The Best of 702 Weekend Breakfast

Refiloe and Resident CSI & Nature Conservationist, Tim Neary speaks to Project Manager of Circular Plastics Economy with WWF SA, Lorren de Kock reviews the WWF’s economic modelling study of three African countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and South Africa which shows that a shift towards a circular plastics economy could generate more economic activity and create more jobs than a business-as-usual scenario, the Study also shows that people tend not to separate waste at home, despite the value in some packaging materials to collectors.

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Refiloe speaks to Psychiatrist & Board member of the SA Society of Psychiatrists, Dr Alicia Porter on the concerns around the lack of child specialist and adolescent psychiatrists in the country, in light of news that SA only has approximately 30 specialist child and adolescent psychiatrists, most in private practice where access is limited by affordability, while state-funded specialist child and adolescent mental health facilities are only available in Gauteng. 

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Refiloe speaks to Award winning actress, Salamina Mosese on her first children’s book ‘Disaster at Gogo’s Spaza’, inspired by her daughter Tumi, her book describes it as an ode to South African families and communities and follows the heart-warming story of three cousins Tumi, Mpho and Lefa and their wonderful Gogo.

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Refloe speaks to Business Development Leader of Africa at Project Management Institute, George Asamani on the importance for government, business and not-for-profit organisations to reenergise public private partnerships, invest in new ideas and approaches to skilling youth for the future of work. 

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Refiloe speaks to Creator & Performer of Unfathomable, Alex Halligey on what to expect from the Unfathomable film an art-as-research film adapted from the stage play by the same name. The stage play was devised by Athena Mazarakis and Alex Halligey, this award-winning play is screening this month on the 13th ,19th and 20th at The Bioscope & online at POPArt Theatre.

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Refiloe speaks to Cultural programmes coordinator at the Goethe-Institut, Francois Venter on the opening of the Goethe-Institut Project Space grant for 2023 which offers artists up to R 70,000 to artistic projects that are realised in South Africa between February and November 2023. 

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Refiloe speaks to Consultant on Non-Violent Discipline, Karen Quail on better ways to handle a situation when a child is misbehaving instead of lecturing and shouting them. 

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Refiloe speaks to Carpenter & Founder of Khwebula Arts, Sipho Khwebula on his entrepreneurial journey, Khwebula Arts is a business that manufactures high-quality, crafted, solid wood furniture. Sipho was a 2020 design indaba emerging creative as well as a top 10 finalist in the Nando’s Hot Young Designer 2020 Bench design competition.

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Refiloe and Chef & Food Anthropologist, Dr Anna Trapido speaks on her recipe on making Hollandaise sauce.

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Refiloe speaks to Motoring Expert, Ernest Page & Independent Motoring journalist, Kumbi Mtshakazi on what to make of BMW electric mobility strategy, the partnership project between Volkswagen and Ford and Reviews the BMW iX3.

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