YB5 with Center for Environmental Rights

Attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights, Thobeka Gumede shares the organisation's goal to equip communities with the tools to engage governments and other responsible parties on their right to a clean environment with the focus being on mining-affected towns and communities.

QOTD - TREAT YOURSELF

What does a treat yourself day look like for you / involve?

QOTD - NAUGHTY NAUGHTY

What was the most trouble you got into in school?

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED ICE HOCKEY

On this episode of Challenge Accepted, the team joins the Wildcats Ice hockey team in Johannesburg for this chilling encounter. Will they prevail or slide under the pressure?

QOTD - DISCOVERIES

What is a discovery that changed the way you saw the world?

YB5 with Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust

Part of amplifying the call against GBV-F is dealing with difficult-to-digest topics, including rape. Speaking to us on YB5 is Jeanne Badenstein, about why we see such an under-reporting of rape cases. We also get more information about the training programmes offered by the organisation and the rape Survivors' Justice campaign.  Whatsapp Support Line: 083 222 5164  Email: communications@rapecrisis.org.za Tell: English: 021 447 9762 isiXhosa: 021 361 9085 Afrikaans: 021 633 9229

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - ANTI-CAMPING

Camping is uncomfortable and the worst way to “relax.”

QOTD - MZANSI TO THE WORLD

What’s a South African experience you’d recommend to someone coming to Mzansi for the first time.

YB5 with WESSA

On YB5 this July, we continue to learn more about the environment from a giant in the sphere, Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and how the Blue Flag and Green Key initiatives that continue to uplift the tourism indusrty. Speaking to Yonaka, Kelly Grace Alcock, who is the Head of Education and Sustainability at the organisation also sheds light on the environmental education programmes offered by WESSA and how individual efforts do indeed make a difference.

QOTD - SOMETHING TO UNLEARN

What is something you feel you need to unlearn?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - SMALL TALK

Small talk is useful and not always fake.

QOTD - ONE AND DONE

What was your "Thank god its over and ill never have to do it again" thing?

QOTD - THE LOOK OF SUCCESS

What is your definition of "success"?

5MM - CA - WOODROCK ANIMAL RESCUE

In this episode of Challenge Accepted. Kicking off Mandela Month, the team visits Woodrock Animal Rescue in Pretoria.

YB5 WITH TEARS FOUNDATION

On YB5 this week, a conversation about GBV-F takes centre stage as we speak to author and advocate, Celeste Louw about how the organisation holds the hands of survivors, empowering them to take their lives back.

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - ROMANTISIZING SCHOOL

People romanticize school too much.

QOTD - KICK THE HABITS

What is something you’ve been trying to get right/figure out for years, but you just can’t?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - STICKS AND STONES

Unpops: Sticks and stones may break my bones is a trash saying.

QOTD - GLIMMERS NOT TRIGGERS

The opposite of a trigger is a “glimmer” - glimmers are things that make you feel safe, or alive or just at peace. They can be small moments. What are your glimmers?

YB5 WITH GREENPOP

This July, we look at the environment and those dedicated to taking care of it and an organisation called Greenpop kicks it off with Partnerships Manager Michaela Badenhorst. This week on YB5 with Yonaka Theledi, we find out about urban greening and how the Living Landscapes project is important for grey spaces in cities and towns. Michaela also speaks about how Garden day initiatives impact communities and encourage collaboration.

QOTD - WHAT DID RICH LOOK LIKE YOUNGER

When you were younger, what did you think “rich” looked like?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - MAKING YOUR BED

Making your bed every day is a waste of time.

YB5 WITH FEED SA

Genevieve Solomons speaks to us this week, closing off Youth Month and building up to Madiba Month about what it means to give someone their dignity back through the organisation's Feeding Hearts efforts and how every one of us should be doing our part in society and immediate communities.

QOTD - I'M BROKE RICH

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - MIXING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MONEY

If you can’t tell you romantic partner how much money you make, you shouldn’t be together!

QOTD - SCARED STRAIGHT

Was there something you watched as a kid that you definitely shouldn't have, and it low key scarred you for life?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - BUSY BEE

Being constantly "busy" isn’t a flex

QOTD - FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT

What part of “adulting” are you still absolutely faking your way through?

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED MINECRAFT

YB5 With IYDSF

In this episode of YB5, Yonaka speaks to the director of Inkwenkwezi Youth Development Sporting Foundation, Zanemvula Dayimani about the lives impacted in Prudhoe by the organisation further calling for the community to continue supporting IYDSF in their mission.

QOTD - ALIEN FOOD

Aliens are here; they ask for the best meal we have or we die, what dish are we giving them?

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED ROBOTICS

Hold on to your Lugnuts! On this week's Challenge Accepted, the team tackles the wizardry of coding and robotics.

YB5 WITH BGCSA

Bonolo Masigo speaks to Yonaka this week about the importance of child protection week and how the organisation provides safe spaces for boys and girls in the country. 

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - FRIENDS WITH EXES

Being friends with your exes is a green flag!

QOTD - I JUST DONT GET IT!

What is something you've accepted that you’ll never understand?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - TOO NICE

Being "too nice" can be a weakness.

QOTD - WHAT ARE YOU GRATEFUL FOR

What is something that you’re grateful for right now?

QOTD - BAD LIFE ADVISE

What life advice is absolute BS/bull poops?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - GOOD VS BAD

People are not inherently good or evil, but are a complex mixture of both.

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED SCOUTS

On this episode of Challenge Accepted, Steph and Yonaka hang out with the 3rd Kensington Sea Scouts. They will have their outdoor survival skills tested while being put through various challenges. How will they fare?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - OUTGROWING PEOPLE

If your life was a book what is this current chapter called?

QOTD - CURRENT LIFE'S CHAPTER

If your life was a book what is this current chapter called?

YB5 SSP 05 MAY

Student Sponsorship Programme SSP's Sokhululeka Sibiya features in this youth month edition of YB5, sharing how SSP aims to give brilliant students access to quality education and opportunities

QOTD - REMOVE THE IRRITANT

You get to permanently delete one minor annoyance from the world, what is it?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - THE FRIENDZONE

The friendzone doesn't exist!

QOTD - UNVERSITY OF ADULTING

If you could add a topic/subject to this adulting course, what would you add?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - THEORETICAL VS PRACTICAL EDUCATION

The education system should focus more on practical skills and less on theoretical knowledge.

QOTD - FUTURE FORTUNE TELLER

You are transported 10 years into the future, you have access to the internet for 10 minutes, what are you searching?

QOTD - PARENTS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT

What a phrase your parents said growing up, and now it’s cemented into your memory?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - STRAIGHT TALKER

Calling yourself a "Straight talker" is often just an excuse for being rude.

YB5 WITH LRS

In this episode of Young Blood 5, Dr Salomé Teuteberg from the Labour Research Service joins Yonaka in conversation about the organisation's interesting use of AI tools and advocating for care work to be valued.

QOTD - JUDGING BY THE COVER

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - TRUE INCOMPATIBLE LOVE

You can love someone deeply and still not be compatible.

MYSTIC MORNINGS PSYCHIC MEDIUM

QOTD - UNDERRATED TV SERIES

What tv series is criminally underrated?

QOTD - LOVE LANGUAGES

What's your personal love-language: your real way of showing it?

YB5 SASLAW 22 MAY

We are still looking into worker's rights this month on YB5, as Yonaka speaks to Sean Snyman, the National President of the South African Society for Labour Law about the importance of providing access to justice for the South African labour force.

QOTD - WORDS THAT STICK

QOTD - What is something you wish you could unhear from someone you dated / an ex?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - TERTIARY EDUCATION WOES

University is the new pyramid scheme — you’re paying to network, not to learn

QOTD - STOP IT I LIKE IT

What is your, "I know it's bad, but I'm not stopping it habit"?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - ARGUMENTS

The more you argue with someone, the more you love them.

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED ROLLER DERBY

On this week's challenge accepted, the team try contact sports on roller skates! Roller Derby! How will they fare in the challenge?

YB5 LOVE LIFE 15 MAY

"The New loveLife Trust, also known as “loveLife”, is a South African non-profit youth organisation that was established in 1999 as a joint initiative of leading South African non-governmental organisations, private foundations and the South African government. With the passage of time the vision of the organisation has evolved to not only focus on HIV but to become “a leader in Youth Health Promotion” where Health, in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO), is defined as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being”. The organisation positions its programmes not only for risk reduction and active lifestyles but also as the generator of empowered young people with a better future. We are POWERING THE FUTURE!" extracted from LoveLife website : https://lovelife.org.za/corporate-overview/

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - DO YOU LOVE KIDS

Not liking kids makes you a bad person

QOTD - DON'T COMPROMISE

What’s a belief or value you’ll never compromise on?

QOTD - YONAKA'S DATE Q&A

Yonaka is going on a date this Saturday and the dates she has gone on recently have not been hitting the right spot in terms of conversation. What questions should she be asking on a date?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - NO OFFENCE

Being offended doesn’t mean you’re right.

QOTD - UNLEARN

What is something you had to unlearn in your life?

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED FENCING

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY

Main character energy” just narcissism!

YB5 with Hlanganisa Community Fund 08 May

This week on YB5, Chiedza Chagutah from Hlanganisa Community Fund shares how the organisation brings access to justice in society, adding to the greater discourse of GBV-F and how as individuals we can mitigate the impact of climate change.

QOTD - FRIENDSHIP REQUIREMENTS

What are the non-negotiables for someone to earn a spot in your circle?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - FRIENDSHIPS

Not all friendships are meant to last forever, and that’s okay.

QOTD - PERSONALITY SOFTWARE UPDATE

If you could instantly install a personality trait into yourself, like a software update, what would you choose? Maybe it’s confidence, patience, being more outgoing, or learning to say no without guilt. No hard work, no therapy, just boom, it’s part of you. What trait are you downloading into your personality today?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - WEEKENDS ARE OVERRATED

Weekends are overrated because the Sunday scaries ruin the whole weekend.

QOTD - GROWN UP PURCHASES

What's the first "big people" purchase that made you feel like an adult? 

5MM - CRAIG LUCAS INTERVIEW

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED DRUMMIES

On this episode, the team joins the St. Dominics drummies team, The Majorettes. Are they up for the Challenge?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - DEUCES!

All relationships should come with a post exit interview!

QOTD - LAZY DAY

What is something you refuse to do on a public holiday?

YB5 YB5 MES 01 MAY

MES (Mould Empower Serve) is aiding vulnerable members of society and teaching young people to give back to society. Yonaka speaks to Suzan Chauke from the organization about how the organization is gearing up to spread hope to the homeless population this winter.

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - LESSONS LEARNT

What is a lesson you had to learn the hard way?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - WHY SO DRAMATIC

Most people who say that they hate drama are the drama themselves and are usually causing it.

QOTD - STUCK IN YOUR HEAD

What's one phrase you heard once that you haven't forgotten?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - MONEY DOES NOT BUY YOU LOVE

Money does not buy you love?

QOTD - LIFE IS A SERIES

A reality tv show about your life has been created, what’s it called & what kind of reality show is it? Is there a lot of drama, challenges, puzzles, partying?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA

Pineapple on pizza isn’t the problem, it’s bacon & banana

YB5 Women for Change 24 April

In this episode of YB5, Yonaka speaks to Bulelwa Adonis, the Spokesperson of the organization about the call to declare GBV-F a National Disaster and how this pandemic affects everyone.

QOTD - SCHOOL RATINGS

Write a school report card for yourself for the first quarter of the year “could apply herself more, too chatty in class, not achieving to her full potential, excelling in maths, etc”.

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - TO BE LOVED

You don't need to be beautiful to be loved!

QOTD - WEIRD THINGS YOUR FAMILY DID

What’s something your family does or did growing up that other people might find unusual, but was totally normal to you?

QOTD - DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A DRINK

Describe yourself as a drink, and what extra’s would you add?

5MM CHALLENGE ACCEPTED POTTERY

On this episode of Challenge Accepted, the team tackle the soothing skill of pottery. How will they fare?

YB5 Afrika Tikkun 17 April

Afrika Tikkun was born at a time of tentative hope and palpable transformation. As we commemorate 30 years of our freedom and democracy as a South African nation, at Afrika Tikkun we are equally proud to celebrate 30 years of our unwavering commitment to nurturing young lives and empowering communities. Over the past three decades, like the evolution of our fledgling democracy, the lives of young people and communities have been markedly transformed. Our mission, of investing in the potential of children and youth from underprivileged backgrounds, is synonymous with the democratic ethos of equality and Ubuntu. As we reflect on three decades of service, impact and partnerships, we are inspired to continue our work with renewed vigour and hope for the next 30 years and beyond.

YB5 10 April Vuyolethu's Haven

Vuyolethu’s Haven, established in 2023, is a non-profit organisation (NPO) dedicated to providing comprehensive education and training for parents, caregivers and teachers to ensure they are well-equipped to support and nurture the development of autistic children. We understand the unique challenges faced by these children and their families, and our mission is to create a nurturing and inclusive environment where they can thrive. With a team of experienced professionals and a range of specialised programs, Vuyolethu’s Haven aims to improve the quality of life for children with autism and empower them to reach their full potential

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - THE EX FACTOR

If you break up and get back together your anniversary counter needs to start from scratch

QOTD - THROW IT AWAY!

Is there something in your house / home / room that you just can't bring yourself to throw away for whatever reason?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - PAY BACK

You should pay your parents back for anything other than basic human rights!

QOTD - STAY SOFT

What does soft life mean to you?

5MM UNPOPPYWOPPY - GROUP CHATS

Group chats are unnecessary, if you need to talk to me you can talk to me directly!