Sakhisizwe -Building the Nation - Bou Die Nasie

Yesterday I also spoke to Vainola Makan (R2K),Nomaceno(R2K), Mary Tal ( World Wide Women) Wendy Pekeur ( Ubuntu Women’s Movement ) Natalie as well as Tilda. “Women in Africa Conversation”    Women in Africa will be coming together in a dialogue to commemorate Africa Day on Sunday 24th May at Salt River Community House.                The purpose of the dialogue amongst other things is: To bring Women from Africa together to share their experiences with respect to living on the continent as women;  To amplify the voices of women with respect to speaking out against all forms of violence and discrimination on the continent. To create a safe space for women to share their experience of living in South Africa to distinguish and celebrate what we have in common: and To discuss how we can build relationships and solidarity with respect to each other's struggles.  ...

Yesterday I was joined in studio by the amazing Aliki. Aliki Saragas  completed her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Dramatic Arts degree  cum laude , at the University of the Witwatersrand , majoring in screenwriting and film studies. At Wits she was chosen as one of two students to be a part of the North South South Exchange Programme with students from South African film institutions, NAFTI (Ghana) and Arcada (Finland), to produce two documentaries, one in South Africa,  Jozi: No Brakes  and one in Finland,  Tyttärelleni Taika Kukalle (To My Daughter Taika Kuka ), where she lived on exchange for three months. It was here that she realised her passion for telling real stories. About Mama Marikana her current project: Mama Marikana is a documentary film that gives voice to the Women of Marikana: the widows, mothers, sisters and community members who were left behind and forgotten by society and the media after the massacre and their struggle to move ...

The month of May brings awareness on a lot of important things and part of those things is the Anti-tobacco Campaign Month. Today I spoke to Magdalene Seguin From CANSA about the eKick Butt Programme. CANSA's eKick Butt programme is a unique online smoking cessation programme. Through a series of emails, surveys and downloads, we will guide you and mentor you as you quit smoking and non-smoking becomes a lifelong habit, not merely the time interval between two cigarettes. This programme supplies a series of handy tools - tried and tested - to help you quit for good. It's really very simple to get started. Just complete the  sign-up form  and you will automatically be enrolled in CANSA's eKick Butt programme. FOR FREE . You can unsubscribe at any point, but we trust you will find the series useful enough to stick it out with us. And if you find it helpful, we ask you to pass this information on to your smoking buddies. Once you've signed up, there rem...

Today I was joined in studio by the ever amazing spoken word artist Christy Van Zyl also known as FossilSoul member of  Radikal Xpressions. Radikal Xpression is a  Cape Town  based conscious arts (poetry, hip hop and music) movement that mobilizes young radical artists, organizes them (as its resident performers) and promotes their talent through art sessions, shows and productions. Our aim is to use art as a tool for personal development, education, socio-political commentary and building communities. The vision behind the existence of this movement is to ultimately become a registered international Arts Company that grooms, manages and administers young African artists. Thus, creating a progressive afro-centrism awareness in the international arts industry and facilitating artistic growth in the African continent.  Today our conversations were around the show that’s coming up this weekend on  the 10th May 2015  named #enkosimama. ...

Today i spoke to Paul Mesarcik from LUMKANI .Lumkani is a social enterprise that seeks to address the challenge of shack/slum fires in urban informal settlements in  South Africa  and across the globe. Lumkani aims to create social impact by increasing the safety and security of people living in informal settlements with technology-based early-warning systems Their aims are to create social impact by increasing the safety and security of people living in informal settlements with technology-based early-warning systems. Lumkani is committed to continual innovation and inclusive design practices that are driven by testing and end-user feedback. Lumkani seeks to promote business and social practices that respect people, ensure sustainability and create value. Currently busy with the #LetsStopFire campaign ,Lumkani is a tech start-up and social enterprise with one vision: to minimize the loss of life and property caused by fires in slums in  South Afri...

Today i spoke to Gerry Gordon from Mothers Unite    Mothers unite is a registered non-profit organization that focuses on the well-being of children. They operate in Seawinds, Lavender Hill, an area predominantly characterized by unemployment, poverty, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, substance addiction and gang-related crime. Mothers Unite is different from other organisations. It started within the heart of a mother living in the community of Lavender Hill. Its goal is to meet the needs of the child in a holistic manner. We understand that mothers play a huge part in the lives of our children. So many mothers raise their children single handily amidst the challenges of crime. Mothers Unite wants to help children achieve their potential and make a difference in the lives of our child community members. The children we work with are disadvantaged, vulnerable and have a very poor self esteem. Even though many of the children are restrained by poverty, crime, gangster...

I was also joined in studio by three learners Sade Jones , Pulane Mshaba and Nikkita Matthee accompanied by their mentor Mr Hudsonburg from Primrose Park Primary School. Primrose Park School are the previous winners (2014) of a educational competition called Growsmart.   QUICK SUMMARY Two hundred participating schools are selected by the Western Cape Education Department. Each school is represented by a team of three learners in Grades 4, 5 and 6. They have to spell words, give definitions and construct sentences for points. Each year, different learners are chosen to represent their schools in the Growsmart competition. Learners who have already competed in Growsmart may not compete again in another year. The teams are seated on a stage, facing the quizmaster, judges, scorekeepers and an audience. Each team has a Mentor who guides them and helps them prepare for the competition. There are three levels to the Growsmart competition. All schools compete in Level 1 and the w...

On today's show i spoke to  Hilda one of the founding members of an amazing NGO called the Newkidz. Newkidz is an organization that was formed in 2007 after a group of friends from Cape Town (in South Africa) saw a need at a Children’s Home for abandoned and orphaned children in one of the local communities called Mfuleni, just north of Cape Town.  After volunteering their time on weekends over a period of 6 months they could not turn their backs and walk away from the obvious needs that these children had without getting radically involved. So now they do extreme makeovers of Children’s Homes to create awareness and support for orphans, destitute and vulnerable children in South Africa . they make every effort to try and get children who find themselves in these circumstances integrated into loving family homes. Part of their mission is to - To help establish loving homes for orphaned, vulnerable and destitute children in South Africa. By buil...

Today we spoke to Jessica Fourie from Fourie Associates about sleeping disorder  : Sleep problems, including snoring, sleep apnea, insomnia, sleep deprivation, and restless legs syndrome, are common. Good sleep is necessary for optimal heath and can affect hormone levels. She went on to elaborate that we should try by all means to switch our tv \ laptop \ or anything along those lines 2 hours before we go to sleep. Having a lamp and reading before bed if you cant seem to fall asleep is always a good idea.  For more information please call 021 551 2798.