REFLECTIONS: Master's graduate Zilungile Silinda joins us to unpack why obstetric violence continues to disproportionately affect Black women in South Africa and what meaningful, respectful maternity care should look like in a country committed to human dignity and reproductive justice joined by ZANELE GUMEDE, KZN provincial Chairperson, She works at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial hospital as an advance midwife, and MME RACHEL who TRAINED AS A MIDWIFE IN 1987 AND WORKED AT BARA HOSPITAL

REFLECTIONS:We reflect on how curriculum, language and the teaching of history and culture shape the identities of young South Africans and their understanding of the diverse society they are expected to build. Are you a teacher, or a former teacher? What are your thoughts
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PARENTING: Lerato Radebe helps us examine how much responsibility parents carry for shaping children’s eating habits, while recognising the realities of household budgets, convenience, children’s preferences and the food environment.
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Nco Dube, blogger, radio political analyst and social commentator, joins us to examine the renewed debate around the death penalty and whether South Africa should first confront the weaknesses, fallibility and inequalities within its criminal justice system before considering an irreversible punishment
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