AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: DESIGNED TO BE ADDICTIVE: A LOOK AT HOW SOME FOODS FUEL ADDICTIVE AND OFTEN UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS

Many of us have found ourselves constantly craving unhealthy food and going back for more despite feeling full or having a desire to eat healthier. Well, this could be by design as some evidence reveals that many modern processed foods are explicitly engineered to be "hyper-palatable," designed wit…

LESUFI APOLOGISES TO RESIDENTS FOR WATER WOES ( ANDILE STOFILE - CHANGE AGENT IN CHIEF AT THE LEADERSHIP WITH A SOUL INSTITUTE )

Water supply was one of the major focus points as Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivered his State of the Province Address last night, as he apologised to Gauteng residents who are experiencing water supply issues and announcing plans to remedy the problem following years of outcries from residen…

HOME AFFAIRS A MARKETPLACE FOR PERMITS & VISAS ( KAIZER KGANYAGO - SIU SPOKESPERSON )

South Africa’s immigration system has been turned into a marketplace where permits and visas are allegedly sold to the highest bidder. That is the stark finding presented before an official inquiry by the Home Affairs department. Delivering an interim report on the issuing of permanent residence pe…

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: ‘South Africa by the Numbers’ – An in-depth look into the different statics that make up the South African economy and society

As we gear up for the budget speech which will be delivered this Wednesday, we’re joined by the Statistician General of South Africa - to take a deep dive into the different numbers that tell the story of where the country is today. We’ll also be joined by other experts for their take on where we’r…

HERMAN MASHABA - FORMER MAYOR OF JOHANNESBURG & ACTION SA PRESIDENT

Former Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has announced his candidacy for mayor of the country’s economic hub - the City of Johannesburg in the upcoming local government elections. Mashaba was the city’s mayor between 2016 and 2019 under the Democratic Alliance (DA) ticket. Mashaba term was cut short when…

Business Review: Icon PB ( PHILA KOSHIN - FOUNDER OF ICON PB )

Our Business Review special feature follows four entrepreneurs as they walk us through differing aspects of their industries and the world of entrepreneurship. In this cycle of our conversations with the entrepreneurs, they’ll be telling us how they market their business in a digitally driven envir…

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: WHY DATING IS CHANGING AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO FIND THAT SPECIAL PERSON

A lot of data is pointing towards major changes in how we relationship. We’re more single than ever and we’re getting married later, so it seems that finding that special someone seems to be getting harder as we move away from traditional courtship toward a more complex, digital, and isolated, "sit…

MATTHEW PARKS - COSATU PARLIAMENTARY COORDINATOR

WILL MORE LABOUR INSPECTORS MEAN BETTER LAW ENFORCEMENT The Department of Employment and Labour has given further insight into the President’s plan to bolster the department with an additional 10,000 new labour inspectors. In making the announcement, Ramaphosa made it clear that businesses failin…

PROF. NTSIKELELO BREAKFAST - POLITICAL ANALYST

These are turbulent times for the coalition in Ekurhuleni The EFF has rejected the Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s decision to reshuffle his Mayoral Committee. The EFF’s announcement followed ActionSA’s rejection of the appointment of its mayoral candidate and councillor, Xolani Khumalo to…

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