On The Early Breakfast Relebogile Mabotja had a chat with Photographer and plus-size women's activist Lesego Legobane, popularly known as, Thickleeyonce, who caught the attention of international media and celebrities for her bold, stand against body shaming. 

Relebogile Mabotja commended Lesego, on how she has given a voice for women of all sizes who are constantly body shamed and unfortunately dont have a voice to defend themselves. 

Since the body shaming incident The model said that she would use the opportunity to share what she stood for with an international audience. 

Heritage Day is not celebrated as it should yet it symbolizes who we are as South Africans.  What seems to have become the norm is that on the day people tend to relax at home, others see it as yet another free day while to some it’s a braai day. However, the Heritage Unity Festival is calling all South Africans to come together and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere in your Cultural attires and promote Pride in our heritage.

On The Early Breakfast Relebogile Mabotja spoke to the two organizers of the event, Pakiso Matlolane & Tsotso Matlolane from Vees Entertainment, and well known Afrikaans musician Bok Van Blerk.

 The Heritage Unity Festival is taking place on the 24th of September 2017 at Carnival City Casino.

On The Early Breakfast Relebogile Mabotja spoke to Matthieu Witvoet, & Quentin Witvoet who co-founded the NGO Cycle to Recycle late last year. In a space of a year, they chose to network with the right people to grow their project as well as researched and identified solutions to plastic waste.

 Today they have mapped over 250 projects worldwide that can assist in tackling the issues, and are now currently cycling the world to share inspiring solutions for plastic waste.

The current socio economic transformation in South Africa unfortunately does not guarantee employment for those who wish to enter the labour market after school as a result, it is imperative to address the lack of employability of learners.

On The Early Breakfast , Relebogile Mabotja spoke to Chinezi Chijioke, co-Founder & the CEO of Nova-Pioneer Education Group about how Nova Pioneer (a Pan African School) is preparing the next generation of leaders and innovators through their unique teaching methods. 

On The Early Breakfast Relebogile Mabotja spoke to Shirley Leadbeater, The Life Healthcare’s National Pharmacy Operations Manager regarding the importance Pharmacy Month.                                               

Pharmacy Month is an annual event on the health calendar that is aimed at informing and reminding the public about the valuable contribution to their health and wellbeing that is made by pharmacists and celebrating this vital service.

The annual event also acknowledges the invaluable contributions that pharmacists and technicians make to patient care in hospitals, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare settings.                                                   

Every bride wants to look beautiful on their wedding day, from the hair to the shoes to their make-up. All these aspects contribute to the bride feeling the pressures of needing to be the so-called “perfect bride”.

 However, Nume is aiming to challenge such perceptions of beauty by creating a campaign where two brides have agreed to walk down the aisle without foundation. These two brave and beautiful ladies are taking the Numue 12-Week Challenge, where in week 13 they will ditch their foundation, take the Alicia Keys stand against foundation, and walk down the aisle letting their fabulous, natural and flawless skin be all the make-up they need.

 On The Early Breakfast Relebogile Mabotja spoke to one of the brides to be , Cleo Le Roux as well as Roberta Donovan, the Global Marketing Manager for Ascendis regarding the No Make Up Bride Challenge.

On The Early Breakfast Relebogile Mabotja spoke to Clincal Psychologist Nondumiso Mphambo about Why Do People Feel the Need to Flaunt on Social Media and How has social media subconsciously made people become narcissistic.

Social media has created this urge among the teenagers and adolescents to show off their materialistic life to prove that they have made it in life or that their life is far better than those who may or may not know them.

 This results in those who follow them on the various social media platforms who are not on their same level of accomplishments to develop vulnerability.

There are currently many struggles being faced by the youth. Those making wrong choices by falling into temptations such drugs, underage drinking and being involved in gangs. On the other side of the spectrum there are those who do their level best to pass high school but aren’t able to attend college or university due to lack of funds. Such problems result in them feeling hopeless. Equally so there are parents out there working hard to provide their children with the best education and trying to teach them to be responsible yet their children defy their guidance contributing to parents doubting their parenting abilities.  

 Despite these challenges resulting in the loss of hope, relationships between parents or guardians with their children remain pivotal in society.

  On The Early Breakfast, Stand In Host Gushwell Brooks spoke to Dr Tim Tucker, Chief Executive Officer from The Message Trust about Parents and Children Finding Hope in Hopelessness.

On The Early Breakfast, Relebogile Mabotja spoke to Jade Mc Iver regarding the Movies Under Moonlight event which was set in motion in the hopes of bringing her community together.

Jade Mc Iver is a grade 10 student at Assumption Convent in Malvern Johannesburg. She is a debutante for 2017 with the goal of raising money for her school.  In a country with a lot of political negativity, recession and hardships, our future lies in the youth that dedicate their time at only 15 years of age to making the community a better place for everyone.

The Movies Under Moonlight is taking place this Friday and Saturday night. Doors open at 6pm and the movies start from 8pm. Guest can bring their picnic baskets, blanket and pillow and join us for a movie under the moonlight in a safe secure environment. 

Motor-vehicle accidents are horrifying and always leaves you with an aching feeling “what if?” questions. Imagine if the person injured is someone without a medical aid?

Should that person not make it, what happens to their unidentified body? It could happen to anyone of us when we forget any form identification while driving or being transported. How do paramedics identify the victims?

On The Early Breakfast, Relebogile Mabotja spoke to  Mark Kassner, Marketing & Operations Director of MEDIC-SCAN who explained how their identification kit can assist paramedics with instant access to a person’s medical profile in an emergency situation.