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The 2010 flagship Mandela Washington Fellowship Programme by former United States of America (USA) President Barack Obama last year appointed Koketso Marishane as the national spokesperson for the Young African Leaders Initiative (Yali) in South Africa last year and a year later we chat with him to reflect on his impact at the organization as we observe Madiba Month.

He joins us on #Leadersofindustries to talk about his work at Yali and being a social innovator serving as a Youth Ambassador (NDP 2030 Vision) in The Presidency of South Africa, DPME.

Many people feel that they can lift their mood with herbal teas. Researchers have found, for instance, that drinking tea lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol. And evidence of long-term health benefits is emerging, too: drinking at least 100 millilitres (about half a cup) of green tea a day seems to lower the risk of developing depression and dementia. So, what sort of tea could actually help you cope with anxiety during this time and what about overdoing it – can you ever over-do it when it comes to herbal tea – what then?

We are joined by Retang Phaahla - Co-founder and Managing Director of Setsong Tea Crafters. Her core responsibility is Product Development which entails the commercialisation of Indigenous and traditional herbs and foods…

According to the National Stock Theft Prevention Forum (NSTPF), livestock to the value of R1.24 billion were stolen in South Africa during the 2018/2019 year – but the introduction of Drone Technology is currently seen as a remedy for farmers to protect their livestock.

We are joined by 23-year-old Drone Pilot Ziphezinhle Gabuza, better known as Boyzee, from Ladysmith in Kwazulu-Natal who is spearheading Sernick Group’s drone research team that is working on developing applications to use the unmanned aircraft for cattle detection, weight and pasture management. They also hope to innovate drone use in rural security to prevent stock theft. He joins us to explain what all of this means…

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Have you been having dreams that bother you?

We have Traditional healer, Gogo Magosha joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams.

Today’s Talking Points;

1. Can you really dream Lotto numbers...Dreams and instant fortune - we’ve seen this concept in movies, but can it happen?

2. Dreams and the future... If you are able to dream of certain things that happen in life, does it mean you have psychic abilities?
- People who are able to dream of working somewhere, see themselves there and only realise later in life when they eventually find themselves there that they dreamt of where they are.
- People who are able to see a company shut down and not know where and how, and years later see Media 24 shutting down and retrenchments taking place and they are part of the retrenched.

3. Using dreams to heal... Can I channel my dreams to dig into my subconscious and help me deal with my buried traumas? How do I do it?

Are males are enrolling in higher education at alarmingly low rates, and should we be worried enough to try and reverse the trend? Professor Ian Glenn wrote a piece that questions whether; men are on the academic endangered list

Professor Ian Glenn is a Research Associate in Communications Sciences at the University of the Free State and Emeritus Professor of Media Studies at the University of Cape Town.

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Have you been having dreams that bother you?
We have Traditional healer, Gogo Ntombiyamanzi joining today to help us understand our dreams – everything from understanding & interpretation and the significance of dreams. Send us a WhatsApp message if you wish to engage with Gogo Ntombiyamanzi… Do it now!
Today’s Talking Points;
1. What are Lucid Dreams and how do they differ from normal dreams?
2. Is there a relationship between sleep paralysis (Segateledi) and our dreams?
3. In the context of relationships – why do we meet people & feel as though we’ve seen them in our dreams – does this mean they are our true love?
4. Can you dream of the person you’re destined to be with in life?
5. Can we use our dreams to creatively solve problems in our lives?

What has the #LockdownSA inspired you to do? Today on #LockdownCommunity we catch up with the Ladima Foundation, a Pan-African non-profit organisation founded with the aim of contributing to correcting the major imbalances within the film, TV and content industries which recently hosted a short-film competition – aimed at African women during the world-altering Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdown – has already gained significant interest. Ladima Foundation Co-founder, Lara Utian-Preston spoke to our producer, Kgabo Maila.

- As an extension, we were interested to know how African women to shared their stories about the personal, economic, and social impact of Covid-19 in Africa. And 2 South African women who created brave and powerful films that reflected the extremely difficult circumstances that many African women are facing during this pandemic join us for a chat.

Filmmakers, Fezeka Tholakele from the movie; “Blunder” and Aurelia Straton from the movie, “I’ll Call You Later” are our guests later on as we wrap up the week!

Today marks the end of the 23rd International AIDS Conference – known as AIDS 2020 – which happens between 6-10 July 2020 under the theme; Resilience. AIDS 2020 gathered more than 20,000 participants from more than 170 countries. Yesterday we spoke to a South African speaker, HIV/Aids Researcher & UKZN Professor Thumbi Ndang’a and today we wanted to touch base with an international speaker from the event.

We speak to Program Director at New York based NGO, Latino Commission on Aids Mr Luciano Reberte who describes himself as a Latino Gay Immigrant living with HIV and as an advocate for the LGBTIQ & HIV Rights.

The first virtual International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020) is on!
AIDS 2020: Virtual enables delegates to access and engage with the latest HIV science, advocacy and knowledge traditionally presented at the conference. We are joined by one of this year’s conference speakers - Professor Thumbi Ndung’u, who is the Deputy Director, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI). He is additionally the Programme Director for the Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE) and holds a Professorship at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Today on #LeadersOfIndustries we profile leaders of industries weekly and today we decided to head over to Kenya and speak to the founder of Africa Tweet Chat, a platform that serves to link & lead digital conversations in Marketing Careers with professionals across the continent. The young & vibrant Janet Machuka launched Africa Tweet Chat in 2018 to bring together the continent’s best digital trainers to a central conversation that can enable young & existing influencers, digital marketers, brands and individuals to learn more and champion the narrative about Africa… Janet joins us all the way from Kenya a little later!