Justin Coomber an adventure/documentary photographer from Cape Town, spoke about his 2500km cycling journey from Musina in Limpopo to Cape Town.
With his one-month long campaign, Justin hopes to raise R 150 000.00 on donations to support the Warrior on Wheels Foundation, an organisation that helps disabled kids.

Ryan Sanderson, Exhibition Director of Africa Health Exhibition and Conferences, spoke about the increasing demands on healthcare systems in Africa, which is influenced by the rising non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, hypertension, diabetes and heart disease.

He explained how the Africa Health Exhibition will be at the forefront of discussions focusing on how technology and innovation is transforming the healthcare system on the African continent.

We spoke to Pam Yako, South African Tourism Baord Chair about Africa's Travel Indaba which is showcasing Southern Africa’s best tourism products at the Durban International Convention Centre.

Canadian Stand up comedian Russell Peters is returning to South Africa as part of his brand new Deported World Tour. We spoke to him about his upcoming three city tour in South Africa which is organised by Comedy Central and Real Concerts.

THANDO HOPA, MODEL ACTRESS, WRITER, LAWYER , ACTIVIST

Khulile Vilakazi-Ofosu -chief executive and founder of the Sibahle doll collection. (The trendy dolls have lifelike afro-textured hair that can be plaited and African names like Bontle and Nobuhle)

SAMUKELISIWE JALI - Ad hoc Lecturer at University of KwaZulu-Natal and Admitted Attorney of the High Court in the Republic of South Africa.

PROFESSOR ROB BLUMENSCHINE, CHIEF SCIENTIST AT PAST (THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC TRUST).

DANELA CONTI BRYANT - Decorex Cape Town 2019 Designer Spotlight (Exhibitor of the Danela Conti Bryant brand )

Decorex Cape Town brings global décor trends home

This year’s premier décor and design exhibition, Decorex Cape Town, will focus on the continent’s influence through its 2019 theme, “Designing for Africa – feels like home”. The region’s leading design visionaries will converge at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from May 1 to 5, showcasing innovative décor solutions that incorporate global trends.

Dr. Yjan Gordon- research scientist in astrophysics at the University of Manitoba in Canada

First black hole photo confirms Einstein’s theory of relativity

Black holes are long-time superstars of science fiction. But their Hollywood fame is a little strange given that no-one has ever actually seen one – at least, until now. If you needed to see to believe, then thank the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which has just produced the first ever direct image of a black hole. This amazing feat required global collaboration to turn the Earth into one giant telescope and image an object thousands of trillions of kilometres away.

Chris Hattingh is a Researcher at the Free Market Foundation. He has an MPhil in Business Ethics from Stellenbosch University. He is the author of published articles on consumer rights, economic freedom, inequality and individual freedom.

Regulation of Airbnb is draconian

Government published the Tourism Amendment Bill on April 12. If this had happened on April 1, one could have believed that it was an April Fool’s Joke, so comical is the logic underlying the bill. The amendment, once adopted, will mean that all ‘short-term home rentals’ are legislated under the Tourism Act.

TU NOKWE, singer, actress, guitarist, composer, lyricist and teacher.

Besides being an actress, South African born Tu Nokwe is a singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist and teacher. Tu Nokwe’s passion and love for children and community is the driving force behind her music. This has seen her Album, African Child win ‘Best release from Africa’ on the British world music magazine. In South Africa, she has performed for the corporate, government and commercial audiences. She acted in the movies Shaka Zulu, The Red Scorpion and has mentored some of the actors for Sarafina, and many other artistic productions.