James Ngcobo is an Award-winning veteran actor and Artistic Director at Joburg City Theatres. He is best known for his role in Queen Sono (2020), Stokvel (2002) and The Philanthropist (2009). James is a renowned South African theatre director and actor, best known for his significant contributions to the performing arts scene. With a career spanning several decades, Ngcobo has become a prominent figure in the cultural landscape, celebrated for his artistic vision and commitment to promoting diverse and compelling narratives. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bassist - Composer – Educator, Carlo Mombelli on what to expect at the inaugural Irene Jazz Picnic taking place in PTA next weekend is a fresh new taste in jazz and food lifestyle experience with a family friendly focus; On Easter Sunday at the lush lawns of the Irene Country Club, in Centurion. Featuring a premium lineup of performances by leading jazz musicians from the likes of multi-award winning pianist and composer, Thandi Ntuli, The newly reunited Carlo Mombelli & The Prisoners of Strange and Siya Makuzeni to name a few. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Conservationist, veterinarian and Wild Africa Fund ambassador, Dr Mark Ofua on what to expect from the "Dr. Mark's Animal Show" an African-made conservation awareness TV show (currently airing on Showmax) aimed at Africa’s Gen-Alpha, which provides families and educators with a valuable resource to inspire the next generation of conservationists. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Executive Director at Brahman Hills, Onwaba Gonyora on the benefits having practical water management systems like learning how to harvest rainwater with systems like rain barrels or JoJo tanks, reducing reliance on municipal water and conserving resources. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Certified Financial Planner, Paul Roelofse on how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting the South African middle class and on how that translates to shrinkflation and skimpflation. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Resident CSI & Nature Conservationist, Tim Neary and SANCCOB Research Manager, Dr Katta Ludynia on what to make of the litigation case to protect the African Penguin from extinction by the Biodiversity Law Centre, representing BirdLife South Africa and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds at the Pretoria High Court against the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, seeking the review and setting aside of the Minister’s 4 August 2023 decision on the closures to fishing around key African Penguin breeding colonies, instead of biologically meaningful closures. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cardiologist & Former of President of the South African Heart Association, Dr David Jankelow on what to make of the recent study on Intermittent fasting proven to be radically increase the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Co-editor of MISTRA’s volume of Why Innovations Live or Die: South Africa’s innovation system, Zamanzima Mazibuko-Makena reviews MISTRA’s new publication ‘Why Innovations Live or Die: South Africa’s Innovation System’ which describes a range of successful and unsuccessful journeys in pursuit of commercialization for technologies co-authored with Thomas Pogue. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Editor at Large at MyBroadband, Jan Vermeulen on how AI could take over elections and some instances even undermine democracy, in a year where we’ll see a record number of presidential elections around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vocalist and drummer, Kekelingo on what to expect this coming Thursday (28th March) as he heads to Soweto Theatre for a “one night only” magical experience. Soweto Theatre and VTH presents “KekeLingo Homecoming Live in Soweto” on 28 March from 20:00 at Soweto Theatre’s Gibson Kente Auditorium. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Founder of the Bassline Jazz Club & Co-Organizer for Fête de la Musique 2024, Brad Holmes on the applications process for the Fête de la Musique 2024 for interested musicians are invited to submit their applications by April 15th, 2024 or until we have received 300 entries. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Young Entrepreneur, Charisma Manugu on service of providing aid of attending meetings on behalf of parents in and around Soweto and JHB CBD. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Resident Chef and Food Anthropologist, Dr Anna Trapido on some of the best hot cross buns in 702 land and a great recipe in baking hot cross buns. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Resident Motoring Enthusiast, Kumbi Mtshakazi makes sense of Audi scrapping their confusing “power number” denominators, the so-called power digits have proved unpopular and open to misinterpretation since being introduced in 2017 and on the events at the 2024 Toyota GR Cup series. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CEO of Proactive Health Solutions, Dr Fundile Nyati shines the spotlight on World TB day, an on what to make of news of a first new TB jab in over a century, the vaccine is said to trialled in SA soon. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sports Scientist and Running coach at Coach Parry, Shona Hendricks on how menopause can affect your athletics goals and the importance of keep running through menopause when preparing for a big race. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Broadcaster, Comic fan & Spokesperson of The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Gushwell Brooks on the legacy of the creator Dragon Ballz, Akira Toriyama who passed away this month, Akira is said to have left behind an unparalleled manga legacy, with his work on Dragon Ball influenced many modern anime and manga series. Gushwell speaks on the influence of Akira Toriyama to modern anime and manga series See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Doctor of Music & Director of Culture at Southdowns College in Centurion, Dr. Sheldon Leal reviews songs written with the purpose of inspiring peace. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Head of Business Development at Edge Growth, Nabeela Vally on the work of Edge Growth, which is an impact funding organisation coordinating investment in the sme space who are co-create innovative solutions that combat business growth constraints and provide SMEs with market access, skills development and funding. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Residential Clinical Psychologist, Dr Khosi Jiyane interrogates the difference between giving yourself Constructive Criticism vs. Self-Judgement. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Spokesperson for Circular Energy, Patricia Schröder, on what to make of this year’s “Global Recycling Day” celebrated on March 18th and to raise awareness on how to go about managing e-waste. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Certified Financial Planner, Paul Roelofse on what to make of Old Mutual social media furore over a pension payout, Paul gives some tips on making sure that your pension is paid out fully when its time. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Resident CSI & Nature Conservationist, Tim Neary answers some of the listeners nature-related questions. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Specialist Dermatologist at Morningside Mediclinic, Dr Jeremy O’Kennedy on what to make of Dermatologists concerns about the high levels of melanoma in SA and on how to go about dealing with the dangers of skin cancer, and the correlation between exposure to the sun and a heightened risk of developing it. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alexandria Procter, Founder of SA's startup Digsconnect, Alexandria Procter on the story behind her recently released memoir titled 'Upstart'. In this compelling book, Procter shares her valuable insights, experiences, and advice centered around the dynamic world of startups and new technology. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fintech entrepreneur & Founder of PayJustNow, Craig Newborn on the future of payment services in SA and on what to make of the 'Buy now, pay later' services which have seen a massive increase in SA retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Resident Motoring Enthusiast, Warren Tucker on how tech innovations and telematics are impacting how service providers like insurance companies approach liability and all things insurance-related. The Car Insurance industry has dramatically evolved to keep up with changes in the motor sector. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Resident Chef and Food Anthropologist, Dr Anna Trapido reviews a 7 course Mauritian inspired menu with wine pairings from the Saxon Hotel’s super brilliant sommelier Lloyd Jusa. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lauren Pretorius, CEO of Campaigning for Cancer, discusses the role that primary health plays in treating the kidney. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vuyisile Mshudulu, Director of Arts, Culture and Heritage at the City of Joburg what to expect from the 2024 Arts Alive festival and the Jazz in the Lights Music Festival which returns to take place at the Johannesburg Zoo on 30th March 2024 where jazz aficionados will be able to delight in local and international performances. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.