Today with Kieno Kammies

Trending stories on Barbs Wire with Barbara Friedman.

The new Newzroom Afrika channel has been trending since its launch last night

Nike received backlash after featuring a woman with underarm hair in its ad

Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has died aged 74

This morning we continue our focus on the various political parties who want your vote in our upcoming May elections happening in less than a week! Today it is the ANC's turn

JP Smith speaks to Kieno about what the City is doing to make Bo Kaap safe again following the brutal knifing and mugging of a French student in the area.

Julian wants to share a story of how a homeless man rescued his brother from drowning, and wants to give him a reward and see if CapeTalk listeners can assist in offering him a job or something.

More protests in Venezuela a plea to the military to change sides.

U.K. Airport expansion a court has approved a 3rd runway at heathrow.

While many of you were enjoying a day off yesterday due to the public holiday, the new SARS commissioner was already in action on what was officially his first day on the job. Edward Kieswetter joined Kieno Kammies on air.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Caster Semenya's challenge against the IAAF's new rules. This means that she will have to either take medication in order to compete in track events from 400m to the mile, or change to another distance. Prof Malcolm Collins, head of the Department of Human Biology at UCT joined Kieno Kammies on air to detail what this means.

Kieno Kammies speaks to Noel Ehrenreich, CEO of New Earth Recycling. The Cape Town company recycles up to 40 tonnes of waste a month from polystyrene products to create new items.

Kieno Kammies speaks to mark Bradshaw, co-founder of SnapnSave. The SnapnSave app has helped shoppers save money by rewarding them with cashback by simply scanning in their till slips at their convenience, and have now taken it to a new level by offering cashback rewards to smaller retailers who buy their supplies from certain wholesalers.

In just more than a week ordinary, yet remarkable people will embark on an adventure that sounds nothing short of impossible.These participants will endure an incredible non-stop, 24-hour challenge that spans 2,200 km over a 10-day period, on their feet. OCAL Global founder, Nicolene Anley, joined Kieno Kammies on air to discuss why this journey is so remarkable.