The Radio Workshop:
Giving Young People a Voice

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop podcast!

Interesting people doing interesting things. Can you guess where we’re taking you today?

In today’s show we’ll hear from some students at the Cape Town Hotel School, and find about their career paths.  And do you like chocolate? We’ll also be visiting a chocolatier who comes all the way from northern KwaZulu-Natal, and has set up shop in Cape Town. Stay tuned!

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Welcome to the Show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.

Cape Town Hotel School

Are you interested in a career in the hotel and hospitality industry? We spoke to Snowy Mthethwa, Matthew Fuller and Betty Feng, students at the Cape Town Hotel School, and found out about their course of study.

Did you know that if you live in the Cape Town area, you can visit the hotel school and have a meal at the Cape Town Hotel School Restaurant, prepared by the students as part of their training. The school’s campus is probably one of the most beautiful in the world. It’s situated right on the waterfront at Granger Bay with a view across to Robben Island.

Love and chocolate

Some of us have a bit of an addiction to what our next guest has taken on as her life’s work—chocolate.  We meet 27 year-old Nontwenhle Mchunu, who started a chocolate company in Cape Town called Ezulwini Chocolat. We chatted with Nontwenhle about her love for chocolate, and about what it takes to set up your own business from scratch. 

To find out more about Ezulwini Chocolat, contact Nontwenhle at info@ezulwinichocolat.co.za

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop podcast!

If you’re already in love with books then you’ll love our show. If you never really got into reading, stay tuned. Books can introduce you to new people, new places, and take you into wonderful places that are created inside your head as you read the words.

In today’s show we’ll get some book recommendations from Verushka Louw, a children’s book specialist at The Book Lounge, an independent book store in Cape Town.  We’ll also be reading sections from some of those books. Stay tuned!

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below! Or subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get full episodes delivered to you every week.

Welcome to the Show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.

Books for 2010!

Verushka Louw is in charge of children’s books at the Book Lounge.  She gave us some must-reads for the year ahead.

The books Verushka discussed are listed below. Visit the Book Lounge or your local book store or library to pick up a copy!

“Wilma Tenderfoot and the Case of the Frozen Hearts” by Emma Kennedy
“Toby Alone” by Timothee de Fombelle
“Fuse” by S.A. Partridge

“Fuse”

Next on the show we hear a short extract from Fuse.  Bo Petersen read this chapter for us from halfway through the book.

To find out more about S.A. Partridge and to read more about her other books, visit her website.

If you are based in the Cape Town area and you want to attend some of the children’s events at the Book Lounge, here is the schedule until the end of March!

The institution of story time continues for the little ones (the recommended age is 3 – 8 years old) Saturday mornings at 11am. See you then. Bring your imagination!

Saturday 20th February:  We haven’t seen an alien yet at the Book Lounge, maybe today? There are some great stories about creatures and little strange men from other planets. Hmmm, think Martian suits and rockets and space rocks… bring your imagination and who knows on which planet we might end up on.

Saturday 27th February:  Today we will be reading great stories by the legendary Maurice Sendak who blessed us all with the book we love, Where the Wild Things Are. He has written and illustrated lots and lots of amazing stories.  Wouldn’t it have been amazing to have him read to us, oh well, we can always dream…

Saturday 6th March:  With their fuzzy tails and little hands the squirrels of Cape Town climb the trees in our streets and parks and run around the gardens. Today we are reading great squirrel stories and maybe we will have to munch on some nuts to join in the fun.

Saturday 13th March:  Many great stories start with… once upon a time… we are having a fairytale day! You can dress up as a princess or a knight or maybe a king! Come along to our Castle and indulge in tales that have stood the test of time.

Saturday 20th March:  It is not always easy being brave. It takes a lot of courage and believing in yourself. It takes a tricky situation and seeing how you can make it work best. Today we are reading stories about bravery and we will have a special guest, William Moultrie, who will share with us how being young is no reason not to be brave.

Saturday 27th March:  Spot the little yellow dog is having his birthday and would love for you to come and join in the fun. Spot the lovable dog created by Eric Hill, comes to live at the Book Lounge, well for today anyway. Definitely a ‘paw print’ day!

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Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts. And click here to subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get new episodes delivered to you every week.

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop podcast!

Amelinde Mute is doing what she can to better her school. “This is the resource centre in our school, this room is supposed to be a library (pictured below),” she says.  “But unfortunately we just have the empty shelves that are supposed to have books on it, and there are only 20 closed boxes with the books inside…So those books are not useful to us, because we don’t even know what is inside.”

On today’s show we’re imagining a future where every young South African has access to books, computers, and all kinds of other valuable educational resources—a future where all learners are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, and given proper guidance on how to use them.

We meet up with an organization called Equal Education, and find out about their “One School…One Library…One Librarian” campaign. Equal Education is holding a march to parliament on March 21st to create awareness about libraries in schools, and to put some pressure on the government to take action.

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Welcome to the Show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.

Thembelihle High School Library: A work in progress

Nombuyiselo Hlomela is an educator at Thembelihle. She says that a library in her school would expand the learners’ worlds, and prepare them to succeed in life.

To find out more about Equal Education, visit their website.

Listen to the learners

“It would be a great dream for me to have a library in my high schnool,” says Mhlangenqaba Mxhego, a Grade 12 learner at Thembelihle High School Khayelitsha. We met up with him and some of his schoolmates in the room that will one day be the school’s library.

Our thanks go out to Amelinda Mute, Mhlangenqaba Mxhego, Thokozile Moapantsi, and Aviwe Sonamzi for sharing their experiences with us.

To keep updated on Equal Education’s activities, join their Facebook group here.

Equal Education

Next up we meet Yoliswa Dwane. Yoliswa works with an organization called Equal Education. Equal Education is holding a march to Parliament on March 21st to create awareness about libraries in schools, and to put some pressure on the government to take action. Their slogan is : “One School…One Library…One Librarian.”

To find out more about Equal Education, visit their website.

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Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts. And click here to subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get new episodes delivered to you every week.

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop podcast! On today’s show we head down to the beach to find out more about sharks – and we receive a letter from a 14-year old girl who survived the earthquake in Haiti.

A recent fatal shark attack at one of Cape Town’s most popular beaches has left many people scared. But as we discover in today’s programme, if you obey a few basic rules and keep to the shallow waters, you should still be able to enjoy the sea and stay safe. Today we’ll meet some of the Shark Spotters at Muizenberg beach.

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Welcome to the Show!

Radio Workshop host Mbali Vilakazi welcomes listeners to the show — and surfers tell us how they feel about going into the water after a recent shark attack. 

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.

Shark spotting from Muizenberg Mountain

We drive up to the Shark Spotters look-out on Boyes Drive with Monwa Sikweyiya and learn more about sharks. 

Safety Tips when using the Sea

Liesel Lott and Monwa Sikweyiya sum up what to watch out for when you’re in the water and what the different warning flags mean.

Letter from Haiti

On January 12, 2010 a powerful earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti. We received a letter from 14-year old Coralie Norris who survived the quake that flattened large parts of the country’s capital, Port au Prince.

Coralie Norris, pictured at the UN Children's Climate Forum in Copenhagen in December 2009.

Signing out

That’s it for this week, join us next week for more from the Radio Workshop. We hope you’ve enjoyed the show!

Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts. And click here to subscribe to our iTunes podcast to get new episodes delivered to you every week.