Guest:  Richard Hay is the curator of the Future Africa Campus gardens and the Future Africa Indigenous and Orphan Crops Collection of the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden

 The University of Pretoria’s Giving Garden remains true to its name. In 2024 it provided around 100 community food gardens in Gauteng with free cuttings, seedlings and tubers of lesser-known and easily grown crop plants. Situated in the heart of the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden on the Hatfield Campus, it is also a valuable space for practical training and research on edible orphan and indigenous crops for UP students and staff.

Guest:  Professor Steve Tollman, Director of the SAMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit

International researchers have introduced two improved tests that could precisely detect cognitive dysfunction in older African adults.

These new tools, part of a comprehensive set of 29 assessments, improve upon conventional dementia evaluations commonly used in developed regions

 Guest:  Kutlwano Masote- Conductor

In his oratorio, Messiah, German-born English composer Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1750) gave humanity music with both meaning and artistic appeal. You would have to search deep in the canon of art music to find a work to rival Messiah in this regard and likely fall short. Like all iconic art, it carries mystery and legend. For example, why do we all rise to our feet as soon as the Hallelujah chorus starts, and why did Handel decide to premier this work in Dublin?

Guest - Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe-world-renowned dancer and choreographer

UJ Arts & Culture proudly presents Desert Poems, a powerful solo dance performance by internationally acclaimed choreographer Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe. Taking place on 11 and 12 April 2025 at the Keorapetse William Kgosietsile Theatre, this evocative homecoming marks a significant moment in Mantsoe’s illustrious career.

Guest: Prof David Hedding - Associate Professor in Geography at the University of Pretoria

Currently, the main focus of research in the Antarctic revolves around climate change because the White Continent is a good barometer for changes in global cycles. It has a unique and fragile environment. It’s an extreme climate which makes it highly sensitive to any changes in global climate and atmospheric conditions. Importantly, the Antarctic remains relatively untouched by humans, so we are able to study processes and responses of natural systems.

Guest: Amimi Mlaba- owner and manager of iSithumba Travels

Guest: StreetLit project Manager- Illa Thompson

Let’s speak about unlocking the creative economy in South Africa

Guest: Xhanti Payi- senior Economist @ PwC

Guest: Collen Dlamini, Head of Public Affairs at Investing in African Mining

Guest: Dr Armand Bam is the head of Social Impact at Stellenbosch Business School.

Guest: Dr. Linda Ncube-Nkomo - Chief Executive Officer at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund

Guest: Dr. Ismail Largadien - Political Economist and Columnist for Daily Maverick as well as Business Day