Guest: Monde Sithole

Guest: Tracey

NASA scientists announce the first unambiguous detection of water molecules on the lunar surface – a breakthrough that could help facilitate an eventual crewed mission to Mars.

GUEST: DR ADRIANA MARAIS - Theoretical Physicist and Technologist. Aspiring Extraterrestrial, Founder of Proudly Human.

Mary Metcalfe has worked in education since 1974 as a teacher, principal, and lecturer. After working in the field of remedial education, she lectured at the Johannesburg College of Education and the University of the Witwatersrand. From 1994 – 2004 she served as the MEC for Education and then for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Land Affairs in Gauteng.
She was the Head of the School of Education at Wits from 2005 to 2009 before joining the Department of Higher Education and Training as Director General in 2009. She served on the General Education Advisory Board of the Open Society Foundations from 2005 to 2016 and was chairperson from 2013.

GUEST: NONCEDO MADUBEDUBE – Equal Education General Secretary

GUEST: ZAKHENI NGUBO – FOUNDER & CEO OF SYAFUNDA

A diverse Group of outdoor therapy enthusiast sharing an approach to healing through adventures in the wilderness.

GUEST: BELAL ABDUSSALAM - Founder Insight Seekers

The 2020 Skal International Sustainable Tourism Awards was presented at their annual general assembly on Saturday 17 October 2020. This year's world congress assembly was held virtually after the intended Croatian event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The virtual assembly, together with the presentation of its internationally acclaimed awards, gave a glimmer of hope while the tourism economy of the world is recovering from the COVID19 lockdown, and some regions going back into strict regulations.

GUEST: JOHAN VAN SCHALKWYK – Marketing Manager Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa

Earlier this year the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards was presented as an online event. The NSTF requests the lists of top performers in physical science and mathematics (in the National Senior Certificate exams) from all the provincial education departments.

At least two students from each province are selected, based on their performance (of 90% and above for the average of both subjects), as well as their chosen field of study.

GUEST: SIPHOKAZI MAGAGULA – 18 Years Studying towards a BSc (Mathematical Sciences) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
 Bursary: Sasol Foundation

“How Covid-19 changed community engagement in South Africa's low income areas" an article put together by Myrna van Pinxteren and Christopher J Colvin

GUEST: DR. MYRNA VAN PINXTEREN - Research Coordinator in the division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Public Health at the University of Cape Town.

A movement to stop police brutality in Nigeria has taken over the streets – and international headlines. #EndSARS, the youth-led movement demanding an end to police violence, and specifically to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has created a moment of reckoning for Nigeria’s government. Why #EndSARS protests are different, and what lessons they hold for Nigeria is an article written byour guest today.

GUEST: DR. DAMILOLA AGBALAJOBI - Lecturer Political Science at Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria

We received a tweet from Noel Crowie telling us about a community initiative in Ocean’s View in Cape Town. They are an organic farm and call themselves the Kos Gangsters

GUEST: SOFIA GRODES – Chairperson Oceanview Organic Farmers Cooperative and parent organisation to the Kos Gangsters Initiative