The Overberg town of Bredasdorp lies about 180 kilometres away from Cape Town and some 30 kilometres north of Cape Agulhas, the close-knit community was founded with the building of a Dutch Reformed Church in 1838.

Sadly, we know Bredasdorp for February 2013, when one morning, a security guard found 17-year-old Anene Booysen on a construction site. She was on the brink of death after having been gang raped and disemboweled.

Guest: Deputy Mayor Zukiswa Tonisi - Cape Aghulas Municipality

The AfriCAN Authors’ are aimed at self-publishing, “car boot selling” authors and children authors and the award winning books selected are from remarkable people in the communities, ordinary people that are making a huge difference in their communities, inspiring them about the possibilities out there to become to best version of themselves.

Guest: Maureen Bvuma - Award Winning Author

Legendary radio personality Bob Mabena has died from cardiac arrest, aged 51.

Mabena’s cause of death was confirmed by his employers, Power FM. At the time of his death, Mabena was the anchor of the breakfast show on Power 98.7.

The Atteridgeville-born Mabena made his name in the hearts of minds of South Africans in the 90s where he started broadcasting for the now defunct Radio BOP (Bophuthutswana).

Guest: Romeo Kumalo

Guest: Stan Katz - Radio Legend

Dealing with a severe need in the community due to unemployment, hunger, drug addiction and women and child abuse. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic the situation is now dire; more than half the community is unemployed and this has led to severe hunger, drug addiction and an escalation in abuse.

Joanne Borne is from the Riverlea Community in Jhb and says this is a forgotten community and action needs to be taken. She serves food and has been doing this since 2017.

Guest: Joanne Borne - Community Builder in Riverlea

What is the relationship you have with yourself and how does that influence the relationship your children have with themselves?

The relationship with yourself determines the tone of many other relationship you will have in your life. This could be romantic relationships, workplace/work relationships or the relationship you have with your family. How does one practice and instill a healthy relationship with self especially from a young age?

GUEST: Dr Lynette Roux - Clinical Psychologist

GUEST: Kids corner mom of a 9 year old daughter

We continue to celebrate women making impactful contributions in their spaces. Today we chat to Dr Sumy Thomas who is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Discovery Foundation MGH (Massachusetts General Hospital) Fellowship Award which is aimed at helping to develop the next generation of leaders in academic and clinical medicine in South Africa. Valued at R2.1 million over a one-year period.

Guest: Dr Sumy Thomas - Specialist Physician

Sixty percent of South Africa’s public schools are non-fee paying and the remaining 40% is said to have a healthy dose of financial backing from parents, communities, donors and other income-generating avenues.

After 50 years of SA’s internationally recognised talents in the arts such as Charlize Theron, Kitty Phetla, Karen Zoid and Anele Mdoda, the National School of the Arts (NSA) faces a financial crisis.

The havoc wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen many households lose income, inadvertently affecting parents’ ability to meet their children’s educational needs.

Guest: Brenda Sakellarides - Artistic Director and Responsible for Fundraising

Zulaikha Patel first grabbed the worlds attention when she became the symbol of the fight against institutionalized racism at Pretoria High School for Girls, when at the age of 13 she led a protest against institutionalised
racism in schools in South Africa and the decolonization of hair policies in schools, which was followed my several protests across South Africa in schools such as Lawson Brown High School and many others. she is now 17 years old and a Grade 12 Student.

GUEST: Zulaikha Patel

More than 1.86 million people tuned in to watch Bonang Matheba’s “A Very Bonang Year” which premiered its first episode on Saturday, August 1.

The viewership smashed records for the number of people tuning in to an SABC show.

The much anticipated 2 parter had fans tweeting about it for two days thereafter and trended in South Africa with more than 1.3 billion hashtags - 200 000 more than when she launched her champaign, “The House of BNG” last year.

GUEST: Bonang Matheba – Award winning media personality

Nosiphiwo was born into a family of four. Doctors told her parents that she would not make it to the age of 10 because she was born with a deformed heart and spine. Doctors had written her off, but her parents were not discouraged.

Guest: Nosiphiwo Masikane - Founder of Ladies on Wheels and Author of With Pain Comes Strength .