE in order to coach?          

GUEST BOND YONKA - Attorney  Interview: ICJ (The International Court of Justice ) orders Israel take measures to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza