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Alix Verrips gesels al die pad uit New York met Johann Myburgh op Radio Helderberg oor haar pragtige resepteboek, Brunch Across 11 Countries.

Jan Vermeulen gesels op Radio Helderberg met Johann Myburgh oor sy nuwe boek, Soen, wat silwer in die Sanlampryse vir Jeuglektuur gewen het.

Alix Verrips, the author of Brunch Across 11 Countries: Recipes of a private chef, chats to Karen Key on SAfm Time to Travel. As private chef Alix Verrips has cooked in employers’ homes in the Bahamas, St Tropez, Spain, the UK, USA and Africa and she has flown in more private jets that she can remember. Alix spent 15 years in the yachting industry cooking for a host of royalty, various celebrities, oligarchs and industrialists. She is the only female chef to have been the Head Chef on four of the top 20 largest yachts in the world. She had the privilege to cook with/for culinary luminaries like Thomas Keller, Charlie Trotter, Jacques Pepin, Martha Stewart, Heston Blumenthal and have had the thrill of meeting a lot more. When not traveling the world cooking for high profile clients, she spends her time in Knysna entertaining friends and raising money for a number of children's charities by using her culinary talents. Brunch Across 11 Countries is all you need to host the best party with a difference. Recipes

Thabo Makgoba talks about his book Faith & Courage: Praying with Mandela. ‘We thank you for the inspiration and strength that you have given to Madiba, enabling him, over so many years, to draw out the best in others, rousing us always, by word and example, to seek the highest good for every child of this nation.’ So prayed Archbishop Thabo Makgoba with Nelson Mandela in his home in 2009 at the request of Graça Machel. This marked the start of a moving relationship between southern Africa’s Anglican leader and Mandela in his last years. Join Makgoba in his journey towards faith, from his boyhood in Alex as the son of a ZCC pastor to Bishopscourt and praying with Mandela. He shares his feelings about his pastoral approach to the world icon, and how they influenced his thinking on ministering to church and nation. What did praying with those nearest and dearest to Mandela mean? What was Madiba’s spirituality? In trying to answer these questions, Makgoba opens a window on South Africa’s spiritual life.

Lesley Beake won gold for Hap, described by the judges as “a well-structured and beautifully written coming-of-age story”. In it, a troubled teenager travels from New York to South Africa to spend time with her father on an archaeological site, where she identifies with the fossil of a young woman whom she names Hap. Lesley lives in Stanford. Produced by Laura Wener.

Gold went to isiZulu writer Dumisani Hlatswayo for Imibala Yothando (“The Colours of Love”), described as “a riveting tale of love, betrayal, jealousy and growing up in the social media era”. It centres on Sinenhlanhla, who is sent to a new school in Soweto, where she falls prey to a cyber bully. Dumisani lives in Somerset East.

Jayne Bauling won silver for New Keepers, which, according to the judges, “has the feel of a Lauren Beukes novel crossed with Hunger Games”. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, it follows a boy who advertises a trip into the Wildlands for those seeking adventure. In 2013, Bauling won gold for Dreaming of Light. Jayne lives in White River. Produced by Laura Wener.

Debut author Lebohang Pheko won silver for Mamello (Sesotho), a “perfect tale of overcoming adversity”, with the power of education and forgiveness as key themes. Its main character, Mamello, is a young girl who is not allowed to attend school but dreams of becoming a human rights lawyer. Lebohang lives in Virginia. Produced by Laura Wener.

Carin Krahtz, author of the much lauded Elton April youth novels, won gold for Blou is nie ’n kleur nie, a story about the disintegration of a dysfunctional suburban family, as told from the perspective of 16-year-old Vicky. The judges called this a universal, gut-wrenching tale tempered with witty dialogue and humour. Carin lives in Centurion. Produced by Laura Wener.

Jan Vermeulen won silver for Soen, “a page-turner with countless twists and turns” about a popular and gifted head boy whose unhealthy obsession with a young teacher nearly costs him his life. In 2002, Vermeulen won gold for Geraamtes dra nie klere nie. Jan lives in Despatch. Produced by Laura Wener.

What is the origin of the word ‘bluetooth’? How do you have sex in space? Which UK football ground is surrounded by Bloemfontein and South Africa roads? When walking round Rondebosch Common, why is it wise not to go widdershins? These are just a few of the questions put to the formidable John Maytham by 567 CapeTalk listeners to test his remarkable general knowledge in the ever popular Rapid Fire insert on the afternoon drive-time show. Now, join the veteran broadcaster on a tour of some of the oddest, arcane and most surprising questions – and be tickled by the weird and wonderful answers.

Karen Key from SAfm had an interview with Sue Brown about her book, The Twinkling of an Eye. More about the book: What's a mother to do when her high-achieving boy - adored by his close-knit family and private school community - turns bully overnight? How is she to know that his sudden headaches and vomiting are far more serious than all the doctors insist? The Twinkling of An Eye ​is the true, life-affirming memoir of a mother's harrowing but heroic fight against her son's rare brain tumour. Brown tells her story with courage, humour and heart. Hers is a revealing, frank and deeply affecting story of the light that shines even in the darkest of places.

Juanita Aggenbach het met Johann Myburgh oor haar nuwe boek op Radio Helderberg gesels. Gister is verby is ’n deernisvolle verhoudingsroman oor borskanker en die invloed daarvan op verhoudings. Nadine se wêreld stort in duie wanneer ’n doodgewone doktersafspraak ’n skrikwekkende vonnis oplewer. Skielik moet sy nie net borskanker se onmenslike aanslae op haar gesondheid, menslikheid en vroulikheid leer hanteer nie, maar ook die reaksies van hul vriendekring en haar man, Pierre. Maar ook Pierre voel magteloos. Hy soek desperaat na antwoorde en begin stelsematig sy plek in hul verhouding bevraagteken. Hoe het hulle onderskeie rolle binne hulle huwelik verander? Sal hulle ooit eendag ouers kan wees? Hoe leer Nadine en Pierre om mekaar weer opnuut te ondersteun? In Gister is verby wys Aggenbach hoe geliefdes, te midde van talle strukelblokke, kan groei en saam sterk kan word.

Few countries in transition have managed to get a grip on their public finances as well as South Africa did after 1994. Now, just more than twenty years later, the nation’s credibility and the democratic project lie in tatters as we teeter on the brink of a political and fiscal cliff. Business confidence and investment have evaporated along with clean, accountable government, causing South Africa to be downgraded to junk status, crushing the country’s growth potential and pushing it towards a debt trap. How did we land up in this mess, and can we pull back from the brink? Claire Bisseker, the award-winning economics editor of the Financial Mail, unpacks the crisis in this accessible and highly readable guide to what makes our economy tick.