Guest on the line: Mandisa Mbangi –South African Musician, Poet, Dancer etc

My name is Mandisa Mbangi, I was born in

Eastern Cape (Tsomo) in 1974. I then went to stay in Johannesburg, Mahikeng and Botswana

(Gaborone, Rakhuna).

I started poetry and traditional dance and music at primary level. Most of my skill is also drawn from my experience as a herd-girl. I also had the love for Bead craft, which is one of my strong points.

I’m currently studying music where I am learning acoustic guitar. I recorded my debut album in 2008 titles “Good Morning South Africa”. I’ve just recorded my second album titled “I’m Back”.

We are told they nearly got divorced and now they are back together and they are here to share their story with us tonight on the Late Night Conversations.

Guest : Motlatso Tsholondlovu and Thabo Mogezi Tsholondlovu (Married couple)

Advocate Sipho Mantula - North West Province Cannabis Lekgotla facilitator

Child passenger safety expert, Mohammed Kaka

Guest 1 on the line: Andrew Oberholzer- CEO – The Prostate Cancer Foundation

This September, Prostate Cancer Awareness month, The Urology Hospital will participate in the “I took the Test” campaign in partnership with Astellas and The Prostate Cancer Foundation by providing free PSA tests.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in SA and showing significant increases. The lifetime risk for prostate cancer in men in South Africa is approximately 1 in 4 for Black African men and 1 in 8 for white males. International and local research indicates that the risk for aggressive prostate cancer is higher in black men.

Race is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, with black African men having a 60 percent increased risk for prostate cancer. They’re also about 2,5 times more likely to die from the disease than other races. “It is greatly recommended that men of African origin screen from the age of 40 and that other ethnic groups start from 45. Early detection is key and those with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened often.”” says Malcolm Anthony, Chief Executive Officer at the Urology Hospital.

Guest 1 on the line: Andrew Oberholzer- CEO – The Prostate Cancer Foundation

This September, Prostate Cancer Awareness month, The Urology Hospital will participate in the “I took the Test” campaign in partnership with Astellas and The Prostate Cancer Foundation by providing free PSA tests.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in SA and showing significant increases. The lifetime risk for prostate cancer in men in South Africa is approximately 1 in 4 for Black African men and 1 in 8 for white males. International and local research indicates that the risk for aggressive prostate cancer is higher in black men.

Race is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, with black African men having a 60 percent increased risk for prostate cancer. They’re also about 2,5 times more likely to die from the disease than other races. “It is greatly recommended that men of African origin screen from the age of 40 and that other ethnic groups start from 45. Early detection is key and those with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened often.”” says Malcolm Anthony, Chief Executive Officer at the Urology Hospital.

Guest 1 on the line: Dr Elizabeth le Roux is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and a Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

The Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC) annually awards a worthy researcher the JWO research grant worth $150 000 (approx. 2 million rand) to contribute to their research around combating an African environmental challenge.

This year we received a total of 332 applications and have finally reduced to our Top 3 candidates, including Dr Alice Karanja, Dr Peta Brom and Dr Elizabeth Le Roux, what a great story for African research.

Guests on the line: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience.

The 1860 Heritage Centre has paid tribute to the legacy of Steve Bantu Biko on the 45th anniversary of his murder. The centre said that today (Monday) marked the 45th anniversary of Steve Bantu Biko’s murder at the hands of four security police in 1977. “While we have the freedom he sacrificed his life for, the type of country he yearned for is in deep crisis,” the centre said. “In paying tribute to the legacy of Steve Bantu Biko on this day, September 12, 2022, it is time for all of us to take off our coats.”

Guest on the line: Former Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) boss Themba Godi and the President of African People’s Convention (APC)

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Guest on the line: Black Consciousness Movement's president, Dr. Hlulani Mabasa

I was with my family when a new naturist beach made headlines. A site on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal had been made official as SA's first legal nudist beach. I sat there, silent and stiff-necked with a poker face, pretending to be disinterested. On the inside I was beaming from ear to ear. A relative deemed the whole affair vulgar and obscene. The gender mix there made it worse. In each other's presence, men and women gallivanted between sand and sea on Mpenjati Beach. The low blow was a remark about how it was only a matter of time before someone got killed there — that would bring an end to the nonsense! I remember wondering, "Gosh, is it so bad that someone must die?" The status of the beach has since been revoked and, no doubt, some people are glad that SA now has no legal nudist beaches…..Vongani Nkuna

Guest 1 on the line: SA nudist - Vogani Nkuna