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Legendary South African writer, painter, filmmaker and music composer Zakes Mda
has a new offering out that promises to take the whole family on an adventure with words and outstanding artwork. Mda is back on the next great reads list with his new offering, Arola.
We caught up with the multi-award winning author.

Residents of Zakariyya Park, south of Johannesburg,
say for years they’ve had endless issues with water.
They say water supply is only available for a few hours a day,
And it’s something the City of Johannesburg is aware of.
Now after almost four years, the City says it’s working on resolving the issue.

June is Youth Month and with Youth Day being commemorated today there are still many issues affecting young people. Unemployment remains top of that list. To address this and how the youth can deal with it we caught up with John Sanei, an author and future strategist.

During the lockdown, many young people lost their jobs, adding to the already high youth unemployment rate.

Despite this, some young people have used the lockdown as an opportunity to think outside of the box and start businesses in their own backyard.

Our reporter, Thabo Tlomatsana, chatted to a young man from Mangkweng township in Limpopo, who's done just that.

Young drug users are becoming more prevalent in South Africa, this is according to the Department of Social Development.

Our reporter, Rianté Naidoo, spoke to two underage drug users, about their struggles.

She also sat down with Minister Lindiwe Zulu to discuss the link between substance abuse and gender-based violence.