INTERVIEW: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved the use of the vaginal ring for HIV prevention. We now find out more from Celeste Madondo, Technical Lead for HIV Prevention at the South African National Aids Council.

BE DRIVEN: Thandi Ngxongo is the owner of a BP fuel and
service station in Durban. She’s a qualified chemical
engineer and has worked at the Engen Refinery for nearly
16 years and she has an MBA from UKZN. She joins us on
the line.

The South African Human Rights Commission is convening an inquiry into racist practices in the advertising industry. In 2020, a Tresemmé shampoo advert depicted blonde women's hair as "normal," and black women's as "frizzy and dull,” while in 2018, H&M apologised for an advertising image featuring a black boy modeling a hoodie with the slogan “coolest monkey in the jungle”. The commission’s Gauteng provincial office leads the inquiry which is sitting in Sandton, Johannesburg. We now speak to Tseliso Thipanyane, CEO of the Human Rights Commission.

131, 000 people have signed a petition calling on one of the e-hailing services, Bolt South Africa, to verify and vet their drivers more efficiently so that accountability and transparency is encouraged. We now speak to Atang Swaartbooi, Social Justice Activist.

The Mooi family has described the late DJ Dimplez as a gentle giant. Boitumelo Mooi, popularly known as DJ Dimplez was laid to rest earlier today following his passing last Sunday. He succumbed to a brain haemorrhage. He was 41. We now speak to his peer, C-Live.