What’s News: Self-harm a growing problem amongst teens

Self-harm, the act of deliberately inflicting pain and damage to one's body by means of cutting, burning, scratching, and self-poisoning through medication or substances in order to relieve emotional distress, is a growing concern amongst teenagers.  A 2021 UNICEF report found that more than 65% o…

Trade & Tricks: School Lashushu Pty LTD

Trade & Tricks: School Lashushu Pty LTD Bongani Luvalo, the owner of School Lashushu Pty LTD, a black manufacturing company the produces and sells school shoes. They are based in Wadeville, Ekurhuleni and also in Durban. Business expert: Bulelani Balabala

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What’s News: S.A consumers warned of possible debt spiral

Three years after our initial Covid-19 lockdown and while the virus has seemingly become a thing of the past, the debt pandemic which it seems to have created continues on as S.A consumers are warned of getting into a debt spiral. According to the latest Eighty20/XDS Credit Stress Report the fourt…

Interview: Lobola: A Bride’s True Price?

Lobola: A Bride’s True Price? Is a new documentary by filmmaker Sihle Hlope and it will be looking at her reservations about the transactional, patriarchal, and heteronormative elements concerning lobola. The two part series began airing last night on SABC 1 and you can still catch part 2 next on S…

Personal Mastery: The Power of resilience

One thing you can guarantee about life is that there will be good and joyful experiences and there will be difficult experiences. One thing we all need during difficult situations is the power of resilience, which is our ability to cope with and recover from difficult experiences. Clinical psycholo…

Wake Up Sports Quiz 28 March '23

Listen as Owen Hannie pits two 'wakers' against each other for a sports quiz.

What’s News: Pretoria the capital of peak hour traffic in the country

The capital city Pretoria has the worst traffic in the country during peak hours, this is according to the latest data from the TomTom Traffic Index which ranks traffic congestion of multiple cities across the world. According to the index, rush hour traffic numbers are on the increase, however, a…

Wake Sports Quiz 27 March 2023

Listen as Owen Hannie pits two 'wakers' against each other for a sports quiz.

What’s News: Kids Protection on Social Media

The state of Utah in the United States is now the first to sign a law that will require parental consent before children below the age of 18 can create a social media account. The law will give parents full access to their children’s accounts including private messages. The new bill which kicks-in…