Siya starts his day with absolute tragedy but is quickly picked up by the team who are as sympathetic as ever. Gay pride, Gareth has a DIY meltdown while trying to fix a drawer, a slight change to the podcast structure and Dudu Myeni finally given the boot. News headlines, sports wrap-up and your dose of morning positivity too.
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Labour lawyer Frans Rautenbach has a proven track record in a range of policy issues and it is by being armed with this experience that he's written an insightful and provocative book, ‘South Africa Can Work’. The book provides fresh arguments that effectively address the likes of South Africa’s high unemployment, race problems and lack of education. Gareth gets to dig deeper into the fascinating story of this author and recently published offering.
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Malusi Gigaba got put in the hot seat by Richard Quest and it doesn't go well. SA musician Brickz is sentenced for raping his niece, and the actual moment is rather chilling. Sebonile Dube from Lifebuoy talks about the #High5ForHandWashing. America Ferrera and Reece Witherspoon sharing their Hollywood sexual harassment stories. More gang related shootings in Cape Town, ISIS finally getting brought to their knees by James Mattis, then Louise Broomberg comes into studio to discuss Korea, both North and South.
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Gareth brings you the 5 top news headlines of the morning, which centre around the latest cabinet reshuffle by President Jacob Zuma. Ben's sport gives you the latest from the world of football and the national anthem dramas in the USA, Siya puts a positive spin on the morning... then some interesting listener comments prompt a discussion on degrees and the relevance of them in today's workplace.
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Are you doing Ocsober? We all need to have some sort of radical cutback on the vices, but is it for attention or actual good? Ben goes for a sports massage and sees his life flash before his eyes. Gareth updates you on his weight loss, Ben gets ganged up on again while trying to help others... then a reminder about washing your hands.
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General Bantu Holomisa has been front and centre in some of the greatest changes and events in South African politics since his early days in the Eastern Cape to currently celebrating 20 years of the United Democratic Movement (UDM). As he mentions to Gareth in this interview, "We might not be in power, but we possess power." Find out how he's worked with the likes of Nelson Mandela, his relationship with social media and why he calls the Guptas a "wake-up call". Holomisa does not hold back when it comes to discussing the work that lies ahead for the new president of the Republic, why he thinks it's so hard for other people to leave the ANC, and the future of the UDM. Discover the story of the great man here.
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Henri van Breda doesn't care about the judge's tone in his trial, Ben has the 'story of the year', and France to ban cat calling. Gareth has some campus sexual assault stats from the US, the cost of the recent storm disaster in KZN, South Africa's 'word of the year', Discovery to enter the banking world, Patrick Swayze is a new name on the sexual assault list, and Crooked Hillary breaks a toe. Zama Mkosi, CEO of the NFVF, then talks all things film and the arts with Gareth.
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Are you using water wisely regardless of rainfall? The team then talks rubbish to carry on an environmental start to the show. Dave sends in some special songs for Mabz, Ben is going for a sports massage - which gets the team talking about his strange physical injuries, then it's into your news and sports headlines... plus some positivity with Siya.
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Porn kingpin Larry Flynt is putting big cash on the line for people to find dirt on Donald Trump. Jacob Zuma and those famous charges are to be reinstated, but will he ever be prosecuted by his captured state? Lynne Brown is handing out tenders to her lovers, Uber is still going in London, a new episode of EastRanders, bad Harvey Weinstein jokes, and Sydney Mathebula joins Gareth to talk science and astrology.
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#GCS 19.10.17 Pt2
The toilet is being murdered again in the studios, something that is making the team question the substance of human beings nowadays. Justice Malala talks about the cabinet reshuffle and Jacob Zuma's latest actions on the Burning Platform brought to you by Nando's. Mabz then brings you up to speed on all the other latest news on the go, including an interesting thought around what lies ahead for Dudu Myeni.
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