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What does it take to build something that lasts — not just in profit, but in purpose?Lethabo Mokoena, the founder of Walk Fresh, unpacks the lessons, phases, and grit behind building a township-born business that's stood the test of 10 years.What began in a backyard in Daveyton is now a movement, a trusted brand, and a symbol of what's possible when vision meets relentless execution. Lethabo reflects on how Walk Fresh grew from a local sneaker-cleaning hustle into a nationally respected company with commercial products, collaborative campaigns, and cultural relevance — all while staying rooted in community.This is more than a business story. It's a story of impact.In this conversation, we explore:​The unseen work and mindset it takes to build over a decade​How township businesses can scale without losing their soul​The culture and economy of sneaker care in South Africa​Walk Fresh's expansion, product innovation, and ecosystem thinking​The power of building infrastructure in overlooked spaces​Lethabo's tone is honest, grounded, and clear: greatness doesn't come from hype — it comes from discipline, community, and staying true to your 'why'. His story is a blueprint for entrepreneurs looking to build something real, relevant, and rooted.If you're serious about business as a tool for transformation, this is the episode to tune into.This is how you build something that lasts.________________________________________________Learn from South Africa's entrepreneurs, solution builders, and opportunity creators.Each episode dives into real stories, hard-won lessons, and the unfiltered realities of building in South Africa. From tough calls to turning points, this is for builders who are serious about the work.We're not just telling stories—we're building a home for South Africa's next generation of entrepreneurs.Explore tools, mentorship, and opportunities at www.mashstartup.co.za.New episodes weekly. Subscribe. Share. Leave a review.And if it connects—send it to someone building something that matters.#SouthAfricanEntrepreneurs #StartupSouthAfrica #Mashstartup #SmallBusiness #Podcast

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**Find Lois's music on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/5FoQ00woRkMAtb7j3EZJWa?si=bgviicb8SGu78Srva8JAUg&nd=1 In today's episode, Lois speaks with content creator, Lethabo Segudla, from the Zollyhood Universe platform. Lethabo, who is visually impaired and has epilepsy, is the social media manager for Zollyhood Universe, a platform that showcases the talents of youth living with blindness and visual impairment. Lethabo is also a voice actor who has starred in several audio productions produced by Zollyhood, and is a volunteer leader in an organisation for youth with disabilities in Tshwane, South Africa. Reach out to Lethabo at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dorcas.segudla.39 e-mail: lethabosegudla@zollyhooduniverse.com Twitter/X: @YOUNGLIONOVM Instagram: :@iam_djyounglionrsa Connect with Zollyhood Universe at the below links: Web: https://zollyhooduniverse.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@zollyhood_official?si=LFK8ZX-ICD-lxCra TikTok: ZollyhoodUniverse Podcast Image description: A man with short black hair wearing red over-ear headphones. He has a mustache and a short beard. He is wearing an orange shirt with white and blue lettering that is partially visible. I'd love to hear from you – contact me at Web: https://www.loisstrachan.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lstrachan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loisstrachanspeaker This episode edited by Craig Strachan using Hindenburg PRO – find out more on Hindenburg.com Credits and music by Charlie Dyasi of Naledi Media.

Dr. Lethabo Machaba-Simelani is a paediatrician with over a decade of experience, specializing in neonatal care. She founded Dr. Lethabo Machaba INC and the Dr L Machaba Foundation, focusing on child health and private practice management. A recognized advocate and influencer, she is also an author and committed to Christian missions.

Forgiveness is an act that follows after one party commits a wrong to another. It is a complex human emotion that challenges us to explore whether there is such a thing as redemption and how we "bring people back into the fold of community" once they have done us wrong. Lethabo and I cover the dynamics of redemption and attempt to establish the pathway to it.

The Feminine Touch is in conversation with Lethabo and she shares about Lethabo ke kganya Fragrances.

Kan Suid-Afrika se regsoptrede teen Israel Westerse beleggers afskrik? Die gemeenskap van Lethabo-park in Kimberley in the Noord-Kaap trek saam om leerlinge skoolgereed te kry. Die Kaapse Metro word van die selektiewe toepassing van munisipale regulasies beskuldig na die toeverf van 'n Palestynse vlag in die Bo-Kaap en die DA soek antwoorde, na Krieket Suid-Afrika se besluit om David Teeger van sy onder-19-kapteinskap te onthef.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse minister van elektrisiteit, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê Eskom-kragstasies se werkverrigting is bestendig en bereik ʼn hoogtepunt by 86,7 persent. Ramokgopa het die jongste oor die instelling van die Energie-aksieplan bekend gemaak. Medupi werk teen 80,7 persent en Lethabo teen 76,4 persent. Die minister sê kragstasies soos Duvha, Tutu's, Kahuna, Camden, Hendrina en Grootvlei verbeter teen ʼn positiewe koers:

In this episode I talk to Lethabo at the Airbnb Africa Travel Summit who shares how COVID has taught her to value the people close to her

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa attributed the "unwelcome" ramp up in the intensity of loadshedding to Stage 6 to a need for Eskom to rebuild its emergency reserves that had been depleted by the failure of large coal units during the week and a 1 500 MW spike in demand, which was attributed to the heat-wave conditions affecting parts of the country. Eskom implemented Stage 6 loadshedding at midday on November 24, a period that coincided with the yearly Black Friday retail event, during which shoppers flock to malls to take advantage of price specials. The utility also indicated that it intended sustaining the same level of loadshedding intensity until 5:00 on Monday morning. During Stage 6, power is interrupted in some areas for between 8 and 12 hours in a day. Speaking at a briefing organised hastily after the declaration, Ramokgopa said that although unplanned breakdowns and partial load losses were elevated at 15 600 MW and planned outages stood at 5 800 MW, Eskom would not typically have needed to resort to Stage 6 loadshedding over a low-demand weekend period to offset such losses. However, demand on Friday had risen to 1 500 MW above that experienced on Thursday, which Eskom Generation executive Bheki Nxumalo attributed to a higher use of air-conditioners. This, coupled with a requirement to to replenish dam levels at the pumped storage schemes and rebuild diesel stocks, particularly at the Ankerlig open-cycle gas turbine, had led to the decision to implement Stage 6. The emergency generators had been used extensively during the week, when large units failed at power station such as Medupi, Lethabo, Duvha and Majuba. Nxumalo insisted that Ankerlig's diesel stocks were not being directly affected by the congestion at the Port of Cape Town and said the rate of replenishment was instead limited by the usual road-logistics constraints associated with the restocking of the facility. Ramokgopa also insisted that there had been no reversal in the recovery trend across the coal fleet and forecast that there would be "significantly lower levels of loadshedding" in December, even predicting that there would be some days when no loadshedding would be implemented. He acknowledged, though, that the loadshedding threat could only be eliminated with the introduction of new generation capacity, and said actions were being taken to unlock private capacity and resume public procurement. However, no firm date was provided for the resumption of public renewables procurement, which was initially scheduled to resume in the middle of 2023, but which has been delayed because of ongoing uncertainty over grid allocations. A further system briefing would be held on Sunday.

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa attributed the "unwelcome" ramp up in the intensity of loadshedding to Stage 6 to a need for Eskom to rebuild its emergency reserves that had been depleted by the failure of large coal units during the week and a 1 500 MW spike in demand, which was attributed to the heat-wave conditions affecting parts of the country. Eskom implemented Stage 6 loadshedding at midday on November 24, a period that coincided with the yearly Black Friday retail event, during which shoppers flock to malls to take advantage of price specials. The utility also indicated that it intended sustaining the same level of loadshedding intensity until 5:00 on Monday morning. During Stage 6, power is interrupted in some areas for between 8 and 12 hours in a day. Speaking at a briefing organised hastily after the declaration, Ramokgopa said that although unplanned breakdowns and partial load losses were elevated at 15 600 MW and planned outages stood at 5 800 MW, Eskom would not typically have needed to resort to Stage 6 loadshedding over a low-demand weekend period to offset such losses. However, demand on Friday had risen to 1 500 MW above that experienced on Thursday, which Eskom Generation executive Bheki Nxumalo attributed to a higher use of air-conditioners. This, coupled with a requirement to to replenish dam levels at the pumped storage schemes and rebuild diesel stocks, particularly at the Ankerlig open-cycle gas turbine, had led to the decision to implement Stage 6. The emergency generators had been used extensively during the week, when large units failed at power station such as Medupi, Lethabo, Duvha and Majuba. Nxumalo insisted that Ankerlig's diesel stocks were not being directly affected by the congestion at the Port of Cape Town and said the rate of replenishment was instead limited by the usual road-logistics constraints associated with the restocking of the facility. Ramokgopa also insisted that there had been no reversal in the recovery trend across the coal fleet and forecast that there would be "significantly lower levels of loadshedding" in December, even predicting that there would be some days when no loadshedding would be implemented. He acknowledged, though, that the loadshedding threat could only be eliminated with the introduction of new generation capacity, and said actions were being taken to unlock private capacity and resume public procurement. However, no firm date was provided for the resumption of public renewables procurement, which was initially scheduled to resume in the middle of 2023, but which has been delayed because of ongoing uncertainty over grid allocations. A further system briefing would be held on Sunday.

Today Mel interviews Lethabo – successful South African radio and television personality. Lethabo talks to Mel about how she built up the confidence to perform, having your own personal brand and advice on love and relationships.

This is the first of our 'two' @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ episodes, this week!!! Today we have four films, starting off with JuVee Productions, Welle Entertainment and Sony Pictures history inspired epic! Vertical Entertainment then bring us a tale of redemption and family. We then have a new joint from Golden Concorde, Triangle Road Entertainment, and Entertainment Squad which highlights the tension around friendships. AND we end on a joyful tale about growing, in age & maturity from DMC Film & Picturehouse Entertainment. Today we have: The Woman King Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/aeWLRlysy2U Toronto International Film Festival: 9th September 2022 Theatrical Release Date: 16th September 2022 Theatrical UK Release Date: 4th October 2022 Digital Release Date: 30th June 2023 Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Cast: Viola Davis, Wanda Banda, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Lethabo, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, John Boyega, Jordan Bolger, Jimmy Odukoya, Joel Mukadi, Masali Baduza, Jayme Lawson, Adrienne Warren, Siv Ngesi, Angélique Kidjo, Zozibini Tunzi, Makgotso M, Thando Dlomo, Julian Tennon Running Time: 135 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/3RDaPV_rJ1Y Watch via Prime Video: Here. https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Warrior-Gina-Prince-Bythewood/dp/B0B6ZLBZBQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+woman+king&qid=1688401209&s=instant-video&sprefix=the+woman%2Cinstant-video%2C170&sr=1-1 Watch via Prime Video UK. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Woman-King-Viola-Davis/dp/B0B8PXJSDV Website: Here. https://www.thewomanking.movie/home/ Twitter: @WomanKingMovie https://twitter.com/WomanKingMovie Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/WomanKingMovie/ Instagram: @womankingmovie https://www.instagram.com/WomanKingMovie/ ------------ Prisoner's Daughter Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Bd-UCtzaEf8 47th Toronto International Film Festival: 14th September 2022 Theatrical Release Date: 30th June 2023 Digital Release Date: 4th July 2023 Director: Catherine Hardwicke Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Brian Cox, Christopher Convery, Jon Huertas, Ernie Hudson, Tyson Ritter, Yonel Dorelis, Mark Kubr, Eddie Wardel, Angel Parker, Steven Littles, John Prudhont, Michael Kobayashi, Eddie Wardel, Cooper Nelson, Caysen Kinchelo Running Time: 100 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/Kba-W1IqA3w Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/prisoners-daughter/umc.cmc.3ehadluq1450rvhi1sdhi2675 Watch via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/0QND86KCZO7JZZQLH8O2CEDNYC/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=justuk3868-21 Website: Here. https://www.vert-ent.com/featured-films/prisoner's-daughter ------------ Our Deadly Vows Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/qtfQ50fc4-4 Theatrical Release Date: 7th July 2023 Digital Release Date: 1st August 2023 Director: Chris Chalk Cast: K.D. Chalk, Chris Chalk, Cesa Pledger, Eden Marryshow, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Byron Bronson, Natalie Woolams-Torres, Chantal Nchako Running Time: 95 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/MW3UxMSorWc Digital Platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies Website: Here. https://www.studiodome.com/titles/Our-Deadly-Vows ------------ Scrapper Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/7qAnzAVdfps Sundance Film Festival: 23rd January 2023 Sundance London: 6th July 2023 Theatrical Release Date: 25th August 2023 Director: Charlotte Regan Cast: Lola Campbell, Harris Dickinson, Alin Uzun, Ambreen Razia, Aylin Tezel, Ezel Uzin, Aysa Uzun, Joshua Frater-Loughlin, Asheq Akhtar, Carys Bowkett, Freya Bell, Laura Aikman, Ayokunle Oyesanwo, Ayobami Oyesanwo, Ayooluwa Oyesanwo, Olivia Brady, Daniel Burt, Cary Crankson, Theo Barrowclough, Eva Yates, Jennifer Monks, Farhana Bhula Running Time: 84 min Cert: 12a Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/slyUJ1_eK4E Website: Here. https://scrapper.film/ Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/ScrapperFilmUK ------------ *(Music) 'Get Dis Money' by Slum Village - 1999 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eftv/message

BANYANA WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT  On Friday (23 June 2023), head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, will reveal the final squad of 23 players that will represent South Africa global women's football showpiece – their second in a row.  The announcement comes exactly a month before the African Champions take to the field for their first match against Sweden in New Zealand.  There are already nine changes from the squad that participated in Banyana Banyana's maiden World Cup in France four years ago – with the likes of Mapaseka Mpuru, Nothando Vilakazi, Janine van Wyk, Leandra Smeda, Busisiwe Ndimeni, Mamello Makhabane, Rhoda Mulaudzi, Amanda Mthandi and Ode Fulutudilu, all missing out this time around.  The survivors from 2019 spectacle are: Andile Dlamini (GK), Kaylin Swart (GK), Lebohang Ramalepe, Noko Matlou, Bambanani Mbane, Bongeka Gamede, Tiisetso Makhubela, Refiloe Jane, Karabo Dhlamini, Kholosa Biyana, Sibulele Holweni, Linda Motlhalo, Thembi Kgatlana and Jermaine Seoposenwe.

In this part of the conversations segment of the podcast, we sit down with Lethabo Sekele. She is an award-winning Rhodes Scholar, board member and an advocate for youth and social justice.

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Lethabo Exploration's off-take agreement; Marula Mining's listing on the JSE; and Copper 360's encouraging drilling results.

Lethabo Exploration, which started out as an exploration company, has since transitioned into mining iron-ore in Limpopo, and has secured an offtake agreement. Lethabo is 100% South African black-owned and to date, it has been 100% self-funded, which means the company has no external debt-funding obligations, Lethabo Exploration CEO Mandy Malebe told the Junior Indaba this week. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) “Lethabo's truly a first of its kind, with its director and executive body being local people born and bred in rural Limpopo, in the district of Sekhukhune, and having mining rights for projects and greenfield exploration in Sekhukhune, which takes in the areas such as Steelpoort and Burgersfort. That's home and it's also home to our mining projects. “Being local people from Sekhukhune and mining in our home area, our commitment to the development that we want to see there is personal because of the background that we have and also being exposed to the poverty there,” Malebe said in a presentation covered by Mining Weekly. Lethabo is affiliated to Minerals Council South Africa, of which it has been a member since 2020, and Malebe serves as one of the deputy chairs of the Exploration and Junior Miners Leadership Forum on the Junior and Emerging Miners Desk. At last week's Minerals Council annual general meeting, Malebe was appointed as a council board member. It is also associated to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), where it participates in the entrepreneurial accelerator programme, sponsored by Minerals Council South Africa. This programme is designed to help businesses to access investors and capital, as well as access funding through the option of listing on the JSE, which is seen as essentially increasing South Africa's employment status as a nation and contributing to the economy. The social economy which is within Lethabo's immediate reach is that of Sekhukhune, where it holds mining rights for iron-ore, vanadium, chrome, platinum-group metals, titanium and andalusite. Its mining rights cover the farms Malekskraal, Waterkop and Mecklenburg, situated on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex. For mining continuity, it has secured the mining rights on the farms Waterkop and Mecklenburg, which are neighbouring farms along the R37 provincial route, and mining rights for iron-ore and its byproducts at Malekskraal. The three farms together cover 8 370 ha. “As a self-funded company from inception to date, our progress and project development has been dependent solely on the success of other non-mining-related projects that we run and have used to provide capital. “This is extremely difficult and challenging, especially because mining requires such high volumes of cash injection, not to mention the costs incurred to outsource expert opinion through consultants, geologists and surveyors,” Malebe explained. Lethabo set out in 2007 when its first prospecting rights application was submitted to the Department of Minerals Resources and Energy (DMRE), finally executing its mining rights this year, “so that's after 16 years of being on the receiving end of bureaucracy, litigation, no-access to funding and limited access to markets. “As an emerging mining company, being black-owned and being women-led does not make us immune to the challenges that are common to the industry – access to markets, capital, human capital, and the DMRE's legitimate intervention at a regional level. We are too young a company to even comment on the access's real issues,” Malebe said. Malekskraal is the only site where site establishment has been done, the construction of a weighbridge has been competed and opencast mining operations has begun. Implementing this project was the outcome of many debates where Lethabo was faced with potential buyers resisting to commit to a project that had no existing operations. With no access to project funding for mining, Lethabo resorted to starting “where you are, with what you have. Again, our su...

Guest: Lethabo Mokoena, Founder of WALK FRESH - Sneaker Cleaning & Shoe Care Co.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a three-year hiatus, The Real Housewives of Johannesburg is back with more drama and glamour. SEASON THREE premieres at 8.30 tomorrow night on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103). Carol then spoke to her favourite cast member … Lethabo LeJoy

In today's episode, we introduce you to a man called Fletcher, who is in a romantic relationship with Lethabo. At the same time, Lethabo, who is bisexual, is also going out with a woman called Lunya. But then, Lunya and Fletcher are also seeing each other. Basically, the three are openly involved in the same relationship. This is known as polyamory. It's the practice of engaging in multiple relationships, with the consent of all the people involved. Polyamorous communities in South Africa meet on online platforms. Even though they are frowned upon in some circles, they regularly host events attended by dozens of people in cities like Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town. Alan Kasujja speaks to Lethabo, Fletcher and Lunya to understand how polyamory works, especially considering that there's a toddler in their relationship.

As the country continues in perpetual darkness, many South Africans are turning to solar energy for their power supply needs. This comes as power utility, Eskom has announced the implementation of stage four load shedding due to breakdowns of a generating unit each at Koeberg, Medupi, Kriel, Arnot and Lethabo power stations. Experts have warned those looking to install solar panels, to do their home work first and to ensure that the installer they choose is fully accredited. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Head of Business Intelligence at Hohm Energy, Matthew Cruise..

This week For The Wild Podcast presents Part Two of a two-part conversation between guest host brontë velez and Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King. Circumferencing Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King's book The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies, brontë and Tiffany explore sacred laughter, Black and Indigenous feminism, sexuality, liberation, ceremony, and protocol. This week we are cradled to explore where Black and Indigenous relations can meet beyond the wound. Part Two spans further inquiry into shoals, the physical desire to belong to Earth, agency, eros, spiritual correction, the pleasure and potential of failure, and that which cannot be translated, but instead has to be experienced or co-witnessed to be understood. Research for this conversation was curated by jazmín calderón torres.Recorded in January of 2021, this interview is a companion piece to a project called Can I Get A Witness, a collaborative transmedia project between For The Wild and Lead to Life. Can I Get A Witness “traces two queer black latinx femmes, brontë velez and Stephanie Hewett, dancing before and being danced by the ecology, memory, and stories of the Tongass National Forests and Glacier Bay in southeast Alaska–unceded Haida, Tsimshian, Tlingit territories, scored by field recordings and music, interviews with Tiffany King, Wanda Kashudoha, and Kasyyahgei, with a Groundtruthing Oracle by jazmín calderón torres.Music by Jiordi Rosales and Ashia Karana. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.

This week For The Wild Podcast presents Part One of a two-part conversation between brontë velez and Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King. Circumferencing Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King's book The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies, brontë and Tiffany explore sacred laughter, Black and Indigenous feminism, sexuality, liberation, ceremony, and protocol. This simultaneously intimate and expansive dialogue allows us to rethink the stories and structures we've been told regarding Black and Indigenous relations. Guided by a unquantifiable love and trust in Black and Native freedom dreams, Tiffany prompts us to explore ritual, space, and connection as antidote.Recorded in January of 2021, this interview is a companion piece to a project called Can I Get A Witness, a collaborative transmedia project between For The Wild and Lead to Life.Tiffany Lethabo King is an Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University which is located on the ancestral lands of the Mvskoke Creek. While here, she is also grateful to be able to touch the Georgia soil where her maternal and paternal ancestors survived slavery and created New Worlds of possibility. Her research is situated at intersections of slavery and indigenous genocide in the Americas. King is the author of The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies. King is currently working on a project tentatively titled Red and Black Alchemies of Flesh: Conjuring A Decolonial and Abolitionist Now.Music by Larkhall, Stoney Creation, and MonteQarlo. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.

Eskom told the regulator on Tuesday that its immediate focus was on returning 14 coal units to service over the coming four days, in an effort to recover 8 012 MW of coal generation so as to ease load-shedding, which was being implemented at Stage 5. Although the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) hearings are concerned primarily with the State-owned utility's request for a 32% tariff hike, regulatory members had requested an update on load-shedding and its implications for the utility's costs during the first day of hearings on Monday. Members were particularly concerned about Eskom's newly-published energy availability factor (EAF) assumption of 59% for the coming two financial years, which would result in a heavy reliance on the open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs). Eskom is currently assuming that the load factor of the OCGT plants will rise from 5% to 12%, which would trigger a surge in its diesel costs to R16.9-billion in 2023/24 and R17.7-billion in 2024/25. For the year to date, a period that coincides with South Africa's worst-ever load-shedding, Eskom has already spent R7.7-billion on diesel and has been operating the OCGT plants at an average load factor of 14%. On the second day of hearings, Eskom generation executive Eric Shunmagum revealed that the utility was aiming to return eight units, with a combine capacity of 3 990 MW, during the course of Tuesday, September 20. It was targeting three more, representing 1 115 MW, on Wednesday and another three units, with a combined capacity of 1 837 MW, on Friday, so as to ramp down rotational cuts to Stage 2 by the weekend. Shunmagum said the generation unit's operational recovery plan was geared towards improving the EAF from 59% to at least 70% from the end of March 2024 onwards, by when some older stations would have been decommissioned and Kusile completed. Until then, the OCGTs would be used extensively, as had been the case since the start of the current financial year on April 1, when the load factor had dipped below 10% in just a single month (August) and had been as high as 18.8% during June. Questioned about the prudency of using the OCGT plants so extensively, Eskom argued that the cost to the country was “much cheaper when compared to higher levels of load-shedding”. Beyond the immediate return to service plan for the current week, Shunmagum said the recovery plan would focus on the ‘Top 6 priority stations' of Tutuka, Duvha, Majuba, Kusile Matla and Kendal. “All our efforts will be going into those stations as we begin shutting the oldest stations in the next two to three years.” After March 31, the focus would shift to the next set of priority stations of Matimba, Lethabo, Medupi, Kriel and Arnot. “These stations were specifically selected as they are amongst the highest contributors to the unplanned load losses and any improvement at these stations will see a massive change in the EAF,” Shunmagum asserted. Priority would also be given to a successful execution of the steam generator replacement projects at Koeberg Unit 1, following serious difficulties at Unit 2. Koeberg Unit 2 was returned to service in August without the steam generators having been replaced because of a lack of project preparation by Eskom and had since tripped, further intensifying September load-shedding.

Eskom told the regulator on Tuesday that its immediate focus was on returning 14 coal units to service over the coming four days, in an effort to recover 8 012 MW of coal generation so as to ease load-shedding, which was being implemented at Stage 5. Although the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) hearings are concerned primarily with the State-owned utility's request for a 32% tariff hike, regulatory members had requested an update on load-shedding and its implications for the utility's costs during the first day of hearings on Monday. Members were particularly concerned about Eskom's newly-published energy availability factor (EAF) assumption of 59% for the coming two financial years, which would result in a heavy reliance on the open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs). Eskom is currently assuming that the load factor of the OCGT plants will rise from 5% to 12%, which would trigger a surge in its diesel costs to R16.9-billion in 2023/24 and R17.7-billion in 2024/25. For the year to date, a period that coincides with South Africa's worst-ever load-shedding, Eskom has already spent R7.7-billion on diesel and has been operating the OCGT plants at an average load factor of 14%. On the second day of hearings, Eskom generation executive Eric Shunmagum revealed that the utility was aiming to return eight units, with a combine capacity of 3 990 MW, during the course of Tuesday, September 20. It was targeting three more, representing 1 115 MW, on Wednesday and another three units, with a combined capacity of 1 837 MW, on Friday, so as to ramp down rotational cuts to Stage 2 by the weekend. Shunmagum said the generation unit's operational recovery plan was geared towards improving the EAF from 59% to at least 70% from the end of March 2024 onwards, by when some older stations would have been decommissioned and Kusile completed. Until then, the OCGTs would be used extensively, as had been the case since the start of the current financial year on April 1, when the load factor had dipped below 10% in just a single month (August) and had been as high as 18.8% during June. Questioned about the prudency of using the OCGT plants so extensively, Eskom argued that the cost to the country was “much cheaper when compared to higher levels of load-shedding”. Beyond the immediate return to service plan for the current week, Shunmagum said the recovery plan would focus on the ‘Top 6 priority stations' of Tutuka, Duvha, Majuba, Kusile Matla and Kendal. “All our efforts will be going into those stations as we begin shutting the oldest stations in the next two to three years.” After March 31, the focus would shift to the next set of priority stations of Matimba, Lethabo, Medupi, Kriel and Arnot. “These stations were specifically selected as they are amongst the highest contributors to the unplanned load losses and any improvement at these stations will see a massive change in the EAF,” Shunmagum asserted. Priority would also be given to a successful execution of the steam generator replacement projects at Koeberg Unit 1, following serious difficulties at Unit 2. Koeberg Unit 2 was returned to service in August without the steam generators having been replaced because of a lack of project preparation by Eskom and had since tripped, further intensifying September load-shedding.

A day after Eskom confirmed incidents of sabotage at its Tutuka power station, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan alleged that another incident of sabotage had taken place at the Hendrina power station. The Hendrina incident raises to six the number of incidents of suspected sabotage that have been reported to the South African Police Service since March 2021. Addressing lawmakers on the occasion of his department's Budget Vote, Gordhan said the Hendrina incident involved the theft of flexible copper bars next to the generator of a unit that was due to be returned to service. The theft, which could only have been perpetrated by people “within the power station” itself, prevented the unit from being synchronised to the network and, thus, contributed to Eskom having to continue with the implementation of load-shedding. “These are what engineers call single points of failure,” he said. The incident follows confirmation by Eskom that two recent incidents at the Tutuka power station were being treated as acts of sabotage. A cable was severed at Tutuka Unit 5, delaying the unit's return to service by three days, and once located and repaired, it was discovered that the control air pipe supplying the turbine systems had been cut with a power tool causing a drop in the control air pressure and further delaying the unit's return to service. Eskom considered the incidents to be deliberate acts of sabotage by someone who had access to the site where only employees were allowed and had, thus, laid criminal charges with the South African Police Service. In November, Eskom announced that the collapse of a distribution-line tower providing power to the coal conveyor system at the Lethabo power station, in the Free State, was a “deliberate act of sabotage”. The sabotage occurred at about 18:00 on Wednesday November 17 and was implemented in such a way as to ensure that the tower collapsed onto a second distribution line, providing double redundancy to the conveyor system. Eskom is also investigating an incident at the Duvha power station. Gordhan said that all corruption and disruption, whether from within Eskom, or from “counter-revolutionary quarters or criminals outside” the utility had to be combatted. “Amongst other revelations that have occurred over the past few days – the corruption with regard to the supply of oil and the cable that was cut at another power station – are all directly related to the load-shedding that we experience today, over and above other operational issues.” Meanwhile, Gordhan announced that Eskom was taking urgent steps to improve the performance of its generation division, where the energy availability factor of the fleet had slumped to 58% year-to-date. "Daily production and oversight meetings are held to hold power station management accountable for performance. "An operations excellence initiative is also in place to identify the major causes of underperformance and to make improvements. "At selected power stations war rooms will be set up to ensure that production challenges get tackled in a systematic way," he said. Training and skills development were also being prioritised, given that "a lack of engineering and technical skills and experience in Eskom remains a significant challenge". "A skills mentoring programme, using highly experienced power station managers, has been launched. "This team will be deployed to power stations where load losses are particularly severe."

Stage 2 load-shedding will "regretfully" be implemented from 17:00 until 22:00 on Monday evening, Eskom said in a statement. The previous bout of load-shedding was suspended just two days previously, on Saturday. Earlier, Eskom said the power system had recovered sufficiently to meet the demand during the day. "[But] Eskom would like to caution the public that load-shedding might be required at short notice during the evening peaks should there be further breakdowns in currently available capacity," the utility said. Eskom had expected to return to service a generation unit each at Kusile and Kendal power stations before Monday evening. But it warned that should either of these units fail to return to service, there would be an "increased probability" of load-shedding at short notice. The return to service of a generation unit each at Matimba and Lethabo, as well as two units each at Hendrina and three at Tutuka power stations, was also delayed, Eskom said earlier.

1. Mr Groove SA, KholoMusiq & Gigg Cosco - Uthando Lwethu (Feat. Lethabo) 2. LebtoniQ Feat. Sfundo - Find You 3. ######## 4. Sade - The Sweetest Taboo (Elementicsoul's Signature) 5. Gigg Cosco & Mash Bunny - With You 6. Syaphela (Original Mix) 7. Deep Sen & Kingtalkzin Ft Lannie Billion - Isithembiso (Systematic Soulz Sunday Chilled Zone Mix) 8. ######## 9. Mshayi, Mr Thela Feat. Bethusile - Ngekhe Badaniswe(Mr LoveBox Soulful Mix) 10. Nobuhle feat. Sun El Musician - Sawbona (EyeRonik Remix) 11. Reach Out (Original Mix) 12. You Change Everytime (Original Mix) 13. Mr Gaines 9 (Original Mix)

NFT Origin Stories welcomes Lethabo Huma to discuss: 00:00 Introduction 02:24 Origin Story 04:27 First drawings 10:55 Intro to NFTs 14:11 Too good to be true 17:58 Just do it 22:09 See No Evil 27:57 Sharing creation 31:28 F* it rule 34:05 Midnight Blues and more milestones 52:56 Concerns around NFTs 59:00 Time magazine 1:06:20 BLOOM  1:22:42 Lightning round Lethabo Huma Lethabohuma.com Twitter.com/lethabohuma Instagram.com/lethabohuma_art

Eskom se bestuurshoof, André de Ruyter, sê hulle het bewyse van sabotasie gevind by die Lethabo kragstsie in die Vrystaat. Die Valke ondersoek die saak, nadat 'n kragtoring buite die stasie se pote afgesny is. Intussen word geen beurtkrag oor die naweek, of volgende week verwag nie. Dis nou indien daar geen ernstige voorvalle van sabotasie of ongelukkige is nie. De Ruyter was gister skugter om verskeie voorvalle as sabotasie te bestempel, maar Marlinée Fouché berig hy het van deuntjie verander.

Taonesesa has a great conversation with Lethabo, a black, powerful woman with a great white collar job, a Mom and mental health advocate. Venturing into her life beliefs and how she navigates mental health advocacy not only for herself but her workspace, family and others.

"Banyana Banyana's quest to win a record eighth COSAFA Women's Championship title came crashing as they were booted out of the tournament by Malawi 3-2 in the semi-final. The She-Flames will face guests from East Africa, Tanzania in the final on Saturday. iDiski Times football journalist Lethabo Kganyago has been following the tournament throughout and has this report for us.”    

A stimulating conversation with sneaker cleaning pioneer, Lethabo Mokoena. Lethabo dissects his road to building Walk Fresh to the reputable company that it is today.

Welcome to the Mel Viljoen Podcast! In this episode, Mel interviews Lethabo - successful South African radio and television personality. Lethabo talks to Mel about how she built up the confidence to perform, having your own personal brand and advice on love and relationships.

Experiencing mental health challenges in the workplace may lead to decreased productivity, increased sick-related absenteeism, poor work quality,  and poor job satisfaction. Despite research showing that mental health challenges affect a large population of the work force, workplaces and corporate culture is yet to fully acknowledge its role in creating spaces that are supportive and inclusive of people with mental health challenges. A more proactive approach for managing mental health in the workplace is a strategic imperative for employers. In this episode I am joined by Lethabo Sekele to talk about Mental Health in the Workplace. Lethabo is the Chief Executive at Workwell Workplace Mental Health - They equip organisations to creatively formulate strategies in the workplace to identify, understand and respond to employee mental health needs and challenges. Lethabo shares with us her experience, and the work she does in educating and empowering organisations. Lethabo Sekele's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lethabo-sekele-b5275ab0/Workwell Workplace Mental Health: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workwell-workplace-mental-health/Podcast Socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaringGreatlyPCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/daringmediaza/daringmediaza@gmail.com Tshepo Mantje's Socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TshepoMantjeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tshepomantje/tshepomantje@gmail.com

IDiski Times Writer Lethabo Kganyago spoke to us about second edition of the SAFA National Women's League. Bundesliga anchor on SABC Sport Sizwe Mbebe spoke to us about the appointment of Julian Nagelsmann as Bayern Munich coach.

Lethabo Sithole is an independent legal consultant and researcher in the international trade law and investment law areas of practice. She has a combination of private sector and policy experience. In recent years, she has worked closely with trade finance institutions and development organisations on strategies to enhance intra-African trade and investment flows and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lethabo has been involved in a series of roundtables involving key negotiators and decision-makers on how to leverage Southern-Africa and Africa-Middle East trade relations post-COVID. Lethabo holds a Master of Laws in International Business Law from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). As a researcher, she has focused her interest on the African Continental Free Trade Area and regional integration; investment treaties, Foreign Direct Investment and investor-state relations; non-tariff barriers and Trade Facilitation Measures; trade policy reforms such as Infant Industry Protection and local content requirements. As a young African leader and dreamer, Lethabo is also an investor and entrepreneur. She is the founding director of Rhengu Group, which is a collection of companies that offer expertise on building circular, resilient and sustainable societies. Rhengu seeks to make its mark in the African manufacturing space as two of its subsidiaries focus on the revitalisation of the steel industry as well as the R&D of green building materials and techniques. —- Don't forget to tag us on Instagram @sister_in_law_ and @lethabosithole If you're listening on Apple Podcast don't forget to rate and review the show so that more people are made aware of the podcast. —- Sister In Law merchandise is available on the website shop: www.sisterinlaw.co.za (part of the proceeds go towards the Sister In Law Foundation which assists black female law students from less advantaged backgrounds). --- Send in a voice message and tell us what you thought of this episode or suggest a black woman in the legal profession whose story you would like to hear: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message —- To book a consultation email advice@sisterinlaw.co.za --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message

This week on Money Reimagined, we bring you part two in our series on non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, the crypto-based digital scarcity solution that's taking the art and entertainment worlds by storm. After last week tackling the stage-setting theme of how access to information determines value in the art world and who gets to set it, this week we go to the thin of the wedge and look at real-world use cases where NFTs are poised to blow up that centuries-old power dynamic. To do that we talk to two trailblazers in the exploding field of Black digital art: South African artist Lethabo Huma and NFT collector Cuy Sheffield, who also happens to be the head of crypto at Visa. Can this technology break open the 'Old Boys Club' of the art world? Can contemporary artists use the new contractual terms behind NFTs and the power of social media to more directly reach buyers and build a reputation? And how might it enable creative collaboration, not only between artists but also between artists and a new breed of algorithmic bots behind a brand new genre known as “generative art?”We discuss this and more in this week's episode. At a time when everyone from the NBA to Mark Cuban to Gary Vaynerchuck is diving into NFT mania, you can't afford to miss this one. Image Credit: Mariya Tarakhnenko/Unsplash modified by CoinDeskSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the Bhoza Podcast we catch up with Lethabo Mokoena of Walk Fresh a pioneer who established a sneaker cleaning business that is aiming at franchising and establishing a new industry. His journey inspires young people in the townships and his business is being replicated across the country by young people seeing opportunities to create jobs for themselves by washing sneakers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banele-rewo/message

Ashley and Justin sit down for a conversation with Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King, Associate Professor of African-American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University. They discuss how COVID and a move to remote teaching has necessitated a change in pedagogy, the changing needs of students in higher education spaces, and more.

00:39 Czarnoskóry Lethabo nie tylko w Afryce mieszka- Polki pochodzenia afrykańskiego na tle protestów Black Lives Matter proszą #dontcallmemurzyn #stopcallingmemurzyn 24:13 Piłka wirtualna, pieniądze prawdziwe- brytyjska izba lordów uznaje lootboxy z gry FIFA za hazard 49:33 Covid Genomics Vs. Covid-19! Fight! - polka firma zwycięzcą hackathonu na temat wykorzystania mechanizmów Machine Learning w przewidywaniu mutacji Coronawirusa 1:05:44 Znany polski noblista Józef Rotblat- nieznana szerzej w Polsce historia laureata pokojowej nagrody Nobla

In the first of two episodes, Lethabo Mokoena takes us through social media fatigue, how entrepreneurs can negotiate with big brands, how to price yourself in the boardroom and stay alive and not die for entrepreneurship. The episode had to be cut short and we promise to deliver the full length one. For now, there is still plenty you will learn inside. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banele-rewo/message

We got an update from Ashwin Willemse's lawyer Nqobizitha Mlilo after it was confirmed that the SA Human Rights Commission will take over his case against SuperSport. We also received some promising news about the health of Phil Masinga from Buddha Mathathe. SABC Sport reporter Lethabo Kganyago gave us details of what happened at Baroka FC trophy parade. Department of Sport and Recreation spokesperson Vuyo Mhaga talked to us about their ministry's stand on SA hosting 2019 Afcon. Lastly we caught up with Kagiso Rabada of Jozi Stars.

On the Business of Sport feature, we looked at the business side of the Soweto derby. We were joined by PSL's head of communications Luxolo September, Sowetan Sports Editor Nkareng Matshe and Marketing, Communications Manager at Durban Tourism Sbu Zondi. SABC Sport Reporter Lethabo Kganyago also joined us to help us look at the other TKO semi-final between Bidvest Wits and Baroka FC.

In this month's #ArtistZone, we explore what it means to be a creative in the new world. We find that young artists have become confident in who and what they are... working together to bring about an artistic revolution. Is there space for everyone at the top? Our guests Lethabo and Sbu from Credipple give us the lowdown on how we can all eat together. And as always, #TheWorstGuysCypher.

SABC Sport Reporter Lethabo Kganyago left Polokwane City Press conference crying following undermining and inappropriate behaviour from Polokwane City Chairman Johnny Mogaladi. She joined us together with PLK City Spokesperson Vusi Ntimane to tell us what went down, A MUST LISTEN. With Germany knocked out of the 2018 WC after group stages we crossed to Berlin to get reaction back at home – Ira Spitzer joined. We also got reaction from Nigeria's Shina Oludare, following the Super Eagles' exit

Lethabo Mokoena is the Founder and CEO of WALKFRESH, a sneaker cleaning startup in South Africa. He is using entrepreneurship to positively impact his community & discusses his entrepreneurship journey. Visit

Lethabo Mokoena is the Founder and CEO of WALKFRESH, a sneaker cleaning startup in South Africa. He is using entrepreneurship to positively impact his community & discusses his entrepreneurship journey.

Power utility Eskom's woes are deepening, the company has apologised to the public, due to a malfunction at the Lethabo power station has led to dust emissions higher than normal. This is due to the failure of the ash plant equipment that is responsible for moving ash to the ash dump, resulting in significantly high dust levels. This comes at the back of rolling blak outs that Eskom had to impose around the country to strain on the power grid. To discuss this further Sakina spoke to Dru Steve Lennon, Eskom's group executive for sustainability.