The Jet Set Breakfast

Jazz musician Vuma Levin, spoke about launching his new album Antique Spoons on Saturday 29th February at Wits Theatre Johannesburg. Antique Spoons explores the black, post-apartheid South African self, this time through the prism of the everyday story.

Izelle Hoffman, author of the book Mindful Eating, encourages people to rethink what they put in their body in a fun, healthy way, and demonstrates that living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean that your diet needs to be boring and restricted.

Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Author and columnist at Sunday Times spoke about when self-care is just self-ish. At the end of last year there were a total of 22.68-million posts marked with the ever-popular self-care hashtag, with an average of 29,700 posts per day.

Klaus Krischok, Director Goethe-Institut South Africa & Regional Director Subsahara Africa, spoke about the the Goethe-Institute South Africa turning 25 years.

Mia da Camara of Perch Offices spoke about co-working being touted as an economic game changer. According to the latest coworking statistics, the number of shared workspaces has grown by more than double in just the past five years.

Diala Isid, is co-leader and organizer of running community, Right To Movement Palestine. She spoke about the Palestinian running group fighting for the ‘right to movement’ in Jerusalem.

Our guest presenter was Tumi Sole Corporate Attorney and Founder of #CountryDuty. He spoke about being a social activist who uses social media for good, to ignite conversations and come up with practical solutions that encourage South Africans to put their #CountryDuty first. His chosen guests were student activist Kanya Cekeshe and Advocate Thembeka Ngcukaitobi

Griffin Shea, owner of Bridge Books spoke to us about the important role played by book sellers on South African streets . A number of informal booksellers have taken to the streets and pavements of downtown Johannesburg.

Ayakha Melithafa, a South African environmental activist from Eerste River in the Western Cape spoke to us about her passion for environmental protection. In 2019, Ayakha and 15 other children around the world submitted a petition to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to hold five of the world’s leading economic powers accountable for inaction on the climate crisis.

Our Thought Leader, Professor Mary Galvin, Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Johannesburg spoke about how climate change was addressed in the State of the Nation Address. Our second Thought Leader was Chaka Mofokeng, an MSc student at the University of the Western Cape. He spoke about working together with Dr Carolina Ödman, an associate professor in astronomy, to translate astronomy guides into South African languages for high school students.

Professor Raymond Jansen, chairman of the African Pangolin Working Group spoke to us about researchers from South China Agriculture University announcing last week that pangolins could potentially be linked to the deadly coronavirus.

Talented musician, Shane Cooper spoke to us about the Shane Cooper & MABUTA performance returning to play in Joburg this month. MABUTA is a 5 piece instrumental band from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Laszlo Bene and Willem Steenkamp, founders of Moonshine Spirited Ice Cream spoke about their business, Moonshine Spirited Ice Cream which started out as a dinner party dessert experiment, a single flavour, which led to more flavours.CELL:

Dave De Witt, founder of Sk8Shades spoke to us about Sk8 Shades which are are made from used skateboards collected throughout South Africa but mostly Durban where we are based.

Walter Buchholz, fashion lecturer at Cape Peninsula University of Technology spoke to us about visible mending and how sustainable fashionistas are extending the life of a garment by a few years through clothing repair.

Bronwyn Williams, Trend Translator & Foresight Leader at Flux Trends spoke to us about the latest Flux Trends report titled: “The State We’re In: The Politics of Rage & Polarisation.”

GUEST: Senzeni Ngubeni – Spokesperson for SASSA Mpumalanga

GUEST: Selvan Naidoo Curator of the #1860HeritageCentre

GUEST: Ngcebo Mdima – Founding Director of Charlie Communications (He is a former employee at various record companies and PR firms)

Thought Leader 1: The need for diversity in STEM (in education, teaching as well as workplaces) needs to be vigorously pursuedGUEST: Dr Corrin Varady - CEO of IDEA Digital Education

Our Guest Presenter was Lee Naik, Chief Executive Officer of TransUnion Africa and leading digital and technology transformation expert. He spoke about his illustrious career, the role of disruptive technology in the digital economy, the price of data and his favourite books.His chosen guests were Prejlin Naidoo – CEO of Okuhle Media and Vera Nagtegaal- Executive Head at Hippo.co.za who discussed the business value of digital transformation.

Steve Woodhall – Author, spoke about his book -Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Following a worldwide trend to butterfly watching, in the book he encourages readers to observe behaviour rather than collect specimens.

Tymon Smith - Features Writer / Columnist at Sunday Times spoke about the British comedy-drama Sex Education Season 2.

Pinky Jiyane (18) from Ongoye High School spoke to us about being the grand winner of the Eskom Expo International Science Fair 2019. As part of the prize she won a bursary worth R1.3 milion and she will go and study in Germany this year .

Out Thought Leader Noel Ferguson, Executive Chairman of The Institute of One World Leadership provided a synopsis on how Brexit happened, and what can be expected in 2020 and beyond. Our other Thought Leader, was Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize who reassured South Africans that the national health department has enough contingency measures in place to properly deal with the corona virus outbreak.

Aly-Khan Satchu- CEO OF investment advisory firm, Rich Management spoke to us about the economical impact of the East Africa locust plague.

Our guest presenter was Vlogger, Satirist, Author, producer and performer, Lesego Tlhabi who’s alter-ego is Coconut Kelz. She spoke to us about South African current affairs and shared her thoughts around race dynamics.Her chosen guests were Desire Marea - writer, musician, and artist andLegend Manqele- CEO of The Bar Group - the new owner of Destiny magazines.

We spoke to Farida Cajee, 18, from Hoërskool Schweizer-Reneke in the North West and Miné Steenkamp, 16, from Hoërskool Douglas in Kimberley. They are both winners of the local Eskom Expo, which was held in Gauteng in September 2019.

We spoke to Siphindile Hlongwa - curator for Time of the Writer Festival and Nozizwe Cynthia Jele a South African novelist about the festival which takes place in March.

In our Thought Leader feature, Tali Nates-Director of the Johannesburg holocaust & genocide centre spoke about the 75th Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz and Muhammed Seedat – chair of the Institute of Directors in SA spoke about the tragic drowning of a Parktown Boys’ pupil during an orientation camp.

Dr. Wouter Geerts Senior Research Analyst at Skift, spoke to us about the short-term rental sector rapidly expanding globally.

Our Guest Presenter was Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism who spoke about working alongside his Cape Town Tourism team to find ways to address sustainability in tourism,in the mother City by combining innovation and agility. His chosen guests were James Vos Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities & Assets Management in the City of Cape Town and Mo Hendricks - Safety & Security Manager for Cape Town Central Improvement District.

Richard Cock conductor, MC, Speaker & educator, spoke to us about the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival which gives resonance to Beethoven’s concept of unity.

Sixteen year-old Lwazi Ngwenya is ranked the 3 rd under 16 Tennis Player in South Africa, he plays for the U16 National Team.He spoke to us about winning an array of tournaments , his interests and his long term goal.

Our guest presenter was Carolyn Steyn - Philanthropist, actress, patron of the arts, and creator of the 67 Blankets for Madiba charity. Her chosen guests were legendary artists, musician PJ Powers and Michael de Pinna who is a talented actor, singer, dancer and television presenter.

Tlhaki lekganyane, AKA Jay Stash, CEO and owner of HotBoy Productions and Poi Poi clothing label, spoke about his businesses.The Poi Poi brand now has over 7000 clients across the African continent, and has sold over 12000 caps, and now sponsors the South African Hip Hop Awards.

Our Thought Leader was Mandla Sibeko, Entreprenuer and Founder of Seed Capital Ventures who paid tribute to the late Dr Richard Maponya. Our other Thought Leaders were Yusuf Abramjee, Social Cohesion Advocate & Founder of Tax Justice South Africa and Mandisa Tselane Spokesperson of the Kagiso Trust.

Kathy Munro, Chair of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, researcher & writer of heritage articles., spoke about the implications of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex opting out of their roles as senior members of the British royal family.

Brent Lindeque, founder of the Goodthingsguy, a leading source for good news and inspirational stories, joined us in-studio as our guest presenter. We were also joined by Brent's chosen guests, Patrick Schofield, founder of Backabuddy and Carien De Villiers who spoke about finding humanity again, after having lost nearly everything.

Entries for the annual PRISM Awards are officially open. The call for entries and search for the best campaigns in public relations and communication is open to individuals, students, consultancies, companies, government organisations and NGOs. Palesa Madumo, convenor of the PRISM Awards speaks to the focus for the 2020 awards.

Nilesh Jivraj, Head of Business Development at Safe Cyber Life talks about the importance of cyber safety and awareness.

12 year old Hunter Mitchell has been on a journey to save our rhinos since 2015. He talks about his efforts to help to rescue, raise and rehabilitate orphaned and injured rhinos but to also raise awareness and education.As part of his 2020 New Years resolution, he wants to boost the Rhino Art campaign.

Rosheda Muller, president of SAITA (South African Informal Traders Alliance) and chairperson of the Cape Town Stadium Market talks about the suspension of trading at the Cape Town Stadium Market today and Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers highlights their 2020 message, the need to focus on the drought and providing basic human rights to south Africans citizens, especially those in rural areas

Prof Michael James Walsh, assistant Professor in Social Science in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra, speaks about the research that was conducted to understand the way social media photography impacts travelling.

Comedian Nina Hastie joined us in-studio to chat about her new show "Thuma Nina", which is a story of how Nina has stumbled through her life and democracy in South Africa managing to offend everyone, despite her very best intentions. We were also joined by fellow comedian Gilli Apter.

We were joined by entrepreneur and presenter Kini Shandu, who has just opened a new cocktail bar and restaurant called Zulu- The Gin Gallery. He speaks about the inspiration behind the restaurants and its menu.

Nikki Bush, human potential and creative parenting expert, speaks about what parents can still do to get children ready for school

Thuli Nduvane is one of the cast members of the production "Text Me When You Arrive", which takes one of the most commonly used phrases to highlight the ongoing fight for safety and security among women in our communities.

Janet Gourand, founder of World Without Wine talks about this social network which aims at encouraging people to consider giving up alcohol in 2020 or reduce their intake.

Paula Quinsee, relationship expert, speaks about the growing trend whereby people enter into relationships for the purposes of having shelter and other short-term goals.