Smash Afrika was joined by Nandi Madida chatting about her journey in music, including her work on Beyonce's 'Black Is King', her latest single 'Organic' & her upcoming album.

Some people struggle to show affection in relationships, they find it difficult to be intimate or they are just always off and never really want to share or talk about their feelings. Those people are often described as emotionally unavailable, is this just a personality trait or something that should be fixed? Smash Afrika was joined by show regular Louis from Couple’s Help.

Culture can be such an important part of our lives as social beings as it is used to communicate to others who we are and where we come from. So it makes sense that many of us may get emotional when we feel like we’ve been “touched in our cultural studio”. Cultural appropriation is often a trigger & has seen the rise of many debates over the last few years, we revist this topic again tonight, Smash Afrika was joined by Jamie Mightie commentator & independent analyst, Laduma Ngxokolo – fashion designer & founder of Maxhosa ,as well as, Prof. Adam Haupt – from UCT.

Sexual harassment is rife in our society, often it goes unnoticed because it’s become such a normal part of everyday life. Smash Afrika was joined by Mara Glennie – Founder & Director at the TEARS Foundation. She’ll be guiding us about sexual harassment and the subtle ways in which it manifests.

Gender roles are those things that are expected behaviours of people based on their biological sex. Largely, these are not genetic but learned behaviour created and maintained by the society we exist in. Our society, by and large, identifies deeply with those roles, but do they matter?
Smash was joined again by Nolwazi Tusini – Journalist & Gender Rights Activist, as well as, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, writer & editor.

Last week you heard our conversation as we spoke about male/masculine fragility. The conversation continues – now toxic masculinity is birthed by male fragility, but how can we redefine masculinity? Can masculinity be positive? Smash was joined by Nolwazi Tusini - Journalist & Gender Rights Activist, as well as, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika - writer & editor

Often when it comes to gender-based violence the focus is on acts of physical assault, however, GBV can also come in the form of emotional abuse. In many cases, an emotionally abused person doesn’t even realise it, as it can be subtle and a lot of the times, thought to be a normal part of a romantic partnership. Smash was joined by a friend of the show Louis from Couples Help to chat about this.

He’s undoubtedly one of South Africa’s great exports and an incredible visual artist. Trevor Stuurman’s work speaks for itself and has seen him fly the flag high across the globe working with some of the world’s biggest stars and brands. He also recently worked with Beyonce on Black Is King. Smash recently got to sit down with him to chat about his career journey.

For our Trending Chats on Live At Night this women’s month, I want to put a spotlight and take a deeper look at how we, men, can change our behaviour to make our society a safe and auspicious environment for women. Terms like toxic masculinity & male fragility keep coming up in the discourse, but what do they mean? And how can they help in pursuit of a gender just society. I’m joined by guests that will help us navigate through this conversation – Nolwazi Tusini, Journalist & Gender Rights Activist, as well as, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, she’s a writer and editor.

Consensual sex can be enjoyable for all parties and it’s a natural part of human life. However when it is not consensual, sex will leave a lot of pain and trauma for someone who was an unwitting participant in a sexual act. There’s more to consent than someone, in most cases a woman, saying no, it is a bit crazy that we have to have this conversation, but clearly we need revisit it. Smash spoke to Mara Glennie from the TEARS Foundation