Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Vegan Cuisine Month was started by the American Vegan Society to help bring awareness to how easy it can be to switch from meat-eating to plant-eating. The American Vegan Society was started by President Freya Dinshah, who wrote The Vegan Kitchen (1965), the first cookbook in the U.S. to explain veganism and give vegan recipes to the United States. She and her husband have since been considered to be the founders of the vegan and vegetarian movements throughout the United States as well as the rest of the world.

Can we live solely on a vegan diet? Are we getting everything we need?

Guest: Nathalie Mat, Registered Dietitian at The Association for Dietetics

Africa News Update: 

Guest: Jean-Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

The Good Doctor: What is pre-diabetes?

This means the person is at risk of developing sugar diabetes. Normal Blood fasting

blood glucose levels are between 4-7 mmol/l. Fasting blood sugars of < 5.6 mmol/l –

normal and rules out diabetes. 6 – 6.9 mmol/L – are people with impaired fasting

glucose, THESE ARE THE SO CALLED PRE-DIABETICS, which means the person is at risk for future diabetes. Diagnoses of diabetes could be made with a random blood glucose test over 11 with associated symptoms of diabetes. 7 mmol/l confirmed by 2 tests repeated on separate days within a two-week period – can diagnose diabetes.

Guest: Dr. Mokete Setoaba, General Practioner

From the Continent: Somalis bootstrapping their way out of the crisis

Guest: Editor - Africa.com

Political leadership in South Africa: Is this the best we can do?

Politics has evolved over the years since South Africa's first democratic election but after 26 years of democracy, what changed? The country has three major political parties. The ANC, DA and the EFF with leaders like Cyril Ramaphosa, John Steenhuizen, and Julius Malema but are these the leaders we want to see?

Guest: Ralph Mathekga, Political Analyst

The Africa Report: China adamant coronavirus will not come to Africa 

Guest: Jean-Jacques Cornish, Africa Correspondent

Helping the community through empowerment

Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha is the non-profit, veterinary council registered animal hospital that serves up to 1000 pets per month.  The clinic also finds homes for stray or abandoned pets, assists with abuse and neglect interventions and performs outreach programs. The clinic puts a strong focus on community empowerment, education and understanding the needs of the community.

Guest: Marcelle du Plessis, Marketing and Communications Manager at Mdzananda Animal Clinic

From the continent: Nigerian artist changes lives

Guest: Sokhu Sibiya, Editor - Africa.com

Gen Z Consumers Start to Shape South African Credit Market as They Become Increasingly Credit Active

Guest: Carmen Williams, Research and consulting director at TransUnion South Africa