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Dr Seema Pattni and I had so much to talk about as we are both passionate about coaching and are dedicated to coaching doctors. Seema has experienced the highs and lows of a medical career and can identify being a woman, Mum and ethnic minority.

In an unprecedented turn of events, the Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana postponed the tabling of his budget to 12 March. This delay has apparently arisen due to disagreements within the executive regarding key proposals especially the increase in value added tax by 2%. In this episode Mogale is joined by a Liso Mdutyana, a tax and policy researcher at the Institute for Economic Justice to cut through the noise and unravel the facts. Some time has passed since then and we are fast heading to 12 March .

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The first few weeks of 2025 seemed like a decade, the diplomatic spat between Pretoria and Washington over what was purely a misinformation and mischaracterization of the expropriation law has dominated international news. Our 14 fallen soldiers in the DRC has been questioned and heavily criticized by opposition parties in parliament. In this episode Mogale reflects on all these issues that has shaped our narrative.

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It has been heart-warming to see Athenea Faye persist in her career journey to becoming a clinical psychologist.

Athenea shares the journey and what it means to her with Colleen Qvist.

Brygettes Ngana is an award winning regional and international journalist who reports extensively on health and science.

She took time out to share with Colleen, the varied updates coming out of Kenya.

These updates include progress made in creating awareness about Neglected Tropical Diseases and the decriminalisation of suicide.

In this episode Mogale is joined by ActionSA President Herman Mashaba to reflect on SONA, the Lily mine commemoration and developments in the City of Tshwane.President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his first State of the Nation Address under the GNU last week. He presented to the parliament and the people of South Africa the plan for the 7th administration which includes growing the economy and creating jobs .However, the real test is on delivering on those commitments.

In this episode, Mogale is joined by the Dr Mamiki Maboya, the MEC of Education in the Free State Province to reflect on their achievement and set the vision for 2025 academic year.

Free State Province has done it again ,maintaining their top spot in the NSC results with 91%.

" As we celebrate this outstanding achievement, we also need to take into account some of the challenges our schools are faced with and find a way to resolve them. "

Once again, we have unemployed young medical doctors in South Africa. 1800 to be exact. In a country with a shortage of doctors, this is concerning- what exactly is going on?

Colleen Qvist, speaks to Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, the Chair of South African Medical Assocation to get to the bottom of this matter.

Candice is a holistic life coach and wellness coach specializing in the mind body connection and empowering women. In this episode, Candice shares her lived experience with breast implant and related challenges with our host Colleen Qvist.

As we celebrate the achievement of the class if 2024, we need to recognize the challenges that lie ahead for the class of 2025 .

In this episode Mogale is joined by the Deputy Minister of Defence Bantu Holomisa to talk about the 2025 Back to School Exco Outreach which is an initiative aimed at ensuring that all learners are provided with opportunities to become productive, responsible and competitive. He also outlines the challenges that schools are faced with and how they are going to address those challenges.