Episode 37 Charge It Up with Special Guest Co-Founder and Chairman at Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) Joubert Roux
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Episode 37: Charge It Up with Special Guest Joubert Roux - Co-Founder and Chairman at Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE)
Sunday 24 May 2026 / 06th Thul Hijjah 1447AH 14h00 - 15h00 (CAT)
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Episode 37: Charge It Up with Special Guest Joubert Roux - Co-Founder and Chairman at Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE)
Sunday 24 May 2026 / 06th Thul Hijjah 1447AH 14h00 - 15h00 (CAT)
Transcript
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To dear listeners, it's just past 200 p.m. right here in South Africa and it's our favorite day of the week, yad.
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It's the sixth day of 1447 ah alhamdulillah we in the uh first
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10 days of dulijah the most blessed days alhamdulillah and it corresponds to Sunday the 24th of
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May 2026 I am Zad Plachis and with me are my co-hosts Nabia and Issa Plachis. Welcome
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to Level Up, where we listen, learn, and grow, inshallah, with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's guidance, and we break down the
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week's news and talk about what really matters to young Muslims today. Our WhatsApp line is open. The number is 0727861548.
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You can call in on 01854702 or you can DM us on
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that's ov zoom m. We're on Instagram, Facebook x,
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LinkedIn, YouTube, Tik Tok threads as well as upcrolled.
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So today we have quite a busy show as usual. Um, after the half hour, Isa will be catching up with the co-founder
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and chairman of Zero Carbon Charge, Joubert Roux. But right now, let's take a look at some of the top stories this week.
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So, let's start with a bit of tech. Um, Honor officially expanded its lineup in South Africa with the local launch of the Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro.
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For this generation, Honor has completely unified the design language for the first time in their number
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series. The standard 600 and the 600 Pro share the exact same physical footprint
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screen size and a premium one piece aluminum unibody structure. The core differences come down to internal
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processing tiers and the rear camera specifications.
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So um both of them the standard and the pro have a 6.57 in OLED screen. Um the
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standard has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 while the uh Pro has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 4 processor.
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In terms of memory and storage, the standard has a 12 gig uh RAM with 250
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gigs of storage, while the Pro has 12 gigs of RAM and 512 gigs of storage.
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The rear cameras, there's a dual setup for the standard with a 200 megapixel
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main and 12 megapixel ultra wide and macro camera. while the uh Pro has a
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triple setup. So they have a 200 megapixel uh camera, the main camera, 12 megapixel ultrawide and a 50 megapixel
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periscope telephoto 3.5x zoom uh camera.
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The f front cameras are both 50 megapixel. So quite um advanced cameras
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for this series, the Honor 600. um battery and charging. It's a 7,000
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milliamps and 80 watt wide supercharge as well. So, there's a um with the
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uh that's with the standard and with the Pro, there's a 80 watt wide plus a 50 watt wireless charging.
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And if you're looking at pricing, it's 149 for the standard and 199 for the Pro.
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Um, if you're looking to take it out on contract, there's contracts from 549 rand a month for the standard and 799 rand a month for the Pro.
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So, I think um some of the standout highlights um of these two phones is obviously the
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massive 7,000 milliamp battery. [snorts] Uh this is easily one of the largest battery capacities in this class for 2026.
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Combined with the 80watt wide charging, it's heavily built for power users who want to comfortably push past a full day
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or even a weekend without hunting for a charger.
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Um, then obviously the 200 megapixel ultra clear uh AI night camera. So, both
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phones carry a massive 1 and a4 in primary sensor making it highly capable in challenging low light environments.
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The Pro variant steps it up by adding a 50 megapixel telephoto lens with up to
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120 times digital zoom and advanced sea 6.5 stabilization.
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There's also a dedicated physical AI button. Um, so that gives you instant
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access to the devices heavy suite of ondevice AI tools.
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And then in terms of AI image to video 2.0, Honest flagship creative tool lets you take up three static photos from
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your gallery. Throw in a natural language text prompt and have the phone's ondevice multimodule
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model generate a seamless 3 to 5 second dynamic video sequence.
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Um, there's also AI photo agent, so an integrated photo editing assistant that allows you to cleanly remove background
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distractions, passes by, or glass reflections using simple voice or text commands.
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Both devices are now hitting shelves across major South African mobile networks and retail electronic stores.
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The base model is available in orange or black while the pro variant comes in orange or a unique golden white. The
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orange is quite quite a nice color I must say. Um, and I think uh for the mid-range
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uh devices 149 and 199 quite a a good pricing structure in terms of what you
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get from the Honor 600 and the Honor 600 Pro.
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In other news, um there was the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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Alhamdulillah, the volunteers from South Africa um were released this week. So
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following a ma massive logistical and diplomatic effort, the occupation government released and deported the
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remaining 422 international flotilla participants who were detained on Tuesday during the high seas interception.
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The vast majority of the volunteers, including the South African contingent, were flown out of the occupation area on
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three specially arranged Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul, Turkey.
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Um, organizers from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the FFC and the global Sumud Flotilla have held press conferences in
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Istanbul detailing severe misconduct during captivity. Return volunteers are undergoing comprehensive medical evaluations.
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Organiza organizers have documented extensive physical trauma, including severe bruising and fractured ribs.
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Activists alleged they were held in makeshift prison containers aboard naval vessels without running water or
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blankets, and at least 15 formal allegations of targeted sexual violence, humiliation, and assault have been raised.
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So while the occupation have uh officially denied these claims, calling them entirely without factual basis,
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international legal teams are moving forward. Italian prosecutors in Rome have already opened an official criminal
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investigation into charges of kidnapping, torture, and sexual assault based on testimonies from returning citizens.
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Then last night we saw there was an attack at the Basque airport in Baloa.
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Um so according to some sources there was a
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large crowd of anxious family members at the the airport obviously waiting for the volunteers from the global Sumud
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flotilla. [gasps] And um apparently one of the activists,
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a family member tried to cross a security barrier to embrace their loved one, which many of
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us do um when we at the airport. We must have done it at least a dozen times. um not like gone into the terminal but
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actually just you know like gone past that little uh line there at the airport because you know we're happy to see a
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family member. you don't think at that time and this obviously uh led to the
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er sens the Basque Autonomous Regional Police uh responding with sudden physical force deploying batons against
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the crowd. [snorts] Um there were lots of the flotilla
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volunteers that obviously got involved put their um you know tried to to jump in front of
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the police. So they were physically injured as well again after the injuries
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that they've suffered while they um were you know in in captivity.
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And apparently there were at least four people um including three recently returned flotilla participants that were
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arrested by the Spanish state parliament paramilitary police during the chaos.
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Um and the global summ flatillaa has issued a sharp condemnation of the Bilboa incident calling it an uncons
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unconsionable failure of basic humanity and demanding an independent international investigation into why local regional
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police use such heavy-handed tactics against traumatized civilians returning from a conflict zone.
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Then this weekend um we saw the National Extreme Festival return home to Swad Corps Raceway uh with round three of the 2026 Championships.
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Um there was a South African touring cars. Um there was the Folks Vagen Super Polo Cup. So the Toyota GR Cup action
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was arguably the most frantic part of the weekend with three separate subcategories sharing the tight Suarez layout.
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So in the GR Cup media challenge um the big headline entering the weekend was whether anyone could break the absolute
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strangle hold of Nabil Abdul from Super Sport who arrived at SWAT Cops entirely undefeated with four straight wins under
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his belt and also taking pole position yesterday.
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Um, running on his effective home turf, Abdul managed to continue his phenomenal composed 2026 run. At the front,
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defending aggressively against his close title rival Craig Nicholson from News 24.
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Behind them was Kumbi Shakazi from Kulakani on Wheels, who put on a brilliant physical display to stay
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in the hunt for a podium finish alongside ENCA's Justin Ford. All eyes were also on the debut of the GR Cup hot
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seat guest car driven by sim racer and rookie rally competitor Gurly Lucle who adapted impressively quick to the
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high-speed asphalt lines after transitioning over from gravel.
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Last night we also saw the UEFA Women's Champions League which was held in Oslo with Barcelona taking on Lyon. Leon held
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together in the first half, but Barcelona came back strong, scoring four goals to clinch victory and take home the cup.
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While on the subject of football, um for the Liverpool fans, uh Liverpool Football Club made a massive retail move
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this month, officially launching its first standalone retail stores on the African continent right here in South
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Africa. With an estimated 12.5 million local supporters, the largest international LFC fan base of any
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country, the club partnered with homegrown South African leisureware brand Old School to bring the official and field retail experience directly to local fans.
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Uh the club opened two official flagship standalone stores on the 12th of May at
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Canal Walk and uh on the 15th of May at the Mall of Africa. These mark the 24th
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and 25th official standalone stores operated by Liverpool FC globally, making them the only European football
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club to run dedicated physical retail sport spots in Africa.
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To celebrate the historic launch, the club ran a massive week of local supporter events between the 17th of May
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and 21st of May. South African-born Liverpool legend and former goalkeeper Bruce Kbalar who won six league titles
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and a European Cup with the Reds anchored the celebrations. He drew massive crowds to both the Canal Walk
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and Mall of Africa launch events, taking photos, signing gear, and even participating in [clears throat] a traditional local bri.
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Local fans were given a rare opportunity to see the actual UEFA Champions League trophy up close and take photos with it inside the new stores.
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And the club's official mascot, Mighty Red, made the trip down to engage with younger fans and families during the launch activations.
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The launch was timed to align with a major global milestone for the club, the official unveiling of the brand new 2026
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27 Adidas home kit and training wear collections. South African supporters were among the very first in the world
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to be able to physically purchase the new strip of the racks.
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Beyond the standard match jerseys, the stores stock a heavy variety of official merchandise, lifestyle apparel, retro
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leisure wear, and accessories tailored to the local market. Under the 5-year agreement with Old School, fans can also
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expect more shop inshop locations and a dedicated e-commerce rollout across South Africa later this year.
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So, um, if you're a Liverpool fan, I'm sure that you will take advantage of those two stores if you're in
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Johannesburg or Cape Town, or you'll just wait for the dedicated e-commerce store to roll out um later this year,
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if you would like to join the conversation, our subline is 0727861548 or you can call in on 01854.
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back we'll be chatting to co-founder and chairman of zero carbon charge y inshallah
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Visit After Grind Academy, the dawn of excellence
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and welcome back to Level Up. If you've just tuned in, we've been catching up on the latest news locally and
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internationally. If you missed it, be sure to check out the Radio Islam International SoundCloud during the
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during the week for the podcast as well as on our website also.com for the video podcast.
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But right now, we'll be hearing from co-founder and chairman of ZeroCarbon
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Charge, Yo Bert Ru. If you would like to join the conversation, our supply line
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is open. The number is 0727861548 or you can call in on 01854702
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or you can even DM us on.com that's ov zoom m.
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Y Ru is a co-founder and chairman of zero carbon charge charge.
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Charge is building a national network of offgrid ultra fast EV charging stations across South Africa.
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Powered entirely by renewable energy, these stations use solar powered micro
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grids to deliver reliable, scalable, and grid independent
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energy, helping accelerate the country's transition to electric mobility
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by decentralizing energy generation and reducing carbon emissions. The initiative supports a cleaner, more resilient transport and energy future.
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Good afternoon, Mr. Ru, and welcome to Level Up. Please could you tell our listeners a brief background about zero carbon charge?
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Charge is building South Africa's first national network of off-grid ultraast electric vehicle charging stations powered entirely by renewable energy.
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The company was founded to help accelerate South African's transision to an electric mobility while reducing
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dependence on imported fuel and constrained grid infrastructure. Our [snorts] charging stations use solar
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powered micro grids and battery storage to generate and store electricity on site which means they operate
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independently from the national grid and are unaffected by grid faults or load reduction. The broader vision is to
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create a cleaner, more resilient and more affordable transport future for South Africa by building the renewable
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energy infrastructure that will power the next generation of mobility.
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Where where are the zerocarbon charge sites located?
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Charge has already launched its pilot site at Vulma Stutton in Northwest Province which has achieved 99% uptime since opening in November 2024.
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We now officially launched the first two sites along the IN3 corridor between Johannesburg and Durban. The first is
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located at the rates interchange in the Free State and the second at the Kenzo Winterton interchange in the Quazulu
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Natal. These [snorts] are strategically positioned along one of South Africa's busiest transport and freight routes to
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support both passenger and commercial electric vehicles.
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How does the zerocarbon charge sites differ from other charging stations?
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What makes charge unique is that our stations are completely off-grid and powered by renewable energy. Unlike many
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traditional charging stations that rely on Eskim's coal heavy electricity supply, our sites generate clean energy
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on site using solar power and battery storage. The stations are also designed for scale and speed. Each [snorts] site
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can charge up to eight vehicles simultaneously in and include ultra fast 360 kW DC
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charging technology that can charge most EVs from roughly 20% to 80% in around 30 minutes depending on the vehicle's internal architecture.
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Whereas traditional public charging uh stations rely on on gridbased
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electricity and is of much lower capacity. Beyond the technology, we're also focused on customer experience. Our
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sites include complimentary Wi-Fi, clean restrooms, and partnership with local farm stores where travelers can stop, eat, relax while charging.
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What is the average charge for AC and DC charging at your stations?
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Pricing may vary slightly depending on charging sessions and vehicle type, but the broader point is that EV charging
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remains significantly more affordable over time compared to petrol or diesel cost, particularly as fuel continue to
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rise. Highspeed DC charging cost 9 ran 15 per kilowatt hour including that
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whereas AC charging is free until June 2027.
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AC charging is slower and is generally suited to plug-in hybrids or long stopovers.
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Are there any other sites in the pipeline?
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Absolutely. The N3 rollout is only the beginning. Following these launches, Charge will move into the next major
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rollout phase along the N1 corridor. The long-term plan is to roll out 60 charging stations across South Africa's
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national roads uh before expanding and densifying the network to a full national footprint of 120 sites spaced
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approximately 150 km apart. The goal is to create a truly national charging network that gives both consumers and
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fleet operators the confidence to transition to electric mobility.
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Where can people follow Zerocarbon Chargers journey?
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People can follow Charger's journey by visiting charge.co.z and through the company's social media
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platforms with a handle at zerocarbon charge. As the network expand, we will
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continue sharing progress around infrastructure rollout technology innovation and broadest shift towards
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cleaner and more resilient transport solutions in South Africa.
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Thank you Mr. Ru for joining us this afternoon. We hope you have a wonderful Sunday afternoon.
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Yes, thank you to Yobar for that insightful chat. I think it's a great initiative. Alhamdulillah. And I read
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that the global electric vehicle outlook 2026 revealed that nearly 30% of all new
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cars that are sold globally this year will be electric and some of it is due to the extreme oil prices of course. But
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we live in such a beautiful country mashallah where we have such lovely sunny weather. You know, the sun shines
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all year round and it is now winter and even though it may be cold outside and the sun is sh the the sun is still shining nicely and brightly.
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Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah.
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Yeah. So, we should really make use of that, you know. And then companies like uh Macro have already saved thousands of
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rands on electricity bills by converting their open air parking areas to shaded areas with solar panels. mounted on top
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and I've seen many other malls following suit.
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Yes, they have. Alhamdulillah. Um I think it's it's it's a new trend but a good trend. Um obviously solar is uh
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quite expensive. So the initial costs are are quite high but I think um going
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off the grid and just you know um saving electricity where we can is is a huge
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plus and corporates and big companies like you say like macro and now zero carbon charge coming up with these sites
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you know to to um you know help us to use renewable energy
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um something that's sustainable and I think it's it's it's a good thing especially with
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um you know the move towards the electric vehicles or the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles as well like you said
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what 30% um yes 30% um and we've seen it here in South Africa there's been a move um especially
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with these mild hybrids and plug-in hybrids where um people are now seeing that it's cost effective it's you're
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getting a longer range, you um you know, you have that option to switch between
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fuel and your uh motor or battery. And you know, the the with the rise in in
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fuel, we said it, you know, it's it's ridiculous. We need an alternative.
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And I I must say I like the fact that they've got the AC charging as free until uh 2027.
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June 2027. June 2027 and um also the fact that you know it's it's it's going
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to help the uh the plug-in hybrids to or rather encourage them to use that so
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people with EVs could use the faster DC charging you know um and then inshallah
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you know maybe we'll see some expansion um hopefully you know musala at the sites maybe some halal I'll eat these as well.
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Yes. Because people always ask us how long does it take to charge you when we go for these uh to check to to to test
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them and then they say how long does it take and then they they don't realize that they do stop. They stop to go to the bathroom to
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buy something to eat to fill up to to you know to walk about to uh have a break in their um traveling. It's
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something that is needed to do. So I mean uh if it's convenient for us as
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well you know like we are able to pray we able to eat because you know there'll be halal eeries then obviously it will
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be um convenient it will be something that we can do and you won't feel like you know that hour going by so slowly.
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Yeah. Well, you see the thing is um like they said they they want to at the moment they've they they've covered a
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certain distance on the on the N3 and they're going to start um you know shortening the distance to I think 150 km
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um per stop and then obviously roll it out nationwide and I mean it's basically
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like probably when they rolled out uh fuel stations initially I mean there was one Alter city in the middle of between
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Johannesburg and Durban and then you know slowly um the sha um the other
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brands Calteex and Engine and everyone followed suit. So it's it's a similar concept and I think it becomes more
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convenient for us who are traveling on the road quite often. Do you know how we always like to try and observe days and
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that serve as a reminder you know especially for our mental health? So today the 24th of May is World
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Schizophrenia Awareness Day. So it's um shining light on the fact that these
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disorders are more common than we think and should be understood inshallah.
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And then speaking more about you know observant days and reminders.
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It's still amongst the 10 days of alhamdulillah. Today being the sixth um I know I think we mentioned something
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about the seventh and the eth we must try and focus on making more duas for our children. The ninth day of day of
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you mentioned something about if it's nth of hij already there and maybe eighth year. So maybe we should try making more dua on the um or fasting on
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the 8th of and and 9. So ch was it Tuesday and Wednesday inshallah. Amen.
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And then of course Eid Eida will be on Thursday the 28th of May inshallah. Amen.
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So um oh yes. So the reason why I brought it up was we had some messages come in to say uh to send us more duas.
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Alhamdulillah. Please do keep them coming in. It's very nice. Um and we will go through them. Okay. So um one of
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the the messages that came in is to remember to read a dua for our parents.
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Um narrates that narrates from Sahallam that if a person's parents passed away
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or one of them passed away and he was disobedient to them then as long as he continues to make dua for their forgiveness and besides that he makes
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other duas for them he will be counted amongst the obedient children inshallah.
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Um, and then they sent us to
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For
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they didn't send the English meaning of that. But uh inshallah if you try to get that maybe um on our Soundcloud you can
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listen to it, pause and then recite it inshallah. Amen.
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Amen. Then there's another one. It says make dua for your children during these mubarat blessed days and let this
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message reach all parents so that they too will make dua for their children. Ya Allah, I call upon you by your name sad,
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your mighty and glorious name. Oh my Karim Rab, my benevolent sustainer, do me a special favor. An Aan, rectify all
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affairs related to my children. Ya Allah, grant baraka and afia in the their lives, in their health and wealth, and in their willing obedience to you.
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Ya Allah, convert their weakness and illness into strength and protect them from whispers. Grant them a complete
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safety and blessings in their bodies in their ears and eyes in each and every organ, limb and muscles. And with your
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mercy protect them from all calamities, sins, misguidance and errors. Oh Allah, make them obedient to you. Make them
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obedient to you. Make them obedient to you. Ya Allah, help me in raising them to be pious, respectful, and with good
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manners. Ya Allah, let them be a source of and goodness for me in both the worlds. Ya Allah, I hand over my child in your protection, your trust and ama.
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Protect them from every calamity, every evil disease. Ya Allah, protect them from front, from back, from right and
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from left, and from above and below. Ya Allah, put your love in the heart of my children and make my children obedient
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to you and your messenger sallall.aii wasallam. Ya Allah, put the love of my children in the hearts of your servants.
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Let their hearts be always in support of my children. Ya Allah, grant my children knowledge which benefits them in this
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dunya and a ya Allah, give my children success and a high in both the worlds.
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Ya Allah, enable them to be of the pious, most Allah conscious, most generous, most charitable, most
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respected, most knowledgeable, and most sincere advisers. Ya Allah, hold them amongst those who you love most. Guide
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them in every step of their lives to make decision and actions pleasing to you. Indeed, there is no better
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protector than you, no better guide than yourself.
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bestow the best of your mercy on our children and the future generations.
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Ya Allah, I make this dua for my children and for the children of the persons who sent it to me and for the children of the persons who will read it in in future. Amen.
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Amen. Amen. Amen. For all those to us.
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And then someone also sent us um links to Hajj activities for children to do.
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So it's a collection of Hajj related activities, presentations and principles. Uh so things that you can print and it's mostly from a website called an nasi.com.
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So that's a nih.com.
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And then they have um a project called Hajj activities. Hajj a simple guide uh
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roleplay activity books day of Hajj card. So it's very interesting. Go have a look at it inshallah. Amen.
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Alhamdulillah for sending all the the dua in and also which website to go to for our our children to you know have
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some kind of um activity to do to help them to remind them and to make them feel a part of these blessed days.
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Alhamdulillah.
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Yeah. Alhamdulillah. you know, it's it's um especially for like Isa homeschooled
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um because normally at at a school and I know when he was at preschool then they had a Hajj day and you know they dressed
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up and then they would um do the rituals as well and you know like really get into
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it was during co I remember we had to so he did it [laughter] at home so he didn't really get get to do it again
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but he would have like the other people in his class um do it with him and because I remember I had to make out
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of a box um a replica of the garba and then he had
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to walk around it and um we also had to pack for him some snacks to travel to
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Malifa [laughter] and you know just to get them involved because we said also with regards to
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Hajj. It's usually the parents that that would go and the kids don't know what's happening or what their parents are
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doing. They see a bit of it now and again, but it's not really, you know, known to them what is actually happening. And it's good that there are
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schools or madressas that, you know, do do this type of thing. And I think that that that we should try you know like um
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during Ramadan people set up a little Ramadan corner and you know they they do certain things and I think for Hajj we
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should encourage our kids also to you know act out or do do certain activities
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[snorts] to help them to understand the the month. you know, it's it's good to talk about it. Um, for them to listen to
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stories, you know, like we spoke about last week as well about the different stories and to us, but it's also nice for them to also act out certain things.
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Um, so they get involved.
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That's very true. And a lot of them also learn by, you know, I think basically roleplaying.
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Yeah. So alhamdulillah someone else also sent something and they said and this is for those who have like who are running
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on empty right now you know you want to make the most of these 10 days but it's life life and you know like you're
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feeling guilty you're feeling guilty above doing everything that you need to do in the day and it's not mindless
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things it's things unfortunately that need to be done as parents as adults adult, you know, as mothers, as fathers,
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basically life happens. So, we do get those times when we running on empty, when we feel like um we have a heavy
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heart, when we feel like we we won't manage to fast and we feel like our ibad is not enough. You don't need a
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perfectly quiet room or prayer mat to remember Allah.
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you need to just um write down maybe write down subhan Allah, alhamdulillah.
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Keep them keep those reminders close to you and then every time you see those reminders just then make a point of
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reading it reading your read alhamdulillah and then continuously read until while you're doing something
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and then look at the other one continue continuously read a tired whisper from a heavy heart is incredibly
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beloved to Allah and then this is Another one that a lot of us feel um guilty for resting. But they said rest with near with intention.
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Transform your sleep into an act of worship. You know going to sleep with the intention of recovering your
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strength so you can fulfill your basic obligations is an act of worship. Alhamdulillah.
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Alhamdulillah. like maybe say this near say ya Allah I am resting this body because it belongs to you and I have to
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take care of it because we've learned that you know our body is in our mana we have to is a trust given to us from
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Allah and we have to take care of it so don't you think that resting is taking
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care of your body so make that near that you are resting your body so that you can continue fulfilling your obligations
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to your yourself to your family and most importantly to Allah. And then we know we're supposed to be fasting,
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you know, or we should try our best to fast. But then this is called the fasting of boundaries. You might not be
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able to fast from food, but you can fast from emotional drains. So things that
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obviously drain you emotionally, you can fast from um overcommitting. So that
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basically means you you can try and um stop yourself from overcommitting you
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know you can put that as a boundary for yourself. You are not going to overcommit too much. You're not going to
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do too much to things that overwhelm you. You can fast from people pleasing.
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So that that sounds very easy to do but I think to execute it for a lot of
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people is a bit difficult shame but try that you because fasting is abstaining from something for the pleasure of
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Allah. So why not abstain from these things that drain you and also not good
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for your soul and good for your body. So try and inshallah you know start stay away from that fast from the harsh
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critical voice in your own head. Again sounds very easy to do but it's like
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something that we need to make a commitment uh you know keep uh be obser observant and a aware about our emotions
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and how we are. So we need to you know remind oursel every time maybe we have a harsh critical voice in our own head we
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uh say you know and then try and defer from
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that try and you know I like to say um ya Allah um you are the most merciful
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the most kind. So if I try and think of Allah as being kind and merciful to me,
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you know, my creator, why cannot why can't I be kind to myself?
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And then remembering that setting a healthy boundary to protect our peace is a profound act of honoring our mana, our
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body. And um then the last one is a broken dua. Now this is not obviously a
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broken dua. This is like basically not waiting for the perfect words to say in
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a dua. Your heart is already heavy. You you tired. Um they they sent this and
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they said simply say, "Ya Allah, I am so tired. Please help me carry this." So you're basically putting it and it
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should be in Allah's hands. It should be left in our creator's hands. He created us and he knows what we are going
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through. So, we're simply saying, you know what? I realize that I am not in control. I'm leaving it all in your
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hands. I can do it. It doesn't mean now you do nothing. I can do what I can, but I know it's all up to you. Inshallah.
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Amen. Amen.
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Yes. So with that uh you know Allah knows how heavy it is. Allah may Allah subhana wa t'ala aid us all, help us all
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and give us strength for the worship of these wonderful 10 days of but also remember don't just leave it for you
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know like certain days you know Ramadan 10 days of 10 days of this you know for every day inshallah may Allah help us
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and guide us always amen amen so let's also increase our takir this week and remember it is waj to
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recite after every salah from faj of the 9th of dul which will be on Wednesday here in South Africa inshallah until of
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the 13th of which will be Sunday inshallah men are to recite it loudly and women
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softly we need to recitebahill Allahbar
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may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept all our fast duas ibada and good deeds and make us among among those who will
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witness Hajj and Umrah at least once in our lifetime. Amen.
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Amen. Yes. Once again, if you would like to join the conversation during the week, you can do so on our social media pages at.com.
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coming in, reminders. Alhamdulillah, we really enjoy it and it's it serves as a good reminder for our listeners as well.
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Alhamdulillah. And then of course um Ida will be on the in this week on Thursday
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the 28th of May here in South Africa. So to and of course you know everywhere else it may be on Wednesday. So we won't
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get a chance to wish you again. So to all our listeners alhamdulillah for this week we hope you have a blessed
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day inshallah. Amen. And to our dear listeners for joining us on this lovely Sunday afternoon.
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Please join us every Sunday right here on Radio Islam International from 2 to 3:00 p.m. Inshallah. Amen. From myself,
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Nabihah, from Ziyaad, enjoy your Sunday and we wish you a wonderful week ahead. Inshallah.
