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Today, we are joined by a truck driver who's been on the roads for the past 33 years. We are joined by uncle Bux who will reflect on how the trucking industry has changed over the past 3 decades as he heads towards retirement.

Guest: Bux - Truck Driver

Our next guest is a singer, songwriter and music producer who has just dropped a new single called Simple Life. This young South African singer who has a musical diploma in Contemporary Music has even worked and shared the stage with music icons like Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Hugh Masekela at an early age. He went on and released his first album Simple Life, which is a mixture of maskandi, world music and Afro Jazz with a bit of pop.

Guest: Tebogo Ramokgadi – Jazz Musician

It’s been a year since South Africa went into lockdown and as we have all had to grapple and adjust to a new way of living, we still need to express our humanity and come together as a community, and celebrating art creates that space for us.

Now more than ever is a time to appreciate our South African artists. “Art is an expression of what it means to be human. During times of a pandemic, art allows us to amplify important voices and messages. We couldn’t think of a better time to gather some of the country’s finest artists to collectively exhibit during these difficult times,” says our next guest.

Guest: Karen Cullinan - Artyli.com

Global News:

1. #SalmaHayek (Is that an owl on her head?)

2. #WillIAm (Designs a futuristic mask with bluetooth connectivity, built-in speaker and microphone)

Local News:

3. #Lerato Kganyago (Stepping away from DJ gigs on doctor's orders)

4. #TikTok (SAMRO reaches an agreement with tech giants on royalties deal)

5. #RachelKolisi (Talks about her struggles with mental health on the Wisdom and Wellness Podcast)

1. #MissSouthAfrica (Shudu wants to be President in viral tweet| Social media responds by comparing her to Duduzane Zuma, Fikile Mbalula and others)

2. #AdamHabib (Universities SA chair and defend Adam Habib on N word comment at SOAS)

3. #eNCA (Field team gets robbed on the air | Do you remember when Vuyo Mvoko got robbed on Mandela Bridge?)

Guest: Tshiamo Malatji - Social Commentator

Bridge Books integrates the sale of preloved books and works alongside other booksellers across downtown Johannesburg, acting as a go-between for publishers in South Africa and smaller retailers who might not have access to new books. They believe in supporting African writers and in finding as many ways of getting books into the hands of as many readers as possible.

Bridge Books is also busy setting up the African Book Trust, a non-profit that gives African books to libraries and schools across South Africa. If you're a librarian, school teacher, or community group and you'd like to see how you can get books (for free, we'll even send them to you), please get in touch. If you're a reader and you'd like to know how to get our books through your local library, we can help with that too.

Guest: Griffin Shea – Owner of Bridge Books

The Forge is a multi-purpose community centre and it has partnered with Number 10 Publishers to host a seminar called Charlotte Maxeke: A Woman Ahead of Her Time. On Thursday, Dr. Thozima April and Dr. Athambile Masola will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Charlotte Maxeke's birth with award-winning journalist and author, Zubeida Jaffer. They will be discussing her newly published book entitled Beauty of the Heart: The Life and Times of Charlotte Maxeke. The event will be livestreamed via YouTube.

Guest: Yvonne Phillips - Operations Manager of the Forge

1. #DrTumi (Out on bail for allegedly defrauding the National Lotteries)

2. #DUT (Closure of All campuses in Durban after fake social media registration post)

3. #SiyavannaSA (hilarious new advert on #MyFriend)

4. #Vodacom (announces reduced data costs)

Guest: Tshiamo Malatji - Social Commentator

Today, we speak to uncle Stephanus and he shares thoughts in his last year of trucking around the country.

Guest: Stephanus – Truck Driver

Xatyiswa Maqashalala is a certified life and leadership coach, a motivational speaker, and an agricultural consultant. She holds a BSc Degree in Crops and Horticulture and is currently studying towards a Master’s Degree in Agriculture; she also holds a diploma in Biblical Studies and Ministry, and a certificate in Political Economy and Social Democracy. Xatyiswa is a Mandela Washington Fellow and she serves a board member of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Autumn School Alumni Network. She travels the world conducting corporate leadership coaching, and occasionally provides lectures to universities.
Guest: Xatyiswa Maqashalala – Motivational Speaker & Accredited Life Coach