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Guest: Tebogo Mathebeng Mfete.

The Labour Court in a recent judgment* considered whether an employee who has been found guilty of serious misconduct can avoid the ultimate sanction of dismissal by resigning before the employer imposes the sanction. In summary, the Labour Court found that because the employee had already been subject to a disciplinary hearing and the only outstanding step was the announcement of a sanction of di...

A “franchise agreement” is often used for the type of license where a full business concept and a bundle of intellectual property, including usually at least trademarks, copyright and know how, is licensed. The owner of the intellectual property is often the franchisor and it licenses, as mentioned, a bundle of intellectual property, to a franchisee, for a period of time, in accordance with the te...

As many people are now forced to work for longer, the question of when an employee is obliged to retire has become topical and much discussed. The obligation to retire depends on a number of factors which include the industry of the particular employee and, more particularly, the rules and policies of their employer in relation to prescribing a retirement age. Guest: Darryn Mer, director, labour a...

Guest: Ouma Ramaru

Guest:Dr Gerhard Marmon

Guest: Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, Independent Medical Practitioner with interest in human rights, ethics and social sciences.

Guest:Basil Manuel

Guest: Motlatjo TsholoNdlovu Guest: Thabo Mongezi TsholoNdlovu (Husband)

How to apply for funding Having read and understood how the NEF is structured to assist black entrepreneurs and businesses, the next logical step is to do a self-needs analysis to see how the NEF is able to assist you and your business needs. Guest: Mr Nhlanhla Nyembe – Divisional Executive for SME and Rural Development at The Empowerment Fund

Guest: Tebogo Mathebeng Mfete.

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) To promote the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies; to introduce certain conditions so as to establish minimum requirements for the processing of personal information. To provide for the establishment of an Information Regulator to exercise certain powers and to perform certain duties and functions in terms of...

Guest: Dr. Ba’ba’lwa Funda kaMaboza aka Antu from Western Breeze & one of the owners Aphro Love Expo

The Prostate Cancer Foundation NPC was established in 2005 as a non-profit-company. It was registered in 2018 as a non-profit organisation. Our aim is to minimise the impact that prostate cancer has on South African men and their families. Guest Andrew Oberholzer - CEO the Prostate Cancer Foundation,

Guest: Michelle Hope - UNAPOLOGETIC SEXOLOGIST

Scores of Nigerians in South Africa took to the streets of Pretoria at the Nigerian High Commission in solidarity with their patriots who have been protesting for two weeks now over excessive force and abuse by the Special Armed Robbery Squad. The Special Armed Robbery Squad is alleged to have been accused of targeting and abusing citizens. In the latest incident, live rounds were allegedly used a...

Media Freedom Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of a brutal crackdown by the apartheid state on the media and the Black Consciousness Movement. The 1977 killing of Black Consciousness icon Steve Biko in police custody drew widespread rage and the state responded by closing newspapers, banning organisations and detaining journalists and activists. That was on October 19 of that year, which...

Guest:Bongile Mkhumbeni Guest:Mluleki Sibanda from The MankindProject South Africa

Guest:OUMA RAMARU, ‎MEDIA LIAISON OFFICER AT CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES OMBUD

Guest : Tebogo Mathebeng Mfete.

LUMA and Praekelt.com have co-created a chatbot that makes legal help available and accessible to all South Africans. LUMA walks the justice journey with its users, who can now access legal information and advice at any time of the day or night. From the comfort of their own palms, South Africans can learn about the law and how it could affect their everyday decisions – both big and small. LUMA cu...

In the recent judgment of Gold One Limited v Madalani and Others [2020], the Labour Court confirmed that intolerability is a high threshold in constructive dismissal matters. Intolerability is more than a working environment or working under employment conditions that are difficult, unpleasant or stressful. Guest : Shane Johnson, Professional Support Lawyer from Webber Wentzel

Guest: Dr. Babalwa Funda kaMabhoza - Western Breeze (Pty) Limited Director

Even before the pandemic, statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) showed that as many as one in six South Africans suffer from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems. Aside from the personal toll it takes on individuals, depression alone is estimated to cost South Africa R232-billion a year due to lost productivity. Guest: Janine Shamos - Transformation...

Teachers unions have warned that the Department of Basic Education must have contingency measures in place in case of a possible second wave next year when schools re-open in January. The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) and National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) said yesterday they want the department to be ready for this. This follows the latest repo...