NIGHT FALL

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  • Heritage Month Conversations - Challenges facing the Khoisan people in South Africa
    Currently, government is busy with land expropriation without compensation, we are making it clear to government that all proceedings regarding land expropriation must stop now. It is not the land of the government, it is the land that belongs to the first nation," he said

    The group also said their language -- which is in the coat of arms -- must be made official.

    Chief Khoisan SA said he was not happy that they were still classified as Coloured.

    He said they want to be recognised as Khoisan, San, or Bushmen.

    "We will be sitting here even for 100 years. What the government must know is that the longer it takes for them to listen, they are losing the fate of the people," said Chief Khoisan SA.

    Guest: Khoisan leader - Chief Khoisan SA
    36 min
  • Health Conversations: African health research needs support: here’s one programme that’s working
    African countries bear a disproportionate burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. More than two thirds of people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s estimated that over 85% of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases are in low- and middle-income countries.
    To help solve these health problems, academic institutions need stronger research capacity.

    Guest: Jude Igumbor - Associate Professor and the Academic Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary PhD Programme in Public and Population Health in the School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg since 2015.
    16 min
  • Parents, do your homework before choosing an online school
    Parents and guardians considering online schooling for their children must ensure they properly vet the ability of a school to provide a holistic, meaningful educational experience coupled with excellent academic and emotional support, an education expert says.

    Guest: Colin Northmore, Principal of Evolve Online School
    24 min
  • Environmental conversations: Professor Timm Hoffman wins 2020 WWF Living Planet Award
    The Living Planet Award is an annual WWF award made to exceptional South Africans who, through their catalytic contribution to the conservation, inspire people to live in harmony with nature.

    Due to Covid-19, the 2020 award was made during a special online ceremony on Tuesday, 1 September, which also showcased the splendours of the Succulent Karoo. The Succulent Karoo is a semi-desert biome (or ecological region) that stretches from the Little Karoo to southern Namibia and is home to more than 6,000 plant species, making it the most biodiverse of its kind in the world.

    Guest: Professor Timm Hoffman | Leslie Hill Chair of Plant Conservation | Plant Conservation Unit | Department of Biological Sciences | University of Cape
    24 min
  • Social conversations: what young people have to say about race and inequality in South Africa?
    Meritocracy is the belief that holding power or success should be judged on people’s individual ability, rather than on wealth or social connections. At first glance, this appears to be a reasonable proposition. But the focus on individual merit becomes harder to fathom as one enters the messy world of structural inequality and discrimination.

    Guest: Dr Kira Erwin is an urban sociologist and senior researcher, at the Urban Futures Centre at the Durban University of Technology.

    Guest: Dr Kathryn Pillay is a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

    Guest: Sihle Mavundla
    44 min

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