Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has proposed reforms in the rehabilitation of prisoners. They say that prisoners are living a luxurious life in prisons at the expense of their victims. Masechabala Mtolo did an interview with POPCRU last week.

Guest: Golden Miles Bhudu – Prisoners’ Rights Activist

South Africans can vote to name a new planet – and one of the short-listed names is a local plant that gets you high

The deadline for voting is 14 November 2019.
Guest: Dr Daniel Cunnama - Science Engagement Astronomer, South African Astronomical Observatory

Guest: Mlamli Booi – SENTECH CEO

The African Sanitation Revolution: The Investment Roundtable
South Africa - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Partnership

Guest: Mr Jay Bhagwan – Executive Manager of the Water Research Commission

Lifestyle Discussion & Social Issues, Incl. Children’s Programming.

After divorce the couple often experience effects including, decreased levels of happiness, change in economic status, and emotional problems. The effects on children include academic, behavioral, and psychological problems.

Guest: Moya Rossouw - Director, Family Law l Property Litigation

In a statement released by the American Department of State's Office of Children’s Issues they have advised American prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers that "continued, lengthy delays and uncertainties may impact newly-adopted children’s ability to depart South Africa."

Guest: Siya Qoza - Home Affairs Spokesperson

White privilege was legally enshrined in South Africa through apartheid. Apartheid was institutionalized in 1948 and lasted formally into the early 1990s. Under apartheid, racial privilege was not only socially meaningful—it became bureaucratically regulated. Laws such as the 1950 Population Registration Act established criteria to officially classify South Africans by race: White, Indian, Coloured (mixed), or Black. What exactly is white privilege and does is exist in the spaces we live in?

Guest: Kim Heller – Communication Strategist and Political Analyst

Guest: Lovelyn Nwadeyi -Social Equity and Social Justice Consultant across academic, corporate and religious spaces.

The rise of obesity and fast-food consumption has resulted in probiotics dominating the vitamin and dietary supplements market. A Euromonitor report states that the probiotic industry in South Africa is estimated to be worth over R527 million for 2017, confirming that this sector is growing rapidly.

Guest: Dr. Nigel Plummer - The founder and MD of ProVen Probiotics

Children who are stunted are unlikely to finish high school and are unlikely to find employment as adults. Stunting means reduced cognitive development. In South Africa, stunting rates sit at 27% - this is a huge segment of the population that will never fully contribute to the economy. This deeply affects the country’s human capital resources as its preparations for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) require a highly developed skillset that comes from fully developed brains. If we are not investing in the prevention of stunting, any investments made in the future will not be as effective. For every single dollar invested in ending stunting, about $18 is generated in economic returns.

Guest: Kopano Matlwa – Executive director of Grow great