Radio 2000 Mixes

Former Springbok captain and scrum-half, Joost van der Westhuizen hailed a true leader and champion for putting the spotlight on motor neuron disease. Joost founded the J9 Foundation to help those suffering from the disease. He died yesterday after battling the disease since 2011. Sakina Kamwendo speaks J9 foundation Marketing and Public relations officer, Claire Grobler

Yellow Monday with Gareth Carter - Director of WeDoRecover.com
Mr. Carter is an internationally accredited addictions Councillor and have run addiction treatment clinics in the UK and South Africa.
We are talking about the symptoms of drug addiction, understanding recovery options and rehab process. Which was inspired by the outbreak of the latest vampire-like horror from South Africa’s drug world called “Bluetooth”‚ after the technology which connects different electronic devices.
But for the addicts practicing it‚ say experts‚ “Bluetooth” almost certainly means infection with potentially deadly diseases and possible death.
A tiny bag of Nyaope – also known as whoonga, whose ingredients are said to include heroin among other drugs including anti-retrovirals‚ although this is disputed - costs R30 and is enough for one person. Solomon Matejoana‚ 19‚ said if they were a group of three addicts but only have a single hit‚ one will inject himself with the drug and share his blood with the others

#LoveAloud #MarriageTalk with Mo&Phindi;
Mo & Phindi, self-made relationship strategists and Authors. Today we will be talking about the importance of making time for your spouse.

In this busy, chaotic world of daily activities, tasks and schedules, it is easy to forget that the person you chose to spend your life with is the person who can make your days brighter and the road ahead easier to travel. For most couples, the key to improving their relationship is to make it a priority to spend more time together.

Men and women see time differently in relationships. For many men, just spending time together is “enough.” Not so for women. Women are typically looking for the magical moments during the time spent together to feel heard, loved and sexy. This basic difference means that relationships can struggle; when it comes to how time is spent together and its value to the overall relationship. Men are looking for the fun, the laughter, the humor, the sex. Women are looking for all these things, plus connection.

The situation has returned to normal in Vuwani and surrounding villages outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. This after some protesting residents called off the shut down of services after the provincial government acceded to their demand. They were calling for the MEC for cooperative governance Makoma Makhurupetja to withdraw all the services that were being rendered by the new LIM345 municipality as they do not want to fall under it. Community leaders say learners have also gone back to school this morning after they lost time for learning yesterday. Witness Tiva reports

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana says his department is yet to identify a specific pesticide to deal with the recent armyworm outbreak. The worm has been positively identified in Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo. The pest is also reportedly causing havoc in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. Phanuel Shuma has the details

Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian markets which are trading lower as global markets fall on policy uncertainty, Botswana's growth to double as commodity sales rebound and reviews the 1st day of the Mining Indaba.

South Africans will have to fork out up to 14 percent more for medical aid this year. Most open medical aid schemes will charge their members substantial increases because many more people checked into hospital last year, increasing medical inflation. It has also emerged that medical aid schemes have been detecting millions of rands in fraudulent transactions. Senior Reporter Angela Bolowana filed this report.

Journalists will only be allowed to work within a specific area, in Parliament, during Thursday's State of the Nation (SONA) address. This is according to the Parliamentary Press Gallery Association (PGA) which has expressed alarm at the decision. This comes after a recent pledge by the Secretary to Parliament, Gengezi Mgidlana, that there won't be any extra security measures for SONA.

Nerina Visser, Strategist & Advisor at ETFSA looks at key pointers from Minister Mosebenzi Zwane delivered the keynote address to open the Mining Indaba yesterday and US President Trump has signed many executive orders since his inauguration just over 2 weeks ago, one of these relate to relaxing some of the financial regulations that were introduced after the global financial crisis in 2008. What is some of the potential implication of this?

Former Springbok captain and scrum-half, Joost van der Westhuizen, has been hailed a true leader and champion for putting the spotlight on motor neuron disease. Joost founded the J9 Foundation to help those suffering from the disease. He died yesterday after battling the disease since 2011. This report by Simone Burke in Johannesburg