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1,663 Episodes
1484 – 1504

A Mother's Day love letter

Mother’s day is a celebration that honours motherhood, maternal bonds and mother figures in society. It is usually characterised by breakfast in bed, fancy dinners, flowers and adorable home-made, school-made or bought vibrant cards with “Happy Mother’s Day” written boldly. This year, Mother's Day will be celebrated in lockdown as…
8 May 2020 6AM 5 min

LISTEN | Is your social media use becoming a problem?

The national lockdown has seen a marked increase in social media use among South Africans. The restrictions have led to people interacting and keeping themselves busy by tweeting, liking, commenting, sharing and being much more active on social media. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, these social media platforms have also highlighted…
8 May 2020 5AM 7 min

#WeSaluteYouSA — celebrating Worker's Day in lockdown

The working class in SA has been at the forefront of many causes, from the struggle for a democracy to labour laws and gender policies. Once again they are at the front lines during the Covid-19 pandemic. May 1, also known as International Workers Day, pays homage to the working…
1 May 2020 5AM 3 min

What are we born free of? asks SA youth

The “rainbow nation” generation born after April 1994 say they are disillusioned at being considered “born frees”. Political science and international relations honours student at the University of Fort Hare, Nolwazi Mabindisa, 30, says that the concept of identifying as a born free triggers a lot of emotions.
28 Apr 2020 3AM 10 min

FULL ADDRESS | SA Lockdown due to be lifted, but barely

Ramaphosa said the government had been decided to start ending the lockdown in phases from Thursday, April 30. Ramaphosa said several levels of lockdown intensity have been defined by the government. At the moment, South Africa was in a level five lockdown. From Friday, May 1, South Africa will enter…
23 Apr 2020 2PM 26 min

SA will have a severe epidemic - Prof Salim Abdool Karim

Infectious disease specialist Professor Salim Abdool Karim, who chairs the government's advisory committee on Covid-19, has become a household name for being the man in the know about the coronavirus. In this interview Abdool Karim explains why SA’s lockdown was so important, what recommendations his committee has put to government…
23 Apr 2020 6AM 13 min

Voices from the Lockdown

As the lockdown enter its fourth week, Paul Ash speaks to South Africans at home and overseas about how they are coping and what they're misisng about their old lives.
22 Apr 2020 10AM 18 min

High praise for home-grown weed as '420 day' celebrated in lockdown

The merits of home cultivation were expounded on by a South African marijuana user as “420" trended on Twitter in celebration of the day (April 20) despite the “dagga day” falling during lockdown. 420 is slang worldwide for cannabis culture, and is an annual event that takes place on April…
21 Apr 2020 9AM 5 min

Lockdown away from home, the perspective of South Africans across the world

With spiralling numbers of global confirmed Covid-19 cases, social distancing and quarantine measures have been instituted across much of the world, with stay-at-home orders implemented by most governments. Global coronavirus cases are approaching 2 million, with more than 126,000 deaths . Six South Africans living on different continents amid the…
15 Apr 2020 4AM 13 min

Defaulting on treatment puts HIV and TB patients at higher risk for coronavirus

South Africa has 7.7-million people living with HIV and the highest number of tuberculosis-related deaths globally. More than 80% of people who died of TB in 2016 were also infected with HIV. Doctors and experts fear the coronavirus pandemic will have a tremendous impact on our health system and on…
14 Apr 2020 6AM 5 min

FULL ADDRESS | SA's national lockdown extended by 2 weeks

SA's lockdown has been extended by two weeks. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Thursday night. “After careful consideration of the available evidence, the national coronavirus command council has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown by a further two weeks beyond the 21 days,” he said. He said the…
9 Apr 2020 2PM 28 min

Police van crashes into guard and woman in Bloemfontein

Two people were injured when a police van crashed into them at a shopping centre in Bloemfontein on Tuesday afternoon, Free State police said. Police have confirmed the authenticity of a video of the incident after it was posted on social media on Wednesday. Spokesperson Brig Sam Makhele said officers…
9 Apr 2020 5AM 1 min

Ipid arrests policeman after fatal shooting of his girlfriend

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has arrested a policeman who allegedly fatally shot his girlfriend at the police barracks at Pretoria Moot on Sunday.The 41-year-old sergeant, based at the flying squad in Midrand, accused his girlfriend, 35, of having an affair with his colleague before shooting her several times.
8 Apr 2020 6AM 1 min

Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on two months' special leave after lockdown lunch

President Cyril Ramaphosa has cracked the whip against communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for violating a government-imposed lockdown, putting her on special leave for two months and docking a month’s pay. Ramaphosa's spokesperson added that "the law should take its course" regarding the violation. This was after Ndabeni-Abrahams was exposed for…
8 Apr 2020 5AM 4 min

How to fight anxiety and depression caused by the lockdown

“The 21-day lockdown may sound like a short time but for some isolation can lead to increased anxiety and depression,” says clinical psychologist and board member of the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, Dr Colinda Linde. She says anxiety will continue to increase as the fight against Covid-19 goes…
6 Apr 2020 9AM 6 min

‘Resilient, persistent & tenacious’: tributes to Mama Winnie, two years on

As April 2 marked two years since the death of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, political and non-governmental organisations paid tribute to the former anti-apartheid activist, lauding her commitment to the liberation struggle. Affectionately known as the “mother of the nation,” Madikizela-Mandela died aged 81 at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg after…
2 Apr 2020 12PM 3 min

Good Samaritans lend a helping hand during national lockdown

Siya Matya, a grade 2 teacher from East London, wakes up every morning to teach her young nieces and nephews English and maths. Debbie Bekker from Durban is also using the lockdown period to spread some good fortune, by using her sewing skills to make masks for the less fortunate.
1 Apr 2020 8AM 6 min

Pandemic, epidemic and endemic - what is the difference?

On March 11 2020, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO's) director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared Covid-19 a pandemic, but what is the difference between a pandemic, an epidemic and something that is endemic?
31 Mar 2020 5AM 3 min
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