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14 September 2017 - The Chairman and founder of Southern African Disabled Musicians Association Mr. John Mothopeng - who is a blind musician himself.

Heritage Month in Barberton, Mpumalanga will be celebrated in a different and a very exciting way. Musicians from different provinces will come to Barberton to showcase their talents, this, brought to the city by Southern African Disabled Musicians Association (SADMA). The concert will feature recorded disabled musicians in a concert to be held on Saturday 23 September at Barberton Town Hall. These musicians, although, disabled and disadvantaged felt it encumbered upon themselves to share their humble experience with other musicians who find themselves in the same position as they were. We chat to The Chairman and founder of Southern African Disabled Musicians Association Mr. John Mothopeng - who is a blind musician himself.

Marthé Kotze - Programme Manager: Information & Awareness

SA Federation for Mental Health

In South Africa, the start of September 2017 brought the devastating news that an 8-year-old pupil in Mpumalanga had taken his own life while at school. Abroad, yet another public figure - Chester Bennington – committed suicide earlier this year, following what seems to have been a long struggle with mental illness. This has raised many questions in our minds, most of them left unanswered. What would lead a child to suicide? Could we have prevented this? How can a world-renowned star feel there is nothing left to live for? 10 September 2017 was World Suicide Prevention Day and the theme this year is 'Take a minute, change a life'. Marthé Kotze - Programme Manager: Information & Awareness SA Federation for Mental Health chats to us

Ari Seirlis CEO - Quad Para Association of South Africa (QASA)
The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) declared 5 September as World Spinal Cord Injury day. This is the 2nd year that World SCI Day was celebrated worldwide. This year the theme is YES WE CAN and emphasises the fact that people with spinal cord injury after having received good quality rehabilitation, celeb the opportunity of playing sport, succeeding in employment, having successful relationships, driving vehicles, participate in art and culture activities and fulfilling a meaningful role in society. Ari Seirlis CEO - Quad Para Association of South Africa (QASA) explains

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Personal care brand Dove has found itself in the midst of a social media storm after it released a series of images that showed a black woman turning white after using its soap.

A video of a woman assaulted and handcuffed after her three-year-old daughter apparently relieved herself outside the Usave Shoprite in Cosmo City goes viral.

The Annual DstvFestival and Bafana Bafana win against Burkina Faso.

The EFF yesterday announced the expulsion of six councillors who voted with the ANC in Mogale City municipality. The party said the councillors contravened the EFF decision not to attend the Mogale City budget vote council meeting in which the ANC needed its budget to be passed. We speak to EFF National spokesperson, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi..

Investment Analyst, Lungile Malinga looks at how are Asian Markets doing after Chinese markets were closed all of last week and what we should look out for in terms of data points this week.

27Four Investments' Nadir Thokan looks at US jobs numbers that came out on Friday, the contrasting foreign influence into our bond market vs equity market this year and outlook for listed property in a weak economic environment.

SACP General Secretary Dr Blade Nzimande has urged members of his party to stop lamenting but to act decisively against gender based violence. He was speaking at the SACP's Red October Campaign launch in Johannesburg on Sunday. The 2017 Red October Campaign focussed on the abuse of women and children and attack on members of the LGBTG community.

The process of arbitration between the families of the victims of Life Esidimeni together with government is starting today. This follows recommendations by the Health Ombud that an alternative dispute resolution process must be implemented as part of helping families of the Esidimeni victims to find closure. More than 100 Life Esidimeni mental patients died after they were transfered to unlicenced NGO's by government. We speak to Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke

KwaZulu-Natal ANC Chairperson, Sihle Zikalala, has criticised party members who discredit presidential hopefuls who are not their preferred candidates. Zikalala was addressing the ANCYL's 73rd anniversary celebrations in uMlazi, south of Durban. He also called on those leaders jockeying for the ANC's top position to come and assure party members that they will remain in the organisation, regardless of who will be elected during the party's National conference in December. Vusi Makhosini reports