The View Point

GUEST: PROF. ABDOOL KARIM

Bonang Mohale is a highly respected businessman, known as much for his patriotism as for his active role in advancing South Africa's interests. Mr Mohale has an impressive track record of building successful companies, delivering results and making significant advances in transformation in the companies he has been involved in. He has been a vocal courageous and active proponent of transformation...

It is said that a man cries from the inside. But what does a man who is going through a depressive state do when society tells us that men are weaklings for talking about thier problems? They go through life in an illusion. Many of them are living as if they have lost any cognisance of who they are. We’re in conversation with Sivuyile Msengana, and he will share his story of being a reluctant heal...

Rwanda is 4,000 miles from the United Kingdom. Yet this does not deter the UK government from carrying out its plan in which asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally in the UK may be relocated to Rwanda. This plan was given the green light by the UK High Court in December. The UK-Rwanda asylum plan was controversial from the start. Human rights activists globally condemned the plan. Some de...

Guest: Prof. Sampson Mamphweli, Director for the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) át Stellenbosch University    Stellenbosch University recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Teesside University, in England, to become a research partner in initiatives to advance the use of green hydrogen as an energy source. The main focus is the production of green hyd...

Guest: Johanna Leblanc, CEO of J. Leblanc Global Consulting   It’s a new year and after a historic US midterm election, America has a newly divided government. The new session of Congress began on the 3rd of January, with Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, while Democrats have managed to retain the Senate.   Another interesting thing about this new congress is that women make...

Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa   Chairperson of SCOPA (Standing Committee on Public Accounts) The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) is a Legislature Committee that acts as Parliament’s watchdog over the financial expenditure of the Executive. It audits reports, internal audits, forensic reports and any other documents issued by the Auditor-General, as well as any other financial statements re...

Guest: Sibusiso Xaba - Founder of Africa Cannabis Advisory Group An overview of the #2022 Cannabis economy   Globally the cannabis economy has progressed in leaps and bounds, with South Africa lagging slightly behind. We look at policies, opportunities, and challenges of the past year. The Draft South African Cannabis Masterplan states that there are up to 900,000 traditional dagga growers in Sout...

Guest: Prof. David Mosoma - Chairperson of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities   The risks and dangers associated with baptism rituals and how churches can circumvent fatalities   Church river baptisms are synonyms with South Africa, and the traditional churches, recently as over the weekend, three people drowned at a stre...

Guest: Mr Edmund Wessels, PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at the University of Cape Town   PhD candidate’s innovation tackles women’s health on the ground  

Guest:  Bantu Holomisa leader of the United Democratic Movement Guest: Mkhuleko Hlengwa IFP National Spokesperson and Chairperson of Scopa 

 Guest: Daniel du Plessis, Spokesperson for Milkor                    

Guest: Phelisa Nkomo , Development Economist AND Board Chair at OxFam Guest: Dr.  Hlengiwe Ndlovu, Political Analyst        ANC Elective Conference 2022   The African National Congress (ANC) has new leadership elected by delegates at its 55th National Conference on a ticket of renewal and unity with Cyril Ramaphosa making a return to the top. Instead of a top six as has been the case over the year...

Guest: Dr. Nelson Igaba , Senior Technical Specialist for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) at Right to Care        #HealthMonday: Medical male circumcision Any male aged 15 and above and in good health, irrespective of HIV status, is eligible for free circumcision in South Africa; and it is for this reason that Right to Care, the non-profit organisation that provides prevention, care and...

Title: Ivor Chipkin Director of the New South Institute (formerly GAPP)

Guest: Dr. Mr lou Setumu Academic and researcher of History, Heritage and Culture.

Guest: Ernest Majenge Founder and Director – The Wheelchair Doctor and Manufacturing]

Guest: Nixon Katembo African Affairs analyst and Executive producer at Channel Africa Swahili service

The Imbumba Foundation’s Caring4Girls Programme was founded in response to the harsh reality that millions of girls in South Africa miss a significant number of school days and others drop out completely, due to lack of access to adequate sanitary protection and corresponding reproductive health education. The programme aims to give a voice to young girls, instill dignity and foster confidence. Ca...

Guest: Dr. Phindile Masangane , Chief Executive Office of Petroleum Agency SA    

Guest: Dr. Champion Nyoni, Senior Researcher and Lecturer in the School of Nursing at the University of the Free State (UFS)  #HealthMonday: Dr Champion Nyoni, a Senior Researcher and Lecturer in the School of Nursing at the University of the Free State (UFS), together with other researchers from Brazil, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, was invited by The Lancet to write a paper related to the F...

Guest: Katleho Motloung, Member of the Katlehong Running Club  The Annual Katlehong Athletics Club’s School Shoe Run will be held on the 31st of December. Members of the running club will embark on a 31km run as part of their school shoe collection drive. Shoes are symbolic of pride and give confidence to young learners knowing that they can walk to school in comfort, as opposed to barefoot. Shoes...

Lisa Vetten has worked in the field of violence against women for almost 30 years, first as a counsellor and paralegal, and then as a researcher, activist and occasional drafter of policy. She is currently a Mellon Doctoral candidate at the Wits City Institute. Her PhD seeks to provide a critical history of rape in South Africa. Lisa has been immersed in the field of violence against women in so m...

Guest: Ibrahim Dean  Independent Political Analyst

Life in the legal industry can be challenging - long hours, a competitive environment, an intense workload and pressure to meet billing targets can all contribute to stress and mental health issues. These various factors lead to legal practitioners' depression and breakdowns at work and at home, compounded by legal practitioners' inability to identify when they need to take a mental break from wor...