

Warrior Woman: Mandy Smerdon
Mandy Smerdon is the Director of Forklift Handling, a proudly South African material handling business that has earned recognition as one of the Financial Times Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2026. With an extensive background in business development and sales, Mandy has built her career on cre…

Wellness Wednesday: Prof Renata Schoeman (AI Could Threaten Psychological Safety At Work)
As organisations rush to adopt artificial intelligence, much of the conversation has focused on productivity, efficiency and competitive advantage. Far less attention has been paid to what happens to people’s mental health when work becomes faster, more monitored, more uncertain and potentially ne…

Warrior Woman: Nombasa Bungane
Nombasa Bungane is an award-winning agricultural entrepreneur, social innovator, and the Founder and Managing Director of NBC Agriprocessors Pty Ltd, the company behind Nutritana. Originally from Khayelitsha in Cape Town, she holds a Diploma in Agricultural Sciences from Elsenburg Agricultural Trai…

Wellness Wednesday: Jolandi Becker (Travel & Sleep: How Holidays Affect Your Baby’s Sleep)
There is a reason why they say traveling with small kids is like looking after your children… just in a different location. Parents of young children often get nervous about traveling with their little ones. Whether it’s just for a night or two, or with one, two, or even more kids, the worry is not…

Rise Against Hungry: Dayne Myles
More than 700 volunteers came together at GrandWest Casino on 7 July to pack an incredible 129,600 nutritious meals in support of Rise Against Hunger Africa's annual Mandela Month campaign, demonstrating the remarkable impact that can be achieved when communities unite behind a common purpose. Dayn…

SABC Disability 360: Dr. Franz Birkholtz
In this inspiring and informative episode, Leigh-Anne Williams sits down with renowned orthopaedic limb reconstruction specialist Dr. Franz Birkholtz to explore the life-changing world of osseointegration – an innovative procedure that’s giving amputees a new lease on life. Dr. Birkholtz explains h…

Warrior Woman: Estherline Meyer
Estherline Meyer is the founder of Leap of Faith Elderly Day Care, a unique community-based daycare centre for senior citizens in Grassy Park, Cape Town. A devoted wife, mother, sister and friend, Estherline spent 12 years working as an administrative assistant at the Department of Health before ma…

Wellness Wednesday: Damian McHugh (Burnout In The Workplace)
South African employees are feeling the strain of rising living costs, financial uncertainty and increasing workplace demands, making burnout one of the defining workplace challenges of 2026 With higher transport costs, rising food prices and ongoing economic pressure, many employees are carrying s…

SABC Disability 360: Sue van der Linde (Iris House Children’s Hospice)
Iris House provides free community-based respite care in 62 communities throughout the Western Cape. Their fully trained carers are dispatched to your home to care for your special need child for up to six hours, allowing our parents time to relax, shop, and enjoy some much-needed downtime. Sue van…

Warrior Woman: Benita Ardenbaum
Benita Ardenbaum is a top divorce and family lawyer in South Africa with over 30 years of experience in Family Law, Divorce Law, and personal law. Admitted to appear in the High Court of South Africa, she began her legal career as a prosecutor, honing her strategic litigation skills. She is widely …