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  • Trending Topics: Social Media in the last 24 hours
    1. #SONA2022 (What to expect from the President ahead of tonight’s speech)
    2. #HandsOffDaliMpofu (Group of advocates defend Mpofu for his conduct as JSC commissioner | General Council of the Bar place Mpofu’s position in JSC under review)
    3. #PleaseCallMe (Nkosana Makate wins case against Vodacom | The twenty-year long David vs Goliath battle was taxing on his family)
    4. #ActionSA (Athol Trollip joins party to dislodge ANC dominance in the Eastern Cape)
    5. #TembisaHospital (Hospital shutdown after shoot out broke out | Enrolled nurse killed by fiancé)

    Guest: Lorato Tshenkeng - Social Commentator

    34 min
  • Planting the Seeds: agri-business and estate planning

    When the farm is the largest single asset in the estate, parents face an immediate dilemma surrounding how to divide it among children who are working in the agribusiness and those who aren’t. Their first instinct might be to pass on equal shares in the agribusiness. If pressed as to how this will work from the younger generation’s standpoint, they usually respond by saying that those in the agribusiness should be given voting control. While that might protect the agribusiness from interference by siblings who know the least about its operations, it will also only increase the tension amongst the group

    Guest:  Lisa Griffith – Associate Director of the Wealth Advisers division at BDO

    9 min
  • Wellness Corner: emotional intelligence and relationships

    Some people know how to handle their emotions and feelings better than others. These people are aware of the changes that are constantly occurring within ourselves and the social cues we share towards others. More importantly, these people build their emotional intelligence through their ability to share their emotional experiences at four different levels: how they perceive emotions, how they understand emotions, how they reason with emotions and how they manage their emotions. Our next guest will help us navigate how emotional intelligence affects our relationships and how we become more mindful of our partner’s needs

    Guest:  Paula Quinsee – Relationship Expert and Author

    11 min
  • Acts of Kindness: giving children the gift of sight

    Our next guest helps young people by providing free walk-in appointments for pupils attending school within inner-city Johannesburg. His franchise also calls on their regular clients to donate their old pair of spectacles that are no longer in use to help supply parts to repair broken spectacles. He has observed that children who have struggled with their vision do better at school after receiving glasses. At a broader level, Specsavers has a Kids Right To Great Sight project where kids from 6 to 12 years old get a comprehensive eye test and spectacles at no charge

    Guest:  Motobi Selopyane – Optometrist at Specsavers (JHB Bank City branch)

    7 min
  • Wellness Corner: adoption in modern society

    According to the National Adoption Coalition of South Africa (NACSA), there are 2 400 adoptions (average) registered per year. There are parents who see adoption as their first choice when it comes to parenthood rather than the last resort. Our next guest will discuss the misconceptions surrounding this choice and her personal adoption journey with her son

    Guest:  Thabitha Dolamo – Ambassador of World Adoption Day | Owner of Baby and I | Adoptive Mom

    12 min
  • Trending Topics: Social Media in the last 72 hours
    1. #MalemavsLamola (EFF calls for Minister of Justice to step down)
    2. #LewisHamilton (Seven-time F1 world champion announced that #HeIsBack)
    3. #JSCInterviews (Judge Mandisa Maya is recommended as Chief Justice)
    4. #TinderSwindler (Twitter weighs in on Netflix's hottest release | Tweeps participate in the #TinderSwindlerChallenge where they channel their inner Simon Leviev)
    5. #SaveRayan (the world mourns the loss of Rayan Ocram after he fell down a well | His Majesty King Mohammed VI called the parents shortly after his death)

    Guest: Lorato Tshenkeng - Social Commentator

     

    35 min
  • Arts Friday: Investec Cape Town Art Fair

    The ninth edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair brings together art lovers under the theme: connect through art from Africa and the world. This year’s Art Fair will be a hybrid edition with a new digital platform called ALT. The Art Fair brought back old favourites such as the SOLO section that showcases the next generation of contemporary art from Angola, South Africa, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The Art Fair will also have a series of engagements amongst curators, exhibitors and collectors

    Guest: Mia Louw – Galleries & Special Projects Liaison at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair

    7 min

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