During Child Protection Month, conversations around addiction often focus on the individual struggling with substance use. But behind every person battling addiction is a family quietly carrying emotional pain, stress, fear, and uncertainty. In a interview on Bush Radio , Saadia Jackson Cassiem sh
Today on Bush Radio’s Sakhisizwe , we had an inspiring conversation with NOAH Neighbourhood Old Age Homes Director Victor Southgate about how the organisation is changing the way we think about ageing in South Africa. Founded in 1981, NOAH is a pioneering non-profit organisation that supports older
She has spent nearly five decades in Mitchell's Plain not just living there, but building something inside it. Dr Alicia English is a journalist, editor, children's book author, and international award-winning social entrepreneur with 28 years of experience in publishing. She holds a professional do
A conversation with Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, Executive Director of Embrace Dignity on prostitution, power, and the fight for a law that finally protects the vulnerable. Every morning in cities across South Africa, children walk to school past women standing on street corners. They ask their paren
There are artists who make music, and then there are artists who become music whose lives are so knotted with contradiction, pain, and faith that every song feels like a confession. Johnny Cash was that kind of artist. And now, his story is taking the stage at the Baxter Studio Theatre in a producti
The School Placement Crisis in Western Cape: When Access to Education Becomes a Legal Battle A conversation with education advocates on the front lines With approximately 7,500 children still awaiting school placement for the 2026 academic year despite the Western Cape Education Department's reporte
Madi van Schalkwyk is the founder of A StrangerKind (ASK) and director of A Kind Agency. She shared how the idea for A StrangerKind emerged from recognizing how little people truly know about one another — and how difficult it can be to approach a stranger and start a meaningful conversation. The Co
Jerome Mzuri, founder and director of Southern Africa Youth Vision, or SAYOVI. SAYOVI is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting at-risk and underprivileged people, with a focus on youth who use drugs—both on and off the streets—as well as vulnerable migrants and those experienci
In a world that still struggles to fully embrace gender diversity, conversations like these are not just important — they are necessary. I recently had the privilege of speaking with Melody Sahiri, the Community Engagement Manager at Gender Dynamics, South Africa’s pioneering organisation dedicated
Lenacapavir is a long-acting injectable option that could significantly shift how people protect themselves against HIV. Joining the conversation were representatives from the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation: Mbali Jonas, Marketing and Communications Coordinator; Nombeko Mpongo and Thando Wonxie, Med