Charles Nyuykonge, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Global Dialogue, in Pretoria, talks about the African Union's Agenda 2063: Goals

Author and traveller, Lerato Mogoatlhe, talks about her book "Vagabond - Wandering through Africa on faith" that tells the story of her travels through the continent

During the 50th Anniversary of the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon held on the 20 April 2019, Advocate Marukgwane Moremogolo ran reading Zakes Mda’s The Zulus of New York.

He spoke to us about the purpose of reading a book while running, to raise awareness of the importance of books and literacy.

The campaign will see Advocate Moremogolo running the second half of Comrades Marathon reading a book to raise more than 600 books for the National Book Week in September 2019.

Internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Gregory Maqoma spoke about his illustrious career which started in the late 1980’s. We are later joined by his two guests : textile and knitwear designer, Laduma Ngxokolo and Thuthuka Sibisi -Composer, director and theatre-maker.

Reatile Moalusi –documentary photographer spoke about debunking myths about vitiligo through his art exhibition titled “Molelo Wa Badimo”.

Colleen Higgs, founder of Modjaji Books spoke about Modjaji Books ,an independent feminist press that publishes Southern African women writers. Modjaji Books fills a gap by providing a platform for serious and ground-breaking writing by new and established women writers with brave voices.

Professor Talita Greyling, a researcher in the field of wellbeing economics and development economics at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) along with Auckland University of Technology’s Dr Stephanie Rossouw have developed a ‘happiness index’ that measures the emotional temperature of the economy and track the country’s happiness sentiment.
Professor Talita Greyling spoke about how governments are able to influence the gross national level through the institutional and policy framework they establish.

Yase Godlo the Director of Mandela Day and outreach programmes at the Nelson Mandela Foundation spoke about the new strategy for Mandela Day and goals over the next 10 years.

We are later joined by Gareth van Onselen, Head of Politics and Governance at the SA Institute of Race Relations who gave an analysis of SA’s elections and what the results mean for the future of SA.

Professor Tobias Barnard - Director of Water and Health Research Centre within the Faculty of Health Science at the University of Johannesburg talks about a new mobile laboratory developed by the University of Johannesburg aimed at combatting disease outbreaks, Escherichia coli and sewage in water.

Members Ndumiso Manana and Philip Scheibel of South African/ German jazz and neo soul group Seba Kaapstad joined us in-studio to talk about the group and their new album titled, Thina,