This morning we pay special attention to men feeling that their abuse is not being taken seriously.  Some men who are in abusive relationships are said to be afraid to speak out as society and the police don’t take them seriously. On Monday, the conversation was sparked by a caller who goes by the name Active Citizen and this is what he had to say….

Guest: Prof Tsoaledi Thobejane - Head of Department within the institute for gender and youth studies at the University of Venda

Guest: Bongani Luvalo – Founder of the Cool Dads Foundation (He feels that it’s true that men’s issues of abuse are not take seriously)

Guest: Dr Shaheda Omar - Clinical director of the Teddy Bear Foundation

September being Heritage Month, museums and heritage sites are eagerly inviting members of the public to pay them a visit to see some of the country’s wonderful offerings. The Javert-UP Art Centre in Pretoria is launching their September Public Programme with historically significantly artefacts from Mapungubwe and other cultural activities. To find out more on this and also why it’s important for members of the public to embrace their heritage, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Gabi Ngqobo – Curatorial Director at the Javert-UP Art Centre in Pretoria

The Credo Mutwa Foundation, family members and the Sol Plaatje University together with other institutions are this week hosting the 2nd intergenerational colloquium in his honour. This year’s theme is ‘Retracing the footsteps /legacy of mkhulu Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa’. How do we use his beliefs to better the society we live in today? Could some of his teachings be used to revitalise the spirit of Africanism and Ubuntu? What can we still learn from him? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Siza Nkosi Mokhele – Author, poet and lecturer at the Sol Plaatjie University

Guest: Makhosi Vulamasango – Daughter of Credo Muthwa

The IEC yesterday revealed that only 3 political parties declared donations that were above R100-thousand. The commission released the information in its quarterly report which is in line with the political provisions of the Political Party Funding Act. To understand what this means and also what it says about the effectiveness of the Act, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Lulu White – CEO of the Electoral Management and Consulting Agency of Africa

Bontle Tshole is a young entrepreneur who started her own business, in the health sector. As a student, she was not too happy with what was offered by restaurants in terms of healthy food. This then gave her an idea to start her business where she will serve healthier options. She now joins us on the line to talk about her business…. 

Guests: Bontle Tshole – Owner of Baaa Health

Let’s tell you now about a study by the Stellenbosch Business School that has shown that an Artificial Intelligence coach is just as effective as a human coach. The research showed that the chatbot Vici helped users to achieve their goals at double the rate of a control group attempting to reach their goals on their own. To explain how this works and why the researchers decided to look into it, we are joined on the line by..

Guest: Dr Nicky Terblanche – Head of the MPHil Management Coaching programme at the University of Stellenbosch Business School  

If you have problems with your meter reading and billing company, this may come in handy for you.

Guest: Matsotso Vuso – Deputy Chairperson of the South African Metering Industry Association

Today being International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day, government and interest groups are spreading the message warning pregnant women against drinking while pregnant. Social Development Deputy Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu launched the 999 Foetal Alcohol Syndrome campaign earlier in the week and one of the major areas of concerns was the Eastern Cape where it is said to be very high. Commentators differ as to what the major problems are around this issue and what the best ways for prevention are. Well, for a perspective on this, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Lumka Oliphant – Spokesperson for the Department of Social Development

Guest: Jaco Louw – Project Coordinator at the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research

The Competition Commission says the latest Essential Food Pricing Report shows that there is a decline in the number of farmers operating, while at the same time the value chain has become concentrated. To cite just one example, there were nearly 4000 dairy farmers in January 2007 but there was just over a 1000 this year. The report tracks the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on food markets. For more on the report, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Dr Marc Wegerif – Development Studies Programme Coordinator at the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Pretoria  

Let’s speak now to the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sipho Hlomuka who promised to come back on the show to explain how he’s dealing with the borehole water problem in his province. One of the issues we touched on with him was pricing. To try and understand how pricing works around the drilling of boreholes, we had a brief chat with Collin Rice, Drilling Consultant and President of the Borehole Association…

Guest: Sipho Hlomuka - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs