This International Literacy Day we ask the question -  Is TikTok (BookTok) saving books or killing deep reading? With Book tok influencer Lulama Red Mabuza- along with our literary critic for the day- Sewela Langeni Author, owner of Book Circle Capital, reviewer, and promoter of South African literature

CIVIC EDUCATION: Understanding Your Rights at a Roadblock in South Africa with William Booth- CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER  Attorneys is a Criminal Defence Law Firm located in Cape Town, South Africa with over three decades of experience-

Guest: Professor  Nqoba Tsabedze is the Academic Head of the Division of Cardiology of the University of the Witwatersrand

THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS:  When Fitness Turns Fatal: The Tragedy of JMPD Trainees and the Hidden Risks of Exercise with Professor  Nqoba Tsabedze is the Academic Head of the Division of Cardiology of the University of the Witwatersrand

Guest: Sulette Ferreira- Transnational Family Specialist and Researcher, University of Johannesburg

THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS:Screens Instead of Smiles: The New Reality of Grandparenting with Sulette Ferreira- Transnational Family Specialist and Researcher, University of Johannesburg

Guest:  Fatima Cele, CEO of the Neema Foundation

JSB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Walking for Inclusion: The Silent Walk & Run 2025 with 

THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: The tastes of intimacies: A lecture on food, sexuality, and love with Professor Reddy - Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation 

WORD DOMINATION: The Thrill of Suspense: Why Suspenseful Books Captivate Us with  Hell of a Country author-  David Cornwell

JSB CONVERSATION:South Africa's reckless driving culture: What is fuelling the lawlessness? WITH Lunga Ntsendwana - founder and MD of BlueChevron Driver Training Academy and Francois Smit- spokesperson of ChangeCars