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Every week, Rameez Khan of Kfm Mornings makes his way to courthouses across Cape Town to hear their stories. In this episode, he patrols the steps of the Cape Town CBD Magistrates Court.

Rameez speaks to a man whose friend is appearing in court for possession of a dangerous weapon - he thinks it's a gun. His friend was arrested along with another man. The man was released, his friend not. They are in court for a bail application.

He also chats to a woman whose sister appeared at juvenile court to sort out visiting rights between herself and her deceased ex-partners parents - the child's grandparents.

Catch 'What's Happening at the Courthouse', every Wednesday or Thursday after 7.30am on Kfm Mornings.

Irish Defence Force veteran Shay Bradley from Dublin passed following a long illness.

Mourners were shocked when a pre-recorded message played the sound of him knocking on the wood of the coffin.

"Where the f*** am I? Let me out, let me out. It’s f*ing dark in here. Is that the priest I can hear. This is Shay I’m in the box. No in f*ing front of you. I’m dead." the message continued.

It's safe to say that Irishman had the last laugh at his own funeral!

US sprinter Justin Gatlin is a three-time Olympian (2004, 2012, 2016) and five-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes). In 2005, he became only the second man in history to sweep the 100- and 200-meter world titles.

American hurdler Sharrieffa Barksdale competed at the 1984 summer Olympics where she reached the semi-finals in women's 400m hurdles.

The two Olympians speak to TRacey Lange about their global youth empowerment initiative for athletes, Born2BeElite.

This year's BIG September campaign with LottoStar resulted in 60 winners totalling R775 500 won on-air, 1 millionaire and R625 500 raised for #WEARENOTNEXT, a LottoStar initiative that aims to curb femicide in South Africa by supporting various women and children’s organisations to address gender-based violence.

Following the closing of the Big September campaign, Tracey Lange interviewed recipients of the #WEARENOTNEXT initiative: 1000 Women Trust trustee Tina Thiart and Director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre, Bernadine Bachar.

The R625 500 raised was initially meant to be split between the two organisations, however LottoStar Director, Tasoulla Hadjigeorgiou announced that LottoStar decided to match the amount and donate R625 500 to each charity!

It's practically October, which means the silly season is not too far off. Many of us have been hard at work throughout the year and are looking forward to our December break.

If you, like us, need that extra little push to get you through the next few weeks, take a listen to this clip by Angela Lee Duckworth.

Angela left her high-flying job in consulting to teach math to grade sevens in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. In her TED Talk, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.

"We have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned."

Every week, Rameez Khan of Kfm Mornings makes his way to courthouses across Cape Town to hear their stories. This week he spent time at the Paarl Magistrates Court.

There he met with a foster mother whose adoption case has been languishing for 6 years. She explained that the adoption process can take up to 18 years, and biological parents are free to change their minds at any time. It's hard on foster parents but the upside is that the kids are safe and not in the system. 

He also met with another woman who had been scammed when she bought a house for R18,000, 11 years prior. She did not sign any paperwork and the house was never transferred to her name. She's in the midst of sorting out the matter in civil court.