METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: BEYOND DIETS & EXERCISE
The genetic, hormonal, metabolic & mental reasons you struggle to manage your weight. You’ve tried to lose or gain weight via multiple routes over the years and despite following the plans, you never really see the results or the successes are short lived? Well more and more experts are highlighting that weight management is not simply a will power or motivation thing. There are genetic predispositions , hormonal imbalances, metabolic adaptations & mental factors to consider.
IRREGULAR NSFAS FUNDS RECOVERED ( ISHMAEL MNISI - NSFAS SPOKESPERSON )
Thousands of students remain under investigation after incorrectly receiving funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme - NSFAS. The Special Investigating Unit has so far recovered around 1.7 billion-Rand, which also includes funds that were held for more than a year by institutions of higher learning. The SIU says more than R120 million was recovered from parents of unqualified beneficiaries. Most of the funds claimed are from institutions of higher learning from allocated NSFAS funds.
CAPE TOWN TO BUILD A WALL ALONG THE N2 HIGHWAY
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced last week that the City has allocated R114m in its adjustment budget for, among other things, the building of a security barrier wall along the N2 highway. Dubbed the N2 Edge safety project, the mayor says this is to improve safety for commuters, pedestrians, and communities along a 9km stretch of the N2.
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8 - CAREER SETTLING
They say do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life, but what about those who’ve settled for the career they are in? Career settling refers to the common, often fear-driven, tendency to remain in a comfortable, yet unfulfilling, job rather than pursuing a more satisfying path. While it offers stability and safety, it can lead to long-term career stagnation, with signs including constant boredom, lack of growth, and chronic, justified unhappiness with one's role.
SIBAHLE MOTHA - POLITICS JOURNALIST AT SABC NEWS
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he expects all law enforcement agencies to implement the Madlanga Commission interim report which was submitted to him in December. Ramaphosa says he accepts the commission’s recommendations, including referrals for urgent criminal investigations, prosecutions and disciplinary action. Several senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and Ekurhuleni Metro Police officials have been flagged for alleged corruption, fraud and other serious crimes.
KZN Education MEC says a South Beach School is not prioritising foreign learners ( ZWAKELE MNCWANGO - ACTIONSA KZN PROVINCIAL CHAIRPERSON AND COUNCILLOR )
Activists continue to cry foul about a school in KZN which they allege is prioritising foreign learners over South African citizens. Protests formed at the school have led to the arrest of March and March Movement Leader - Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, who’s being charged with incitement to violence. KZN Education MEC - Sipho Hlomuka says these allegations are not based on facts and has condemned the targeting of learners based on their nationality. Of the 1 548 total learner enrolment at the school, 968 are South African Learners, while 580 are Foreign National Learners, the MEC added.
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8 - HEARTBREAK TOOK ME TO THE PSYCHIATRIC WARD
Heartbreak and break-ups can leave one with mental health issues that could take months, if not years to recover from. In some cases, one finds themselves in a mental health institution in order to heal their broken heart and mindset. This evening we’re looking at those relationship break-ups and heartbreaks that really tested and broke your mental and emotional health, to a point of needing professional help.
AARON MALULEKA - MMC FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AT THE CITY OF TSHWANE
The City of Tshwane has rejected reports that it is deliberately delaying processes to blacklist controversial tenderpreneur Edwin Sodi, as a supplier to the city, over the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant scandal. The mayor says the matter has been slowed down by procedural errors that the city is looking to correct. The Democratic Alliance - which was ousted of the City by a coalition between the ANC, Action SA and others - has rubbished these claims and has instructed a tracing agent to locate Sodi, intending to submit his information to both Tshwane and National Treasury so the process can be complete.
THE CURRENT FOOT-and-MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK
The current Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak is threatening food security in the country, some experts have warned, as the government ramps up efforts to stabilise the situation. Minister of Agriculture - John Steenhuisen - last week appointed the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Industry Coordination Council to support the national strategy to contain and control Foot-and-Mouth disease. Meanwhile, some organisations have demanded written confirmation from the minister that livestock owners and the private sector may generally procure and administer foot-and-mouth vaccines.
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8 - MICRO-BULLYING - A SILENT KILLER OF THE WORKPLACE
While bullying in the office is often overt and easily noticeable, micro-bullying silently kills staff morale and creates a toxic environment in the office. Micro-bullying can be described as subtle, often indirect, and sometimes unintentional, daily behaviors or comments that convey prejudice, hostility, or negativity toward individuals, particularly those from marginalized groups. These actions are smaller, quieter, and more ambiguous than traditional bullying but, over time, can create hostile environments and cause significant, accumulated harm to mental health. EMMANUEL MOHLAPI - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST & CO-FOUNDER OF EXECUTIVE WELLNESS EXPERTS EMMANUEL MOHLAPI - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST & DR LYDIA “LEE” MAODI SPECIALIST PSYCHIATRIST - THEY THE FOUNDERS OF EXECUTIVE WELLNESS EXPERTS.
BRENDON PETERSON – TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST AND EDITOR
Prepaid consumers are set to benefit from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa)’s amendment of the rules on mobile data bundle expiry. From the 23rd of January next year, South Africa’s telecommunications companies will be required to allow consumers to roll over unused mobile data bundles. Icasa gazetted the new regulations on Friday that provide for at least one rollover on the same terms as the original bundle. Icasa Councillor Dikeledi Catherine Mushi has cautioned that bundles for seven days or less, including uncapped as well as free and promotional bundles, will be excluded.
SIBAHLE MOTHA - POLITICS JOURNALIST AT SABC NEWS
Crime intelligence members were allegedly complicit in the murder of former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa. This is one of the testimonies we’ve heard at the Madlanga Commission which resumed its hearings yesterday. Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona has told the Commission that the allegations made by Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo and Witness X are nothing but baseless. Senona has been accused of leaking confidential information to alleged cartel members of the Big Five. Let’s make sense of all of this.
After 8 Is After 8: Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality says Oxfam
Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion (R299.1 trillion) – its highest level in history, according to a new Oxfam report today as the World Economic Forum opens in Davos. Billionaire wealth has increased by 81 per cent since 2020. This comes as one in four people don’t regularly have enough to eat and nearly half the world’s population live in poverty. The report;Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Protecting Freedom from Billionaire Power” analyses how the super-rich are securing political power to shape the rules of our economies and societies for their own gain and to the detriment of the rights and freedoms of people around the world.
Mpumalanga education department blows R800m on faulty tablets in ‘rigged’ deal
The Mpumalanga education department is accused of spending around R800 million on tablets that were faulty or useless and linked to an allegedly “rigged” procurement process. According to reporting, about 50 000 tablets worth roughly R200 million were ordered and paid for before the official tender evaluation was completed — meaning compliance and quality assurance checks weren’t properly done. The devices reportedly failed mandatory compliance tests and were deemed not fit for purpose.
ANC Greater Joburg ballot papers discovered in a Pretoria house (They had a briefing at 5pm today)
The African National Congress (ANC) Greater Johannesburg Regional Conference ballot boxes have been found in a house in Pretoria. They are believed to be linked to the controversial conference which elected Loyiso Masuku as regional chair and saw the defeat of Dada Morero, the current Johannesburg mayor. Officials from the office of the secretary general and the police have been at the scene.
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Is our Constitution, Therefore our Laws, Trembling on and Westernising our Cultures and Traditions?
We had quite the conversation last night regarding customary marriages following the Constitutional Court ruling which confirmed that customary marriages are not dissolved when a couple enters a civil marriage and that an ante-nuptial contract concluded after a customary marriage is invalid. Many of you send us many questions about this and other issues related to customary law. This evening we’ll answer some of your questions on customary marriage and also explore a big theme that came through from your messages questioning whether our Constitution and laws are trembling or Westernising our cultures and traditions.
ROB HANDFIELD-JONES - DRIVING.CO.ZA MANAGING DIRECTOR
Banning alcohol should not be a prime solution in dealing with fatalities on S.A’s roads - that’s what some experts are once again saying. This follows Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s statement that the government plans to reduce the legal blood alcohol driving limit to zero, effectively banning all alcohol usage for drivers regardless of the amount consumed. This is not the first time that this total ban has been proposed, it was previously rejected by the transport committee in parliament, although a different legislation was passed focusing on dealing with corruption in the enforcement of existing laws.
MATTHEW PARKS - COSATU PARLIAMENTARY COORDINATOR
The Congress of South African Trade Unions - COSATU believes the salaries of South African politicians in public office should not be increased by the 3.8%, which was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week. The trade union federation says these public office bearers already earn generous packages and an increase sends an ill-considered message to an increasingly frustrated society of a political elite that is dangerously out of touch with the lived realities of ordinary South Africans. The increase follows the recommendation by the Independent Commission for Remuneration of Public Office Bearers. The increase of 3.8% applies to Members of the National Executive, Members of Parliament, members of provincial executive councils and members of provincial legislatures.
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Dealing with Sexual Abuse Committed Learner to Learner in Schools.
As a parent when you leave your child at school, you expect them to be in a safe space, But, as we know sexual assault or abuse is rife in South Africa and schools are not spareed from this scourge. Whether it’s sexual abuse committed by a learner on another learner or a teacher on learner, many parents are left confused, isolated, and unsure of where to turn when these incidences occur as the lines of accountability are often blurred. I have a mom whose girl child was sexually assaulted by a fellow learner, and she wants to highlight this issue and its impact on the wider community.
Customary Marriages are as Significant as Civil Marriages ( ZAMA MOPAI IS A LECTURER & CUSTOMARY LAW EXPERT. [SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CULTURAL RIGHTS, AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF CUSTOMARY VS. CIVIL MARRIAGES.]
The Constitutional Court this morning confirmed that customary marriages are not dissolved when a couple enters a civil marriage. This ruling was seen as a confirmation that an ante-nuptial contract concluded after a customary marriage is invalid - upholding the legal significance of customary marriages. The ruling was made following a case that was brought before the court which questioned the validity of ante-nuptial contracts signed after a customary marriage but before a civil marriage.
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