When the Spice Girls burst onto the scene talking girl power it felt like the whole world had suddenly woken up to the power of the feminine. But actually it had just been reignited by the power of youth. Fast Forward 20 years and Girl Power is all grown up. The multi-tasking, high flying, cooking, c…
CliffCentral.com — It’s Money on Womandla! day and the team always discusses the serious, structured side of money. This time, Michelle Dave and Phumi talk the emotions and vibrations of money with money consciousness coach, Busi Selesho.
CliffCentral.com — The hashtags are real and they are harsh. South African men are getting the hard end of the stick every day on social media. This week's girl talk is having a heart to heart with the creator and publisher of Marvin - the popular online men’s magazine - about what women are missing about men.
CliffCentral.com — Has becoming a mother made you a better daughter? We're chatting with two very different mothers about what they have learnt of their relationships with their mothers since becoming mothers themselves.
CliffCentral.com — Phumi Mashigo cooks holiday treats with the ‘organic flexitarian’, Bev Wium. All the eating, without the guilt!
CliffCentral.com — Statistics SA shows that there is a growing trend of marriages ending in divorce in SA and that twice as many women file for divorce than men. Divorce is an emotionally charged and scary environment for women and for this reason they make many mistakes during the ordeal that leaves up to 70% of women financially and emotionally worse off than men. Divorce attorney Beverly Clark gives us the dos and don'ts of divorce.
CliffCentral.com — Phumi is talking money with Michelle Dave again and they try answer the question on everybody’s lips - how to Junk status-proof yourself.
CliffCentral.com — From Rain Man to Forrest Gump... we all have some view of what Autism is about, and it’s shaped by media. Phumi dispels the myths and talks facts with C.A.R.E. founder and O.T. practitioner Rozanne Riback.
CliffCentral.com — It’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week and Phumi Mashigo puts the spotlight on the young and old, male and female, who suffer with eating disorders, often in silence. She’s joined by the organiser and facilitator of this awareness campaign, Lize van Wyk, who is also a recovering anorexic. Then, to lighten the mood, Phumi brings in comedian Thenjiwe Moseley to laugh a bit and talk about 'Bitches Be Back'.
CliffCentral.com — The posters read Pussy Power and so Phumi wanted to know if it’s all just hype - or the real deal. Mandisa O. Mahlobo is in studio talking about how her seminar this coming weekend could change your relationship.
CliffCentral.com — Rape is about power! Women are violated to take away their power. Phumi’s guest Lulu has survived and shares her powerful story.
CliffCentral.com — It’s International Women’s Day and while everybody else is going to try and be serious about women’s issues, we on Womandla! are getting back to the real girl talk with reality TV star, Chanita Foster. We’re talking babies, depression, identity, money, giving... and just generally the life of being a woman.
CliffCentral.com — It's every girl's quintessential budget breakdown today! Michelle Dave is in studio to tell us how to get back on top after Pravin's revelations last week.
CliffCentral.com — In celebration of International Mother Language Day, Phumi chats to pioneering bookstore owner/curator Griffin Shea of Bridge Books about their bilingual story time that they host every Saturday. They also discuss where to find South African language books for your pre-scholar that are fun and will help them learn their mother language.
CliffCentral.com — Work is hard to find... and when you have it it is even harder to climb to the top, especially for women. Phumi speaks to executive search specialists Mosima Selekisho and Ignacio Bao from Signup and Talent Africa, and Non-Executive Board Director at Meropa about how to make the jump from middle management into the C-suite of executives.
CliffCentral.com — Love is in the air and everybody is getting all touchy and feely because Valentine's Day is around the corner - but where do you draw the line at work, and how do you survive the dreaded date rape scenarios?
CliffCentral.com — Young, single and having her first baby, Felicity shares her experience in a super girl talk experience.
CliffCentral.com — It’s the first money show of the year and Phumi is talking about the hot stocks to buy right now. How to get your money to work for you in 2017 is the focus. Michelle Dave is in studio and Financial Mail’s editor, Rob Rose, talks us through his top picks.
CliffCentral.com — It's the first day back at school and the traffic jolted Phumi back into the discussion about whether traditional school is still the best option. Two parents who know how the alternative has worked for their kids share their experiences.
CliffCentral.com — Do you want to take the jump and make your own business grow? Does it work? Tepsii did it and retired her husband within 18 months, and she is in studio talking business, being a working mom, and all about being a Venda-American.
CliffCentral.com — Because it’s the beginning of the year, because it’s the right thing to do and to prepare for the year ahead - Phumi goes through the zodiac predictions from AstrologyZone... and Gogo Dineo Ndhlazi comes into studio to spell out the spiritual meaning of the year ahead.
CliffCentral.com — Now that the festive season and school holidays are here, Phumi looks at what to do in with the kids in Jozi and Cape Town. Reduce your holiday stress with these tips!
CliffCentral.com — Music makes the world a better place so what better way to say goodbye to the awful 2016 than some soothing classical sounds from the SA National Youth Orchestra? The managing director of SANYO, Sophia Weltz, is in studio to chat about their last orchestra course for the year and the absolutely inspired fusion of classical music with the eclectic South African sound of Bombshelter Beast.
CliffCentral.com — It’s 32 days before Christmas and the joy of giving can dent one's wallet badly. Michelle Dave usually advises us on what to do with our money for the best returns, but today she is advising us on what NOT to do with our money this festive season.
CliffCentral.com — Are you always tired and just can’t get enough rest? You might have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or ME. It’s a real thing and in studio is the founder of ME CFM Foundation, Retha Viviers, to teach us about this often misdiagnosed and rarely known disease.
CliffCentral.com — Soul City South Africa is changing its focus and they are becoming a first of its kind woman-focused NPO in South Africa. Lego Ramafoko, Soul City CEO, is in the Womandla! chair talking about how the new Soul City works and why the change after 20 years.
CliffCentral.com — Pink ribbons all over the place to keep cancer top of mind... Phumi Mashigo and Michelle Dave talk about the cost.
CliffCentral.com — Struggling to cope with the juggling of work, wife, and mother? Phumi discovered something called The Working Mom’s Expo, that will be happening in Johannesburg next month. Janice is the founder and the entrepreneur behind the whole thing and she chats about the expo, how she got the idea, and that life-changing experience of becoming a mother while working!
CliffCentral.com — A good idea like a sneaker valet shop has finally landed and Amanda Makhapela is the woman behind the shop and the idea. She’s in studio to share ideas, what she has learned and why she has been able to after two years of planning finally have a gorgeous store in the Maboneng Precent.
CliffCentral.com — Sex Money Angels is the perfect set of things to get sorted before summer, so @donnamcalum the Fairy Godmother and @Shannonwalbran are talking about their Powerup workshop this coming weekend.
CliffCentral.com — Time to spring clean the money matters! Michelle Dave comes in with five full-proof steps to clean up your finances.
CliffCentral.com — Phumi Mashigo is talking about life in studio with a slam poet, Thabile Jaku (@jaku_thabile), a feminist writer, Maneo Mohale (@ManeoMohale) and a female mining engineer Refentse Molehe (@fensiface). It’s the intergenerational conversation you want to be a part of - the views of the young woman in SA.
CliffCentral.com — Everybody is talking about hair this week, so we are talking... and since the Afros and the dreadlocks and the cornrows are clearly here to stay, Phumi invites a hair loss expert, Hlengi Hans Ngidi into studio to chat about how to treat those luscious locks and save your hairline.
CliffCentral.com — Michelle Dave is here for your end of the month money advice. Learn more about savings - and not just in a traditional sense, and using add-ons to make your life easier.
CliffCentral.com — Up to 4 in 10 women suffer from fibroids around the world, and black women are up to 3 times more prone to getting them. What are your options - removing your womb? Well not anymore! Dr Gary Sudwarts has come straight from theatre to spend an hour with Phumi, talking about his treatment option and what symptoms you should be looking out for so you don’t suffer unnecessarily.
CliffCentral.com — She is the fresh new feisty voice in South Africa’s publishing world. She is the power behind some of this year's ultimate Twitter shade about black stories, writers and women in the largely male-dominated arena of getting the nation reading. Thabiso Mahlape is the voice, the face, the power and the brain powering Blackbird Publishing - an imprint of Jacana Books.
CliffCentral.com — Setting your perfect wedding is important, but choosing the right regime for your marriage is more important. In community of property, antenuptial with or without accruals, or even the post-nuptial agreements is the order of the day with Michelle Dave talking about guarding your money - and your heart. Estate planning and legal advisor Claudette Moses joins the discussion.
CliffCentral.com — Celebrating women is what we do, and when the Business Women’s Association tells us that they're having a gala dinner to celebrate the top businesswomen in Gauteng, we had to chat with them. Keynote speaker of the day and illusive businesswoman Ipeleng Mkhari talks about transcending the hustle and building a big business.
CliffCentral.com — It’s Drug Awareness Week, hot on the heels of the most shocking revelation of a high-profile South African killed by her drug addicted son. Nicole is the addiction councillor at Phoenix House - Johannesburg’s oldest privately operated rehabilitation centre. Phumi and Nicole talk addictions and how loved ones can help or hinder recovery.
CliffCentral.com — What are the things to ask about when you buy a new or used car and what must you stay far away from? Phumi talks money and cars with Michelle Dave and they are joined by the group finance and insurance executive of Bidvest McCarthy, Jane Stirling.
CliffCentral.com — Reflecting images of awesome blackness to little children starts with the dolls that they play with and Malaville’s Mala Bryan, creator of black fashion dolls chats about designing and making her dreams in the form of dolls. Then Phumi chats to Nalibali spokesperson, Lucky Sithole, about reading and celebrating multilingualism. It’s the perfect pre Youth Day show!
CliffCentral.com — 'The Yearning' is the debut novel by Mohale Mashigo, and it's getting lots of attention in the literary world. She is also the award-winning singer and songwriter, BlckPorcelain. On the line from her home in Cape Town, she talks about her different creative personas, the world as she sees it and the journey of getting her book finally completed and published.
CliffCentral.com — Tax season is almost upon us again and in a month we are all supposed to be submitting our returns. Get ahead of the pack and get all your affairs in order - but first get over the fear of SARS! Michelle Dave talks about why we need to pay taxes and how to go about it. Siya shares his new taxpayer anxieties and Marike Muller from SARS is on the line with some info and tips.