The Absa Cape Epic is an eight-day stage race, and it's the most televised mountain bike race in the world. The race must be completed by both members of a two-person team, with only 680 teams allowed to ride each year. Every event follows a different route, leading aspiring amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world through roughly 700 untamed kilometres of unspoilt scenery, and up more than 17,000 metres of vertical ascent. This year's event is coming up on the 20th of March and on this edition of Health Matters, we speak to Candice Lill - who has completed 4 previous Cape Epic races, as well as Matt Beers - who has 5 events under his belt, winning the 2021 edition along with his partner. Brought to you by Cipla.
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18.01.22 Pt 1 - Mbulelo seeks advice for a friend who is considering going to Cape Town as a first date. Lebang shares why she is for matric results not being published in the newspaper, and Mark Niemand - who was caught out in a very clever email phishing scam - joins the team to share his story of how he lost R260k last year!
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01.04.21 Pt 1 - Who still uses pens in 2021? Believe it or not, Facebook has banned Donald Trump. And the fiercely gorgeous and well informed Sean Sanders gives us an update about the world of crypto.
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Jackson Katz. How does gender-based violence fall on the shoulders of men in this day and age? This is what Gareth Cliff discusses with educator, filmmaker, and author Jackson Katz. He is also the Founder and President of MVP Strategies, and has a lot of insight to share to interrogate what a man truly is.
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When we talk about sexual and gender-based violence, there's always a lot mentioned about women... as victims, what they can do to protect themselves, etc. But what about the men? What are they doing to help fight this social pandemic? Gareth Cliff speaks to a few men who are doing extraordinary work in the SGBV battle - Jackson Katz, Mark Ramsing, Charley Pietersen, Tumelo Mokowe and Jacques Rousseau. Brought to you by Absa.
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A study conducted by global audit firm KPMG in 2014, found that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) costs South Africa between R28.4bn and R42.4bn a year. It’s time for corporate South Africa to acknowledge that SGBV is not just a social risk... but a chronic political, market and financial risk that affects multiple industries, sectors and geographies. Join Gareth Cliff in conversation with Hermien Botes, Head of Sustainability Engagement for Anglo American; Andrew Davies, MD of ICAS, providing health and wellness programmes and counselling services to corporate South Africa; and Nadine Mather from law firm Bowmans, who will look at constructive steps that employers can take to address SGBV in the workplace. Brought to you by Absa.
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With domestic violence escalating during COVID-19 lockdowns, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against girls and women a “second pandemic” raging in our country. Our nation has one of the world's highest rates of rape and femicide, and recently, several brutal killings have caused horror and public outcry. Join Gareth Cliff in conversation with Dr Roze Phillips (Head of People and Culture at Absa), feminist social worker Keitumetse Fatimata Moutloatse, and Busi Mkhumbuzi-Pooe (activist and entrepreneur), whose friend Tshegofatso Pule was brutally murdered in June. Brought to you by Absa.
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Charley Pietersen, Founder of the 'Growing up without a Father Foundation', explains how he and his team worked on #StopToStart to shape the future men of our country by equipping boys with a sense of self-worth and honour - and a belief that violence is never the answer. Brought to you by Absa.
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Siya will Slash your Tyres
23.04.21 Pt 2 - Queen Elizabeth ll has recently been labelled as “the world’s longest-standing and most successful CEO”. Leigh-Ann shares a few phrases you should never use in an email. Do you reckon you’re a fantastic artist? Well, Gareth chats to Dr Paul Bayliss, Senior Specialist Art Curator at Absa Group, about the 2021 Absa L’Atelier art competition.
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