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In the JHB Studio, Family Interview + Family Business: Dr Malinga, Record Label Owner, Award Winning Artist, Actor, Businessman

Dr Malinga is on a mission to create generational wealth, by building resorts Lingas Resorts, all over the country starting in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The long term goal is to expand the franchises to other parts of South Africa.

Dr Malinga's Soshanguve resort is finally open for business, and the artist says the place was "packed" in its first week. 

As for the Lingas Resort in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, he says , while still under construction, it is massive. He plans on setting up accommodation there as well. 

Born in Temba, Hammanskraal
Earlier in his career he won a Mazda 3, which he sold and bought a Venture that was ultimately stolen from him at gunpoint
He has been an Ambassador of South African Tourism
He does not drink or smoke
His first big hit was Casanova with Dj Choice and it was nominated for record of the year, and his Second big hit was Father to be with Kalawa Jazmee newcomers, Black Motion which was also nominated for awards.
He believes he deserves to be a living legend because he created his own dance moves, has a unique voice that everyone likes and is a man of many talents

South Africa is home to many aspiring entrepreneurs and with the unemployment rate currently sitting at over 29%, it may just be the answer to South Africa’s shrinking economy. Starting a business is one of the popular New Year’s resolutions , here on #PhatJoeAndTheFamily we love profiling businesses hoping that will encourage you …..but what is the outlook for entrepreneurship in 2020?

According to a study by the  Seed Academy, key challenges for entrepreneurs include: inability to raise funds, finding customers, wearing too many hats, followed by lack of guidance, slow sales, customers paying late and unpredictability of business conditions.
22% of entrepreneurs have revenue of less than R10,000 per year and the majority of post revenue entrepreneurs (26%) have revenue between R50 – R100,000 per year

Guest: Matsi Modise, Founder Furaha Afrika and Vice Chairperson Simodisa ( An Association established as a powerful industry led initiative to specifically address – and determine – what can be done to overcome the barriers that SMEs and start-ups face)

#Back2School Special:  Today is the first day of school in 2020 for many schools in South Africa.  Social Media platforms will be flooded with pictures of bundles of joy in their uniforms, in front of their schools, inside their classrooms.

However there are many risks that may come with oversharing which can lead to unintended consequences as such kidnapping, cyberbullying, misuse of these photos amongst other things. Lerato Ntwampe , A Social Media Legal Consultant 
will share a few cautionary tips to help parents to keep their children safe.

Some studies suggest that kids will have well over 1,000 pictures of them on social media well before they’re 5 years old. And those pictures and the information that comes with them, they’re not private.

Guest: Lerato Ntwampe , A Social Media Legal Consultant

Studio| #FamilyBookClub: December is the month of marriages, and according to statistics most folks part, separate or divorce in January. Maybe your new year’s resolution is finding love…. Using The 111-page book Author,  Tintswalo Christian Nkuna, who published her first book, Single, Again in 2019 aims to reach out to people who are neglecting their dreams to run after love . And those who have been hurt and are struggling to move on that it is possible to start afresh.

Tintswalo Christian Nkuna is a public speaker, a personal development coach, and the Author of a book titled Single Again. She is a single mother of one and the founder of Wise Maidens Network, an organization that empowers, coaches and supports single mothers.

Tracklist:
1. The Roots - What They Do
2. Jay Z feat Pharrell - Excuse Me Miss
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INTERVIEW: The competition commission has put measures in place with regards to the pricing of school uniforms. We’ll speak to Sipho Ngwema from the Competition Commission and we’ll also speak to a school uniform manufacturer.

While others got off to a good start of their schooling- the same cannot be said to some learners at Copeville Combined School in Pietermaritzburg. Some learners were denied an entry into the school as they did not have proper documentation. We spoke to one of the parents at the school, Thobile Ngubo. We also spoke to MEC of Education in KwaZulu Natal, Kwazi Mshengu on this matter

Earlier this week we spoke to Melissa (pseudo name) regarding her unhappiness with the Standerton Magistrate’s court granting the man who allegedly raped and impregnated her 12 year old daughter R1 000 bail. Here is a short clip of how that conversation went…

Melissa also joined us again for an update on this matter.

We also spoke to The Association of Regional Magistrates Southern Africa (ARMSA) responding to reports that magistrates do not know the law when it comes to rape and gender based violence. Magistrate Vincent Ratshibvumo, Spokesperson for the Association of Regional Magistrates Southern Africa joins us on the line to set the record straight. We also probed him to educate us on what conditions/ considerations are taken in granting or refusing bail in such cases as Melissa and her 12 year old daughter

Every Wednesday from 10:15 iKwekwezi FM dedicates a slot where it meets and talks to people living with disabled. Insights, advises and wisdom is share to the various communities.

Businessman Richard Maponya was laid to rest earlier today. The pioneering Soweto businessman died last week at the age of 99. Maponya Mall was built by Maponya in 2007. The Maponya family co-owns the mall with JSE-listed property company Redefine. We’ll speak to Monalisa Sam, First Centre Manager at Maponya Mall.

Guest: Monalisa Sam, First Centre Manager at Maponya Mall, 082 957 5581
• You worked under him for 2 years. What type of a boss was he?
• He also mentored you, what kind of lessons did he impart to you?
• What’s your most memorable moment with him?
• What lessons can young entrepreneurs draw from his life if they want to emulate and do better than him?

Background info:
Richard John Pelwana Maponya, GCOB,[1] (24 December 1920[1] – 6 January 2020[2]) was a South African entrepreneur and property developer best known for building a business empire despite the restrictions of apartheid and his determination to see the Soweto township develop economically.
Born in Thlabine, near Lenyenye (about 20km west of Tzaneen), Maponya, at the age of 24,[3] then a teacher, took a job as a stock taker at a clothing maker and subsequently won a promotion for both himself and his white manager. In gratitude, the manager sold Maponya soiled clothing and offcuts, which he resold in Soweto. With the capital acquired he attempted to open a clothing retailer in Soweto, but was blocked by the government's refusal to grant him a licence—–despite intervention by the law firm created by Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela.[4] Instead, in the early 1950s, Maponya and his wife Marina (a cousin of Nelson Mandela) established the Dube Hygienic Dairy, which employed a fleet of boys on bicycles to deliver milk to customers in Soweto who had no access to electricity or refrigeration.[5] By the 1970s the retail empire had grown to include several general stores, car dealerships and filling stations.[4]
On 27 September 2007 Richard Maponya opened the Maponya Mall in Soweto. It holds more than 2