Our guest presenter today was businesswomen and television personality, Basetsane Kumalo. We chatted about her book "Bassie: My Journey of Hope" and were also joined by her two chosen guests, Doreen Morris and Dr Tshidi Gule.

Gustav Praekelt - Co-Founder of Turn.io spoke about his behaviour change chat platform for social impact. Turn.io is a product that leverages messaging platforms for social impact

Sanele Ngubane, copywriter at TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris's spoke to us about being one of the winners of the #Pendorings2019 Awards .

TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris took top honours , claiming this year's Umpetha Award.

12 year old Olwami Shangase spoke about how her book helped her heal the pain of discovering that her biological father had rejected her before she was born. Her book, Rejected Treasure is available to buy from the publisher’s website www.writeonchapbooks.co.za at a cost of R95 or Adam’s Bookstore at R120.

Our Thought Leaders were Juanette John – CSIR Environmental health scientist and Barbara Creecy - Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries.
Juanette John spoke about the impact of the current heatwave on human health and climate change mitigation and Minister Barbara Creecy discussed the risks facing SA’s biodiversity.

Karel Nel is the senior advising curator of the Norval Foundation and consult for a number of private and public museums across the globe. He spoke to us about the COSMOS Project where he is working with an international team of astronomers on an ambitious project mapping a two square degree field of the universe.

Young journalist Dimpho spoke to us about the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator 2019 event, a platform of discussion that focused on youth unemployment and skills development.

Legendary musician Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse spoke about The Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival 80th Birthday Edition which takes place on Saturday 9 November 2019.

Maps Maponyane & Thomas Savage spoke about their new restaurant Buns Out, which officially opened its doors a month ago in Linden. It focuses solely on burgers in all its glorious forms: classic, veggie, gourmet and even vegan.

Nicholas Dyer is an award-winning wildlife photographer who lives a nomadic lifestyle journeying through eastern and southern Africa. He spoke to us about his book, co-authored with Peter Blinston titled Painted Wolves: A Wild Dog’s Life is their story. It is told with insight and passion from two people who know them well, each with their own unique perspective on this endearing animal.
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