Category: Tying the Knot
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Podcast: On the frontline of Change with Adam Habib, the troublemaker who became a campus leader
At the height of the Fees Must Fall protests that rocked South African campuses in 2015, Professor Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor of Wits University, was offered a chair to sit on during a mass meeting with students. He declined, and sat down on the floor instead to listen to their grievances. It was a gesture of…
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Podcast: Garth Japhet, heart and soul adventurer, on how stories make us human
A true South African role-model and activist whose ultimate quest is to get us to share our stories and learn from each other. He sat down with Ruda Landman to share the challenges and triumphs of his remarkable journey.
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Podcast: Francois Van Coke, the teenage Punk rebel who shocked his family & made a name for himself
Taking time off from the thrash and grind of his professional duties, Francois sat down with Ruda to tell his fascinating story of teenage rebellion, the challenges and opportunities of a modern musical career, and the joys of suburban life and fatherhood in – where else – his old home dorp of Belville.
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Podcast: How Gina Athans, supermodel, found her purpose & remodelled her life
As a fashion model, she graced the runway and the covers of glossy magazines, married young, divorced young, and decided, still young, that her role in life was to be something more than a model.
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Podcast: How Akin Omotoso is busting the big myth of South African movies
The celebrated actor, director, and producer has been turning his passion for motion pictures into miracles ever since his parents gave him a movie camera for his birthday.
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Podcast: Dan Nicholl on how sport can save our crazy society
From breaking windows with cricket balls in his childhood home of Zimbabwe, to playing golf with his Springbok rugby heroes, Dan is the ultimate fan, and his career has taken him around the world and into the homes of millions.
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Podcast: Maya Fisher-French on why we shouldn’t fear money
Now an award-winning financial journalist, BrightRock Change Agent, and author of “Maya On Money: Implement your Money Plan”, she grew up in a home where her widowed mother once had to sell the family piano to put food on the table.
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Podcast: Sportscaster Mpho Maboi, queen of the beautiful game
Bubbly and vivacious, Mpho switched careers from IT to broadcasting, when DJ Fresh, impressed with her voiceover on, of all things, an ad for condoms, invited her to join his show as a stand-in traffic reporter.
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Podcast: Soapie star Hlubi on life, love, change, & lobola
Best known for her breakthrough role as the HIV-positive Nandipha Sithole in Isidingo, Hlubi has never been afraid to shift gear and try something new. She studied politics and labour law at UCT, but dropped out in her final year when she fell in love with the energy of Joburg on a holiday visit.
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Podcast – Warning: Don’t film yourself having sex!
An estate agent in a small coastal town becomes infamous overnight after posting a racist rant on Facebook. A much-quoted economist blurs into the background after his views on race and the economy provoke a storm on Twitter. A widely-read sportswriter gets the boot from his newspaper after an ill-considered tweet about cricket. On social…