In recent years, there has been a rise in cosmetic procedures with many seeking dermal fillers and injectable in the pursuit of looking youthful. However, the practice of aesthetic medicine is about much more than reshaping a patient’s appearance. To help us unpack the risks associated to aesthetic medicine and what people should look out for when seeking treatment advice, we are joined by…

Guest: Dr Reza Mia - Aesthetic Expert & Owner of Anti-Aging Art Medical Aesthetic and Holistic Wellness Centre

Yesterday, Build One South Africa announced the first two dozen candidates for the upcoming 2024 elections. During the media briefing, the party unveiled a five step recruitment process in a new approach to deploying members of a political party. Since the South Africa uses the proportional representation system to elect leaders, we vote for the party and have no real say on the party list. In this discussion, we explore whether there should be full transparency in the selection and deployment of party members to public office. We are joined by…

Guest (TELEPHONE): Sandile Swana - Political Analyst and Governance Specialist

Guest: Mfutho Yolokazi – Political analyst (she also works at the Centre for Human Rights at the Pan African Parliament, but says she’s happy with just Political Analyst)

Guest (ZOOM): Mudzuli Rakhivhane - Head of Candidate Recruitment at Build One South Africa

The South African Men’s Forum is calling for a united front in dealing with deaths at initiation schools. They have expressed their sadness at the deaths of 17 initiates this winter in the Eastern Cape. Some of the demands they are making is that the names of all boys who died be published, those who are accountable for the deaths be arrested and that the Justice Department and the relevant authorities remove the secrecy around the deaths. To talk about whether their call can help in stopping the deaths, we are joined by...

Guest: Rev. Joshua Mtamyelwa -  Gauteng Chairperson for the South African Men’s Forum

Guest: Zolani Mliva - secretary-general of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa

Guest: Dr Zulumathabo Zulu - Research Scientist, Director of Madisebo University Research Institute and Metaphysical Scientist

As the economic situation is getting more difficult, some tenants are finding it hard to pay for rent. But as you know that there are always legalities when it comes to evicting a person from your property. So we thought to invite property experts to help us understand the process and what landlords should know. Let’s welcome now...

Guest: Sphiwe Mthimkhulu - Training Manager at Dineo Properties

Guest: Dilen Heerschop – Director at du Toit Burger Attorneys (Legal consultant for Fitzanne Estates)

Over the weekend, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development partner with civil organizations in Krugersdorp to engage on gender-based violence. A year ago, West Village was the site of a gang rape that saw eight women violated. The aim of this engagement was to empower the community through sharing the new legislation surrounding sexual offenses and services available to those who affected by gender-based violence. To tell us more, we are joined by....  

Guest: Advocate Praise Kambula - Chief Director: Promotion of the Rights of Vulnerable Groups at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Guest: Kerryn Rehse – Policy Advocacy and Research Officer at Mosaic Training and Healing Services

Our guest for the Friday Wind Down today is South African jazz trumpeter and singer Ndumiso Nyovane. He has played with so many internationally acclaimed musicians and toured the world performing in so many countries. He joins us now in our make-shift studio to talk about his musical journey.........

Guest: Ndumiso Nyovane - South African jazz trumpeter and singer

As we continue to build up to the 2024 national elections, many of you have been expressing how you feel about the various political parties and what they stand for. This past weekend the EFF held their 10th year birthday celebrations where they spoke about what they would do should they be voted into power. On the other hand, the ruling ANC structures like the Youth League, Women’s League and this past weekend was the Veterans League were all talking about how they are going to restore the public’s faith in the party. But judging from comments made by ordinary South African on unemployment, loadshedding, poor service delivery and so many other issues, we thought to talk about the disconnect between the political parties and the ordinary South African and just how much more can we take from unfulfilled promises? To help in leading this conversation, we are joined by....

Guest: Prof. Bhekithemba Mngomezulu - Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD) at the Nelson Mandela University

Guest : Mark Heywood - Editor of Maverick Citizen (Will speak as someone who has been fighting for the voiceless)

Guest: Dr Anthony Masha – Social realist, academic based at the Walter Sisulu University

Last week Thursday on the Municipal Watch we spoke to China Dodovu who is Chairperson of Parliament’s Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements who was on a oversight visit to some of the municipalities in Gauteng. When it came to Emfuleni, he described it as a “sad story” referring to service delivery and allegations of corruption. 

Guest: Hassan Mako– MMC for Finance at Emfuleni Local Municipality

Guest: Bricks Mokolo – Community activist

During the apartheid years, there was an organisation called the South African Council on Sports. It was a sport wing of the liberation movement used to protest against racism in sports. They operated under the slogan ‘No Normal Sport in an Abnormal Society! They used this in their international campaign to boycott apartheid. This year, they would’ve marked 50 years and to mark this occasion, the Remember SACOS Committee and the Wits History Workshop are hosting a colloquium to reflect on the contribution of the organisation. To tell us more on this and their success in the height of segregation, we are joined in studio by...

Guest: Prof Noor Nieftagodien – Head of the History Workshop at Wits University

Guest: Rosalie Manning – Member of the South African Council on Sport at 50

The past three years have not been business as usual: health crisis (COVID-19 pandemic), economic uncertainty (US-China trade dispute), climate change (KZN floods), unrest (July Riots), the local energy crisis and the return of conventional warfare (Russia-Ukraine conflict) have all impacted the national outlook.

The Indlulamithi Trust has been working towards an updated Indlulamithi Barometer that seeks to unpack how these new developments impact the scenarios that may face the nation in the year 2035. Our next guests talk to us about what direction the nation could move in and unpack the prospective scenarios. We are joined by…

Guest : Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya - Acting Project Leaderfor the Indlulamithi Scenarios Trust 

Guest: Dr. Yacoob Abba Omar - Director of Operations at the Mapungubwe Institute