RC 260831702Azania Mosaka
Monday, 31 August 2026
The episode focused on pressures facing young athletes, alongside practical science answers and a call to explore South Africa’s overlooked travel destinations.
- 14:11
Counselling psychologist Jugini Packery said children should be developed as young people who play sport, not athletes valued only for results, scholarships or selections.
- 14:22
Packery urged parents, schools and coaches to monitor exhaustion, injury, body image, sleep, eating, anxiety and loss of enjoyment, with wellness and sporting schedules integrated.
- 13:46
South African filmmaker Sandulela Asanda described Blackburn’s Fast as a joyful queer coming-of-age story about a Black girl navigating identity at a majority-white boarding school.
- 14:43
Dr Chris Smith explained that virginity is principally a social construct: the hymen is fragile embryological tissue that can rupture through sex, accidents or physical activity.
- 13:56
Travel contributor Gabby Brandani highlighted Drakensberg hiking, Clarence, Richtersveld hot springs, whale watching and local food or wine experiences as alternatives to overseas holidays.