Financial criminals are continually evolving their tactics, leveraging advanced technologies and complex networks to obscure their identities and their illicit activities. This makes it crucial for businesses and regulatory bodies to safeguard the financial system in its entirety with proactive and technologically adept responses especially because, money laundering is a severe problem for South Africa. Let’s get a better understanding about this now from the industry expert. Hawken McEwan, Director of Financial Crime Compliance at nCino KYC Africa joins me now to discuss this.

You’d remember Anele Zondo as host of Channel O’s flagship music show, Massive Music. She’s had immense success since stepping into the limelight in her teens.Today she is TV presenter, radio host, actress, MC, voice-over artist, and a social media sensation with over 1 million followers in Instagram. Anele now adds Reality TV star to her resume as she’s bagged SABC 1’s new show titled Anele Zondo – The Glow Up and she joins me now to share all the details about the show.

The Liverpool born, Andrew studied clarinet and saxophone from the age of eight. He is no stranger to the SA audiences as he has played to sold-out venues in the past and is back in SA to captivate locals with another serenading-weekend of concerts in Durban .Really pleased to have in studio this afternoon, internationally acclaimed saxophonist Andrew Young.

Resh Naidoo is an occupational therapist, Losh Naidoo is also a qualified occupational therapist .It’s just a co-incidence that they are sisters. And identical twins too! To be fair, they’re achievers in their own right – entrepreneurs, moms, and podcast host .They’ve also jointly made their debut on a local reality tv show last year, and the curiosity level has just increased since then about how similar or how different the two of them really are. Let’s find out now as we chat with the ‘trendsetting twins’ of Durban.

In the stage adaptation of “Life and Times of Michael K” - a literary masterpiece by Nobel Prize and Booker Prize-winning South African novelist, J.M Coetzee, the Tony Award-winning Handspring Puppet Company join the cast of actors for what truly is a unique show of acting talent and powerful storytelling.Actress and Voice Artist Roshina Ratnam, who is probably most recognized for playing the role of Underwood in the Resident Evil series, takes on the role of puppeteer in this one. She joins me now to tell us more about the role and the play.

A Golf Day Fundraiser will be held in Johannesburg this April. As much as there is a fun and leisurely day planned for the participants, there is a crucial angle to the event which makes it worth supporting.It aims to raise funds for CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA. And one of its campaigners is Katia Da Ponte, a mother who lost her 7-year-old daughter to brain cancer, two years ago. She, along with several others, hope to raise awareness so that other children out there with a similar health condition can get the help they need.

Gen Z simply uses technology more than any other generation and is therefore more likely to be scammed via that technology.

International Women’s Day - a day to celebrate women and as we approach 8th March, it’s pivotal to focus our attention on women in the professional arena, specifically in the tech sector. Because, let’s face it – it’s 2025 and yet gender equality and fair representation is clear, as only 30% of workforce in this industry are women.Let’s chat about this now with Rebecca Taylor (joining us from the UK). Rebecca is a Threat

Intelligence Knowledge Manager and Researcher at Secureworks, and is especially familiar with the challenges faced by women in what is still regarded as a male domain.

VIBRATIONS, a landmark African Exhibition, which showcases the cultural heritage of Africa’s diverse musical traditions - opened late-February in Johannesburg and will run until 14 March. It’s hosted by the Music In Africa Foundation in partnership with the University of Johannesburg and to tell us more about it now, I welcome Violet Maila. She is the Projects Manager and Spokesperson for Music In Africa.

Content creators are more than just influencers, they are entrepreneurs and should be taken more seriously.According to Murray Legg, Co-founder of Webfluential, today, creators are business owners, marketers, and entrepreneurs, building sustainable brands and generating real income. Let’s find outmore now from Murray.