In July this year, the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched an online high school, and in doing so became the first university on the African continent to extend its expertise and impact to the secondary schooling market through an innovative online modality.

The public response has exceeded all expectations, indicative of the global need for innovation in the education sector. Across South Africa’s cities and towns, and the African continent, parents, learners and teachers have shown interest in this revolutionary education offering, with applications closing on 8 000 learner applications for January 2022.

 Guest on the line: Yandiswa Xhakaza - UCT OHS Principal

On International Human Rights Day (10 December 2021), the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI), on behalf of its faith members, sent an Open Letter to government to make known their disapproval of Shell’s seismic surveys on the Wild Coast, as well as government’s ongoing pursuit of an economy driven by fossil fuels.

“COP26 has just finished and here South Africa – the 12th-biggest emitter of carbon, globally – allows Shell to conduct potentially-harmful seismic testing, in search of more GHG-emitting oil and gas. How can this be when the company was just recently ordered to “slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels”? As a global force, Shell already has a disturbing track record of environmental and societal damage, and we refuse to allow the company to repeat its numerous atrocities here,” says Cele Esau, a Christian faith leader from the Cape Town Unitarian community.

Guest on the line: Wayne Du Plessis - from the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI),

Guest on the line: Dr Moshokoa, Evelyn Mmapula, is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as an Urologist & Surgeon

Over the years I’ve learnt to Genuinely understand international guests and my local people and work out a meeting point between the 2, I tailor make experiences to clients need without forgetting to cover the Basics of South African history and go about it with a much more open mind and express the Fundamentals with Understanding; my tours have helped guests to step away from Traditional tourism by introducing them to current thoughts, activities, ideas and actually linking them up with Morden day influences, influences of South Africa or Johannesburg, I give my guests a trio of stories and experiences, we look at the country’s history, present times and what the future might bring gagging on today’s progression.

Guest on the line: Bongani Mathebula –Tourism business owner

TEARS Foundation is the custodian of a comprehensive database, consisting of a network of services, to support and assist survivors of rape and sexual abuse nationally, 24-hours a day. In addition to the free USSD service that is available to anyone who has access to a cell phone, the organisation leverages technology and cloud applications to deliver resources for corporates and employers, schools, educators and clinicians. TEARS Foundation is a member of the Shukumisa coalition of over 80 organisations across South Africa working against sexual violence.

Guest on the line: Mara Glennie, founder and director of TEARS Foundation

SA Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics for 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 showed there were 6,632 kidnappings that year alone, most of which certainly didn’t make headlines.

The figure for reported kidnappings in 2010/2011 was 2,839 and the upward trajectory of this particular crime by 133% by 2019/2020 places South Africa at risk of being placed on a “consolidated watch list” of countries viewed as kidnapping hotspots.

Twenty-five countries, some of them “non-conflict countries”, and including Argentina, Turkey, Kenya, Madagascar, Colombia, Brazil and Mozambique are on the list.

Guest on the line: Andy MashaileGameChanger                    Ambassador, Interpol, #Turnbackcrime

 We are doing dreams interpretations tonight

Guest on the line: Mkhulu Gatyeni