The Professional by Profmed Primedia Broadcasting

In this episode of Profmed’s ‘The Professional’, host Bongani Bingwa speaks to trail-blazing tech entrepreneur Palesa Sibeko about embracing the new world of work, and what skills we’ll need survive and thrive in the upcoming Fourth Industrial Revolution. We find out why the STEM sciences need to transform into STEAM - and how principles like design thinking can help make tech more human.

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Edited by: Camilla Bath

Mixed by: Pieter Theron
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In this episode of Profmed’s ‘The Professional’, we take a long, hard look back at South Africa’s past so that hopefully, we can see the future more clearly. Host Bongani Bingwa speaks to clinical psychologist Nomfundo Mogapi about collective trauma and cycles of violence, and how to overcome them as a nation. We hear about the developing field of psycho-social healing and what we can do to help our country face an uncertain future in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Edited by: Camilla Bath

Mixed by: Pieter Theron
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In this episode of Profmed’s ‘The Professional’, host Bongani Bingwa speaks to Lex Rawhani, AKA Dr. Smile, a maverick celebrity dentist who challenges accepted notions of his profession. Bongani finds out why Dr. Rawhani’s faith is central to his work, what it takes to be a smile-keeper to the stars, and why a dentist decided to go into rap music.

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Edited by: Camilla Bath

Mixed by: Pieter Theron
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In this episode of Profmed’s ‘The Professional’, Bongani Bingwa unpacks the dangerous consequences of our always-on culture with integrative medical practitioner Dr. Ela Manga. He finds out how and why some doctors are changing the way they treat patients by looking beyond Western medicine for solutions to a growing global epidemic of burnout. He also learns how taking care of our bodies and minds can make us happier, healthier and potentially wealthier.

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Edited by: Camilla Bath

Mixed by: Pieter Theron
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In this episode of Profmed’s ‘The Professional’, host Bongani Bingwa chats to the man helping to lead South Africa into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). He finds out how clay pots helped shape Professor Tshilidzi Marwala's career and life, what 4IR is all about, and how it will shape South Africa in the years to come.

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Edited by: Camilla Bath

Mixed by: Pieter Theron
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In this episode of Profmed’s ‘The Professional’, Bongani Bingwa stares into the abyss - and find out what it takes to unravel some of the universe’s darkest secrets. Bongani’s guest is Professor Roger Deane, an astrophysicist at the University of Pretoria who was part of a global effort to snap the greatest image of them all: humanity’s first-ever photo of a supermassive black hole.

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Edited by: Camilla Bath

Mixed by: Pieter Theron
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