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The Poetry Africa International Festival sets the stage for poetry with a curatorial focus on quality, variety, renewal, and reflection. Poetry Africa offers a stage for well-established wordsmiths and emerging poets give audiences an overview of modern poetry's new developments. The Festival aims to be a voice of social change and redress by engaging pertinent issues of the time.  Due to Covid-19, the majority of the festival programme will be presented online, with two live events taking place in Durban. Household names in literary world have graced its stages: Lebo Mashile, Lesego Rampolokeng and Dennis Brutus.

Guest: Dr. Ismail Mohamed – Director of the Centre for Creative Arts at UKZN

 

1. #DojaCat (Artist performs at Global Citizen Live & calls on world leaders to fight hunger in Africa)
2. #WillSmith (Actor sets list of girlfriends citing Michaela Boehm, Halle Berrry and Misty Copeland)
3. #LungiNaidoo (Songtress releases multi-genre EP entitled Courage)
4. #PearlThusi (Actress shares her displeasure surrounding men asking to share her hubbly)
5. #Sjava (Rapper share his appreciation for the late ProKid in 40th birthday commemoration)

Guest: Refuwe Letsooa – Entertainment and Lifestyle Commentator

By 2018, Wildlife Ranching South Africa estimated the value of game processing at R4.5 billion annually. This growth is predominantly due to consumer demand for healthier, GMO-free, low-fat protein. The increased demand and supply of game meat contributes to rewilded landscapes, rural economic development, job creation, and food security. With wildlife tourism heavily impacted by the pandemic, there is now also increasing recognition of the need for growth and diversification in the sector. Our next guest has entered into a partnership with Oppenheimer Generations to build sustainable wildlife economies on the continent

Guest: Professor Francis Vorhies - Director and co-Founder of African Wildlife Economy Institute

Deaf Awareness Month seeks to promote cognizance of the rights of deaf people in South Africa by educating the public about hearing loss, deafness, deaf culture and sign language. The aim is to make sure that hearing people understand deafness and the culture of the deaf community to endorse and uphold their rights. South Africa has a well-established deaf community, with more than 4 million deaf or hard of hearing. Our next guest started her foundation with a focus on fighting for equality and empowerment of the deaf people. Her work provides developmental support, services, healthcare and empowerment to deaf people throughout South Africa

Guest: Tshepiso Mokoena - Executive Director of the Tshepiso Mokoena Foundation South Africa

1. #DrSandileButhelezi (Department of Health official placed on suspension for his role in the Digital Vibez scandal)
2. #ANCManifesto (Governing Party launches manifesto and the last of the big three parties)
3. #DesmondTutu (Famous Cape Town mural of the former Archbishop defaced with racist slur)
4. #RamiChuene (Actress is a newlywed and Twitter swoons at her pictures)

Guest:  Busisiwe Radebe - Social Commentator

Our next guest argues that our country sells its stunning scenery and wildlife such as Kruger National Park and Table Mountain to international tourists. However, easy access to nature has not been a given to local communities. There is a critical linkage between nature, language and heritage. Further, the resources required to visit our natural heritage tends to be out of reach for the average South African. Ultimately, ‘real nature’ can be seen and experienced not only in the remote spaces but in the natural heritage that can be found in cities

Guest:  Rupert Koopman – Conservation Manager for the Botanical Society of South Africa

 

 

Did you know that your oral health offers clues about your overall health? September is National Oral Health Month and time to pay extra attention to our dental routine. 90% of South Africans experience cavities and gum disease at some point in their lifetime. Gum disease has been linked to coronary heart disease, adverse pregnancy outcomes and diabetes. Our next guest says that early genetic testing; it empowers patients to make better health decisions whether it is changing of lifestyle choices. Before we even get to the dentist chair, how do we overcome our fear of going to the dentist in the first place?

Guest:  Dr. Mary Dawjee - Associate Dentist at the Thinc Clinic

1. #LewisHamilton (Seven-time world champion wins 100th race in Russia)
2. #DA (Second biggest political party launches political manifesto ahead of LGE2021)
3. #CastleRugbyChampionships (Springboks lose narrowly to the All Blacks in 100th Rugby Test Match #NZLvRSA100)
4. #EFF (Third biggest political party unveils Winnie Mandela House as new HQ & manifesto)

Guest:  Gugulethu Sihlali - Social Commentator

In a new feature, we follow the stories of essential workers that have been working around the clock during this COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we catch up with Ngwanakgari Maureen Masete. She has been working as a firefighter for 14 years and she serves at the Rustenburg Fire Station. 

Guest: Ngwanakgari Maureen Masete - Firefighter