Better Together with Ntombi M

Mkhulu Manzolwandle offers mediumship to a listener.

Anonymous says his children’s mother suddenly denied him access to his kids without explanation. After trying to reach her and her family, he’s been blocked everywhere. He stopped paying maintenance out of frustration and is now asking for an apology and a chance to see his children again

As your children write their 2026 final exams, have they shared their plans for life after matric? Do you support their choices? If not, when will you have that conversation?

Joanie Fredericks founded Ladies Own Transport Services in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, to improve women’s safety and empower them to drive. Her driving school offers lessons with an all-female team of instructors in a supportive environment.

23-year-old gay man whose father abandoned him as a child. He welcomed his father back into their home, hoping to rebuild their relationship. Sadly, his father drinks every weekend and verbally abuses him and his mother, calling him worthless because he is unemployed.

The abuse has affected his mental health and sleep. He recently visited the police station because he is considering applying for a protection order.

There are increasing concerns about how children's use of AI tools for homework, translations, and word meanings may impact their capacity to comprehend what they read, expand their vocabulary, and speak confidently.
Even while AI can facilitate learning, kids still need to learn how to comprehend information and think independently.
We talk to Dariol Wicomb, Oxford University Press's dictionaries publisher, ahead of International Dictionary Day on October 16.
Southern Africa, regarding how AI affects kids' language development and how parents may help their kids learn to read in the digital age.

The fifth episode of Kayise Ngqula's After Dark with Kayise, "Marriage and the Law," is accessible on the SABC Plus app. It examines the relationship between marriage, grief, and the law, emphasizing widows' experiences, difficulties with in-laws, inheritance, wills, and the legal rights of surviving spouses.
We had a conversation to Sister-in-Law's creator, lawyer Tebello Motshwane,
explores the intersection of marriage, grief and the law, highlighting
the experiences of widows, challenges with in-laws, inheritance,
wills and the legal rights of surviving spouses.

Are learners being held accountable for their behaviour, and are
parents supporting teachers when it comes to discipline

On November 7 and 8, 2026, Raphefo Selebi from Mogwase in the North West will marry Onalenna.

Today, we reflect on Hike for Her, an initiative by the Owam Govender Foundation, which supports young girls by addressing period poverty and providing essential hygiene products through
dignity packs. Following the hike held on 3 October, we speak to founder Owam
Govender about the initiative’s impact. We are joined on the line by founder, Owam Govender.