Guest: Lorenz Köhler | Senior Journalist  at Kick Off Magazine At the MTN 8 final - Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City will meet in the winner-takes-all match at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban on Saturday, The Premier Soccer League has announced 2000 “fully vaccinated” fans will be at the stadium for the final. Kick-off begins at 6 pm.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

MTN 8 Final: Cape Town City vs Mamelodi Sundowns

Guest:  Lukhanyo Calata | Son of Ford Calata, one of the Cradock four Justice Minister Ronald Lamold has announced the reopening of the inquests into the deaths of Neil Aggett and Hoosen Haffejee as well as Ernest Dipale and Bayempini Mzizi. And special team of investigators and state prosecutors will be tasked with exclusively looking into murders committed by apartheid security police.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A team of investigators and state prosecutors dedicated to prosecuting TRC cold cases

Guest: Ntombifuthi Masinga | Kwa-Zulu Natal's Acting Provincial Electoral Officer  at IEC Africa Melane speaks to Kwa-Zulu Natal's Acting Provincial Electoral Officer Ntombfuthi Masinga on the province's preparedness for the upcoming local government election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Kwa-Zulu Natal prepared for the local government election?

Guest: Liezel van der Westhuizen October was Mental Health Awareness Month, and our resident fitness enthusiast Liezel van der Westhuizen is continuing to prioritize health with a discussion on the benefits of Lifestyle Psychiatry. Tune in for insights on Mental Health, details on a beneficial free event you can join in on from home, as well as tips to improve your overall wellness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fitness with Liezel V: Health & Fitness: Lifestyle Psychiatry, Mental Health, and physical wellness

Guest: Thomas Garner | Chairperson at South African Independent Power Producers (IPP) Association Eskom has announced that it is jumping to Stage 4 load shedding at noon on Wednesday, and this will continue until 05:00 on Friday. Stage 2 load shedding will then be in effect until 05:00 on Saturday, as announced by the utility earlier in the week. Where are we on the roadmap towards IPPs easing our dependence on Eskom?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How long before we can expect IPPs to come to our rescue?

Guest: Michael Hendrikse  | Provincial Electoral Officer for Western Cape Province at IEC Africa Melane speaks to Western Cape Provincial Electoral Officer Michael Hendrikse on the province's preparedness for the upcoming local government election See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Western Cape prepared for the local government election?

Guest: Dr Justin  du Toit | Clinical Haematologist at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the blood, is a lesser known cancer, but it does affect a significant number of people in South Africa. Aside from HIV, Multiple Myeloma is one of the most frequently seen malignancies of the blood. It can also take a while to diagnose due to it mostly affecting people upwards of fifty, with vague symptoms that can be easily ascribed to age – like tiredness and pain.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health: Multiple Myeloma Awareness

Guest: Liezel van der Westhuizen All the care you put into training and wellness, needs to also be focused on your largest organ, for true great health. Liezel van der Westhuizen, our resident fitness enthusiast, is discussing being more proactive and caring to your skin - especially your hands! Tune in to hear more about how your fitness training affects your hands, and what to do differently, for improved skincare health - including Liezel's quality tried & tested product review of the week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fitness with Liezel V: Hands, Health and Skincare Happiness - How to treat your hands better, in and out of training!

Guest: Prof Andre Odendaal | Co-author of Pitch Battles,  Writer in residence and Honorary Professor in History and Heritage Studies  at University of the Western Cape Cricket South Africa’s instructed all members of the Proteas squad to take a knee before the start of the T20 World Cup match against the West Indies as an anti-racism gesture. Quinton de Kock withdrew from the Proteas team against the West Indies due to board directive. Does his statute, being a representative of South Africa as a member of a national team, not oblige or hold him to a higher responsibility to take the knee?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Representing South Africa, why not take the knee?

Guest: Dr Reginah  Mhaule | Deputy Minister of Basic Education The Matric Class of 2021 is expected to write its first National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination.  October 27 marks the start of the matric exams, which will conclude on December 7. Approximately 735 677 full-time and 162 109 part-time candidates are expected to sit for the examinations this year. Dr Reginah Mhaule, deputy minister for the  department of Basic Education discusses its readiness plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Department of Basic Education on readiness for the National Senior Certificate exams

Guest: George Herman | Chief Investment Officer at Citadel In his Op-ed in BizCommunity, George Herman, Citadel director and chief investment officer take a look at how global economic cycles, commodity prices and interest rates have had a favourable impact on the South African economy, despite certain negative repercussions resulting from the pandemic. A spurt in domestic consumer demand and a restrained inflation increase are further factors resulting in a record year for the country from a macro-economic perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finance: How the state of the economy in 2021 will influence potential investment factors for 2022

Guest: Liezel van der Westhuizen If toning up is on your mind, listen to our resident fitness enthusiast Liezel van der Westhuizen, breaking down some top tips to train better for that summer body. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fitness with Liezel V: Toning up for Summer: Fitness Tips, Weighted Exercise & At-Home Hacks!

Guest: Lungile Mashele, Energy Economist Load shedding continues, and despite City Power saying Joburg will be spared from Stage 1 and 2, they have now said they will work with Eskom and implement load shedding. This begs the question, what will it take for a city actually stop relying on Eskom for power in a safe manner? Africa speaks to energy expert, Lungile Mashele to unpack this.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will take for a city to stop relying on Eskom for power?

Guest: Benedict Phiri | MD at IusPrudentia Special Counsel Former president Jacob Zuma will not attend Tuesday’s court sitting where the Pietermaritzburg high court will hand down judgment on whether advocate Billy Downer SC should be from the former president’s corruption case. Africa speaks to Benedict Phiri, MD at IusPrudentia Special Counsel, on the case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zuma Case: Court to pass judgment on Billy Downer matter

Guest: Alison Foat | Travel and Lifestyle writer at Cape Town Diva Africa speaks to Alison Foat, Travel and Lifestyle writer at Cape Town Diva, on how 5 towns have merged under one tourism umbrella and the newly created Cap Classique route. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel&Tourism: New Cap Classique route

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