THE LETTER ( BRIAN MHLANGA – Life and Leadership Coach WWW.BRIANMHLANGA.COM & REITUMETSI MTHEMBU – Registered Counselor COUNSELLING WITH REITUMETSI: INFO@REITUMETSEWELLNESS.CO.ZA

Dear Mapaseka My husband and I have been married for 17 years. I've communicated my concern of his alcohol intake on numerous occasions. When intoxicated; he becomes this person I don't recognize. He would raise issues that have previously hurt him and never communicated. I'm contemplating divorce because it happened again whilst on vacation; I thought all was well only to find out on our return that he was hurt. I'm now wondering gore how does person "pretend" like this. Thereafter we spent 2 weeks without communication and that really made me even more uncertain of our marriage. I feel like my trust has been jeopardized as I have on numerous occasions told him we need to be in constant communication no matter how hard the situation may be. He would in that period be drinking and I told him alcohol triggers me, especially when he keeps quiet on us. Can this be resolved or is divorce the only answer? MANDY

LIFE IN BALANCE - Family Values WHAT IS THE ROLE of Aunts and Uncles in Every Family ( GUEST: MBULELO MAYIKANA - Author of “Choices and Decision Making”; Founder of Contemporary Conversations WWW.MBULELO.CO.ZA

WHAT IS THE ROLE of Aunts and Uncles in Every Family What kind of Rakgadi, Dabawo, Makazi, Malume to your family?

MIND BODY AND SOUL - CANCER AWARENESS ( GUEST: REGORAPETSE SEROTE - Founder of She Speaks SA, a movement rooted in healing, empowerment, and honest conversations around life with a cancer diagnosis and womanhood.

Cancer in South Africa is a major health concern with high incidence rates for breast, cervical, prostate, colorectal, and lung cancers. Tonight we have a conversation with someone living with cancer and what this journey has been for her and her loved ones.

RELATIONSHIP TUESDAY- What is Your Communication and Relationship Style with your children? ( GUEST: COACH CATHY - Life Coach, NeuroLinguistic Practitioner, Parent and Social Commentator. @COACH_CATHYZA & AYANDA TETYANA - Parenting Coach and Behavioral Scientist WWW.AYANDATETYANA.CO.ZA

What is Your Communication and Relationship Style with your children? Mzukulu shared her current challenges with us as a single mother to 3 children. A 24 year old, 20 year old and a 16 year old.

MONDAY MENDAY - Last Week we asked What The Reward is for being a Step Father? (GUEST: TEBOHO NTHOANA - Founder of Nono Capital & Social, NTHABISENG DUBAZANA - Director of Dubazana Attorneys Reach out to Dubazana Attorneys & BONGANI LUVALO - Author A Father, A Stranger: Mzantsi’s Memoirs of Fatherhood and Ntliziyo Ungumkhohlisi : Falling in Love with an It Girl WWW.COOLDADSFOUNDATION.CO.ZA @Bongani_Luvalo on Instagram

As the week wrapped The Western Cape High Court ordered a divorced man to support stepchildren financially. The ex-wife contends that her ex-husband had made her children accustomed to soft life

OPEN LINE MONDAY

AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY -A JEALOUS PARTNER & How they affect your energy and Plans.

A JEALOUS PARTNER” & How they affect your energy and Plans.

THE LETTER (GUEST: BRIAN MHLANGA – Life and Leadership Coach WWW.BRIANMHLANGA.COM & REITUMETSI MTHEMBU – Registered Counselor COUNSELLING WITH REITUMETSI: INFO@REITUMETSEWELLNESS.CO.ZA

Dear Mapaseka I am a 45 year old woman with a 10 year old son. My main focus in life is work as i am a sole provider to my family, made up by my mother and siblings. My 38 year old sister and her 14 year old daughter live with me and my brother stays with his wife at my mother’s house, along with their children. In everything i do, i always have to consider them and never put myself first. I took a loan for my sister in order to pay for her child’s school fees after she broke up with the child’s father and came to live with me. I am the one paying for the loan as she keeps telling me her part time job salary is not sufficient to cover it but promises to eventually pay. I too am a single mom and struggle to even afford all of my son’s required uniform at school. I am even budgeting for a decent tablet for school. I have been dating my man for over a year and he often visits me at my place and my sister is not welcoming to him. He has suggested that i move in with him in order to assist with my finances and he says that my my sister could move back to my mother’s house in the North West, we are living In Bloemfontein. This would help me enormously but i feel so much guilt after sharing This with my sister. She is so angry and has told the whole family that I am chasing her and her child away all for a man that she saw cheating on me. When i asked her To consider taking her child to a public school she refused saying i need to give her more Time. The finances are killing me and i feel like im drowning; should i move in with my Boyfriend? He has a good relationship with my son.

–LIFE IN BALANCE - #PropertyWednesday ( GUEST: BUSISIWE MAHLANGU - CEO Winfred and Wolf Property Management

WHO REALLY RUNS YOUR COMPLEX? Trustees, Directors and the Power Behind The Gate. What is Your Experience of Living in a Complex.

MIND BODY AND SOUL- ENDOMETRIOSIS ( GUEST: KHANYISA STENGILE - Endometriosis Warrior, Kilimanjaro Summiteer, Comrades Marathon Medalist & DR. SIVIWE MILA - General Practitioner and Resident Life Love and All Medical Expert

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a global campaign to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage earlier diagnosis for the disease, which affects 10% (around 200 million) of women worldwide. This year’s theme is 'Endometriosis Doesn't Wait'. Endometriosis doesn't wait whilst you're trying to get a diagnosis or access care. It doesn't wait for your career. Tonight we feature a woman who is known as the #EndoWarrior; a Runner, a Professional and an advocate for women’s health.

RELATIONSHIP TUESDAY- Workplace Balance / Life In Balance ( GUEST: JULIA MAKHUBELA - Founder and CEO of 54TwentyFour www.54twentyfour.co.za

How Do you Define your Relationship with your Colleagues & How do you manage Conflict?

MONDAY MENDAY -Is There a Reward to Being a Step Father? ( GUEST: BONGANI LUVALO - Author A Father, A Stranger: Mzantsi’s Memoirs of Fatherhood and Ntliziyo Ungumkhohlisi : Falling in Love with an It Girl WWW.COOLDADSFOUNDATION.CO.ZA @Bongani_Luvalo on Instagram

Is There a Reward to Being a Step Father? What is your experience of being a step father and being raised by a step father. 

OPENLINE MONDAY- On Sinenhlanhla’s Mind : Stories Making Headlines ( GUEST: SINENHLANHLA MNGUNI - Director at SN Mnguni Attorneys 072 236 6730 / SN MNGUNI ATTORNEYS INC info@mnguniinc.co.za

THE HOT SEAT ( GUEST: DR. PATIENCE MLENGANA - Founder of International Leading Women and Convenor of the Women Breaking Barriers Summit

2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 women's march to the Union Buildings. This year we will continue to celebrate and honour women as we countdown to the remembrance of these brave women who marched on the 9th of August. Tonight we feature Dr. Patience Mlengana; a prominent South African business powerhouse, ordained pastor, international speaker, and author recognized as a trailblazer in leadership and women's empowerment; ahead of her Women Breaking Barriers Summit.

AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY - The Benefits of QUIET TIME ( GUEST: GOG’ BOJOUR TEXT (NOT CALL GOGO) ON 076 799 1303 WWW.GOGBOJOUR.CO.ZA

In a busy buzzing world; we need to check in with ourselves regularly; what does quiet time do for us? How does a lack of connection with self affect our energies and the ability to hear messages from our guardian angels?

THE LETTER- ( GUEST: BRIAN MHLANGA – Life and Leadership Coach WWW.BRIANMHLANGA.COM & REITUMETSI MTHEMBU – Registered Counselor COUNSELLING WITH REITUMETSI: Whatsapp INFO@REITUMETSEWELLNESS.CO.ZA

Dear Mapaseka I’ve been thinking a lot about how quickly people can form opinions about you. I recently started seeing someone who, on paper, seemed like a good match. He presented himself as family-oriented, grounded, and open-minded. When I shared that I’m a mother, he reassured me that it wasn’t an issue. Things were going well until he came to visit me in my space for the first time. That afternoon, I was outside with a friend while the kids played nearby. It was relaxed. It was home. It was familiar. But instead of greeting me, he reacted strongly to what he saw. He expressed disapproval about adults having a drink while children are present. He didn’t ask questions. He didn’t try to understand the context. He simply made his judgement clear and left. After that, communication stopped. Now I’m sitting with this question: When two people come from different environments and value systems, how do you know whether it’s a dealbreaker... or just a misunderstanding that needed a conversation? Did he overreact? Or did we simply see parenting and lifestyle through completely different lenses? I’m trying to decide whether I was rejected... or redirected.

LIFE IN BALANCE ...Who Is The Pillar in Your Family? ( GUEST: MBULELO MAYIKANA - Author of “Choices and Decision Making”; Founder of Contemporary Conversations WWW.MBULELO.CO.ZA &KEFILWE MOJAPELO - Psychotherapist, Social Worker and and Family Law Mediator WWW.KMPSYCHOSOCIAL.CO.ZA

Who Is The Pillar in Your Family? Are you the leader and backbone of your clan? Are you willing to Follow the leader?

MIND BODY AND SOUL - HEALTH OPENLINE AND tomorrow is WORLD HPV DAY (HPV is the human papillomavirus) ( GUEST: DR. SIVIWE MILA - General Practitioner and Resident Life Love and All Medical Expert

RELATIONSHIP TUESDAY- LIFE AFTER DIVORCE ( GUEST: COACH CATHY - Life Coach, NeuroLinguistic

I am a divorcee who lives alone; and I work part time jobs and as soon as i have money i drink heavily and end up wasting money and having regrets the next day. How have you found a new purpose after divorce?

MONDAY MENDAY - (GUEST: BONGANI LUVALO - Author A Father, A Stranger: Mzantsi’s Memoirs of Fatherhood and Ntliziyo Ungumkhohlisi : Falling in Love with an It Girl WWW.COOLDADSFOUNDATION.CO.ZA @Bongani_Luvalo on Instagram

Are men allowed to not bring you to their house during the dating period? or it’s only women that must protect their space and privacy? The Men are asking...