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Travel bookings, events and weddings had to be cancelled amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Many consumers are still battling to get refunds from service providers. Varshan Sookhun, spoke to consumer expert, Attorney Trudie Broekmann, about how consumers can handle such claims from service providers.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has really challenged everyone – physically and emotionally. Varshan spoke to Traci French – who is the Founder and Owner of Body and Mind, an online health & wellness directory, about the Body & Mind Christmas Festival, a community event to address issues of personal health, motivation and inspiration.

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The Covid-19 lockdowns have caused many to evaluate their current path, including the direction they are taking career-wise. Varshan spoke to education expert - Dr Gillian Mooney, Dean: Academic Development and Support at The Independent Institute of Education, about what one needs to consider before making a career change and how to avoid hasty decisions.

Varshan Sookhun paid tribute to humanitarian and community stalwart Satish Dhupelia, who sadly passed away at the age of 66 after three weeks of serious illness.

Varshan Sookhun, hosted a special chat with Lotus FM listener Romilla Ramsunder, about her late husband, Kay Ramsunder, who was an avid listener and found great comfort in listening to Lotus FM during his battle with ill-health.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday is around the corner – and the shopping bonanzas presents a host of risks to your online safety.
Varshan Sookhun, caught up with Shaun Phakade, a cybersecurity specialist at ESET SA, to get advice on how to safeguard ourselves against cyber thieves and online scams when shopping online

The 1860 Indentured Labourers Foundation, Verulam, has launched a new book to commemorate the 160th Anniversary of the arrival of the first Indian Indentured Labourers to South Africa. Varshan Sookhun, spoke to the editor of the publication, Mr. Naran Rajbansi, about the book which details how the Indian Indentured Labourers were referred to as Human Cargo, during the period of Indenture.

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Grade 12 learners lost a significant portion of their academic year due to the Covid-19 lockdown, which has impacted on their ability to adequately prepare for exams that usually play a key role in university applications. Varshan Sookhun, spoke to Professor Cheryl Foxcroft - Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning & Teaching at Nelson Mandela University, about what learning will look like at universities in 2021 & how matriculants can prepare themselves for university life next year.

2020 marks the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the first Indian Indentured labourers to the shores of South Africa.
In commemoration of this important milestone in South African Indian history –Varshan had the pleasure of chatting to Dr. Dhana Sagree Govender, who wrote the article The Lived Experiences of Indian Diasporic Academic Women.
This article draws from research, that focused on the experiences of mainly fourth-fifth generation Indian academic women in South Africa who range from ages fifty to sixty years old.

Dr. Sadna Balton is the Head of Speech Therapy and Audiology at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
She spoke to Varshan about being nominated for the Integrity Icon Award, for her outstanding contribution to the fraternity.