On our SMME feature this morning we look at the business of corndogs called Browns Corn Dogs. They are more popular in America than here in our country. She says that it all started at her child’s 11th birthday party and the rest is history. As we all want to know how exactly this made her flourish as a business, she now joins us on the line to take us through her journey…     

Guest: Mable Nthati – Co-owner of Browns Corn Dogs.

Let’s tell you now about the Aids Healthcare Foundation’s Vaccinate Our World Campaign. Why have they decided to preach the message of vaccinations? To tell us more, we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Dr Nduduzo Dube - Associate Director Quality Management AIDS Healthcare Foundation- Africa Bureau

On our Health Talk this morning we feature Dr Winile Makhaye who is an Ear Nose and Throat surgeon in private practice in Cape Town. This being this being breast cancer awareness month, she will also raise awareness about Human Papilloma virus associated throat cancer. When it comes to ear, nose and throat, what is it we need to watch out for and is it something we pay attention to as human beings? Let’s get lessons now from…  

Guest: Dr Winile Makhaye - Ear Nose and Throat surgeon in private practice in Cape Town

Focus: Calls are mounting for South Africa to intervene in the unrest currently taking place in eSwatini. Earlier in the week, King Mswati III ordered the indefinite closure of schools in the in that country as pro-democracy protests flared up in the country. To look at what role South Africa can play in this and whether it’s fair for Pretoria to be expected to intervene, we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Dr Sphetfo Dlamini – Political Analyst

Focus: With less than two weeks to go before the local government elections, all parties are promising a better life to their voters. Things like building houses in affluent areas for the poor, doing away with land expropriation, running taps, jobs for young people and the list goes on. But then, what are the key competencies of municipalities when some of the promises sound like things that are beyond municipalities. To help us navigate this issue, we are joined on the line by… 

Guest: Dr Thina Nzo – Senior Researcher at the Public Affairs Research Institute

Last week Friday the 15th of October was World White Cane Safety Day. As much as we could not do this interview on that day, we thought it was important to still talk about the issue. The idea behind the day is to highlight the importance of a white cane especially among motorists to help the visually impaired move safely and independently. To help us understand some of the problems still faced by the visually impaired, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Selaelo Makgato – Chairperson of the South African National Council for the Blind consumer committee

As an organisation responsible for ensuring that its members are empowered and capacitated to provide good services to the people at local level, what programmes are in place and what are the challenges that are being faced by the SA Local Government Association? The organisation has previously mentioned that some barriers to good service delivery by its members include political party infighting, bad leadership and councillors that are not competent. As the municipal election date nears, we have heard how residents complain about indifferent mayors and councillors. So, what can be done to address this? To interrogate this, we are joined on the line by... 

Guest: Councillor Bhekumuzi Stofile – Chairperson: Councillor Welfare, Governance and International Relations

Guest: Professor Jaap de Visser - Director: Dullah Omar Institute University of the Western Cape

Today on our personal development feature we focus on the subject of career transition after turning 40 years old. What motivates people to do so? Is this a good idea? What are the challenges that one who has decided to change their career at this age potentially face? For more on this we are joined on the line by...

Guest: Brian Wasmuth - Managing Partner and Director at the Human Capital Group

October is breast cancer month and in our Personal Finance today we thought to look at the cost of cancer to your medical aid. According to the Liberty Claims Statistics 2020 cancer and leukaemia made up 27% of all claims that year However, it has been theorised that these numbers are not reflective of the actual number of potential cancer patients out there, as health industry experts suspect that the national lockdown and anxiety over contracting COVID-19 has caused people to postpone their check-ups that could have identified these critical illnesses. Those in the industry say that very few are financially planning, ready or aware of the financial impact of this dreaded disease, meanwhile many are at high risk of being affected (directly or indirectly) due to their lifestyle and risk profile.

Guest: Dr Dominque Stott - Liberty’s Chief Medical Officer

"Uproar over vaccination of children without parental approval" 

Some parents are up in arms over news that their minor children can decide to get vaccinated without their approval. The Health Department has announced that children as young as 12-years old will be allowed to get one doze of the Pfizer vaccine from tomorrow. Government is targeting 3.5 million children up to the age of 17. Our guest Mohale Moloi spoke to some parents and young people on this issue, and this is what they had to say…

Guest: Mohale Moloi - Health reporter at Bhekisisa