Saturdays with Jenny
Saturdays with Jenny is about everything under the sun that Afropolitans are interested in. Battles, booze, bhabhalaza or boerewors, the show does it all. The show is all about lifestyle, South African style.
REVIEWING MHUDI BY SOL PLAATJE
In our #MadeByWomen feature, Eileen Elizabeth Pooe was recently conferred with The University of North West’s first-ever Doctor of Philosophy in Languages, Literature in Setswana, speaks about Mhudi, an African novel written in English by Sol Plaatje.
TAKALANI M'S 4TH NOVEL, INTO THE SUN
Sun by Takalani M enjoyed success with her first three novels: The Royal Mistress, Adelaide and The Rival. She topped the Bridge Books highest sales list at the beginning of the year.
POETRY UNLIMITED
This week we feature, South African poet and 2019 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, Nkateko Masinga.
REVIEWING THE PINK LINE BY MARK GEVISSER
The Pink Line follows protagonists from nine countries all over the globe to tell the story of how LGBTQ+ Rights became one of the world's new human rights frontiers in the second decade of the twenty-first century.
PROFESSOR ANUSUYA CHINSAMY-TURAN
Prof. Chinsamy-Turan is a South African vertebrate paleontologist known for her expertise and developments in the study of the microstructure of fossil teeth, and bones of extinct, and extant vertebrate and was recently elected as a BirdLife South Africa’s new Honorary President.
BOOKER PRIZE LONG LISTED BOOKS
The Booker Prize longlist for the year 2020 has been announced and several African writers or writers with African heritage have made the list.
2020 CAINE PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT
Nigerian-British author, Irenosen Okojie has been announced as the winner of the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story about a Grace Jones impersonator with a dark secret.
BRUCE WHITFILED
Seasoned business journalist and author, Bruce Whitfield brings us The Upside to the country’s confusion and chaos.
THE WEEKEND WINE WITH PATSON MATHONSI & TSHEPANG MOLISANA
Saturdays with Jenny is about everything under the sun that Afropolitans are interested in. Battles, booze, bhabhalaza or boerewors, the show does it all. The show is all about lifestyle, South African style.
EVERYDAY ZULU WITH MELUSI TSHABALALA
This Week’s Phrase: Unamanga, it means you are lying.
CYNTHIA ALLIE
Fashion designer Cynthia Allie takes us through the colour tale of how she became a trailblazer.
POETRY UNLIMITED
Today we feature South African poet and author, Saaleha Idrees Bamjee who has been announced as the winner of this year’s Ingrid Jonker Prize for English Poetry for her collection, Zikr.
JACOB DLAMINI’S THE TERRORIST ALBUM
Kaya FM Creative Executive, Mohau Bosiu reviews Jacob Dlamini’s the terrorist album. Many who appeared in the album were targeted for surveillance. Sometimes the security police tried to turn them; sometimes the goal was elimination.
EVERYDAY ZULU WITH MELUSI TSHABALALA
This Week’s Phrase: Kuyafiwa, it means intense.
DAVID TORR
CEO of Ucook, David Torr gives us insight on UCook which is an ingenious home delivery service, originally launched in Cape Town and now also available in Joburg, that helps you cook like a five-star chef from the comfort of your own kitchen.
DORAH MAREMA
Co-Founder of The Ubuntu Project Africa, Dorah Marema gives us insight on The Ubuntu Project Africa which is a farming project led by The Green Business College that is helping vulnerable families to start their own vegetable gardens during lockdown.
LOUISE WHITWORTH
Online publication, Joburg In Your Pocket has published a list of the ultimate guide to Joburg's best delivery services.
SAM COWEN
Author, Sam Cowen on her book, Brutal School Ties uncovers a culture of violence and initiation, shrouded in a code of silence at Parktown Boys High School.
TRIBUTE TO ZINDZI MANDELA
As the world mourns the death of struggle icon and South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, we pay tribute to her by playing you an interview we had with her grandchildren Zazi and Ziwelene. This was in 2018 and the Ambassador and her grandchildren had just co-written a lovely…
THE WEEKEND WINE WITH ANKIA NIEMAN
The first wines in cans now on the market (Single Serve Merlot, Single Serve Sauvignon Blanc). Just launched, young market.