07/09/10
2:35 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Dealing with loneliness: loneliness is a feeling in which people experience a strong sense of emptiness and solitude. Everyone experiences loneliness and different people feel lonely for a number of reasons, such as not having enough friends etc…we learn more about how to deal with loneliness:
Guest on the line: Sarel Steyn (Clinical Psychologist)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
National Back Week is currently running from the 6-12 September. The week aims to promote awareness of back pain and the issues surrounding it, including prevention and treatment. According to the latest study, 80% of employees have back pain with one third of them suffering from chronic back pain. It was also recently reported that the majority of lost working days are due to muscular and skeletal stress and the most common complaint- backache:
Guest on the line: Andrew Todd (Lecturer at Rhodes University Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics and chairman of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa -ESSA) @
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Guest in JHB studio: Nasheeta Jardine (from the Dauphin HumanDesign Group)
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
September is also known as Albinism Month, a time where people with albinism enjoy the community education and awareness campaign:
Guest on the line: Poppy Smith (Member of Albinism Society of South Africa)
06/09/10
2:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
ABASA (The Association of Black Accountants in Southern Africa) was established in 1985 to promote interests of black men and women engaged in the accounting profession. Amongst some of their programmes, the Association runs a countrywide mentorship programme aimed at introducing black kids in townships to the accounting profession. The shortage of skills and low number of black accountants remain a challenge in South Africa and ABASA is committed to ensuring that there is transformation and equity in the profession…here’s how:
Guest in the JHB studio: Andile Khumalo (1st Vice President at ABASA- Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants in Southern Africa. He is a qualified CA and a CFO at MSG Afrika, a BEE company)
2:35 – Technology Slot: Hai Fambeni (meaning “Let’s go”) is the name given to a hydrogen-powered bicycle designed and developed by the Tshwane University of Technology students. This project is a demonstration of a rural transport system and was done under the mentorship of the world renowned designer Pierre Terblanche:
Guests in the JHB studio: Tony Wynne (Project Manager: Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies @ the Tshwane University of Technology)
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Bob Bond (Director of RECTEZA- Resource Driven Technology Concept Centre)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Audiology in South Africa is an established profession facing the challenge of serving a diverse population in predominantly developing contexts. The profession has developed over the last half century from an adjunct to speech-language pathology into a profession in its own right. Several tertiary institutions offer undergraduate training in audiology with optional postgraduate qualifications. Institutions are continually adapting to a profession characterised by rapid change--evidenced even in the very composition of the profession itself…we talk about audiology as a profession and get educated on how best to take care of our hearing:
Guest on the line: Dr. Katijah Khoza-Shangase (Head of the Audiology Department @ Wits. She’s the first and only Black African graduate to receive a PhD in the field of Speech Therapy and Audiology in the country)
03/09/10
2:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
What doe we know about copyright when music is concerned, we hear how the Department of Trade and Industry funds the Music Industry and more about their anti-piracy campaign:
Guest in the JHB studio: Mkhuseli Vimba (Director: Education & Capacity Building in the Office Company and Intellectual Property Environment at the Department of Trade and Industry)
2:35 – Music Slot: Coming from a family of musicians, Aly Keita grew up surrounded by traditional instruments like the djembe and the kora. But his favourite instrument became the balafon, which he made with his own hands as a young man…we listen to his first solo album called “Akwaba Inisene” (Welcome to Africa), which pays tribute both to the country he grew up in, the Ivory Coast, and his country of origin, Mali:
Guest in the JHB studio: Aly Keita (Ivorian Jazz Musician)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
SABC 2 is proud to announce the premiere of the powerful seven part documentary “Have you heard from Johannesburg”. This is a Clarity Films Production, by Academy Award nominee Connie Field that shines light on the global citizens’ movement that took on South Africa’s apartheid regime. It reveals how everyday people in South Africa and their allies around the globe helped challenge – and end – one of the greatest injustices the world has ever known. The doccie debuts on Sunday, 05th September, at 21h00:
Guest in the JHB studio: Connie Field (Producer/Director/Writer)
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
This being the last day of the 2010 Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition, we hear how the India-South African business relationship is growing:
Guest in the JHB studio: Vikram Doraiswami (Consul General of India)
02/09/10
2:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
The 6th Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition is on its second day today, with a myriad of topics under discussion at this event, we hear about SABC’s involvement and how the SABC fulfils its mandate when it comes to music:
Guest at the OB studio: Thami Ntenteni (Head PBS Radio @ the SABC)
2:20- INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Bush Fire is a 3-day music and performing arts festival held on an annual basis in Swaziland. We hear about the concept behind this event and how far preparations for next year go:
Guest at the OB studio: tbc
2:35 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Among others exhibiting at the Moshito conference is the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra who will be showcasing their finale concert for 2010 under the title “The Metamorphosis Experience”:
Guest at the OB studio: Susan Rendall (CEO of the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Company)
2:45- INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
As this is an event for musicians by musicians and practitioners in the field, we meet with Lundi, the Gospel Singer who lives under a controversial cloud through his lifestyle. We find out what he has learned from this event as a young musician and how he intends to implement what he’s learned to better his career and personal life:
Guest at the OB studio: Lundi (Gospel Singer)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
We often read about their lives in the media we now hear from the horse’s mouth…they shared their life stories with an intimate audience at Moshito. They talk about their ambitions when growing up and how they came into the music industry:
Guests at the OB studio: Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse & Selaelo Selota & Ray ‘Chikapa’ Phiri (well known SA Musicians)
01/09/10
2:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
We discuss the impact of fatherlessness in society and how that manifests generally in the way men relate to women:
Guest on the line: Zane Meas (Actor & Founder of the Fatherhood Foundation of South Africa)
2:35 – Consumer Slot: Using credit as a tool for wealth creation… The concept of taking out credit has been given a hard time in recent years - following the sub prime mortgage crisis in the US and rising levels of indebtedness in South Africa. However, if used in a constructive way, credit can prove to be a vital tool in building wealth creation for the future:
Guest on the line: Linda Rall (Ooba Provincial Sales Manager, KZN)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Since 2004 the Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition has established itself as Africa’s premiere music industry event. Now entering its sixth year, Moshito is focused even more keenly on its objective of broadening the business intelligence of music industry professionals in South African and the continent, strengthening business networks for participants and informing delegates, traders and the public about the multifaceted and dynamic nature of the global music industry:
Guests at the OB studios:
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
The Music Business Academy is South Africa's first music business school offering courses across a spectrum of disciplines within the music industry…we hear more about the business side of the multibillion industry:
Guest at the OB studio: Jonathan Shaw (Music business lecturer and record producer from The Music Business Academy)
31/08/10
2:35 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Following hot on the heels of the successful Nando's Durbs and Jozi Comedy festivals, the Cape Town leg features the comedic genius of Bobby Lee, Mo Mandel, Trevor Noah and the hysterical trombonist Jonathan Arons. For the very first time the likes of international acts Ian Bagg, Dave Thornton, Ava Vidal and Orny Adams will grace the stage of the Nando's Cape Town Comedy Festival:
Guest in the JHB studio: Orny Adams (American Comedian)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
As we come to the end of Woman’s Month, today we look at conditions of women offenders. Just last year, Correctional Services statistics indicated that, there are 2489 sentenced women, and 1070 un-sentenced women. Women constitute a small fraction of offender populations with South Africa, only having 3359 female offenders among its 165 000 population…we look at issues like rehabilitation for female offenders and challenges encountered when reintegrating offenders back to society; the impact of imprisonment on women and children; the kinds/types of crimes females are likely to commit and whether these stats are on the increase or not:
Dr. Gladys Nthangeni (Area Coordinator, Development & Care at the Department of Correctional Services)
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
The "ENVIRONMENTAL FASHION SHOW" has been organized by the TPA Youth Committee, whose main aim is to host a sophisticated, glamorous and entertaining event which will bring awareness on global warming issues and the environment to the community and unleash the potential of young, aspiring designers and to raise funds for youth development:
Guest on the line: Humairah Jassat (Chairperson of the Gauteng Youth Committee for the President’s Award)
30/08/10
2:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
We hear about the signing of the memorandum of understating between the Medical Research Council and the National House of Traditional Leaders. This MOU focused on the conduct of research into initiation schools in South Africa looking at the Management of initiation schools, promotion of hygiene and application of health standards in the schools and the role of initiation schools improving morality…we hear more:
Guest on the line: Dr. Sibusiso Sifunda (Senior Specialist Scientist: Health Promotions Research and Development Unit @ the Medical Research Council)
2:35 – Technology Slot: GovTech (taking place from the 5-8th September in Durban) is an Information Technology conference where thought leaders in national and international ICT converge to share ideas that will assist improvement of lives through IT with a specific bias towards enhancement of service delivery. The conference also serves as a platform for IT professionals to have a practical experience with the challenges and trends in public sector Information Technology:
Guest in the JHB studio Nontobeko Ntsinde (CEO of the State Information Technology Agency-SITA)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
The Social Science Research in Africa conference is held every two years was re-launched as The African Knowledge Producers Series this past weekend. The theme of the series was "African Knowledge Producers-a critical engagement" and this year’s series paid special focus on the life and works of Professor Bernard Magubane of South Africa, who turned 80 in August 2010:
Guest on the line: Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke (Executive Director for Research @ UNISA)
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
As the sweet smells of jasmine and other blossoms fill the air, it’s easy to believe that Spring is just around the corner, and that the misery of Winter ailments is now a thing of the past. So why are so many people battling with flu symptoms right now when the change of season is so evident?
Guest tbc
27/08/10
2:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
An inspiring story about how an ordinary person can change the whole community for good. Hopeville has been adapted from a TV series to a feature film and it’s opened to the local cinemas next week Friday the 3rd September…we hear more about this movie:
Guests in the JHB studio: Archie Sithole (Project Manager @ Heartlines)
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Desmond Dube (Lead Actor)
2:35 – Music Slot: Growing up, she performed in an array of talent shows and music competitions. She evolved into a beautiful young star- Recently opened for Musiq Soul Child and now has released her debut album titled “Take Me Home”:
Guest in the JHB studio: Thabisile Ndlovu (Afro Pop Musician)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
“Women’s words: African worlds:” Renewing a dialogue between African women writers and women of African descent- this was an event hosted by the Department of Arts and Culture as part of its activities during Woman’s Month…we find out how the event went:
Guests in the JHB studio: Lola Soyinka (Poet and Novelist)
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Jayne Cortez (Award Winning Jazz Poet)
24/08/10
2:35 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) recently launched the “Say No to Child Pornography Campaign”, as part of their continued commitment to protecting children from exposure to potentially disturbing, harmful, and inappropriate material. The campaign is aimed at facilitating the education and enlightenment of children (who are the most vulnerable members of society) about taking safety precautions, as well as raising awareness among parents, teachers, and the greater South African community about the dangers posed by this unlawful act that is threatening our society’s households:
Guest in the JHB studio: Yolisa Makhasi (CEO of the Film and Publication Board)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Adoption is a legal way for an adult single person or couple - being unable to give birth to a child or wishing to bring another child into the family, for example - to become the legal parents of a child. When you adopt a child, the child becomes yours as though born of you…we look at things one needs to consider when wishing to adopt a child; what the difference is between fostering and adoption; whether culture can be an obstacle when adopting a child AND hear from a mother who has gone through the adoption process:
Guest in the JHB studio: Merle Dieterich (A mother with an adopted child)
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Guest on the line: Pam Wilson (Supervisor of Adoptions at the Johannesburg Child Welfare Society)
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
The women and children of Diepsloot are being left a lasting legacy this Woman’s Month through various initiatives made possible by the NGO MaAfrika Tikkun. These include the establishment of a Women and Child Abuse Reporting and Response Centre at MaAfrika Tikkun’s Wings of Life Community Centre:
Guest on the line: Marc Lubner (CEO of MaAfrika Tikkun)
20/08/10
2:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
MARC LOTTERING – NOT IN 3D features Lottering’s latest stand-up material, as well as hilarious appearances by his alter ego’s Auntie Merle Abrahams and Smiley the taxi dude. Amongst other things, Lottering shares his views on how to prevent others from using cellphones whilst at the movies. Cape Town’s favorite comedian also provides insight as to how to make love to foreigners:
Guest on the line: Marc Lottering (Comedian)
2:35 – Music Slot: Coming from different Provinces and backgrounds yet with one passion for singing, the soulful 'sistas' found a common thread and passion for singing. An A Capella band was born, a small choir of unashamedly African women with a Sophia town colourful sound and look whose musical influence was incorporated into their name and brand, Sophia Sistas:
Sophia Sisters (A Capella group)
· Nozipho Dlamini,
· Nobuhle Mhlangu,
· Nonceba Ndhlovu,
· Mbulaza Khumalo
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
The annual ‘Tribute To SA Music Heroes Concert’ takes place on the 29th August. The event offers music lovers from all walks of life an opportunity to enjoy the best of South African music:
Guests in the JHB studio: Sam Mangwane (Concert organizer)
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Theo Kgosinkwe (of Mafikizolo fame)
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
In line with the SABC’s World Cup legacy projects, Radio Sonder Grense will be broadcasting in Soweto tomorrow for the first time. The station has organised a Public Viewing Event where its rugby commentator Johan Rademan will be doing a live broadcast of the Tri Nations match between the Springbokke and the All Blacks from a big screen at Sakhumzi restaurant in Vilakazi street, Orlando West:
Guest in the JHB studio: Louise Jooste (RSG’s Marketing Manager)
19/08/10
2:35 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Understanding medical test results is important for early diagnosis of any health problem. Medical tests have a variety of uses. Frequently, they are used to screen for or diagnose disease. Tests may also be used to determine the severity or extent of disease and to monitor how well a disease is responding to treatment…we talk about why it is important to understand medical test results:
Guest on the line: Roseanne da Silva (from the School of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Wits)
3:05 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
Owning a car is more than a mode of transport, it is the cornerstone of living an independent life, so often impossible for people living with disabilities. How far is South Africa in setting up measures for independence to be attainable for people living with disabilities? We talk about auto mobility for people living with disability:
Guest on the line: Caroline Rule (Occupation Therapist & Product review Journalist for Rolling Inspiration Magazine for people with disability)
3:33 – INTERVIEW & CALLS (listener participation):
With over 65% of all South Africans living in poverty found in rural communities, rural entrepreneurship is a crucial issue that needs to be addressed in the sustainable development of the country. Kagiso Enterprises Rural Private Equity Fund (KERPEF) was established in 2002 with the aim of empowering communities by encouraging and investing in sustainable small scale entrepreneurship in rural areas…we hear about the fund’s Mthatha Airport Agriculture Services rural entrepreneurship initiative:
Guest on the line: Paballo Makosholo (CIE of the Kagiso Trust)
