The Jet Set Breakfast

Moude Maodi-Swartz, paralegal officer for the OUT wellbeing at Love Not Hate Legal Clinic spoke about the new LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) legal clinic that has been opened in Hatfield. A 2016 study by the organisation found that 44% of LGBTI people surveyed said they had experienced discrimination in the previous two years, and 88% hadn’t reported these incidents.

Fehmida Jordaan, founder of the Halaal Goods Market talks about the market, which was launched in July 2017. The Halaal Goods Market is the first artisanal halaal food and design market in South Africa, which offers a variety of goods from halaal meals, delicacies, beverages and clothing.

Anaesthesiologist, Dr Bruce Biccard talks about the in-hospital maternal mortality rate following a Caesarean delivery in Africa, which may be 50 times higher than in high-income countries. These were the findings of the African Surgical Outcomes Study that followed more than 3500 mothers from 22 African countries during a week of surgery in 2016.

Mapalo Makhu, Financial coach, author at founder of Woman & Finance talks about paying off your debt, from payday loans and credit cards to overdraft and store clothing accounts.According to the National Credit Regulator, nearly 25 million people in South Africa are in debt, and 40% of them are behind on their repayments. This is a staggering number.

Seven year old Simthandile Tshabalala aka SimTiger is a golf prodigy, having competed and won several Golf competitions worldwide. He spoke to us about being ranked 15th in the world in his age category and winning over 20 trophies. We were later joined by his father - Bonginkosi Tshabalala

Daniel Torres from Astroland agency talks about his company’s latest project. Astroland is creating a mock human settlement in a cave in Cantabria, Spain intended to simulate what life could be like for a team of Martian pioneers.

Journalist and Writer Pippa Green spoke about her career, the South African media industry and being recently appointed as a press Ombudsman. She was later joined by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza who became a member of SERI's Board of Directors in June 2016 and Mathatha Tsedu who is an Adjunct professor and Acting Executive Director for South African National Editors Forum.

Maryana Iskander, CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator talks about winning the 2019 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jeff Skoll, this prestigious award recognises change agents whose innovations have had significant, proven impact on the world’s most pressing problems.

Kamo Sesing, founding member of BookBeak spoke about a new mobile app BookBeak, which aims to take African short stories to the world.BookBeak is the first African app-based platform to aggregate African short stories from published, unpublished and self-published writers and serve them to a global audience.

Karyn Maughn who is an Author & Journalist at TisoBlackstar spoke about the Party Funding Bill and how it will improve transparency of political party funding. Later on we also spoke to Marius Reitz, Head of Africa at cryptocurrency company Luno who spoke about why Bitcoin surged by 20% in the last week.

Dr Robert Morrell who works in the Office of the Vice Chancellor at the University of Cape Town, spoke about how globalisation and new technology have changed the ways that knowledge is made, disseminated and consumed.

Eastern Cape’s rising star Ami Faku talks about her latest single Ubuhle Bakho, her music endeavors and being a contestant on the music programme The Voice.

Executive chef, Amori Burger, joined us in-studio to chat about her latest venture - Van Der Linde Restaurant, which is located in Linden in Johannesburg

Angus McIntosh, also know as Farmer Angus talks about regenerative agriculture.

Dr Duncan Carmichael, author of the book, Younger For Longer, explains how individuals can achieve optimum health through understanding vital workings and processes of the body.

Siyanda Sopangisa, co-founder of Khayelitsha Canoe Club talks about how they are teaching children to paddle, whilst also raising awareness about wetlands.

South Africa's top comedy ventriloquist, Conrad Koch, joined us in-studio in studio as out guest presenter. We were also in conversation with comedian Stuart Taylor and David Gore, founder of the College of Magic, as Conrad's chosen guests

Emanuela Zuccalà an independent journalist, writer and film-maker spoke about Crossing The River, a multimedia project combining texts, videos, photos, and data journalism with interactive maps to narrate stories. Crossing The River has played an instrumental role in narrating the everyday challenges of three African female health workers who are making a difference within their communities by promoting women’s right to health.

Stephen Hollis, partner at Adams and Adams spoke about the Copyright Amendment Bill and concerns around how it will impact the creative sector.

Our Thought leader, social cohesion advocate & one of the founding members of Lead SA, Yusuf Abramjee spoke about the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai and how we can all contribute through humanitarian aid. Later on Prof Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria talks about launching the Future Africa Campus.

Photo Journalist Anton Crone spoke about the Imizamo Yethu shack fire which displaced hundreds of residents in 2017. He also discussed the role of citizen journalism in providing coverage of the repercussions of the incident.

This year marks the 15-year anniversary of the establishment of the Durban Film Office (DFO), the eThekwini Municipality’s film industry development unit. Toni Monty, head of Durban Film Office talks reflects on this important milestone, as the offices’ achievements to date.

We spoke to Dr Tracy Nelwamondo’s who specialises in the use of heritage and indigenous food to combat modern lifestyle diseases. Her passion for the healing properties of ancient plants such as Marula and Baobab that led her to found Modern Traditions .

Former commercial apiarist Neil Rusch talks about how SA could be turned into a land of honey through tree beekeeping. Using basic tools, Rusch’s hives are made from hollowed-out tree stems and look more like surreal, plump-bellied sculptures.

David Thomson, Senior Legal Adviser for Sanlam Trust talks about the importance of writing a will and how to ensure your estate will provide sufficiently for those you leave behind?

Game developer, Bahiyya Khan talks about her online game After Hours , which won the Best Student Game’ award at the Independent Games Festival in San Francisco

Rayne Stroebel, founder of Memory Café and MD of care-home company Geratec talks about establishing the cafe in Hout Bay Cape Town . Memory Café is a place where people with dementia can hang out without feeling judged or being treated condescendingly.

James Urdang, founder and CEO of Education Africa, public speaker, humanitarian and social entrepreneur joined us as our guest presenter. We were also in conversation with Sudeshan Reddy, communication specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund South Africa Office and Rabbi Stern from the Sydenham Shul.

Mpho Vackier of Urban Native design brand, chats about her interior and furniture designs and collaborating with Brand South Africa on their recent campaign, which focuses on local entrepreneurs in the creative and design space, who have turned their passions into successful enterprises.

The 24th of March marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day and Prof Grant Theron, Associate professor at University of Stellenbosch talks about the causes of this drug-resistant disease

Carl Bernadac, Deputy Director for Southern Africa at Agence Française the Développement (AFD) and Neo Ntsoma, lead photographer of the “Inequality: a Different Picture” exhibition joined us in-studio to talk about the exhibition, which is the end product of a mentorship project launched by AFD in partnership with Igalelo, a South African notfor-profit organisation dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs from underprivileged areas of Cape Town.

Dr Jarrad Wright , Principal Engineer of Energy Systems at CSIR Energy Research Centre and Themba Masango, co-founder and secretary general of #NOTINMYNAME campaign share their stories of the weeks focusing on load shedding and gender based violence initiatives organised by #NOTINMYNAME

Zoë Gauld-Angelucci, Head of Programmes at Greenpop talks about the impact that climate change can have on animals

Dean Flanagan, media liaison of the Standard Bank Jazz Festivaltalks about the 32nd edition of the Standard Bank Jazz Festival, which takes place on the 27 June – 7 July in Makhanda.

Sizo Henna the owner and founder of Blaque Wine & Grill House joins us in studio to talk about the restaurant's modernised African traditional foods. Their menu includes mngusho, samp, oxtail potjie, ulushu (tender home-cooked tripe), umleqwa or ‘roadrunner’ chicken and more.

Rifqa Carr, in Driver spokesperson, talks about the local launch of a new e-hailing app called inDriver. The app is currently used by 20-million people across more than 200 cities around the world.

Dr Benjamin Smart, a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Johannesburg talks about the UJ and Oxford-led researcher which is published in The Journal for Evaluation in Clinical Practice and The Canadian Medical Association Journal . The researchers suggest that the CKD "stage" system of classification should be replaced with a "kidney age" system similar to the "heart age" system often employed in cardiology.

Mentalist and memory expert Michael Abrahamson talks about breaking the PI challenge record. The Pi Challenge was created for people with a penchant for numbers and more importantly those who are up for the challenge to join the ranks of the best memorisers in the world.

We profile our Guest Presenter Athol Williams who is a social philosopher, author, strategy adviser, literacy activist. We discussed his illustrious career, holding numerous senior executive roles and founding a number of companies and NGOs. We were later joined by his wife Taryn Lock co-founder of Read to Rise, and his brother Nicholas Williams a management consultant.

Linda Diedericks, Human Rights Policy Officer at the Deutsche Embassy talks about women's safety and security when browsing the internet. She also talks about an upcoming event focusing on internet spaces, to be held at the Constitution HIll.

Dancer and choreographer Mamela Nyamza talks about the rebranding of the Dance Umbrella to The Dance Umbrella Africa Festival. It showcases from March 31to April 7 at the State Theatre Complex in Pretoria.

Tali Nates, director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre talks about the official opening of the centre and its world class permanent exhibition.

Willem van der Post, founder and CEO of xTech.Institute talks about the Exponential Quotients research results. Later we are joined by David Dickens, CEO of the Direct Marketing Association of SA who talks about spam marketing campaigns. Jamil F. Khan Wits PhD Critical Diversity Studies candidate and Columnist for Sowetan talks about the Christchurch attacks this week.

Teacher Phenyo Victorian Violet Koka is the winner of the Excellence in Primary school teaching category at the recent National Teaching Awards and she talks about what this awards means to her as a teacher

Michael Richard actor and narrator of Into The Woods talks about the new musical . In this magical and witty production, James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favourite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, modern classic.

Chef Didier Philipot talks about his French fine dining restaurant Gout De France based in Pretoria. He has over 20 years of experience in French Cuisine and his menu is focused on intense flavours and traditional dishes from all regions of France.

Paracyclist Jaco van Gass talks about the Absa Cape Epic, an annual mountain bike stage race to be held in the Western Cape, South Africa

Siphesihle Lwazi Mshibe talks about being selected for the 6- to 12-month apprenticeship for the 2018 Design Foundation Awards

Behavioural Strategist Joni Peddie, MD of Making Resilient People talks about World Sleep Day and the importance of good quality sleep .

Nonhlanhla Phalama founder of Davinon Hydroponics talks about winning the Startupper challenge 2018 – 2019 organised by Total South Africa.