The Aubrey Masango Show

Over the weekend, the IEC held its second voter registration weekend with the first round being last year in November. The turnout during the voter registration weekend seemed to be a positive one which indicates a strengthening participatory democracy, where citizens have realised their power to bring about change by registering to vote. To tell us more about this, we are joined by Terry Tselane, Executive Chairman of the Institute  of Election Management services in Africa.

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4th February is commemorated as World Cancer Day around the globe. Cancer is all around us and around 10 million people die each year from cancer. Experts project that cancer deaths would have risen to 13 million by 2030, if we don't act. In South Africa, over 100 000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year. To talk to us about the importance of screening and what the latest data on cancer is saying were joined by Dr Noluthando Nematswerani, Chief Clinical Officer at Discovery Health. 

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In an area that is riddled with violence and lack of hope, one woman refuses to give up on her community. Lack of police will, and lack of government assistance doesn’t not shudder her hope and dreams for a better community and so she chooses to rise above what surrounds her and decides to give back to her community by creating an organisation that educates, offer alternatives and support to her neighbours. Tha organisation is called umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu and Nicole Trom and Steve Bok opened a community-based organisation tackle the social ills of the community and focus on learning, education, training and development. And this evening Nicolene Trom is our South African Doing Great Things….

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Tonight we are joined by one of South Africa's most esteemed actors, whose graced both local and international audiences with his exceptional performances. He has gone on to establish a nonprofit foundation, called the Sello Maake kaNcube foundation. And yes, that is indeed my guest tonight, Mr Sello Maake kaMcube.  

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The CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023, being held in January 2024, is the 34th edition of Africa's biggest football festival. Featuring 24 nations after a qualifying campaign involving 54 teams, AFCON has expanded in size while simultaneously reaching a wider audience with it's biennial events – a far cry from its origins more than 60 years ago.  Today, we look at the history of this tournament, its impact on the continent and significance overall. 

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Burnout from workplace stress remains at an all-time high as professionals continue to grapple with the notion of work-life balance. According to the latest Profmed Stress Index, an overwhelming 40% of respondents said work-life balance was the number one driver of stress in their lives, followed by toxic environments and workload. This evening on psychological Matters we look at how to manage stress levels in 2024 with Justine Lacy, Clinical Executive at Profmed.

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How much of your life do you spend in the present moment? How much time do you spend daydreaming, ruminating about the past, or worrying about the future? How much of your life do you miss by getting lost in thought?

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Generally speaking, African spirituality recognizes that there is one creator God, however, the premise of African spirituality is the belief in the healing powers that have been invested in us through our lineage and passed down from generation to generation, since time immemorial. It is the foundation of indigenous knowledge systems that we inherit from our ancestors for the purposes of healing society physically, spiritually and holistically

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: Being financially savvy takes time to develop. Acquiring financial literacy is an ongoing endeavor that, with time and experience, will provide you with the assurance you require to make the best choices for your particular situation. Dr. Frank Magwegwe, Head of Financial Wellness and Advisory at Nedbank and GIBS faculty member, joins us this evening in the second part of our discussion from last week's Financial Matters event. He will be sharing additional knowledge with us about how to make more courageous financial decisions, become more financially conscious, and consider a variety of options.

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