Our next guest took a leap of faith when she left her job in Finance to pursue her music career. As she took that fateful leap, the pandemic struck. This didn’t stop her. During the course of the pandemic, four tracks off her highly-anticipated debut album were featured in the musical score of the second season of Netflix’s mega-hit show, Blood and Water. This month, FRYA drops her debut album: Balance. The album speaks to mastering the masculine and feminine, the strong and the soft, the sexy and the vulnerable. Sonically, the project covers a broad range of genres from heart-wrenching ballads (Changes) to club bangers (BDE, Fire Fire) and Afro bops (Calculate).

Guest:  Rutendo Maregere – Singer and Songwriter

The Sony World Photography awards are held to support and build photographic communities, globally. Our next guest has just been announced the national winner for his portrait, Montsho. The portrait opens conversations around the representation of the black body and black lives, challenging the idea that blackness is homogenous.  He is going to represent South Africa in the global competition that is set to take place in London, England

Guest:  Bongani Tshabalala - Self-taught Photographer

1. #Batohi (SUI cases that have been referred to the NPA are not necessarily ready for court)
2. #SAIdols (Thembi Seete and JR are the newly minted judges for season 18)
3. #IPL (10 South African cricketers are signed to teams ahead of the start of the new season)
4. #JacobZuma (Former President faced Arms Deal appeal judgement at the Pietermaritzburg High Court)
5. #UCT (Students protest over registration and financial exclusion | Entrances leading to campus are blocked)

Guest:  Adekunle Owolabi - Social Commentator

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has announced that it will resume the Presidential Employment Stimulus initiative. The voucher system returns after a month-long suspension after national outcry that the cost of redeeming vouchers was steep. Qualifying farmers took to social media to share their experiences. Our next guest will take us through what changes have been made to implementation of the voucher system.

Guest:  Reggie Ngcobo - Media Liaison Officer and Spokesperson of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

When you think of the word “intimacy,” you may assume it means sexual relationships. While one can boost the other, one doesn’t necessarily include the other. Intimacy on its own involves trust, acceptance, and an emotional connection with another person. Intimate partners care for one another and are unafraid to share thoughts, desires, and vulnerabilities. In addition to romantic partners, you can have intimate relationships with friends, family members, and other people in your life. Even without sex, intimacy can provide many physical and mental health benefits

Guest:  Norma Mzizi – Life Coach and Owner of Norma’s Touch

1. #MogoengMogoeng (Former Chief Justice does his first TV interview after his retirement with JJ Tabane)
2. #LeratoKganyago (Husband breaks the internet by allegedly buying her a hotel for Valentine's Day)
3. #NeilPowell (Springbok Rugby Sevens coach announced as Sharks' new Director of Rugby)
4. #Liberia (Thousands gathered on Monrovia to celebrate the bicentenary)
5. #Huawei (Company bring sued by government for hiring 90% foreign national staff | Department of Labour will be clamping down on EEA quotas - 60% local staff complement)

Guest: Lorato Tshenkeng - Social Commentator

During the Debate on State Of Nation Address 2022, Inkatha Freedom Party Chief Whip, Narend Singh said that “it’s painful to be a young, gifted and black female when labour and economic opportunities are inaccessible”. Singh reminded President Cyril Ramaphosa that black women bore the brunt of the unemployment and that unemployment has only risen since the last State Of Nation Address. Last year, more than 40% of black women were unemployed and formed part of the 2 million jobs losses since 2020. In light of this, we discuss the impact unemployment has on mental health and their families. Our next guest will share her experience of unemployment. She discusses her struggle with depression, the lack of psychosocial support available within communities and how she got her life back on track.

Guest:  Tombozi Mbewe-Ncube – Life Coach and author of The Confident Comeback

Our next guest is part of an organization that is on a mission to engage in people-centred community empowerment initiatives that contribute to meaningful and sustainable change in the township of Langa, Cape Town. The organization was recently awarded the coveted 2021 Human Rights Prize of the Republic of France by the Ambassador of France to South Africa, Aurélien Lechevallier. The award recognised Just Grace’s efforts to reduce school dropout in the township through their engagement with five high schools during the Covid19 pandemic. During the pandemic, there was an increase in the number of children dropping out of school – it was recorded that an additional 750 000 learners did not return to school

Guest:  Lindiwe Kers – Business Development Officer at Just Grace NPC

1. #SONADebate2022 (President responds to questions from the National Assembly)
2. #Superbowl (Halftime show featured 50 Cent, Mary J Blige, Dr. Dre, Enimen and Kendrick Lamar)
3. #Malema (EFF leader launched an urgent interdict to halt recommendation to apologize to JSC)
4. #Sudan (AU delegations meets with Burhan in Khartoum)
5. #WenzileMadonsela (Daughter of a former Public Protector accuses mother of being toxic online)

Guest: Busisiwe Radebe - Social Commentator

Our next guest called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to address these four policy areas in his 2022 SONA to protect the sector’s gains in the past two years: These are rural safety, access to land, access to working capital and investment in infrastructure and technology. The agriculture sector contributed R119 billion to the local economy and employed over 8 000 people since 2020. Did the President meet the expectations of the sector?

Guest:  Christo van der Rheede – Executive Director of AgriSA