Traditional healers... who are they, what do they do, and how are they involved in the lives of many South Africans - as healers - outside of the formal medical setting? To dissect this, we are joined by Prof. Solly Rataemane and Dr Lerato Dikobe-Kalane. In proud association with Adcock Ingram OTC Sponsors of Brave.
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Pt 2 - "Just yesterday someone left a two-week-old baby at my doorstep." These are the words of Cynthia Nomsa Dinalane, who opened up her own home to young children and abused women. She currently houses, feeds, educates and provides healthcare for close to 50 women and children within the Thembisa and Kempton Park area at Tshegofatsa Rona Welfare. She tells us more about her. daily work, and the hardships of running such an organisation with no funding or help from anyone.
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Can you believe what this coronavirus outbreak is doing to us? It has everyone jumping, and in the midst of mass-hysteria toilet paper stockpiling and stock markets crashing, we should take stock of ourselves. Let’s take a sober, rational look at the madness that has taken hold in the last few days, all over the world...
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11.03.20 Pt 2 - Should we give our kids better quality poetry to read, or is that what iPads and YouTube are for? Does being nice matter at all? Donald Trump has just crushed the Democrats on Twitter before going to bed. Our loyal listener Vinnie rocked the show, he got a message on Facebook which revealed a secret that was hidden for 15 years. What would you do if you found out you have a twin at 12 years old? Gord did yoga... he didn’t poo. The brilliant Dr Shakira Choonara attempts to educate us, but all that happens is she gets suggestions from morons.
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The State Capture inquiry is moving forward slowly... why is it taking so long? If any prosecutions were to be made in the case, would that affect South Africa's outlook short term for citizens? Mandy Wiener details what she would like to hear from Cyril Rhamaposa at SONA. Along with special guest Mark Heywood, the team tackles the issue of economic disparity... does it create conditions for exploitation? Is AngloGold’s departure from South Africa just business, or a sign of things to come? And Carl Niehaus displays a lack of awareness that defies political logic by any standard. Brought to you by Nando’s.
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13.02.20 Pt 2 - Is Cyril Ramaphosa a superhero or just a statue? Ace Magashule - art collector or just a political figure who bought a painting without the knowledge that it cost R8m of taxpayers' money? If people become apathetic to politics, what will happen to society at large? It’s SONA Day in South Africa... is it worth watching?
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04.02.20 Pt 2 - Is there value in paying extra for your kids to get into university? Shut down social media for a year and let’s see who has a real job. Gareth relives his 90s days of watching Baywatch. Speaking of Baywatch, Pamela Anderson got married for 12 days, maybe 5th time isn’t a charm. There’s a hero settling people’s debts anonymously. Michael Settas then joins us to talk healthcare for the public of South Africa.
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Following SANEF backing Daniel Friedman after his suspension, we look at whether they are fit for purpose in their current form? What does free speech mean, can we just say what we want to say or should we be regulated by laws? How do journalists help shape a society, what is their role as agents of dispersing important information? Is nepotism unacceptable, or do we just accept it as looking after our kin? Brought to you by Nando’s.
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30.01.20 Pt 2 - What is freedom? Can we be free as individuals or do we need government? The citizens of Harrismith may very well have shown us how the communities of the future will work. Being poor doesn’t mean you are stupid, let’s keep that in mind. Is social mobility a real thing, or just a superficial political tool to keep the society supine?
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A virgin Bachelor & a return from China
23.03.20 Pt 2 - What will the world look like post-Covid? The Olympics might get cancelled, and that is a sad reality for humans who have trained for four years. There was a virgin bachelor who made the show boring, who has coronavirus now... but he’s not a virgin anymore, so every cloud has a silver lining. Jane Dutton joins us on the line, is she Benjamin Button’s sister? We hear from Gareth Armstrong, who has just returned from China and he reveals what triggered him and his wife to migrate back to South Africa.
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