Let’s tell you now about exiting news for our music industry after seeing how so our musicians took the world by storm. Jerusalema was no doubt a super hit with many nations. This time around the South African Music Week is collaborating with world-respected Canadian Music Week, in 2021.This will see South Africa and Canada come together to explore ways in which to maximise how music, technology and business to forge a new path for success for all musicians. To tell us more on this and the long-term benefits for both countries, also why Canada,

Guest: Michael Moeti - Founder and CEO of South African Music Week

The Department of Basic Education has announced that it will be visiting exam marking centres around the country to make sure that they comply with Covid-19 regulations. So far 1659 teachers have died from Covid-19.

Guest: Basil Manual-Executive Director for the National Teachers’ organisation of SA (NAPTOSA)

2020 has no doubt been a very heavy year for all of us. It was a year of great loss for many with lives lost. We speak now to Metropolitan who says that if we don’t speak about it, we won’t learn from it. If we don’t own it, we can’t grow from it. Mental health is a major challenge which many people don’t really talk about.

GUEST: Baatseba Mothoa - a healthcare practitioner, specialising as a Psychologist - Clinical, in Pretoria

South Africa will only receive the Covid-19 vaccine during the second quarter of 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed during his address of the nation on Monday about the country's response to the current surge in coronavirus infections. Ramaphosa also announced the decision to move the country back to adjusted level 3 lockdown as the country surpassed 1 million cumulative Covid-19 infections. The address follows meetings held by the president and his cabinet as part of the National Coronavirus Command Council on Sunday after two record increases of over 14,000 cases last Thursday and Friday. Our reporter Nomalizo Mandela has more…

Guest: Lucky Ntimane – Convenor of the Liquor Traders Association

The 2020 AU Continental Teacher Prize was awarded to one of our own teachers. Livhalani Sinyosi who is a Principal at Dzata Secondary School in the Vhembe West District is this year’s winner and to find out more about what attracted the judges to her,

Guest: Livhalani Sinyosi – Principal at Dzata Secondary School in the Vhembe West District

The Progressive Professional Forum has added its voice to government’s calls for people to stay away from super spreader events that contribute to the spreading of Covid-19. The biggest worry is New Year’s Eve celebrations where people party in large groups counting down the clock. What then are they suggesting and how should we find the balance?

Guest: Kashif Wicomb – President of the Progressive Professional Forum

Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in Kenya have called off a nationwide strike. The health care workers called on the Kenyan government to provide better working conditions. However, nurses and clinical officers will remain on strike as they say their demands are yet to be addressed.

GUEST: Professor Thumbi Ndungu – Deputy Director African Health Research Institute

This year’s Kwanzaa celebrations will have to incorporate Covid-19 regulations and those celebrating it are considering doing it virtually. But then does it lose its meaning and how important is it to celebrate it despite possible disruptions?

GUEST: Thando Sipuye – Historian and Social Scientist

The Covid-19 pandemic has no doubt left destruction for the SMME sector with many closing down due to the lockdown. On the other hand there are those businesses that thrived during this period. Let’s talk now about how business can better prepare for situations like this as we welcome….
Guest: Khathutshelo (Khathu) Mufamadi - Computer engineer, founder and CEO of Droppa

Social media has brought us many new things, from social new ways of journalism, social celebrities and now influencers. These are people who get paid as trend setters and become very popular through their activities on the net. To educate us on this and talk about why its becoming popular and why people want to be influencers,

Guest: Choaro Motshoeneng – Brand influencer and content creator