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Dementia - the long goodbye. Gina Costa shares with us how she would choose again in a heartbeat to look after her Mom. Gina gives us insight into the range of emotions she personally experiences daily.

Join Mogale Mothale Reflections on the 100 days of GNU with ActionSA Leader Herman Mashaba.

With 100 days passed since the establishment of the GNU, ActionSA is among other political parties that chose to remain in the opposition benches and not join the GNU. In this episode Mogale is joined by ActionSA Leader Herman Mashaba to reflects on the 100 days of GNU and the currents events in the City of Tshwane.

Its been over 100 days since the establishment of the GNU with ANC leading the multiparty coalition. There has been positive outlook with the rand gaining strength, improvement at Eskom and the launch of phase two of Business and Government Partnership. In this episode, Mogale Mothale is in conversation with Rise Msanzi National Spokesperson Gugu Ndima to tell us more about their assessment of the GNU and their contribution.

This World Mental Health Day (10 October), the South African Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH) calls for prioritizing mental health in the workplace. With 67% of South Africans employed and 13% living with diagnosed mental health conditions, workplace stress is a major concern. Employers are urged to create mentally healthy environments by fostering open communication, implementing mental health strategies, training managers, and supporting employees with mental health conditions. SAFMH offers training and resources to help businesses improve workplace mental health.

Tzvi Brivik is an experienced attorney specializing in personal injury law, with degrees in Law and Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand. Admitted in 1998, he practices at Malcolm Lyons & Brivik Inc. in Cape Town.

Brivik has held leadership roles in organizations like the South African Labour Lawyers Association and the Pan European Organization of Personal Injury Lawyers.

He is also active in community support for the physically disabled and has contributed to legal conferences locally and internationally.

Here he's chatting with our host Colleen Qvist.

Dr. Sharon Harbor is a specialist in Anatomical Pathology, having recently passed her specialist exams (FC Path(SA) Anat) after five years of rigorous study. As a Director of the South African Medical Association (SAMA), Chairperson of the SAMA Women's Wing, and Chair of the South African Registrars Association (SARA), Dr. Harbor exemplifies dedication and excellence in the medical profession. Her remarkable achievement serves as an inspiration to her peers, and she continues to set new standards of professional excellence.

The International Day of Peace is obeserved around the world each year on 21 September. 44 years since it was adopted by the United Nations to commit to peace above all differences and to contribute to building a culture of peace, the world is still struggling with maintaining peace in the middle East, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and other parts of the world including Sudan. In this episode Mogale is joined by an International Human Rights Expert at Center for Human Rights (University of Pretoria) Tendai Mbanje reflects on this day.

We conclude Season II with our special guest, Prof. Ndileka Mandela. She is a gender and climate change activist, an ICU and renal nurse, and the founder of Thembekile Mandela Foundation, which focuses on education, health, and youth development in rural areas.

Jennifer Watermeyer is a Professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology within the School of Human and Community Development at Wits University. She directs the Health Communication Research Unit (HCRU), a research entity concerned with understanding the unique challenges of cultural and linguistic diversity in health and community care contexts and developing innovative ways of supporting communication in care settings.

Join a chat with our host Colleen and a special guest Jennifer Watermeyer.

Join Mogale Mothale and Guest, Election Specialist Tendai Mbanje on the Topic: Talking Elections in Africa

Africa has a busy election calendar this year with 19 countries slated for general elections in the coming months. In this episode Mogale is joined by Election Specialist and International Human Rights Expert from University of Pretoria Tendai Mbanje to discuss some electoral developments on the African continent particularly in Namibia as the Africa Center for Governance has concluded the pre-election assessment.