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RX Radio is a radio station– run by and for children - at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. The initiative aims to create a platform for communication between hospitalised children, their families, and the health services by providing patients with the skills and support to produce and broadcast radio programmes across the hospital. In addition, we are a project initiated under the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Facility Board.
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Sebastian is interviewing Anthea Lewis 18 November 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Anthea Lewis (Skin Cancer Awareness): – A leader in the fight against cancer in SA, since 1931, the purpose of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) is to offer a unique, integrated service to the public and to all people affected by cancer. It’s mission is to be the preferred non-profit leader that enables research with regards to lowering cancer risk, educating the public regarding symptoms, screening and risk reduction, and providing care and support to all people affected by cancer. Today we have Anthea Lewis from CANSA to talk more about this, especially since we’re in a hot, sunny summer.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Lilah interviews David Lush 18 November 202
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
David is a journalist with 26 years of experience working in media and communications, most of this gained in Southern Africa. In the 1990s, David was involved in advocacy in support of the fledgling community media sector in Southern and Eastern Africa, when he worked as Information Co-ordinator. For the last decade, David has spearheaded the development of creative methods for involving people living with and affected by HIV in social change communication, and was the founding director of the NGO Positive Vibes. David also holds an MA in Political Communication from Sheffield University in the United Kingdom
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Emily interviews Zola Dalani 18 November 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Zola Dalani is a Clinic Assistant (Health and Support Services Programme) from Triangle Project. She’s chatting to us in line with World Aids Day which was observed yesterday, the 1st of December.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Lilah interviews Unathi Kapa 18 November 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Author and recording artist, Unathi Kapa, was born and raised in the 1980”s in Ngojini Village in the former Ciskei. She gained her undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Industrial Psychology, Political Science and Enterprise Management at Rhodes University. She writes and performs her poetry and is an avid social commentator. In her 2021 debut memoir she creatively narrates the story of her upbringing, a convoluted journey of bliss, tragedy and scorn while plagued by the incessant question 'Who am I?'
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Emily interviews Jennifer Olivier 18 November 202
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Jennifer Olivier is an RX Radio Parents Fundraising Committee Member and grandmother to an RX Radio reporter living with a disability. In light of Disability Awareness Month, Jennifer is sharing about how it is to raise a child with a disability and what this month means to her.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Emily interviews Chelsey Daniels 18 November 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Chelsey Daniels started at RX Radio as a Public Relations and Marketing Intern in 2020 as part of her 3rd year internship programme. She has gained some experience in writing, admin duties and fundraising. In 2021 she has become the Junior Project Officer for the station. Her job involves maintaining our good office space and she enjoys interacting with others and meeting new people.
She is chatting to us about #MakeYourSummerCount Campaign which is an effort to unlock people’s summer by donating to RX Radio, this campaign looks at bringing everyone together to try and keep children’s voices on air.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Sebastian interviews Kamiel Singh 18 November 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Kamiel Singh is SABMR's Sustainability Portfolio Manager. His role is to make sure the doctors, donors and patients receive funds through financial projects that communicate vision. The focus of this interview is the National Save a Life Raffle that SABMR is doing, which aims to cover the donor-related costs of three patients, mainly children, who are currently on their waiting list for bone marrow stem cell transplants.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Talitha interviews Zaahier Isaacs 19 August 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
In light of Organ Donor Month, Talitha is talking to Zaahier Isaacs, the Head the Patient Services Department at the South African Bone Marrow Registry. A typical day at the office for him involves responding to new search requests for patients, which must be completed and reported within 24 hours. Zaahier has a strong interest for Life Sciences. This interest began in 1985 at age 15 when his mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma and was given only three months to live.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Jesse interviews Lebo Diverse 19 August 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Lebo Diverse is a self-published author of an anthology titled Pieces of Expressions. The book stems from a place of a drowning young person who felt suicidal. However, their spirit refused to leave earth without leaving something behind.
The book was meant to be a parting gift to the world that turned into a birth certificate and Lebo is the living testimony. Pieces of Expression proves the power of Publish – when Lebo as battling with the conflict of publish or perish, publishing prevailed. Lebo is also co-developing an annual collective publication titled “Imagining a Queer and Black Institution” where black queers from around the globe share their stories.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Yusrah and Naseerah chat to Alan Jacobs & Tracy Benjamin 19 August 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023