The Talkshop

Guest: Jaco van Schalkwyk (Founder of the Character Company) Also Troy Thabethe (10) & Derek Lancaster (13) -two of the boys on the Character Company’s Mentor Program Also Marius Beytell (One of the MENtors)

Talking to Aisha Pandor, CEO of SweepSouth - a company that empowers women with flexible economic opportunities at almost R40/hour. It focuses on domestic workers through an App that allows you to find someone quickly who can clean your house at short notice and determine the price and hours in a matter of seconds… Guest: Aisha Pandor, CEO of SweepSouth

Geek_in_U is a Non-Profit organisations that was started by 3 Wits MBA Students and friends who had a passion youth empowerment and entrepreneurship. The Geek_in_U program in partnership with Geekulcha is an idea that was born out the need to increase awareness and knowledge of technology to young pupils who are yet to be exposed to the concept of “career choices”. The program seeks to provide classroom based, hands on exposure to pupils from grades 4 in both privileged and underprivileged communities. The program will teach the pupils how to develop software and build physical robots with the goal of the grade 12’s leaving the program having the skills and capabilities of building websites, mobile applications that can link and connect electronic devices (IoT) i.e. building a mobile application that can fly a drone that they have built themselves: Guest: Atenkosi Ngubevana (Founder: Geek In U)

Guest: Adv. Sam Muofhe (Special Advisor to the Minister of Tourism. He wrote the opinion piece in his own capacity)

Guests: Ms Lizeka Dlepu (Head of Sustainability at Enel Green Power RSA) Also Andiswa Mosetlhi (Communication Head: South Africa)

Shamanism is a practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with a spirit world and channel these transcendental energies into this world. Guest: John Lockley (Senior sangoma in the Xhosa tradition of South Africa and an international spiritual teacher)

As South Africa hosts the fifth general Assembly of the Association of African Public Services Commissions, we take the opportunity to talk about issues of governance on the African continent. How does this formation promote good governance on the continent? What is the state of service delivery in the various countries? How do they remain independent from the government of the day and hold them accountable? Guest: Adv Richard Sizani - Chairperson of the Public Services Commission and Kayula Dickson Chasaya - Chairperson of the Public Services Commission in Zambia

Guest: His Majesty King Mthimkulu III- Leader of the African Renaissance Unity

Linda Yende (Author of ‘Wake Up, Woman” and a motivational speaker) Jackie Phamotse (Self-published Author)

Kathryn Valdal Fourie

guest: with Kathryn Valdal Fourie, a Clairvoyant

Addressing the challenges that men currently face to define their masculinity and how absent fathers play a big role in that Guests: Jaco van Schalkwyk (Founder of the Character Company), Martin Pelders (from Matrix M) and Themba Mzima (from Activate Men)

Diversity critical for transformation in SA: March being International Woman’s Month, we look at leadership in the context of the benefits of diversity. Our guest is of the view that diversity is a critical component of transformation in South Africa especially for African women. As far as she is concerned, where do we start…. Guest: Dudu Msomi (CEO: Busara Leadership Partners)

Adult Relationships in adoptive families – How can one create ties between adoptive & birth families for a new extended family? Should adoptive families feel scared when the adopted child decides to have a relationship with their birth families? Guest: Khosi Jiyane (Clinical Psychologist) Also Zoe Cohen (Accredited adoption social worker)

Dr Mathole Motshekga is a South African politician and lawyer. A member of South Africa's Parliament, Motshekga was formerly the African National Congress parliamentary chief whip. He was also the 2nd Premier of Gauteng province. Outside politics, he is a lecturer in the department of law at the University of South Africa. On Jun 2017, Mathole said, ANC can remove Zuma without opposition and supported Cyril Ramaphosa for the next presidency: GUEST: Dr Mathole Motshekga (Politician and Lawyer)

Guest: Dr. Neo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi (Senior Lecturer @ the Wits School of Education. He will be a respondent at the Seminar)

The unfriendly, anti-middle class budget and its effect on all of us…Is the middleclass overburdened? Are we being squeezed too much?...we get an explanation of the effects of the new VAT, the burden the black middle class carries as they also have to worry about black tax: GUEST: Dudu Msomi (Founder & CEO: Busara Leadership Partners)

Dr Dulcy Rakumakoe - CEO of U-Care Health Facilities

Guest: Dr Ndlovu is an Author and Professor in Maritime Business

Guest: Nedret Saidova - Consulting Astrologer

Great need for palliative care services. According to World Health Organisation, there are an estimated 40 million individuals worldwide who are in need of palliative care. Majority of them live in low and middle-income countries. What are some of the reasons and why is there a need for palliative care? Guest (phone): Jacqui Kaye, CEO at Hospice Wits

Just how practical is President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech on agriculture? Guest(Phone): Neo Masithela – Chairperson of the African Farmers' Association of South Africa

Guest (phone): Aggrey Mahanjana (Managing Director of the National Emergent Red Meat Producers' Organization (Nerpo's) –

Give-and-take discussions with listeners and experts on issues that have or will have an impact on your life - With Naledi Moleo

Guest: Lesego Kholani (Director: Enviroswitch)

Guests: Jaco van Schalkwyk – Founder of the Character Company & Nqabakazi Tetyana (her son’s name is Ndalo and he is 10) and Jonette Lancaster (her son’s name is Derek and he is 13).

TALKBACK: Looking at the psychology of a nation going through a transition. As South Africans are eagerly waiting to hear from the country’s ruling party over whether the president will be stepping down or not, we take a look at the psychological impact this is having on the nation. According to a psychologist, what is the general feeling on all aspects of life during a period of political uncertainty? Guest: Dr Seth Cooper - President of both the Pan African Psychology Union and the International Union of Psychological Science

The Public Servants Association says it is concerned about the effect that the collapse of corporate governance in state-owned entities will have on employees. What does the PSA attribute this to and what exactly is their concern? Also how do we turn the situation around, do we leave it to the powers that be? Guest: Dominic Storom – Chief Accontant at PSA

The second 28 Days of Language Activism campaign is being launched today to boost not only reading but also the use in general of South Africa’s indigenous languages….coinciding with the language awards, we hear more about both these awards and the campaign: Guest: Sibusiso Nkosi – Spokesperson for PANSALB

Where technology and ecology meet: using big data in fynbos studies- While the term big data may not conjure up images of plants, Associate Professor Adam West from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT), is using this technology to accurately map ecosystems. Guest: Associate Professor Adam West from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town

The Blesser’s Game by Jackie Phamotse- The book shares how she was trapped in the hands of a powerful and rich man who gave her access to the life of luxury but destroyed her emotionally and mentally…she talks to us about the life of a blesse, how such relationships are conducted and the pressures that our girls face in blesser/blesse relationships. Guest: Jackie Phamotse (Self-published Author)

Guest: Sherwin Charles (Trustee to Nando’s Philanthropy Foundation, and co-founder and CEO of Goodbye Malaria, and African initiative to eliminate malaria in Southern Africa)

Beyond Politics: Getting to know Buti Manamela -Currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, tonight we get to find out the man beyond his political career…how he grew up, the principles he holds as a communist etc…

An annual conference that takes place in Addis Ababa Ethiopia alongside the AU Heads of States Summit...we hear more about some of the issues raised this year: Guest: Tshegofatso Motaung (Of Vuka Africa Foundation) + Thobeka Madiba-Zuma (One of SA’s 1st ladies)

There’s been widespread condemnation from all quarters of the country to an incident that happened at a school in Reiger Park, east of Johannesburg where a principal allegedly caught on camera having sex with learners in his office. This is not the first time an incident of this nature happened at a school. The shocking thing this time around is that it involved a principal. Is this a reflection of the moral decay in society? How should we interpret it? Can we allude this to the influence of social media? Are these children exposed to too much sex in the media? Where can we point the finger this time around? What role can the church play in uplifting morality in our schools or is it just too late? Guest: Rev Mpho George Molebatsi – Director Convener of the All Nations Evangelical Missions of Southern Africa

Mover and shaker: Mduduzi Luthuli is the founder of Luthuli Capital, a financial services company. He talks to us about the importance of being a financially savvy nation and how wealth is created. Guest: Mduduzi Luthuli (Investment Manager & founder of Luthuli Capital)

Getting to know General Bheki Cele- he was the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service. In 1994, he was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security. He was later appointed as Chairperson of Chairpersons in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. Guest: General Bheki Cele (Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

The past few months has seen violent protests over issues of crime, housing and education. In some areas around Soweto motorists had their cars stoned when residents were protesting over proper housing while last week protest action turned violent outside Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging over language issues. Looking at all these incidents, why were they so violent? Is the people’s anger misguided and where do we point the finger to? What is behind all this anger? Guest: Ngila Muendane – Life Coach and Social Activist

Living together apart: would you consider living in 2 separate houses while married? We question the unconventionality of this concept of living together apart? Guest: Louis Venter - Founder Couples help

Guest: Gogo Dineo Ndlazi - Traditional healer

How can the private sector help in dealing with the issue of unemployed graduates? Why would a graduate be unemployed? What are some of the underlying factors behind this?

Adolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa face many sexual and reproductive health challenges, including early and unintended pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, gender-based violence and child marriage. In the region, AIDS is the leading cause of death in young people aged 10-19 years, with adolescent girls and young women at disproportionate risk, acquiring HIV five to seven years earlier than men. Guest: Minister Gustav Fridolin (the Sweden Minister of Education) Also Joanna Heart (Senior Programme Specialist in Health and Education at UNESCO HQ Paris)

Guest :Professor Mammo Muchie

we further engage Tafi Mhaka, a blogger and writer who boldly is of the opinion that institutions of higher learning have become huge white elephants. Guest: Tafi Mhaka (Blogger & Writer)

Cleaners on call was established in 2009 in the Westrand, which we are situated in Krugersdorp CBD, to primarily focus on cleaning services and any related projects. Cleaners on Call takes pride in having a young black female as the Managing Director of the company and is hundred percent black owned. The senior executive acquired extensive and valuable experience as well as the skills to operate in the industry, by working with the Cleaning companies in Gauteng until she decided to be on her own:

Ian Wallace - Author, Broadcaster and originator of the Dream Connection Process Gogo Moyo - Traditional Healer, an Expert at interpreting dreams and their symbolic meanings

Guest: KGM (Kealeboga Gift Mogapi)-multi-millionaire businessman& Founder of Honest and True South Africa

KGM (Kealeboga Gift Mogapi)-multi-millionaire businessman& Founder of Honest and True South Africa

Sane Sihiya-Author

Mpho Baatjies is Direcot of Internal Audit at the National Empowerment Fund. He speaks to us about what drew him to this profession (at a time when internal auditors’ live are at risk for trying to fight corruption); his journey from UJ to where he is today; being a young executive and a family man; and his community development soccer initiatives.