Under the Table

Silvana Dantu is a South African entrepreneur who spotted a gap in the wine market. After working extensively to promote South Africa to the world, Silvana realised that visiting a vineyard if you don't drink wine, is almost tragic. There isn't much to enjoy if you don't enjoy a tipple. That was how Zari was born. Silvana and her business partner now offer sparkling premium grape juice to the world, to partner champers, so noone is left out of the celebration.

An entrepreneur but long-time business women, Silvana is keen on helping young, black women forge a path in the wine industry and has offered you her time. If you want to spend some time learning the tricks of the trade, you can find Silvana at [email protected]

Zari is available in major supermarkets and on www.zarisparklinggrape.com

Part two of a frank discussion between Bhav and Brit on virginity bursaries, posting birth pictures and your children on Facebook and the touchy issue of men controlling what women can do with their bodies.

Also, are women to blame for most of the problems that they experience?

Part one of a frank discussion between Bhav and Brit on virginity bursaries, posting birth pictures and your children on Facebook and the touchy issue of men controlling what women can do with their bodies.

Also, are women to blame for most of the problems that they eperience?

Yesterday, an old Facebook photo popped back onto my feed. It was taken during the 2010 Football World Cup, the year Philip visited SA and black, white, brown and polka-dotted, we stood together, united. Philip left and our gees left with him.

2016 has started with some home truths. For the first time, people are speaking out in a public platform about issues of discrimination, privilege and racism. It's been a heated two weeks and it's gotten impossible to fence-sit. I have however, as a South African of Indian descent, stumbled upon a oft ignored problem. Where does a brown person stand? On which side of this fence are we allowed? And why, aren't we more vocal?

December dragged me off to India for two weeks and it was my first time there. It was everything I have ever been told about and so much more. India is one of those places you have to experience to understand. It's madly busy and noisy but works with such precision that I never saw a traffic accident. Everyone looked like me but in a strange way, it felt wrong. I'm not used to bot being in a multicultural environment and it threw me.

We were also asked several yimes if ours was a "love marriage". Most marriages in India are not and showing any affection, even holding hands, gets you some strange looks. Everywhere has its quirks.

I haven't spoken about Goa in this podcast but I spent the last few days there. It's one large beach party. If you're ever there, find Calamari in Colaba and have the prawn curry. You'll thank me.

Time for you to take some notes. Bhav Singh is going on a trip to India and she needed to get a visa to enter the country. She gives you some tips and tricks on how to make you visa application a little bit easier.

Photos

Forms

Bank statements

Proof of residence

Flight and hotel bookings

Unabridged birth certificates for your children

Passport

Make sure your forms are up to date and you have all the documents that you need beforehand. Listen to the podcast and please share your experiences when you have applied for visas to enter countries.

A follow up on #Feesmustfall with Cape Argus editor Gasant Abarder.

He chats about opening his newspaper to students as well as how modern social media, the web and other outlets have changed the face of modern journalism.

Bhav Sing adds to the story of Diwali that she told in the Cape Argus this last week.

It's an amazing story that you need to hear if you have not done so yet.

Under the Table this week is all about vaginal health.

Bhav Singh was surprised when one of her friends didn't know very much about her own lady parts and she thinks it's high time that a frank discussion is held to explain what goes on "down there".

Join the conversation and get rid of the stigma.

Bhavna Singh has a little rant about feminism and how women are to be taken seriously.

She wrote a piece in the Argus that goes with this podcast and you can find it here: http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/women-show-how-protests-should-be-run-1.1936624#.VjGtAfkrL4a