The Wise Collective and the Soul City Institute on Wednesday issued statements asking President Cyril Ramaphosa to withdraw from this year’s Chairman’s Conversation hosted by Power FM

Guest: Onica Makwakwa – Director of The Wise Collective

About The Wise Collective
An advocacy organization and social enterprise initiated by African women whose sole purpose is to bring innovative solutions to the market that will prevent and address challenges in advancing women’s safety from gender-based violence and overall oppression from patriarchy

Water shortages in Hammanskraal have reached crisis status. SA Water Warriors has partnering with Not In My Name SA to assist Hammanskraal residents with 60000L of clean & safe drinking water delivered to Hammanskraal yesterday. In the past 11 days they have distributed over 100 000L of clean drinking water….
Guest: Siya Jentile – Founder of Not In My Name SA
Guest: Cllr Abel Tau – MMC for Utility Services in Tshwane

Unless humans act now, seafood may disappear by 2048, concludes the lead author of a new study that paints a grim picture for ocean and human health. According to the study, the loss of ocean biodiversity is accelerating, and 29 percent of the seafood species humans consume have already crashed. Andrea Burgener says if we want seafood to remain on menus we need to be mindful of the sourcing practices and she joins us now…
Guest: Andrea Burgener is owner of and chef at The Leopard, 44 Stanley Avenue, Joburg

In order to tackle the scarcity of potable water in communities throughout South Africa, Aqua Air Africa (Pty) Ltd will be launching Africa’s first atmospheric water generating plant, where 10 000 litres of water will be produced from air per day. In future, we further plan on scaling up the plant to 1 000 000 litres of water per day.

Guest : Ms Keamogetswe Matsho – CEO of Aqua Air Africa

The Soul City Institute For Social Justice Has Announced The Resignation Of The Chief Executive Officer (Ceo), Ms Lebogang Ramafoko, Who Will Leave The Organisation At The End Of 2019. Ms Ramafoko is an internationally recognised defender of women’s and children’s rights who joined Soul City in 1995 and who has led the Institute as CEO since 2011.

Guest: Ms Lebogang Ramafoko – Outgoing CEO at Soul City Institute For Social Justice

Guest: Letlhogonolo Mogwerane –Co-founder of The Cheeky natives Literature podcast

*Dr T - A guide to sexual health and pleasure
The indomitable Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng affectionately known as Dr T is passionate about making sexual health and well-being services available to all, regardless of their sexual and gender identities and their economic status.

Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was a South African anti-apartheid Afropop singer. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she was sometimes described as the "Queen of African Pop", the "Madonna of The Townships" or simply as The Black Madonna. Her bold stage antics earned a reputation for "outrageousness". Winnie Khumalo

Guest: Winnie Khumalo – South African singer and actress who first rose to fame as a teenager. She introduced to the music industry by the late Brenda Fassie, for whom she worked as a backing singer.

The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence started yesterday on November 25 and will run until 10 December — Human Rights Day. These 16 days give us the opportunity to reflect on the structures and behaviours that give rise to gender-based violence, and also the policies that are intended to tackle this scourge.

Guest: Kim Jurgensen is a PhD candidate at Rhodes University where she is researching gender inequality in the context of conflict-related sexual violence.

Black Friday, which falls on 29 November this year is around the corner. Andrew Thompson, Journalist at Business Insider SA says Black Friday isn’t charity and retailers want to trick people into spending more than they should, buying things they shouldn’t and he joins us now…

Guest: Andrew Thompson – Journalist at Business Insider SA

Guest: Jaqueline Harvey - Researcher, Human Sciences Research Council
Guest: Dr Alude Mahali - Co-author of the book Studying While Black (which looks at, amongst others, the issue of language in higher education) and who recently organised a symposium looking at language in higher education
Guest: Hendrick Makaneta - Education expert (In Studio)
English is only one of 11 official languages spoken in South Africa. It’s currently the preferred language of education and is used in many of the nation’s schools. But most children entering the education system are not native English speakers and many are still in the process of learning English by the time they arrive at schools. Is teaching our children in English making them lose touch with their mother tongue?