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The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) says excessive gambling advertising is partly to blame for the rapid surge in popularity of online gambling in South Africa. Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Social Media Legal Expert, Lerato Ntwampe about the regulation of online gambling adverts and the impact that these adverts have in real life.

Education experts are warning that teacher burnout and early retirements are putting the quality of learning at risk. According to Basil Manuel, Executive Director of the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa), many experienced teachers are opting to leave the profession early due to stress, exhaustion, and declining job satisfaction. Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Education Activist, Hendrick Makaneta about some of the reasons why teachers are quitting the profession and what can be done to encourage people to go back to teaching.

Visitors pressed against the Louvre's iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before. Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Political Analyst and Lecturer, Leeto Briggar about how countries determine which sites or institutions they put up as tourist attractions, what's the deciding criteria and what role does marketing and PR play in all this?

Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Lerato Masubelele, the founder of a business called The Morning which has created an app called “Community”. The app helps entrepreneurs build, manage and scale their business using AI. The team is also joined on the line by Coach Dr Lucas “The Champ” Moloi Published Author, Award winning Speaker, Entrepreneur, Business & Executive Coach to listen to Lerato's 30-second elevator pitch to find his next investor.

Reports say that sectional title properties are now outpacing free-standing homes in value growth for the first time since the pandemic, marking a subtle but significant shift in SA’s housing market. Jones Netshipise and Mpho Mashita are joined by Broker and Owner of Re/Max, Phillip Schoeman to break this down

Couples are having less sex than in the previous two decades, new UK research says – but the number of people wanting more is rising. Jones Netshipise and Mpho Mashita talk to CEO of Engaged Humans and Relationship Expert, Paula Quinsee about this in the South African context and some of the reasons contributing to couples having less sex. She also gives tips on how couples can get over the "less sex" slump.

Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise are joined by Maphate Rakoma, the director of Farming with Maphate for a 30-second elevator pitch. They are based at the Ga-Maboi project site. They farm broiler chickens with a capacity of 1000 per cycle. Their target market is mostly the informal market (which includes resellers, shisanyamas). They are also joined by Business Coach and Managing Director at MyDough to advice Maphate on how she can take her farming projects to the next level.

A Limpopo mother has successfully sued the Limpopo MEC for Health for damages after a doctor at a hospital operated on her eight-year-old son but on the wrong knee. Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Aafiya Chaya, Legal Practitioner in the Litigation Department at Everton Dankuru Attorneys about how to best handle a situation where you have gotten a misdiagnosis from a Dr or a health institution.

We've all heard and experienced robbery stories especially where people get robbed downtown, middle of the day and in full view of everyone – but in most cases everyone continues with their business and barely does anything to help. But what’s the best thing to do when you’re getting robbed in full view of people? Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Security Expert and Private Investigator, Mike Bolhuis about the best course of action when you find yourself in a robbery.

Gold prices have been quite impressive lately. Krugerrand investors finally striked it rich after 30 years. Gold has surged to record highs, and South Africans who bought Krugerrands 30 years ago have seen extraordinary returns. Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Development Strategist and Economist, Thabiso Mongane about what this means for new investors as they also look into your options to buy gold.