Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

In this segment, we look at all things related to travel, from Visa-free countries for South Africans to the best advice for a cheap overseas trip.  As you’d know, Global travel is at a standstill, but there are many travel-related things you can catch up on while under quarantine, in self-isolation, and under lockdown. Tess Faber, a principal travel consultant and director and founder of Travel Bug  tells you about a cool African safari you can go on, in the comfort of your own home

Topic: The Travel Bug – traveling locally during the lockdown

Guest: Tess Faber, Travel consultant and founder of Travel Bug

Have you almost exhausted the quality face-to-face time, crayons & painting, board-games, homework, television, tea parties, and WiFi benefits, trying to keep your kids busy during a lockdown?  Liezel has a fun & healthy addition to your lockdown roster: Fitness Tips for teens, tots, and tweens.

Topic: Fitness Friday’s with Liezel V – Exercise with the kids during lockdown

Guest: Liezel van der Westhuizen, KFM early mornings host

Topic: From the Continent: Tunisia’s Central Bank honours a woman who pioneered

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Guest: Jean - Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

Topics: Mauritius stagers shopping days by surname to maintain social distance.

Nigeria hands four months of welfare payments to locked-down recipients.

Amnesty International says US drone strikes are killing civilians in Somalia.

Many people feel that they can protect themselves against COVID-19 by wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) such as gloves and masks as a precaution.  The Head of the Western Cape Health Department has issued an appeal to the general public of the province to not wear gloves and masks, due to the risks these items pose in spreading the coronavirus if not used properly.

Topic: Healthcare with Doctor Setoaba: Gloves and Masks

Guest: Dr. Mokete Setoaba, General Practitioner

The USA leads the way with more than 188 000 infections, with New York being the epicentre of the virus in North America. Donald Trump’s plan to have things ‘back to normal’ by Easter will not be happening after the lockdown regulations were extended until the end of April, as medical experts predict that at least 100 000 people will succumb to the disease in America.

Coronavirus in the USA

Guest: Adrian Brune, Journalist, USA

Topic: From the Continent: Getting the Message about COVID-19 to All Africans

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Many large families have to live in one-bedroom homes or informal dwellings, without proper water and sanitation and electricity.  This is the reality that many, if not the majority of our nation face as COVID-19 exposes just how unequal our society really is. Abongile speaks to Professor Sandra Liebenberg, The HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law at Stellenbosch University about the lessons we should learn from here and how we can possibly correct the imbalance in our society

Topic: COVID-19 is exposing the inequalities within our society

Guest: Professor Sandra Liebenberg, HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law at Stellenbosch University

Guest: Jean - Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

Topics: International Red Cross warns of a breakdown in African healthcare systems.

Ethiopia postpones the August election.

Libyan ceasefire breached by Khalifa Haftar’s rebels

COVID-19: South Africa Stranded in Bali

Jason, South African