“Reading for Repair”: The Rise of Bibliotherapy in South Africa with Koketšo Manamela-Morulane, UNISA researcher and bibliotherapy advocate
JSB CONVERSATION: Is Cape Town Property Becoming Too Expensive for Locals? with Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group
WORD DOMINATION Bringing Theatre to the Page with award-winning playwright, actor, and director, MoMo Matsunyane
CIVIC EDUCATION:“Fix the Fix”: Civil Society Mobilises Against Corruption in Local Government-with Karam Singh, Executive Director of Corruption Watch
JSB THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: Science, Innovation, and African Futures – A Conversation with Dr. Nhlanhla Msomi
JSB COMMUNITY: “Beauty With Purpose”: Londekile Nonyane’s Journey from Mbombela to Vietnam with Londekile Luyanda Nonyane, Miss Charm South Africa 2025, Representing South Africa at Miss Charm International, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – November 2025
JSB CONVERSATION: The Emotional and Structural Toll of Caregiving GUEST 1- Prof Crain Soudien – Educationist, former CEO of the Human Sciences - Research Council GUEST 2 - Simon Hlungwani- President of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) - GUEST 3: Ruth Molebogeng Chutu - Mother and advocate caring for a special needs child
CIVIC EDUCATION: Engaging Young Voters – Strategies to Combat Apathy Ahead of Local Elections with freelance journalist and researcher at the Helen Suzman Foundation. He writes in his personal capacity, Ezekiel Kekana
WORD DOMINATION with Prof Siphiwo Mahala is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Johannesburg.
iLembe Book Festival with Award-winning author and festival contributor, Nozizwe Cynthia Jele
THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: Social Capital in Our Pockets – What If We Broadened Our Definition of Wealth with MURRAY LEGG - CO-FOUNDER OF WEBFLUENTIAL -
JSB THOUGHTLEADERS, STORYTELLERS AND GRIOTS: Solidarity as an act of love” — exploring how true solidarity goes beyond charity, how it arises in community action, and what it means in the South African context with Ashley Green-Thompson runs an organisation that supports social justice action
JSB COMMUNITY: Breaking Boundaries - Township Consumer Power and the 2025 CX Report with Mongezi Mtati, the Author of the 2025 Township Customer Experience Report, strategist, and cultural analyst -