Mr Ashwin Trikamjee, President of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha discusses the convening of religious leaders and delegates at the Interfaith Forum of South Africa in Johannesburg

Teresa Ulyate is a cook, recipe developer and content creator, with a popular blog also called “Cupcakes and Couscous”. Her work has featured in print and digital media, and she appears regularly on the SABC3 Expresso Morning Show as a guest cook.
In Cupcakes & Couscous, Teresa Ulyate spoils us with a treasury of tempting dishes. Varshan caught up with the food blogger to get all the details about her latest recipe compilation

'The Wife' director Luthando Mngomezulu shares his journey as a film maker.  The SAFTA Award winner hails from the province of KwaZulu-Natal and had humble beginnings in Umlazi before setting out to achieve his dreams

Theatre veteran Aaron Mcilroy joins Varshan in studio for a chat about 'A Vegan Killed My Marriage', a Theatrical production in which he plays the lead character

Young dance professionals, Pavishen Paideya and Cameron Govender chat about their dance collaboration festival "Chal Naach Let's Dance"

Master of Laws (LLM) in Tax Law graduate, Ms Prajna Hiralall and her brother, Pranav, who was awarded a cum laude Bachelor of Laws degree, chats about the Hiralall family's law legacy

Magdalene Reddy (co-director of the European Film Festival in SA) chats to Varshan about the celebratory 10th edition of the European Film Festival in South Africa

Mo Magic joins Varshan in studio for a chat about his innovative, pop-up theatre concept show titled 'Stage of Wonders'

Sharney Blackwell's narrative commenced as an ordinary one. She and her high school sweetheart, Rowayne, were joyfully raising their charming three-year-old daughter. However, life took an unexpected twist when Sharney received her life-altering cancer diagnosis.

The local TikTok Influencer chats to Varshan about her brave battle against Triple Negative Breast Cancer. 

In recent years, charitable behaviors among South Africans have seen a steady decline. Only 62% of people now report having helped a stranger, down from 72%. Volunteering has decreased to 28% from 34%, and the number of those making donations has fallen from 28% to 16%. 
Deb Zelezniak, CEO at the Santa Shoebox Projects chars to Varshan about the Santa Shoebox initiative and how South Africans can boost charitable behaviours