Since its launch on 15 February 2019, the NRC supports the Read to Lead Campaign and the President Cyril Ramaphosa’s renewed call to improve reading nationally – from the classroom to the living room. In the endeavour to build a community around reading, the NRC is networking reading clubs across the country to extend the permeation of the reading culture across the country.

GUEST: GODWIN KHOSA - CEO of the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT)

Rhino conservation and Mapungubwe feature in the adventure for tweens book THE GOLDEN RHINO by Griffin Shea.

Zazi Books’ first fiction title for middle grade readers is Never Mashamba’s 12th birthday couldn’t go worse. His father, the scientific genius Dr. Mashamba, is shot and wounded by poachers. But the criminals are really after the hybrid rhino calf Sipho, which his father crossbred against all odds.

GUEST:GRIFFIN SHEA – Author of “The Golden Rhino

Guest: Kopano Dijwe

Southern Guild in Cape Town and Friedman Benda in New York galleries will co-present iThongo (Ancestral Dreamscape), a solo exhibition by Andile Dyalvane, at Southern Guild in Cape Town (10 December, 2020 – 5 February, 2021) and Friedman Benda (3 June – 2 July 2021).

GUEST: ANDILE DYALVANE – Artist

On Saturday, 14 November, Trinityhouse Little Falls learner, Carleigh Palmer took top honours in the Taste Bud Battle, South Africa’s premier kids and teens cooking and baking competition. The Taste Bud Battle Final Cook-Off was held at the Capsicum Culinary Studio in Rosebank, Johannesburg.

GUEST: CARLEIGH PALMER – Grade 7 Student Young Chef

The PepsiCo Foundation announced programs that will bring much-needed access to water and sanitation for thousands of people in South Africa. Currently, over three million people do not have access to a basic water supply service, and 14.1 million people do not have access to safe sanitation.

GUEST: JUSTIN SMITH - Head of Business Development Unit, WWF-South Africa Business Partnerships, Marketing and Fundraising

Guest: Madri Engelbrecht

SAMA Award winning musician Matthew Mole recently added his voice in calling for increased ocean protection within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in South Africa, in partnership with local environmental NPO, WILDTRUST. South Africa currently only protects 5% of its oceans and the need to increase this is urgent.

GUEST: RUTH MTHEMBU – Strategic Manager for Communication at Wild Oceans a programme of The Wild Trust

SA musician, documentary maker and artist Jack Mantis has just won Best Music Video at this year’s Hollywood South Film Festival for the video to his single Beth - work created by Mantis and German director Roman Muelleger.

GUEST: JACK MANTIS – Artist WWW.JACKMANTISBAND.COM

The 2020 Jazz & Classical Encounters Festival Vol 2 @ Spier Amphitheatre featuring
some of South Africa’s jazz and classical artists takes place this afternoon from 1pm. Pianist Paul Hanmer and Guitarist and Singer Neo Muyanga, will present a shoe entitled “in Conversation”. They will present new material written especially for this festival.

Telkom, and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have announced a partnership to launch a new streaming channel, TelkomONE. The mobile operator channel will house the public broadcaster's free-to-air radio and TV channels.

GUEST : IAN PLAATJIES – COO (Chief Operating Officer) SABC