By: Natasha Archary We’ve all been there, you’re stuck in a never-ending queue and when it’s finally your turn, the teller is off to lunch. Government offices, license centres, shopping stores, there’s no difference really. South Africans are not known for our impeccable customer service skills. As a customer/paying patron how do you handle the situation? Sure, you can demand to speak to the manager, chances are […]
By: Jacqueline Weyer, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Shutterstock In the last four months five cases of rabies in humans have been reported in South Africa, and an additional two cases are probable. The country’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases warns that steps need to be taken to curb the trend. The Conversation Africa’s health and medicine editor Candice Bailey spoke to the institute’s Jacqueline Weyer about these […]
By Motlagae Konyana Cyber bullying and revenge porn are a major issue among minors and adults alike in South Africa. With the advent of new technology, the need for digital presence via social media is cultural, everyone wants to be online. Being online has its own risks and opens one to being bullied online. Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place online and via digital devices like cell phones, computers, and […]
By: John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. EPA-EFE/Andre Pain US President Donald Trump promised in late January that his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would make an “extended” visit to Africa in March. In a letter to all African leaders, he reportedly described the purpose of the visit as reaffirming “the partnerships and values we share with the African Union, member states […]
By: Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg Angry protests for free higher education by South African students forced the country to search for a solution. EPA/Kim Ludbrook If you want economic change in South Africa, create a crisis – then stand by to negotiate a way out of it. The country’s current debate over land expropriation without compensation, which has now been endorsed by Parliament, is important. Not because, as some […]
By: Mzukisi Qobo, University of Johannesburg South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa needs to formulate a long term strategy for economic growth with an eye on the 2019 elections. GCIS South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address and the budget speech delivered by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba – who was removed from the job less than a week later – had something in common: they both lacked […]
By Zuko Komisa The Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, and his wife Corporate and internal communications and philanthropist, Sinazo Masina, are the latest to don the Kaya 959 headsets as #InfluentialFridays stand-in presenters This past Friday we had the pleasure to host an amazing couple on #InfluentialFridays. Executive Mayor Mzwandile Masina and his wife, Corporate and internal communications and philanthropist Sinazo Masina. The three-hour long show was filled with […]
By: Keith Gottschalk, Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape Former South African President Jacob Zuma. Never again should one man wield so much power. GCIS South Africa’s greatest Valentine’s Day gift was the resignation of President Jacob Zuma less than 24 hours before his own party, the African National Congress (ANC), was scheduled to debate a no-confidence motion on him in parliament. The ANC’s election of Zuma as deputy […]
By: Anant Singh “I see only hope for our Country, and that is when white men and black men, desiring neither power nor money, but desiring only the good for their country, come together to work for it”. Reflecting on these words of Reverend Theophilus Msimangu in Alan Paton’s, ‘Cry, the Beloved Country’, I write this piece for the love that I have for our beloved Country. Our nation […]
The Jazz Standard with Brenda Sisane. Sunday's 12:00-15:00.
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WITH XOLA DLWATI: SATURDAYS 12:00 -15:00 Spade of Hearts is a fuse of love and soulful sounds, pulling at your heartstrings. Tune in for songs that will take you down memory lane. It is the sound that once dominated your playlist. It airs Sundays 12:00 – 15:00.
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The World Show is informative, expansive, and largely pan-African. This is a musical journey that bridges generations and genres, travelling across continents and timelines, with in-depth interviews and features. ‘The World Show’ is a four-hour global journey through sound – featuring the freshest tracks from home and afar.
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Real. Familiar. Memorable. Kaya 959 brings you the music you know and love from our playlist. Uninterrupted. Thursdays 20h00 to 21h00
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He has held it down in the world of mid-morning radio with the best music, riveting topics, brilliant mixes and interesting guests. Every weekday, The Best T proves why he is the BEST by connecting to you like only your bro or favourite uncle could. He lets his listeners dictate the songs they want to hear in the ever-popular Top 10 at 10, and his Three Teaspoons never run out. Catch The Best T in the City Mondays to Fridays from 09h00 to 12h00.
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Feel good about feeling good! That's exactly what The Feel-Good show is about. An escape from the negativity that surrounds us, indulging you in good feels. Pass it on to one and all. Spread the good feeling around Gauteng with Andy Maqondwana.
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