The Jet Set Breakfast

A recent study reveals that a downward trend in the intake of iron and other vital nutrients is contributing to poor brain function and other health problems.The study, by the UK’s University of Sunderland, collected micronutrient data from two national nutrition surveys and found that people of all ages showed low levels of intake of iron, vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, iodine, selenium and zinc. In South Africa, research also indicates a high level of nutrient deficiency and hunger, both contributing to poor health.GUEST: GIULIA CRISCUOLO - Pharmacist, Complimentary medicines expert

Guest: PROF HELEN REES - Chair of The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). Member of the World Health Organisa-tion International Health Regulations (IHR) Committee in Covid 19. Medical researcher and the founder and Executive Director of the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute of the University of Witwatersrand

A penguin at Australia's Perth Zoo has taken to binge-watching episodes of the beloved children's television series 'Pingu' to get over his loneliness. Pierre is an endangered Northern Rockhopper penguin who was found washed up on a beach in the south west of the country. He is the only penguin of his kind to be found in all of Australasia. GUEST: DANIELLE HENRY - Communications Manager Perth Zoo a Zoological park in South Perth, Western Australia

Sami’s childhood is much like any other - an innocent blend of family and school, of friends and relations and pets (including stray cats and dogs, and the turtle he keeps on the roof). But growing up in one of the largest cities in Syria, with his country at war with itself, means that nothing is really normal. And Sami’s hopes for a better future are ripped away when he is conscripted into the military and forced to train as a map maker. Guest: Eva

Passionate about human rights, ethical leadership and social justice. Institutional transformation with a focus on race and gender justice have been central to her work both in SA and abroad. Guest: Ambassador Nozipho January- Bardill is the Chairperson of the Council of the Nelson Mandela University and the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Local Network in South Africa (SA). Guest: AYA CHEBBI - first ever African Union Special Envoy on Youth and the youngest diplomat the African Union Commission Chairperson’s Cabinet

The Jakes Gerwel Foundation & LitNet present the Kommadagga writing workshop. A mentorship programme for promising English and Afrikaans writers in Somerset East from 12 October to 1 November 2020. The Kommadagga writing workshop, intended for short-prose writers, seeks to encourage new writing in South Africa. GUEST: THEO KEMP - Executive Director Jakes Gerwel Foundation

Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing the role of T'Challa in the hit Marvel superhero movie Black Panther, has died of colon cancer at age 43. Veteran actor John Kani who played the role of T'challa's father in the highly acclaimed movie said he was devastated by Boseman's passing: “I am devastated by this young man who was such a great promise. But he worked so hard knowing that his time was limited. He will leave a memorable mark in Hollywood.” GUEST: JOHN KANI - Legendary Actor

Guest: SJ Nicholson - Founder of the Africa Rising Music ConferenceParadise Africa Distribution and Africa Rising Music Conference are backing 5 South African women artists, producers and managers to provide a gateway for them to be groomed as independent artists.

Showing at this year’s Encounters Documentary Film Festival Influence charts the recent advancements in weaponised communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world’s most notorious public relations and reputation-management firm, the British multinational Bell Pottinger. GUEST: DIANA NEILLE - Film Director “Influence”

The end of August signals the arrival of the pollen season, which this year, is said to possibly be more troublesome during the pandemic as tree pollen counts start to surge throughout most of the country. GUEST: PROF. Guest:JOHNNY PETER - Head of the University of Cape Town's Lung Institute’s Allergy and Immunology Unit

Former Scotland Yard detective and an inspiration for the character of DCI (Detective Chief Inspector) Jane Tennison in the award winning series “Prime Suspect”, Jackie Malton joined the force in 1970 and spent most of her service in the Criminal Investigation Department, probing all aspects of crime including armed robberies, rape, murder, fraud, arson, and blackmail. She served on The Flying Squad as the only female amongst forty men and was a trained hostage negotiator. GUEST: JACKIE MALTON - UK TELEVISION SCRIPT CONSULTANT & FORMER SENIOR POLICE OFFICER

Guest:NICO SMIT

AGRICOLLEGES international (ACI) is celebrating Women’s Month with fearless and fierce women who break boundaries. Women who think about the future of food security and celebrate the formidable female farmers producing fresh produce for families. The future of farming is female Guest: Nsuku Nhlangwini - a Mixed Farming Management graduate and alumni

Guest: Kristen Buttress - owner of Kristen Kick-Ass Ice Cream exchanged her nurses scrubs for ice cream scoops and within two weeks she’d opened her first store and is now a flavour alchemist with branches in South Africa and Mauritius.

Guest: Kwandisiwe Nhlapho

September 1st marks World Letter Writing Day, an opportunity for people to remember and embrace the handwritten word. The day calls on children and adults to pick up a pen or pencil and write a letter to a loved one, or even a younger or future self. To help celebrate the day and pay tribute to the art of letter writing, BIC is kicking off a #WriteWithBIC challenge in South Africa.Guest: Reabatswe - Counseling Psychologist

Guest: PROF HELEN REES - Chair of The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). Member of the World Health Organisation International Health Regulations (IHR) Committee in Covid 19.

Guest:Mike Alsop

PAT HORN - Collective Bargaining Project coordinator, WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing – www.wiego.org)

ANDREW HARDING - Author & Award Winning Foreign Correspondent

A new short film designed to teach children about Covid-19 stars life-sized wooden puppets created by the Ukwanda Puppet and Designs Art Collective. GUEST: SIPHOKAZI MPOFU - Member of the Ukwanda Puppet Collective & Puppeteer of 14 year old character Nande

Fourteen-year-old social media star Oxipinion has taken the world by storm after a tik tok video of her confronting adults who told her to stop making videos about her opinions on history and politics went viral all over the worldGuest: OxiPinion - A fourteen year old South African Youtuber, Reader and Change Agent.

Close to 3,000 women are murdered in South Africa every year. This means that a woman is murdered roughly every three hours in our country. About 110 women are raped every day. About one in three South African women experience abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime. This is from the article “Herd solidarity: A vaccine for the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence” GUEST: PROF. FRANCIS PETERSEN - Rector & Vice Chancellor University of The Free State

STEM education specialist, Sakhikamva Foundation has announced the launch of an action-packed, virtual science event that is free to attend, it kicked off Friday and continues through to 4 September which will connect South African children, teachers and parents to the global science community. GUEST: FATIMA JAKOET - Founder of Sakhikamva Foundation, Forensic Scientist and airline pilot

A recently released special edition of the South African Journal of Science asked experts in the humanities and social sciences to weigh in. The collection of articles is not comprehensive, but it adds nuance to the national debate. GUEST: JESS AUERBACH - Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, North West University

#PollywogSurfluencer Online surf brand and travel experts, Pollywog, launched a creative

THE VELDSKOEN is taking over the world

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform with a large and rich set of data on food, agriculture, socioeconomics, and natural resources to help strengthen evidencebased decision-making in the food and agriculture sectors. The platform is a crucial tool for all efforts to build back better and create more resilient food systems post COVID-19.

Mauritius issued an appeal to the international community for emergency assistance in this unprecedented ecological catastrophe. On 7th August, nearly two weeks after the Japanese shipwreck, the Mauritian government declared the incident a national emergency. It is thought that more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel have leaked out of the ship and into the lagoon. Mauritius is a biodiversity hotspot with a high concentration of plants and animals unique to the region.

64 Years ago; 9 August 1956 about 20,000 women from different backgrounds marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country's pass laws. The march was led by Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa and Sophia Williams. The women left 14,000 petitions at the office doors of prime minister J. G. Strijdom. The last living member of the leaders of this march MAMA SOPHIA WILLIAMS -DU BRUYN was 18 years old on the day and the youngest of the women leaders. Today she is 82 and has served South Africa is many positions

Guest: Mama Sophia Du Bruyn

Guest: Makhosazana Xaba Writer

Guest: Lillia Lessev - 16 year old singer

Guest: Dr Brylyne Chitsunge

CEO and Publisher of THE DAILY MAVERICK Style Charalambous talks printing a newspaper in the midst of a pandemic.

Stories that made the headlines.Guest:Styli Charalambous - Publisher and CEO of Daily Maverick

African unions african women's decade of economic and financial inclusion. Guest: Yavi Madurai - Executive Director at PABWA

Women creating wealth programme. Guest:Korkor Cudjoe from Graca Machel Trust

WHERE RAINBOWS MEET Three million – that is how many people in South Africa have lost their jobs, with women accounting for two million of those during the nationwide lockdown so far, according to a new study conducted by 30 social science researchers from five South African universities. The research was released on Wednesday.Where Rainbows Meet, is a Cape Town based community support organisation that has responded to the worsening COVID-19 food crisis.The organisation’s Food4COVID19 programme provides help to over 10,000 people in the Western Cape, serving meals to over 2,500 people within the Vrygrond communityThey provide resources to an additional 30 kitchens active in the Steenberg, Lavender Hill, Riemvasmaak, Overcome Heights, Hillview and other areas. Mymoena Scholtz, Director of the organisation. “People are hungry every day, people need meals and support every day and so we need long term, sustained support from our government and the broader Cape Town community to be able to provide for people every day. Our organisation brings hope to our communities, it is what drives us and why we get up every day. We are here on our own looking after our people and we desperately need help, we are in great danger” says Mymoena Scholtz, Director of Where Rainbows Meet.How can you help?We are grateful to the individuals and organisations who have supported the Where Rainbows Meet COVID-19 relief programme thus far. Their contribution has helped to feed many people in dire need. We know that people are fatigued in giving and donating to charities, but we are asking that if you have the means, please help us feed someone tomorrow. #Food4COVID19WWW.WHERERAINBOWSMEET.ORG 021 205 3496

Jerusalema continues to ride the wave of global success.The chart-topper has reached a new peak on the 'Shazam global top 200' at number four this week.Master KG and vocalist Nomcebo Zikode have recently been enjoying attention from fans across the world, now with over 58 million views of the video on Youtube. They have also been appointed by sport, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa to serve as ambassadors to the world.We have seen Healthcare workers in France dancing to the song, A wedding in Spain, Italian nuns and priests dancing to the song, Uganda, Nigeria, America… In Italy, DAUDIA is a band made up of two songwriters and musicians, Claudia Pasquariello and Davide Maiale they did an acoustic cover of the song and received 1 million views in 3 days. GUET: DAVIDE MAIALE - Daudia member

Redefining modern philanthropy in a post-Covid-19 world In the light of the unprecedented need created by Covid-19, NGOs and corporate social investment (CSI) programmes will be looking for ways to best utilise their resources, finances and people to build sustainable, ethical businesses with maximum impact.Integrated, consolidated initiatives

What happens when your home loan payment holiday comes to an end? A number of South Africans were offered home loan payment holidays by their respective banks at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these payment holidays are coming to an end soon. What can you expect and do going forward?

COOKING WITH ZOLA ZOLA NENE - Author of Simply Delicious & Simply Zola CONTACT: 082 890 8615 A Birthday Cake for 84 Year Old SAfm! PINA COLADA CAKE!

The National Income Dynamics Study Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey has found that an estimated three million jobs were lost between February and April due to the Covid-19 pandemic and government restrictions aimed at curbing the spread. The study further found that the number of people who earned an income in February declined by 33% either due to people losing their jobs or being furloughed. The APP ZITO is helping communities by providing an alternative way for unemployed youth to gain experience, develop skills and generate income.

JUDIET BARNES - CEO GM KRUGER SHALATI THE TRAIN ON THE BRIDGE WWW.KRUGERSHALATI.COM

The Pendoring Awards have released key dates for the 2020 campaign to drive home the need for and celebration of indigenous languages in advertising. The deadline for entries on www.pendoring.co.za is Friday, September 25th. TBWA\Hunt Lascaris is behind the 2020 Pendoring Awards campaign, “English never loved us”.

Sikhaba iCovid-19 kicked off #TeamSikhaba campaign. Sikhaba iCovid-19 is a national radio broadcast in partnership with the Department of Health and SABC Radio, and supported by the Solidarity Fund. Having launched at the start of the lockdown as a way to keep people informed about the virus, the show is now broadcast daily. The call is for everyone to join #TeamSikhaba, share your story, spread the word and create awareness, because beating Covid-19 is a team sport.

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The sungazer also known as the giant girdled lizard, a family of lizards from sub-Saharan Africa. It has been under threat on two fronts as farming and industrialization encroaches on its natural habitat; while the illegal global pet trade is adding pressure on pushing the species into extinction.Shivan Parusnath is a Ph.D. student at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, where he researches the population genetics of the sungazer & currently with a documentary on National Geographic.

As the Founder and CEO of Shift Impact Africa and the Founder and CEO of the Shared Value Africa Initiative, Tiekie Barnard is driven by her passion for the Shared Value Business Management concept.