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Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Maternal mental health, SMME leadership and affordable wellness travel dominated this spring-opening episode, alongside scrutiny of Eskom, corruption and accountability.

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  1. 04:59

    Eskom reported a second consecutive year of profitability, with profit after tax reaching R30.3 billion, while municipal non-payment and energy losses represented R45 billion in unrecognised revenue.

  2. 05:23

    Clinical psychologist Dr Gidumezi Mashiko urged families and healthcare workers to recognise maternal distress, warning signs and suicide risk, and to prioritise mothers’ mental health alongside the baby’s.

  3. 04:52

    Media entrepreneur Promise Twala said SMME owners need integrity, communication, emotional intelligence and conflict-management skills, recommending mentorship, education or coaching to develop them.

  4. 05:47

    Travel writer Spoo Toasted Ice Mkwanazi said wellness trips should be customised to individual needs, with Travel Week offering discounts on more than 420 experiences across all nine provinces.

  5. 05:58

    Eastern Cape computer science student Eli Lestali developed AI-assisted smart glasses that identify objects, convert them to audio and support several South African languages after helping his blind grandmother.