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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.