Clive Amsel, CEO of WRAPP (Waste Recycling Application), which is a fairly new waste recycling solution that connects independent truck owners and the customers who need waste removed via an easy-to-use mobile app, speaks about the Kiickbutt initiative. The initiative aims to demonstrate the magnitude of the damage caused by the irresponsible discarding of cigarette butts.

Our guest presenter was Wendy Knowler who has, for the past 20 years, specialised in consumer journalism, both in print and on radio. She spoke to us about her illustrious career and helping consumers with common consumer protection issues. Her two chosen guests were Magauta Mphahlele Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman and Dr Harris Steinman, Director of: FACTS - Food and Allergy Consulting and Testing Services.

Alexis Salaman, co-founder of education nonprofit organisation Youth Potential South Africa spoke about Little Free Library. Little Free Libraries with about 90,000 globally, are tiny wooden boxes filled with books.

We were joined in studio by Happy Sekele, grade 11 pupil from Stanza Bopape in Mamelodi, and Cwenga Dilata from Aurora Girls High in Soweto.

They both participated in the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s “AI in Africa” Bootcamps which aim to prepare youth for the workplace of the future, by merging artificial intelligence skills with social values, ethics and creative thinking.

Alexis Grosskopf co-founder of Ocean Hub Africa, spoke about the African Impact Accelerator Launched in Cape Town to Support Ocean Economy Innovation. Around the world, ocean-impact accelerators are emerging as societies start to realise the importance of focusing efforts and investments towards healthier oceans.

Our Thought Leader Elnari Potgieter, Lead Author of the SARB at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, spoke about a recent survey which found that 84.4% of South Africans feel reconciliation is impossible as long as corruption continues.

We were later joined by Ms Nocawe Mafu, deputy minister of Sports, Arts and Culture who spoke about the 2019 Reconciliation Day commemoration in KwaZulu Natal and Paul Ash, Sunday Times Travel Editor spoke about volcano tourism after the recent New Zealand eruption

Roelie Kloppers,project executant and head of the KwaZulu-Natal-based Wildlands, a programme of the WildTrust, spoke to us about the community-owned Somkhanda Game Reserve.

Simon Attwell (banjo), Julio Sigauque (bass) and Congolese lead singer Chris Bakalanga (guitar), together with South African drummer Unity Mzi form part of a band known as Congo Cowboys.

The band joined us in studio to talk about their music which draws on the foot stomping qualities of Bluegrass & Country, reimagined through Kwassa Kwassa African rhythms and Soukous guitar.

We spoke to celebrity chef Zola Nene, who won a Gourmand World Cookbook Award earlier this year for her book, Simply Zola. She discussed the book which includes recipes for unpretentious dishes that are big on flavour, but simple to make.

Christelle Colman, Managing Director of Elite Risk Acceptances spoke to us about South African fine art prices have risen by 33% over the past decade, compared to an 18% increase globally.

The AfrAsia Bank South Africa urges all South African art collectors to ascertain the current market value of their artworks and to ensure that they are sufficiently covered with the necessary policy extensions.