The Jet Set Breakfast

Faith Mtshali runs the Rethink Fashion Incubator in Boksburg she spoke to us about the British Council DICE Impact Makers and Creators. Her interest in the British Council programme was in the focus on creative entrepreneurs - and also the social entrepreneurial element.

JabuSigege, the executive creative director at advertising agency Hero, spoke to us about the PhilisaAbafazi (Heal Our Women), gender based violence campaign.

Leila Wakefield from Sacred Heart College spoke to us about participating in the national health insurance debate as part of the The Inaugural Constitution Kids Children’s Festival this week.

Our Thought leaders were Keamogetswe Matsho, CEO of Aqua Air Africa and Prof Andrew Leitch, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Internationalisation at Nelson Mandela University.Keamogetswe Matsho, discussed Aqua Air Africa recently launching Africa’s first atmospheric water generating plant and Prof Andrew Leitch spoke about the CNRS-Mandela University’s partnership which has established one of a kind international research lab.

Sudanese bassist, radio presenter, and social change activist Islam Elbeiti spoke to us about using her role as a female bass player as a way to empower more women to play music andshe shared the latest on the Sudan uprising.

South African singer-songwriter, Arno Carstens recently announced the simultaneous release of his 3rd and 4th single releases of 2019, “Don’t Let it Be” and “Out of the Blue”. He spoke to us about it & performing in various parts of the country this festive season .

Owner of Tapi Tapi Desserts, Tapiwa Guzha spoke to us about his passion for ice-cream and African culture and how he brought them together.

The artist formerly known as Tailor – now Anna Wolf – has touched down in SA to kick off her “Tailor becoming Anna Wolf” South African tour. She spoke to us about recently releasing her debut single, titled Believer.

Odette Bester, co-founder of Ask-Jean spoke to us about how the start upis disrupting the SA wine tech industry. The app gives wine farms the opportunity to also add their wines to the app listing to showcase their selection to users.

Dr Pauline Howell, senior medical officer and investigator at the Clinical HIV Research Unit spoke to us about the Research Unit calling on communities in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban to take part in ground breaking clinical trials to help end HIV and associated diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and cervical cancer.

Matt Brownell, Head of Brand Marketing at Yoco spoke to us about the Point of Sale payments provider which is at the forefront of payment democratisation in South Africa that builds tools and services to help small businesses get paid, run their business better, and grow.

South African mountaineer and businesswoman, Deshun Deysel is part of the the first all-women team from Africa who will summit Mt. Everest in April 2020. She talked to us about their preparation and training to summit Mt. Everest next year

Plant Swaps are becoming increasingly popular, bringing gardening enthusiasts together to barter for bulbs and trade tips. Shani Krige, Market Lead for Candide talked to us about these events that connect gardeners with fellow plant lovers, public gardens and plant nurseries.

Arthur Case from Evergreen Lifestyles talks to the importance of broadening the horizon beyond traditional avenues of post-retirement planning, including how and where retirees will want to live, and what their own priorities are in terms of living comfortably and ensuring that they will be taken care of.

Tebogo Mathe has won the 2019 SME Toolkit BUSINESS/PARTNERS Business Plan Competition for Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs after beating 1,000 other entrants. He spoke to us about his business and how it started

Our guest presenter was Dr Crispian Olver, founder and CEO of Linkd Environmental Service, and author of the books ‘A House Divided' and “How to Steal a City”. He spoke to us about his extensive experience at senior management level in local government, environment and development issues and shard his views on local politics. We were also joined by his two guests Shan Bolton, CEO of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and Lesley Lokko, Professor and Director of the Graduate School of Architecture at UJ’s Department of Architecture.

Patricia van Heerden Creative Producer and Director spoke to us about Marguerite Poland’s bestselling novel titled Shades being nominated as one of the C21 Media finalists for the 2019 Drama Series Pitch out of 30 projects. The winning project will be announced at The International Drama Awards, which take place at 6pm on Thursday 5 December.

We spoke to Ulrike Hill co-author of the book titled:" A Dream Realised: The Challenges and Triumphs of Building a Mandela Legacy," about the book.

Michelle Constant visited the Wits Art Museum this week where the youth art Workshops were running. She spoke to Nthabiseng Sekhobela from Skillful Spaces about the programme and she also spoke to the young exhibitors about their art work. Later on we were joined by Julia Benadie, COO of Bank of America Securities South Africa .

Our Thought Leaders were Getty Myeni, Activity Coordinator at healthcare NGO, IHPS, and Donna Rachelson, director of Seed Academy. Getty spoke about making a call for better healthcare for SA transgenders on Transgender Day of Remembrance held annually on 20 November and Donna spoke about South Africa’s largest entrepreneurship survey, which found that the entrepreneurship sector remains upbeat despite sluggish growth.

Multi-award-winning Journalist Ivor Price, co-founder of Food For Mzansi spoke about his news website which shares the latest success stories and good news from the farms and agri-businesses who feed South Africa.

Last month, multiple award winning singer, songwriter and performer, Amanda Black, dropped her highly anticipated sophomore album POWER. She spoke to us about the album which boasts 13 tracks.

Afrobalkan supergroup, Bombshelter Beast has partnered with one of South Africa’s original craft breweries Copperlake, to introduce 2 brand new bouncing beers: Bombshelter Beast and Bombshelter Blonde. Music composer and producer, Marcus Wyatt spoke about this new venture.

After a successful UK tour the film about an extraordinary Pan-African hero , titled Hero returns to South African shores to feature at the Joburg Film Festival this month.Actor Nickolai Salcedo, spoke about playing the lead role of Ulric Cross in Hero.

South African barista Teddy Nzama spoke about beating 29 Starbucks employee finalists to be crowned best barista in the 2019 Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa (emea) Barista Championship Finals.

Ria Catsicas, founding partner of Nutritional Solutions spoke about how to deal with a diabetes diagnosis in the family.

William Bird, director of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), Ashoka & Linc Fellow was our guest presenter, talking about media and journalism and his work at MMA. He was also joined by his mother, Flo Bird, and Carol Mohlala, executive director at the Association for Independent Publishers

Environmental scientist and author, Fortunate Mafeta Phaka was recently awarded the 2019 SAB Environmental Community Award. He spoke about his community-based environmental projects and compiling a list of indigenous names for South African frogs and reptiles.2019 SAB Environmental Media Environmentalist of the Year Awards

Dr Cobi Labuscagne, author of Explore! Awesome South African Artist spoke about her mesmerising children’s book which tells the story of SA’s finest living contemporary artists, like Lady Skollie, William Kentridge, Nandipha Mntambo, Athi-Patra Ruga, Penny Siopis, Banele Khoza, Zander Blom and more.

7 year old, Prince Mashawana and his father, Collen Mashwana joined us in-studio. Prince has created a compelling new superhero – SuperMash. Accompanied with a comic book– the adventures of SuperMash will help young kids face some of life’s biggest challenges.

Our Thought Leaders were Philip Saunders, SAA’s Chief Commercial Officer and Matthew Leighton, spokesperson at online shopping platform OneDayOnly.co.za. Saunders spoke about the knock-on effect of the SAA employees strike on SAA customers. Leighton discussed how employee productivity on Black Friday could nose dive.

Dr Edward Snelling from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Anatomy and Physiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Science spoke to us about being part of a new study that changes scientists’ understanding of evolution of human intelligence. The study finds that today’s gorillas may be smarter than human ‘ancestors’ of three million years ago.

Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro spoke to us about his new award and launching his annual book at Exclusive Books this coming week. This year the book, titled Which Side is Up looks at : the year of the Zondo Inquiry picking through the debris of the Gupta and Bosasa empires; uncovering State Capture while Zuma-era spooks frantically cover up; Pravin Gordhan joining the dots as the Public Protector peddles the Rogue Unit fantasy; exposés of Ace Magashule’s Gangster State, Juju and Floyd’s credit card looting and Iqbal Survé’s ego.

Clive Hlabathi spoke to us about Toasted Barrels, a wine agency he co-founded with his partner Michael Khoza.Toasted Barrels was born in June 2017 with the objective of making quality boutique wines more accessible and enjoyed by the broader market. The agency currently handles the sales and marketing of ten South African wine brands or estates that largely showcase the wine regions across various parts of the country.

Bheki Dubi, founder of Curiosity Backpackers spoke about being the recipient of the prestigious “I Do Tourism” award. Introduced in 2018, this award recognises proudly South African organisations or individuals who, through sheer dedication and passion, have excelled in positioning the country as a tourism destination of choice, contributing to the vibrancy and growth of the sector.

Lucky Netshidzati, CEO and co-founder of Rudzambilu Holdings spoke about how he came up with the concept of smart gloves. The gloves translate sign language into speech via the use of sensors and an app.Lucky was born to two deaf parents, he spent his life thinking of ways to better the lives of both the deaf community and loved ones so he invented a glove.

Dr. Frank Neumann senior researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand spoke to us about his upcoming public lecture titled: Climate, hay fever, murder and honey - What pollen can tell about the past, present and future’.

Alexander Shannon is the brains behind the Instagram profile Follow The Nap. He spoke to us about his job as a travel influencer, who is on a worldwide quest for a good quality sleep.

Dr Justin Howlett, a leading urologist at Groote Schuur Hospital and co-founder of Project Peacock spoke about the aim of Project Peacock. Peacock is a ground-breaking initiative that offers Low Dose Rate brachytherapy to men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Nthabi Mofokeng , SmartStart Project Manager spoke about celebrating the early learning practitioners who are changing children’s futures. Four years ago, SmartStart was established with the vision of ensuring that every child in South Africa has the foundations in place to succeed at school and beyond.

Faheema Mahomed, Owner of Restore Health ZA spoke about how her family was affected when both her father and husband were diagnosed with cancer.

Kolby Harmse & his mom Janine Harmse spoke to us about Kolby using his birthday for an important cause – to save the rhinos.Kolby is a young vibrant almost 7 year old with a love for all animals and critters. After watching the documentary Stroop and Frank and Fearless over the school holidays he has been praying every night to help save the rhinos from the senseless murders just for their horns through poaching. With his birthday coming up on the 12th of November he has decided to have a rhino party and instead of asking for ANY gifts this year he only wants donations to help save our rhinos.

The Jet Set Breakfast broadcasting live from dries Niemandt Park in Ekhuruleni for the Youth Wellness Walkathon against cancer. Advocate Modise Koetle, Divisional head for the Youth Directorate in Ekurhuleni’s mayoral office spoke about the importance of Cancer Awareness.

The Jet Set Breakfast broadcasting live from Dries Niemandt Park in Ekhuruleni for the youth wellness walkathon against cancer.Lutshaba, CEO & co-founder of South Africa Unite Against Cancer spoke to us about the importance of Cancer Education & Public Awareness. South Africa United Against Cancer is a female black-owned organisation based in the South of Johannesburg. Social Development NPO number.

Talented jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Sisonke Xonti spoke about his latest music offering and being one of the young artists selected to premiere a new work or exhibit at the 46th National Arts Festival.This month five of South Africa’s most innovative and talented artists were announced as the next Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners.

Ewan Gunn, Whisky Master at Diageo spoke about the Whisky & Spirits Live festival which took place 7 & 8 of November. Diageo’s global Scotch whisky master has been in the industry for 20 years, promoting Scotch on almost every continent.

Joshua Cox, founder and CEO of Fix Forward spoke to us about the online marketplace that aims to help build an equal and just society by creating opportunities for contractors from low income communities to develop and thrive. Fix Forward is a Public Benefit Organisation and a registered Enterprise Development beneficiary.

Peter Tempelhoff of Cape Town-based restaurant, FYN spoke to us about being the recipient of the SWISS Culinary Innovation Award. Peter was awarded the Award in the 2020 JHP Gourmet Guide, and at the same time FYN was given a two-plate award for exceptional cuisine that demands a detour.

Zuki Nzo, Senior Manager of Strategy & Researcher at the NationalCouncil for Persons with Disabilities spoke to us about the challenges faced by people living with disability in accessing employment opportunities and essential services.

Jacques Venter, director and chief designer of drone company, Gannet spoke to us about Gannet and the drone industry in South Africa and across the globe. Gannet recently launched a revolutionary range of waterproof consumer drones on Indiegogo.