NIGHT FALL

Vulnerability is something we shy away from even though we come across it in many instances in our lives. Sex is no different. Sex is a vulnerable act. You are essentially laying yourself bare to another individual. You are going into an agreement to share each other’s deepest desires, to be seen naked, to be loved, wanted and fulfilled.

Sometimes, vulnerability is something we shy away from and fight against the current because being it feels too tender, too raw, for our liking. We don’t want to come across as “weak”, so we decide to hide our true emotions. Instead of avoiding the topic of sexual vulnerability, our next guest will help us understand how opening up will empower your relationship with yourself and create a safe space with your partner (Source: Fizzy Mag).

Guest on the line: Tamar Goren - Founder of The Pleasure Journey

Our next guest has partnered with the World Benchmarking Alliance and launched a report that assessed 180 globally influential companies on the interventions they are making towards a lower carbon footprint. The report also assessed the role they play when it comes to respecting workers’ rights and the environmental impact to communities.

The report looks at companies from the following industries: oil and gas, electric utilities, automotive and manufacturing. The report has outlined that without concerted effort to bring people along as part of the decarbonisation transformation, it isn’t just workers and local communities that will suffer and be left behind.

Guest on the line: Nkateko Chauke – Head of Advocacy and Outreach at the African Climate Foundation

As we approach the final stretch of 2021, many of us could be feeling the effects of year-end fatigue. As a result, we may hold onto negative thoughts and experiences a little longer than usual. Many people slip into rumination and become “stuck” in negative patterns of replaying past hurts without moving toward solutions or feelings of resolution (Source: Very Well Mind).

Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Author, Inspirational Keynote Speaker and Organizational Effectiveness Specialist.

On the 10th and 11th of November, in the run-up to this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) hosts its 2021 Shelter Indaba.  

According to the National Shelter Movement of South Africa, an umbrella body representing nearly one hundred (100) shelters for victims of abuse, throughout the country, “With more than a decade of working with shelters across the country, coupled with extensive research (in collaboration with various partners), we know that shelters are critical in effectively addressing gender-based violence (GBV).”

Guest on the line: Nadia Moonsamy - Member National Shelter Movement of South Africa

The covid pandemic has brought many things and along with it, also came the closure of initiation schools. While some acknowledged that the COVID-19 crisis must be considered, others wanted the schools to be opened to allow boys to become “real men of culture”.

Today we talk about the practice of circumcision, getting an understanding of why it matter whether it is done medically in a clinic or traditionally via the traditional route, at camp with less hygiene. We’d also like to know what is the significance of following the initiation school route, especially in modern days...

Guest on the line: Dr Mpumelelo Ncube -HoD & Senior Lecturer Dept of Social Work University of the Free State

As adults, our reaction to routine varies. Some of us rely on routine, while others feel it’s dull. However, young children are different. A routine in children can create an increased confidence and independence.

And if a child has no limits on when they can watch cartoons, for example, they may not learn that sometimes they have to turn the TV off in order to do something less fun. A routine helps your child understand the balance between enjoyable tasks such as play, and functional tasks such as brushing their teeth.

Guest on the line:  Kerry Morrison - Mom of three and Member of The Vent

My name is Gogo Mmabatho my clients call me Gogbojour, I'm an ancestral empath, I read ancestral energy and vibrations. I help depression and anxiety from an African ancestral perspective, through talk therapy.

Guest on the line: Gogo Mmabatho

Guest on the line: Johann Preiss, National Collective Bargaining Co-ordinator from Consolidated Employers Organisation (CEO)

All organisations in both the public and private sectors face commercial crime risks. These risks include the risk of Theft, Fraud, Corruption, Money Laundering and Cybercrime. No individual or organisation is immune.

When dealing with these risks, prevention is always better than cure. Ensuring that your organisation implements the necessary preventative measures will curtail the financial and reputational consequences that follow an incident of commercial crime.

The value of having a proactive approach to tackling fraud and other commercial crime issues can never be understated.

Guest on the line: Head of Corporate Investigations & Forensics at CMS South Africa, Zaakir Mohamed

Closet conversations: How has social media affected your relationship?

Social media tends to change your relationship styles in many ways. It allows you to connect with more people in very little time. It eases out the level of intimacy that you might share with people online. It also makes you more vulnerable to other people's behaviours, attitudes and beliefs.

Guest on the line: Jackie Phamotse, author of the award-winning Bare – The Blesser’s Game