Mandisa and her husband, Siya tied the knot in 2007.
Siya was HIV negative; Mandisa openly HIV positive. “The marriage came with cultural pressures,” Mandisa remembers. “In our culture, we’re expected to reproduce once we’re married.”

Guests: Mr. Siya and Mandisa Dukashe

New technologies mean states must reconsider what ‘reproductive rights’ are

A number of technological advances have revolutionised human reproduction in the past few decades. One example is in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the process of fertilising a woman’s eggs with a man’s sperm in the laboratory. This can be a solution when men and women have problems conceiving. It also allows infertile couples to use donor sperm or eggs.

Guest: Bonginkosi Shozi - Doctoral Fellow with the UKZN African Health Research Flagship, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana - Independent Medical Practitioner with special interest in Human rights,Ethics and Social Sciences.

The hopes and dreams of all those whose livelihood is connected to the liquor industry have been put on hold with “immediate effect” and without notice nor prior warning. If you are not going to work today, it is probably because you are among those whose livelihoods were affected when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a ban on the dispensing and sale of alcohol products.

Guest: Lucky Ntimane - A national convenor for the National Liquor Traders Council

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, popularly known as Dr T, was appointed by the global organisation as a special rapporteur for the right of enjoyment and attainable standard of physical and mental care.

Guest on the line: Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, popularly known as Dr T,

Guest: Makhosi Sikhakhane

The Justice Project South Africa's Howard Dembovsky said that of the thousands who'd paid admission of guilt fines for lockdown offences, some, but not all, would have criminal records.

Since the inception of the COVID-19 lockdown in March, thousands of South Africans have been arrested and fined for not adhering to the regulations.

Guest: Howard Dembovsky - The founder and Chairperson of The Justice Project South Africa's

South Africans expecting a Road Accident Fund (RAF) pay-out after receiving an approved court order, can wait up to one year before seeing any money. This is another excruciating delay after having typically waited between 2 to 5 years for the case to come to trial.

Payments are delayed due to inefficiencies and serious financial woes at the RAF, reported to have a massive R17 billion in unpaid claims. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused further trial and pay-out delays with the RAF being largely shut down since lockdown began in March this year.

Guest: Elad Smadja, CEO of RAFPay

Guest: Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo

Guest: Dr Cloedene