Drive 959 with Glen Lewis
Drive 959 with Glen Lewis, weekdays on Kaya 959, 15:00 - 18:00. Glen Lewis teams up with Skhumba Hlope, Kgomotso Meso, Angie Khumalo, and Ayanda Nyathi.
Make It Make Sense With Ayanda Nyathi - Understanding The Repo Rate In SA
When the South African Reserve Bank makes announcements on the "Repo Rate", the story is often reported as though everyone understands what the repo rate actually is. We know that when it goes up, then the cost of our credit and loan repayments will increase, and that if it goes…
Drive Moment - What Does The Hood Do Better Than The City/Burbs?
No matter how deep you've moved into the city or burb life, there are just those things that your hood back home does better... and even though the city tries to do those things or "emulate them", it just hits differently back home. When you can, you'd even drive home…
Drive Moment - They Ask You For a Favour, But They Last Spoke To You A Year Ago... What's Your Response?
You know "those" texts, or calls, where people ask you for favours. When the request comes from someone who is present in your life, it's understandable to a certain extent. However, what about someone who hasn't spoken to you in a while, who then suddenly asks you for professional favours,…
Drive Moment - On Group Trips, Which Default Role Do You Always Play?
With the long weekend coming up, we may find ourselves going on group trips with friends and family. Every travel group will have people assuming roles by default, due to their different personalities and default interests. Which roles do you assume automatically? The Planner? The Photographer? The Adventurer? The Driver?…
Drive Moment - Did Buying Your First Home Make You Happier?
After years of living with family, or renting at different places, you finally made the big leap of buying your own home, either alone or with your family. A lifelong dream came true, and your name is on the title deed. However, home ownership is a big responsibility. The monthly…
Make It Make Sense - Where Is The Senzo Meyiwa Trial Now?
It's been 10 years since the day that Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa was tragically killed on 26 October 2014. After waiting 7 years for suspects to be charged, and for the trial to commence, the public has since witnessed one of the most complex high-profile murder trials in South…
Drive Moment - Do You Have A "Back-Up Partner", In Case Your Relationship Fails?
Studies have shown that many people, while they are in a steady relationship with someone, also have a person on standby, as a potential romantic option, in case their current relationship fails. It's not so much about having a secret affair, but rather about securing a "supportive connection" or friend…
Drive Moment - Is it Hard For You To Say "I Love You" To Your Loved Ones?
Feeling love for our friends and family is natural. What may feel unnatural is actually saying those words to them. The words may be simple but the emotion carried by the words is very powerful. Why is tough to express sometimes? Is it the fear of rejection? Could it be…
Make It Make Sense With Ayanda Nyathi - The Truth About Artificial Sweeteners
We've all seen the "zero sugar" options of beverages and food items. They use artificial sweeteners like Aspartame, Xylitol, Sorbitol, Sucralose etc. that give food or drinks a sweeter taste without using normal sugar. Many people who are sugar conscious consume these in the hope of reducing their sugar intake…
Drive Moment - The Outfits You Wore Once And Never Again
We feel all brand new when we buy clothes, and look forward to wearing them wherever we planned to wear them. For the prices we are paying, you'd think we'd be more deliberate about wearing every single item that we own. Somehow, fashion experts say that we only wear 20%…
Drive Moment - Can Solving Other People's Problems Become Addictive?
Within our human nature is the desire to be a good person, and to help others. Some of us though, are always over-extending ourselves to help others even when the problem wasn't ours to solve at all, and even to the extent of compromising our own boundaries. Is there a…
Drive Moment - Have You Ever Taken Money Advice From Friends And Family? Did It Work For You?
When money comes up as a topic among friends and family, there's always a well-meaning-someone who has all the money answers, or experience to share. From how to buy assets, invest, save, insure, and cover your assets. They always mention how well it has worked for them, which makes you…
Drive Moment - What Changed The Most In Your Relationship After Having Children?
Becoming parents is a big adjustment, which requires a lot from both parents. As you both navigate the ways in which you’re each changing to meet the needs of your little one(s), slowly your dynamic together also evolves. Has your relationship changed? And in what ways? Do you like how…
Make It Make Sense With Ayanda Nyathi - Are There Unfair Economic Advantages That Come With Speaking Majority Languages?
September is Heritage month in South Africa, and today we’re bringing language and their relation to the economy into focus. In a country that has 12 official languages, it would seem ideal for all languages to be represented where economic opportunities are concerned. However, languages that are spoken by larger…
Drive Moment - My English Disappears When
We all have moments when our minds go into default mode... and when English is not our first language, sometimes it just goes completely out of the door. The words just don't load as quickly, and automatically, our home language just says the things we want to say in less…
Drive Moment - Would You Be Okay If Your Children Grew Up To Be The Adult You?
Children absorb a significant part of their world through us as their parents. While perfect people, or perfect parents, don’t exist, do you sometimes wish that your children only picked up the good parts of you? Or have you accepted that they may pick up all the adult parts of…
Drive Moment - Would You Tell Your Friend That You Don't Think They Are Well Suited for Their New Job
Your friend comes to you with the amazing news that they’ve just gotten a new, promotion, role, or contract. You are so happy for them, until they describe what the role entails. When you realize that this new job actually isn't the best fit for them, what do you do?Perhaps…
Make It Make Sense With Ayanda Nyathi - Understanding RDP and Social Housing Backlogs In SA
Housing is a matter of basic need and dignity for all citizens. South Africa's RDP and social housing sector is facing systemic struggles, which include Rising construction costs, slow release of land insufficient grant funding, and corruption in administration. These and other issues are compromising the sector's ability to deliver…
Drive Moment - Which Items Would You Want to Keep From Your Favourite Movies?
There are movies that we'll always remember, because of featured items that resonated with us. The market for film memorabilia in the world is growing, as seen in a recent auction, where the iconic hat worn by Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was auctioned for…
Drive Moment - When Age Started Knocking On Your Body, Where Did It Start?
It starts slowly... where you no longer feel as young as you used to feel. Once, you were able to move with ease, keep up the pace, and look good at any time. As years went by, age started knocking, with each daily activity, birthday, and milestone. Where did you…