The Best of 702 Weekend Breakfast

Professor of entomology at Wits and Senior author of the paper, Prof. Marcus Byrne, Senior author of the paper their study which provides evidence that elevated CO2 levels directly affects the development and survival of tunneling dung beetles (Euoniticellus intermedius). The study, published in the international journal, Global Change Biology, presents a possible explanation for the current 'insect apocalypse' – a global decline in insect populations that is still not well understood. 

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Paul Roelofse, Certified Financial Planner on some tips when investing in property with the classic approach is to buy a place and rent it out. 

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Founder of MatrixMen South Africa, Martin Pelders for more on the first organization in Africa to support and talk about male survivors of sexual abuse. MatrixMen was established in August 2012 and our sole purpose was to raise awareness about male survivors of sexual abuse. Their aim is to empower men that have been victims of sexual abuse to get permission to heal through hearing the stories of men that have been through the same as they have. 

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Tim Neary, CSI & Nature Conservationist and Co-founder of Toad NUTs, Alison Faraday on her upcoming webinar on Saving the western leopard toad this coming Wednesday 15th September at 10h30 where she’ll be discussing their efforts of “Saving the western leopard toad” and creating a community that cares in the process. 

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With September being National Oral Health Month, Dirna Grobbelaar, an Oral Hygiene Advisor for Ivohealth give some advice for keeping your teeth and mouth healthy by focusing on the space between your teeth, especially knowing that an estimated less than a third of South Africans floss or clean between their teeth.  

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Lunga Nqadolo, Managing Director of The Bookery on the importance of sustaining our libraries, their campaign for this year, the value of literacy, the state and role of libraries and to reviews her  2 books of her choice.

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Janice Anderssen, Decor & DIY Expert and Founder of Homedzine.co.za shares some interesting things about pine and tips you may need to adopt. 

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Co-CEO of JLL sub-Sahara Africa and MD of Tétris Design & Build, Emma Luyt on the outcomes of their survey titled Worker Preferences Barometer and the future of returning to traditional 9-5 in the office setup. They surveyed 3 300 office workers across 10 countries, showing that 79% of the workforce aspire to be back in the office at least once a week, up from 74% last October and highlighting the decline appetite to work solely from home as homeworking fatigue sets in.

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Hair Artist and Founder of Own Ur Crown, Nikiwe Dlova and the Botho Project Space presents a Royal Hair Solo exhibition from 9 September to 2 October 2021, a grand statement of African pride and a restored sense of luxury and royalty with an art exhibition that elevates the influence of African hairstyles to an evolved interpretation of grandeur and richness. 

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Meet Zamani Bhengu, Founder of AmaBhengu Fashion, a 28 year old founder and CEO of AmaBhengu Fashion, which manufactures a watch brand AmaBhengu a mechanical watch that use no batteries. Zamani started his entrepreneurial journey on the streets of Pietermaritzburg. There, he sold several imported brand watches. Once he had established connections and knew enough about watches, he then partnered with international brands, designers and assemblers to establish his very own watch brand AmaBhengu Fashion.

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