The Jet Set Breakfast

With international travel restrictions easing after 20 months of Covid-19 lockdown, South Africa’s renowned Kingsley Holgate exploration team have revealed the launch date for their new, year-long transcontinental expedition. The Defender Transcontinental Expedition and departing on 27 October from Cape Agulhas, it promises to be one of their most challenging geographic and humanitarian journeys to date: a 30,000-kilometre expedition through 30 countries Guest: Kingsley Holgate - Explorer

  Constitution Hill Creative Collab, the programme will support artisans, craftspeople, illustrators and digital designers by selling their work on the Constitution Hill online market: The Movement Store. Guest:  Dawn Robertson – Chief Executive Officer at Constitutional Hill

  South African green-tech company pilots first ever 100% electric reefer trailers. The new innovation keeps freight chilled at temperatures down to -25 °C. This is the first of its kind and is being initiated in the Netherlands in a partnership with Unilever, TIP Trailer Services and transport company Daily Logistics Group. What does this all mean? Guest:  Clinton Bemont – Chief Executive Officer – Maxwell and Spark

Every October and November, the streets of Johannesburg and Pretoria fill with purple blooms, as thousands of beautiful jacaranda trees bloom over Gauteng’s two great cities. The jacaranda spring is a natural spectacle that fills Gautengers with pride, as the province shows off its spectacular beauty worthy of celebration. Guest:  Laurice Taitz – Publisher of the Johannesburg in Your Pocket

  Griffith University researchers are a step closer in the fight against malaria with the development of a broad-spectrum vaccine that can be freeze-dried making it suitable for deployment into malaria-endemic countries. Guest:  Prof. Lynn- Marie Birkholtz – Head of the Malaria Parasite Molecular Laboratory at University of Pretoria

  Our next guest is a clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist who is recognized for his contributions to HIV/AIDS and leadership in the global response to COVID-19. Guest:  Professor Salim Abdool Karim - Director of CAPRISA

  Scatterlings of Africa is a memoir filled with extraordinary stories of the determination with which Johnny Clegg pursued his quest to play the music he wanted. Guest:  Jesse Clegg – Musician Guest: Jaron Clegg – Writer and Director

  Soweto might not boast the exotic, colourful allure of forest birds but the wetlands that dissect the urban sprawl are still home to a gorgeous array of airborne life. Guest:  Raymond Ramolokeng – Professional Birdwatcher and Tour Guide

  A 42-seater Atlas Digibus has been kitted out with laptops, two teaching stations, and Wi-Fi for learners to participate in online teaching programmes. Learners from five primary schools in the township of Langa, Cape Town, will now benefit from a bus transformed into a fully equipped mobile classroom. Guest:  Brendan Fogarty – Director of the Vusa Academy  

  Gift of the Givers’ founder has been named the 2021 Social Justice Champion and he has dedicated the award to his team who have worked tirelessly over the past two years. Guest:  Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman – Founder of Gift of the Givers

  At the age of 8, our next guest began his professional racing in the 2-stroke kart series. He was entered into the 2019 Rok Cup Championship by his team - “Spice Karting Team” Guest: Reagile Mailula – Professional Go-Karter

  Gas energy generation licenses approved despite environmental concerns. Fishing communities in Saldanha Bay and Gqeberha are worried that this will kill the fish their livelihoods depend upon. Guest:  Liz McDaid - Strategic Lead at the Green Connection

  The source of the Jukskei is in the centre of Johannesburg and it runs out for about 50km to join the Crocodile River just beyond the city's northern reaches. Guest: Sean Christie - former Journalist and Author

  Today, we unbox the all-new 2021 Mazda BT50 and our motoring expert gives us his review. This bakkie will be assembled locally as of next year in the Isuzu Gqeberha plant. Guest:  Nico Smit – Motoring Journalist

  Hospital at Home is a digital health tech start-up that focuses on providing hospital-level care for patients without them leaving home. The founder has been shortlisted for the Äänit Prize. Guest:  Vuyane Mhlome – Quoro Medical

  Field Band Foundation uses the model of American marching bands, based on the model of American marching bands that has been “Africanised” to produce a unique performance product combining brass music and dance movements inspired from a wide variety of traditional and contemporary sources. Guest:  Nicky Du PLessis of the Field Band Foundation

  The City of Johannesburg has officially unveiled its new smartphone app and WhatsApp-based chatbot to allow residents to log a call for the potholes they find in their communities. The launch of the pothole reporting tools follows the COJ’s partnership with Dialdirect Insurance and Discovery Insure earlier this year, in an attempt to fast-track the ongoing war on potholes across the city. Guest:  Themba Mathibe – Head of Department: Communications at Johannesburg Road Agency 

Squid Game is anything but your typical Korean television drama. Viewers have presented a story set around macabre games in a fight to the death. it is Netflix’s top show in 90 countries. Guest:  Dr. Sarah A. Son - Lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Sheffield

With Otto du Plessis founder of Bronze Age Foundry who worked closely with Paul. When artist Paul du Toit discovered a material called concrete canvas he was able to transform his heavily textured paintings into sculpture on a grand scale. The monumental ‘Expanded Canvas’ will be exhibited alongside 12 smaller and medium-sized pieces at a groundbreaking exhibition at IS Sculpture on Tokara Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, opening in October.

GUEST: Dr Frikkie Maré, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS)  

  GUEST: CHARLOTTE BAUER - Author of "How to Get Over Being Young"

  A STANFORD honeybee sanctuary will soon benefit from an initiative that will encourage guests at a hotel group to adopt a hive.   GUEST: TIM HEDGES - Trustee of Honeybee Heroes

GUEST: Cancer Surviver Marc Curlewis

GUEST: LADY SKOLLIE (LAURA WINDVOGEL)

South African poet, playwright and producer Siphokazi Jonas will be the featured poet at the 25th Poetry Africa Festival presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal from October 11 to 16.  GUEST: SIPHOKAZI JONAS - Poet 

GUEST: ANDRE SHEARER - Founder of the Indaba Institute

Who is in your Book Circle and What are you reading? Sewela talks to us about a bookstore she co founded you might like to visit  GUEST: SEWELA LANGENI - Co-Owner Book Circle Capital

Netflix ‘Made in SA’ content generates excitement for travel  GUEST: BRONWEN AURET - GM Brand and Marketing SA Tourism 

Active citizen scholarship recipient Tanya since Grade 6 has been a strong advocate for the rights of South Africans born foreign National.  GUEST: TANYARADZA KASEKE - 17 year old Grade 12 student Sacred Heart College

  GUEST: MPHO SEBINA - Singer/ Songwriter

GUEST: ENVER DUMINY - CEO Cape Town Tourism

GUEST: JACKIE MAY - Editor and Founder of WWW.TWYG.CO.ZA

GUEST: DR SHAVIT SACHS - naturopath and secretary for the South African Naturopathic Association (SANA) 

GUEST: JODIE ENNIK - Director and Founder Lampost Productions and Lampost Luminaries

GUEST: NJABULO SITHOLE - Founder of Bakers

GUEST: SAMORA CHAPMAN - Photographer

GUEST: KEVIN FRASER - Comedian 

GUEST: ATHI PATRA RUGA - Artist & Co Founder Victory of The Word (VOW)

The Lost Language of the Soul, a new novel from Mandla Langa GUEST : MANDLA LANGA - Author