Varshan Sookhun hosted special guest - community stalwart – Mr. Jaisingh Surujbullee Singh – who turned 90 on 15 September.
Mr. Singh, who retired as Principal of Hopeville Primary School, has 68 years of community service, and founded various organizations such as FOSA – Friends of the Sick Association, the Verulam Retired Teachers Society and Blood Donors Session Verulam.
He is currently President of the 1860 Indentured Labourers Foundation Verulam & spoke to Varshan about the importance of preserving the history of the 1860 Indian settlers.

#Covid19 #ChooseLife
It’s nearly six months since Covid-19 first hit South Africa. Varshan Sookhun chatted to Keri-Leigh Paschal, Executive Trustee for Nation Builder, a social impact organization, about the extent of the trauma the Covid-19 pandemic has inflicted.

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Varshan Sookhun had the pleasure of hosting veteran chutney singer Dodo Bugwandeen as part of a special Heritage Month series.
Dodo shared his story about surviving in music against the odds and how his renditions of chutney music became a craze back in the 1980s.

#Covid19 #ChooseLife
Interview with Wahida Parker, Managing Director of The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company, about the reopening of the Table Mountain Cableway and the strict Covid-19 health and safety protocols that are in place for visitors to Table Mountain.

In the lead up to World Marrow Donor Day on 19 September 2020, Clayton Coetzee, a 30-year-old adventurer and bone marrow donor from Cape Town and Gavin Raubenheimer, an expert mountaineer from KwaZulu-Natal, will attempt to ascend the majestic Mafadi peak, SA’s highest peak.
Clayton spoke to Varshan about their mission to raise awareness for blood disorders and thank countless donors who have saved lives by becoming bone marrow donors.

#SheIsEverything
Interview with Cassidi Beck, Business Development at Payflex, about gender bias issues such as pink tax, gender wage gap and greater unemployment, impacting on women consumers in South Africa.

#SheIsEverything
Renowned Jazz and RnB Singer, Natalie Rungan joined Varshan for a Women In Music conversation.

There was a sigh of relief in Mid-June for salons, barber shops and beauty establishments when Government announced a relaxation of the lockdown to level 3. The entire industry had been shut down since March this year. Now that things are rolling again, Varshan Sookhun caught up with Iconic Hair Stylist, Shirley Naidoo for a chat about the new normal for the hair styling and bridal industry.

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In the final interview of The Women's Own - The Women's Economy show series - Varshan Sookhun spoke to entrepreneur ROSHNI RAMSAMY, who is a dress designer. When her business was hard hit by the Covid-19 lockdown, Roshni managed to turn things around. She registered an essential services company thereby creating employment opportunities for others.

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Varshan chatted to Lesley Waterkeyn – Founder and Vice Chairperson at CWDi, about a book, written and released during lockdown. The book is based on interviews with people (entrepreneurs) who have triumphed by either pivoting their businesses or have reached out and assisted their communities in getting through the challenging Covid-19 pandemic.