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Farmer's Inside TrackStand up and be counted: Food For Mzansi’s bold birthday callFor its seventh birthday, Food For Mzansi isn’t celebrating with cake. It’s listening. The “Stand up and be counted” campaign invites farmers, farmworkers, and agripreneurs nationwide to share their stories, creating South Africa’s most inclusive agricultural survey yet. By combining storytelling with data, the platform aims to give a voice to the often-overlooked, reveal the sector’s real diversity, and turn participation into visibility, dignity, and influence.
2025-11-2515 min
Health For Mzansi PodcastDr Lihle Mgweba-Bewana’s dedication to mental healthcare in MzansiIn this Health For Mzansi podcast episode we share the remarkable journey of Dr Lihle Mgweba-Bewana, a neuropsychiatrist. From her roots in Mdantsane township to her role in Pretoria, discover how she navigates the challenges of post-apartheid South African to champion mental healthcare. Her story is a powerful testament to resilience, compassion and cultural sensitivity in healthcare.
2024-07-0126 min
Farmer's Inside TrackJoin Food For Mzansi's premium membership for great benefitsFood For Mzansi has launched its premium membership offering. The publication's marketing manager, Adèle Changuion, discusses the significance of providing additional value to our readers and how this premium membership empowers our community.We also explore what makes this premium membership appealing to our readers and how it contributes to quality journalism.
2024-05-2005 minFarmer's Inside TrackScenting Success: Exploring Mzansi’s essential oils industryThis week, we unpack the aromatic world of South Africa’s essential oil industry on Farmer’s Inside Track. Learn about sustainable farming methods, fair trade initiatives, and biodiversity conservation efforts driving the industry forward. Join host Dawn Noemdoe and Elton Greeve, general manager of Inter Agri Oil, as they explore Mzansi’s vibrant essential oil industry.
2024-05-1734 minFarmer's Inside TrackAgricultural education in South Africa: Insights from Agri Skills TransferAt the Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba, Food For Mzansi interviewed the team from Agri Skills Transfer, who shared their highlights and key takeaways. In this episode, we explore the significance of agricultural education, key challenges, and opportunities in the sector. Additionally, Shaun Welmans, Chief Operating Officer at Agri Skills Transfer, shares his aspirations for agricultural education, particularly within the current landscape of the industry.
2024-05-0110 min
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2023-06-1052 min
Health For Mzansi PodcastPregnant teens: Here’s where Mzansi is going wrongOver 100 teenage mothers in South Africa gave birth on Christmas and New Year’s Day this year. This figure from the National Health Department has sounded the alarm for local healthcare authorities.On this week’s episode of the Health For Mzansi podcast we chat to experts, Dr Mthembeni Tebelele, Steve Letsike and Lucy Khofi about the teen pregnancy pandemic in Mzansi.Tebelele is a celebrity general practitioner, while Letsike and Khofi are health activists. The experts share their insights on whether poverty and a lack of sex education from an early age could be cont...
2023-03-0226 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastGet a grip on intimacy MzansiWe all want connection. We all want to be seen, to be truly known, to be treasured and feel valued. As women, (and men) we especially look for this in relationships and sometimes fall into the trap of trying to make a physical relationship into an intimate one.Well, it takes intimacy to build a long-lasting relationship in the sack and beyond. This according to celebrity doctor, Dr Mthembeni Tebelele. He joins this episode of the Health For Mzansi podcast for a two-part series on intimacy in the month of love.Tebelele is based in...
2023-02-0216 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastWhat you need to know about organ donation in MzansiThere are currently about 4300 adults and children are awaiting solid organ and tissue transplants in Mzansi. This according to Samantha Nicholls who is the executive director of operations of the Organ Donor Foundation of South Africa.Nicholls joins this week’s episode of Sisters Without Shame to answer all our burning questions about organ donation in Mzansi.Organ Donation is a medical procedure where one person donates an organ, or tissue, to another person who needs a transplant.
2022-09-1517 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastHere's what you need to know about stem cell donation in SAStem cell transplants are medical procedures performed to replace bone marrow that have been damaged or destroyed by disease, infection, or chemotherapy. This according to Dr Candice Hendricks a paediatric haematologist who joins this week’s episode of Sisters Without Shame to unpack the common misconceptions of stem cell donation in Mzansi.
2022-08-2515 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastSpread hope: Blood stem cell donation can save my lifeBlood stem cell transplants are often the only hope to treat blood cancers and disorders in Mzansi. On this episode of Sisters Without Shame Thabo Maleka who lives with aplastic anaemia and Unathi Mtengwana, a blood cancer fighter detail their journey’s searching for blood stem donation. Maleka from Polokwane and Mtengwana from Zeereust have spent more time in hospitals than outside of them waiting for life saving stem cell matches. According to DKMS Africa, up to 70 percent of blood cancer and blood disorder sufferers require a blood stem cell donation from a...
2022-08-1810 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastRoe v Wade: Unpacking current abortion laws in MzansiIn a landmark decision on June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade a nearly 50 year law protecting the right of women to medical privacy and safe legal abortions. The policy allows abortion only in cases of rape, incest, or when a woman’s life is at risk, explains women’s health specialist Kayla Beare who joins this week’s episode of Sisters Without Shame. The 1973 ruling affirmed that women had the right to seek abortion up until the point where a foetus could be viable outside of the uterus. 11 states have heavily restricted abortion while 12 states have law...
2022-07-2120 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastWhy you should prioritize your child's mental healthThere is surely a lot going on in Mzansi. Eskom, fuel, food prices? If your adult emotions are feeling down in the dumps, just imagine what the impact must be on our adolescent citizens of Mzansi. A mother in crisis from Kraaifontein asks how she can deal with her moody teen in the holidays.Cape Town social worker Tamsyn Alfino joins this episode of Sisters Without Shame with some advice.
2022-07-1425 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastWhy you need to donate bloodOn this week’s episode of Sisters Without Shame, blood recipient Zukiswa Mpoka shares her story on how blood donation saved her life.June is dedicated to blood donors. Without them and their dedication to blood donation, lives would be lost.Did you know that only 1% of Mzansi’s population are active donors? Khensani Mahlanguis the communications officer for the South Africa National Blood Services and shares details of the process and what it takes to be a healthy donor in Mzansi.SANBS is a non-profit organisation licensed to provide blood transfusion services to t...
2022-06-0919 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastWhat to know about childhood obesity in MzansiOn this week’s episode of Sisters Without Shame, a parent in crisis needs advice on how to get her family healthy again. Following two years of restricted movement which saw the rise of living in screens and less outdoor activity, there is a concern that the childhood obesity problem may be exacerbated in Mzansi. This according to Western Cape dietitian, Jo-Anne Roets who has all the answers to our friend crisis’s concerns.
2022-05-2612 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastWhat is hypertension?Mzansi no pressure, but let’s talk about blood pressure. If you still think that high blood is a disease for boomers and old people, you’d be sadly mistaken. Dangerously high blood pressure or hypertension can kill if left untreated. And get this, the disease knows no age, says Sister Shirley Grootboom. The seasoned nurse unpacks hypertension on episode 41 of Sisters Without Shame.
2022-05-1214 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastMalnutrition comes in different ways, here’s howOn episode 34 of Sisters Without Shame, a mother wonders if Mzansi is also feeling the pinch and struggling to put food on the table due to rising food prices. Andra Nel, KFC’s CSI joins this week’s episode to unpack child malnutrition in Mzansi.
2022-03-2411 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastWanna go plant-based ? You may want to listen to this!On this week’s edition of the Sisters Without Shame podcast, a listener says that she’s ready to test the vegan waters, but rather confused about where to start. So, we hooked up with programme manager for ProVeg International in Mzansi, Dr Nanine Wyma, to give clarity on plant-based lifestyles.ProVeg International is a food awareness organisation with the mission to reduce the global consumption of animals by at least 50% by 2040.
2022-01-2017 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastWhen overindulgence puts your health at riskWhat’s Mzansi festive without a little indulgence? It is in this season where a friend in crisis says her cravings get out of control. Jason van Heerden a registered dietitian from Pretoria joins episode 21 of Sisters Without Shame to unpack overindulgence and cravings.
2021-12-2320 minHealth For Mzansi Podcast'No vaccine for abuse'They apologize and promise it won’t happen again. You even wondered if you could possibly be imagining the verbal or physical abuse. Is there ever really a way of knowing that your lover might hurt you?Mara Glennie joins episode 19 of Sisters Without Shame in aid of a friend in crisis from Jacobsdal who asks what the signs of an abuser are. “There is no vaccine for abuse,” says Glennie who is a survivor and the founder of TEARS. Glennie founded the foundation in 2012 and provides access to crisis intervention, advocacy, counselling, and prevention educati...
2021-12-0930 min
AgriCareersMeet a animal health specialistThis week our AgriCareers podcast hosts Nicole Ludolph and Bandile Xhosa discovers the ins and outs of animal health in Mzansi. We meet veterinarian and animal health specialist at MSD Animal Health, Dr Princess Moswa-Kato. “I was born for agriculture. I can’t imagine myself in any other sector. This is my calling,” she says. Growing up on her father’s farm, Moswa-Kato knew she wanted to have a career in agriculture. “Patience is one of the key character traits to have if you’re thinking about stepping into these shoes one day,” she says.
2021-11-0405 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastKnowledge is power ladies“Our bodies are beautiful, they are healthy, they give birth, they give life and we do so much besides the pleasure that comes from our bodies. We must look after it, we must nurture it.” On episode 12 of Sisters Without Shame, Mzansi’s queen of epidemiology, Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, unpacks women’s health and the life-saving power of knowledge. Knowing your body and what is normal for you is essential to maintaining your health, she says.Karim is one of the world’s foremost medical and scientific authorities in the field of HIV and AIDS research, with ground...
2021-10-2127 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastNavigating medical internships in a pandemicEver wondered what it takes to be a medical doctor in training in Mzansi? The Sisters Without Shame received a question from a friend with her sights firmly set on a career in medicine. Gauteng Dr Moratwe Masima is this week’s guest and unpacks the ins and outs of medical internships. Masima has been a medical intern at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg for nine months and shares some words of encouragement based on her personal experience.
2021-09-2319 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastDon't let the stink get you down babesSeptember marks Oral Health Month in Mzansi, a month earmarked to create awareness on the importance of good dental hygiene practices. And in episode six of Sisters Without Shame, Eastern Cape dentist and farmer, Dr Pieter Prinsloo, dispels myths about bad breath this week. The Sisters Without Shame received an emergency SMS from a friend in crisis in Ermelo, who says that she has been struggling with chronic bad breath and this is causing a bit of a rift between her and her partner. Dentist and farmer, Dr Pieter Prinsloo, suspects a multitude of reasons that could...
2021-09-0920 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastPositively speaking: My journey with HIVIn episode four of Sisters Without Shame Tebogo Mothoana, an HIV/Aids activist from the Free State speaks candidly about his experience living with the treatable chronic illness.After being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at the age of 25, Mothoana took to social media to spread awareness detailing his journey with the virus.HIV stigma and discrimination affect the emotional well-being and mental health of people living with HIV, and Mothoana is fighting the good fight for them.Sisters Without Shame is presented by Noluthando Ngcakani and Sinesipho Tom and proudly brought to you...
2021-08-2622 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastA snip in time saves trouble down the lineIn episode three of Sisters Without Shame, we look at men’s health. (They have problems too, you know.) We help a friend in crisis who says that he is very worried following penis complications that stem from getting circumcised.Limpopo general practitioner Dr Vusi Khosa believes that our friend’s age could have been a factor.Circumcision is centuries old and continues to be performed for a variety of religious, cultural, and medical reasons. Debate on the pros and cons of the practice are ongoing.“Sisters Without Shame” is presented by Noluth...
2021-08-1922 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastNana, it's okay to not be okayOn episode 2 Sisters Without Shame, a friend in crisis in Johannesburg fears she may be at the end of her emotional tether. Pretoria psychologist Lumka Mabo suspects she may be suffering from “burnout."Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands."Sisters without shame" is presented by Noluthando Ngcakani and Sinesipho Tom. Proudly brought to you by Health For Mzansi.
2021-08-1224 minHealth For Mzansi PodcastDon’t be ashamed of those dark inner thighs, babesIn episode 1, "Sisters without shame" attends to a “friend in crisis” from Kimberley who has been suffering with dark discolouration around her neck, arm pits and thighs since she was in her teens.Cape Town-based dermatologist Professor Carol Hlela suspects “friend in crisis” might be suffering from either acanthosis nigricans or confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CARP). These are two of the leading causes of hyperpigmentation of the skin."Sisters without shame" is presented by Noluthando Ngcakani and Sinesipho Tom. Proudly brought to you by Health For Mzansi.
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