Radio 2000 Mixes

INTERVIEW: Nontobeko Mandisa Mzimela failed matric four times and finally passed on her the fifth try. Not only did she pass but she bagged two distinctions while she was at it. She joins us on the line from eSikhaleni in northern KZN.

The Glenzito Superdrive is designed to be fun, easy with a bit of va va voom.

Passenger recourse
insurance
Festive season
Comair had a lot of delays
Kind of tickets that they book
Plane that was supposed to land in umtata and was returned, what happens in instances like that?

737 that crashed last week

Max series ungrounding

Guest: Sbonga Zungu, Founder of iNkanyezi Tution Centre

It is through her adversity, and life’s unforeseen challenges that founder of Nkanyezi Tuition Centre, Sbonga Zungu was inspired and encouraged to embark on this journey of creating a safe space, and a place of hope not only for children and their parents/guardians, but for the nurturing or talents and potential.

Amid her son’s diagnosis with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 2012, Ms Zungu and her husband, struggled to secure a school that would accommodate their 5-year-old son, at the time.

The intention was to locate an institution that would embrace Nkanyezi’s unique innate talents, encourage his creativity, while supporting his mental and physical development. Customized attention has always been a crucial need to ensure that their son is afforded a conducive place of learning, and mental growth while the focus on the child’s “learning-speed” also forms part of the objective.

Being able to find a suitable school can be a tedious process, which in turn could discourage some parents. Through the birth of Nkanyezi Tuition Centre, Ms Zungu hopes to assist other parents who may have had similar journey or a lonely pathway through finding an appropriate school for their child.

Operating as one of the Equation Educators SA’s 107 centres across South Africa, the Nkanyezi Tuition Centre will serve learners with special needs, from Grade R to 7.

#FamilyInterview|Nompumelelo “Mrs Mops” Mophatlane, cast member Real housewives of Johannesburg

She calls herself the ‘queen of shade’
She is the quintessential housewife married to an IT mogul, Isaac Mophatlane.
Born in Tsakane, east of Johannesburg, Mrs Mops is a drama and theatre graduate from Tshwane University of Technology. The mother of three enjoys boxing and yoga.

#Back2School Special: The focus is on education and some of the initiatives that can help young people excel in school and also prepare them for tertiary or life after Grade 12. Perhaps they can motivate you too to make a positive contribution in your community

Established in 2014, Phakamani Young Minds Academy is a non-profit organisation providing academic assistance to learners throughout their schooling career – from foundation phase right up to their final year of secondary schooling. They operate in Freedom Park and Eldorado Park

Guest: Bokang Mokoena, Founder, Phakamani Young Minds Academy

They focus on after-school tutoring that enhances content knowledge through reinforcing work done by educators in classrooms, the provision of extra lessons, homework supervision, exam preparation, extramural activities and facilitating learning in a safe environment. Supporting learners with little help at home, PYMA ensures that like other students, all our beneficiaries submit completed homework at school.
They also provide access to post-school opportunities (such as tertiary education, learnerships and employment) to matriculants who require it, as well as encourage them to return and help others do the same

#Back2School Special: How do we best approach this academic year?

Life coach and speaker Thabo Magano is urging society to discard the idea that a matric fail or not getting the perfect marks is permanent failure.

“We need to remove the permanency of the moment and do away with the idea that if you fail matric you did not achieve the entry level to life”
 
Affectionately known as Coach T, Magano works with high school and university students offering life coaching, transformational talks, individual and group tutoring and also hosts educational and subject enrichment workshops

#Back2School Special: The focus is on education and some of the initiatives that can help young people excel in school and also prepare them for tertiary or life after Grade 12

We talk to movers and shakers within the education sector….PSconnect is an easy to use online system that connects high school learners to over 450 universities, TVET colleges as well as funding schemes around the country; exposing learners to careers, funds and courses in post-secondary education. 

Guest: Thabiso Ramadiba, Co- Founder PS Connect and PS Foundation

As an  Edutech expert, Thabiso engages in topics surrounding education such as late applications, matric results, career guidance, fees must fall, etc.

PS Foundation, in partnership with corporations, offer an innovative rural career development programme for Grade 8-12 Learners as well as the youth  from disadvantaged communities in which these corporations operate in.  These programmes –which run annually- aim to promote community development and sustainability by increasing the number of employable and skilled graduates to access and localize jobs opportunities within their respective communities and abroad. 

Since 2018, the rural career development programme has assisted 5000 learners in various provinces such as Limpopo, Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape as well as the Western Cape. The program has been impactful by enabling 70% of learners to further their studies after high school.

Friends, former colleagues and family of the late businessman icon Richard Maponya gathered at the Rosebank Union Church in Rosebank for his memorial service. Maponya died on Monday morning at a hospital in Johannesburg after a short illness at the age of 99. He started his business empire in Soweto in the 1950's. Maponya's business interests included retail stores, car dealerships and property development. Here is how his nephew William Maponya remembers him....

Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was buried in his hometown of Kerman earlier today, just hours after Iran attacked two Iraqi military bases that house US troops in retaliation for the US airstrike that killed him. Soleimani was killed by a drone strike in Baghdad on Friday in a dramatic escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran. We spoke to Na'eem Jeenah, Executive Director of the Afro- Middle East Centre in Johannesburg, He is currently in Iran.